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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/26/26-3966.html

Polyglot Conference NYC 2015 will bring hundreds of polyglots, linguists, and language enthusiasts from around the world to Manhattan this October for two days of wide-ranging language talks. It is the first event of its kind to be held in North America, uniting language lovers from all walks of life at the SVA Theatre in the bustling Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea.

Presenters include the inventor of the language Dothraki for the HBO hit Game of Thrones, forensic linguist Robert A. Leonard, the scholar Loraine Obler, teen polyglot Tim Doner, the head of the Endangered Language Alliance, linguist-writer John McWhorter, linguist-writer Michael Erard, representatives of major language-learning publishers, and more. The organizers are polyglots Richard Simcott, Ellen Jovin, and Alex Rawlings.

Visit the conference website at http://polyglotconference.com/