1) Lectures at the Phonological Forum 2013 co-hosted by the Phonological Society of Japan

• Venue: Sapporo Gakuin University, (Shakai Renkei Center) Community College, Room 301 (http://www.sgu.ac.jp/rcc)
• Date: Thursday, August 22nd, 2013, 5pm-6pm
• Lecturer: Bert Botma (Leiden University)
  “Crossing the great divide: The phonological status of voiced fricatives”

• Date: Friday, August 23rd, 2013, 5pm-6pm
• Lecturer: Michael Hammond (University of Arizona)
  “Phonological complexity and input optimization”

Participation fee for the lectures is free. No pre-registration necessary. Participation fee for the rest of the forum is 1000 yen for members of the Phonological Society of Japan, and 500 yen for student members. Please see http://sils.shoin.ac.jp/PhonWeb/ for further details.

2) Lecture on the day before the Annual Convention co-hosted by NINJAL

• Date: Friday, September 27th, 2013, 3:30pm-5:00pm
• Venue: Seminar Room, Shiinoki Cultural Complex (Kanazawa city)
  http://www.shiinoki-geihinkan.jp/about/access.html
• Lecturer: Bob Ladd (University of Edinburgh)
  “Individual differences in pitch perception, and their possible relevance for language typology”

Participation is free, and no pre-registration is necessary.