About the conference
The 15th AIDA 2024 conference will be held, physically, at the Valletta Campus, University of Malta, from 21 to 24 May, 2024. This conference will be held in English and a number of selected sessions will be in French and Arabic. The event is being organized by the Department of Maltese and the Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Faculty of Arts), and the Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology.
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AIDA
AIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe), founded in 1992, in Paris, with the aim to encourage and promote the study of Arabic dialects, is nowadays the leading international association in this field of research and it has become a center that joins scholars from all over the world who are interested in any aspect of Arabic dialectology, including, among other topics, hitherto undescribed dialects, dialectal geography, specific aspects of phonology, morphology and syntax, code-switching, Arabic-based koiné languages, pidgins and creoles, the lexicon of Arabic dialects, dialect atlases, comparative and diachronic studies, sociolinguistics, and the teaching of Arabic dialects. AIDA organises conferences every two years, which are hosted by prestigious universities all around the world.
AIDA Board of Directors
CURRENT EXECUTIVE BOARD OF AIDA
AIDA2024 Organisation Committee
AIDA2024 Scientific Committee
Previous AIDA Conferences
Conference Facilities
The Valletta Campus, popularly known also as the 'Old University Building' in Valletta, was constructed to serve as a Jesuit college and residence, the first stone laid in 1595. In the second half of the 1700s, when the Jesuits were expelled from Malta, the Order of Saint John took over the administration of the institution and established the very first University in Malta. The building served this purposes until a new larger campus was constructed in Msida in the mid 20th century. Nowadays the Valletta Campus houses the Conferences and Events Unit (CEU), the Research and Innovation Development Trust (RIDT), and the Centre for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution. Part of the building also houses the offices of the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ).
The premises have been recently refurbished and are equipped with the latest audiovisual technology to host conferences, workshops, book launches, public lectures, theatrical performances and other events, within its two large halls, black-box theatre and numerous lecture and meeting rooms.
