The 30th Annual Conference of the Foundation for Endangered Languages, FEL XXX (2026)
Organised by the Foundation for Endangered Languages(FEL) and the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)
Paris, France, 3-5 November 2026
Theme of the conference
Endangered Languages and Innovative Technologies: Documentation, Processing and Revitalisation
The conference aims to create a space for dialogue between researchers, technologists, and, crucially, language communities themselves, concerning the opportunities and challenges presented by innovative technologies in efforts to prevent language loss and promote the maintenance and revitalisation of endangered languages. We strongly encourage submissions from community members, educators, activists, and practitioners, as well as presentations of collaborative work between academic and non-academic partners.
Abstracts should be in English and must be submitted as PDF files. Please note that abstracts in the form of Word documents can not be accepted, and that abstracts can not be submitted by email.
Abstracts should describe completed or ongoing work. They should include the names of the author/s on the first page. References should be included if this helps to position the work in relation to work done by others.
You should disclose any use of AI tools in developing your abstract. You shall state at the bottom of your abstract the specific software package or AI tool used, the version of that software, and the exact nature of the use. Failure to do so may result in disqualifying your paper.
Authors whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the conference will be notified by 1 August and will be required to extend their abstract to a conference paper of 2000-3000 words (not including references) on or before 15 September.
The extended abstracts will be published in the Conference Book, which will be made available to conference participants and members of the Foundation for Endangered Languages.
After the conference selected papers describing original and unpublished work will be published as part of the Endangered Languages Yearbook Series, published by De Gruyter Brill.
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