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Image © LING-COCO, April 23, 2026. Captured at the SFU Linguistics Sweet Sixty Conference, an event organised by the committee.

Linguistics Graduate Student Colloquium Committee

The Linguistics Graduate Student Colloquium Committee (LING-COCO) was formed in 2024. Their mission is to support student-driven engagement and planning for department colloquia, seminars, poster sessions and other research-related events as well as social occasions. 

Members of LING-COCO volunteer their time to ensure that these events reflect the interests and input of our graduate students. The committee conducts polling to nominate potential research talk speakers, organizes one-on-one meetings with visiting speakers (open to all students including undergraduates), and liaises with other departments in the university to promote our events, among many other tasks. 

Recent events include the Sweet Sixty Conference, as well as research talks by Marzena Karpinska, Ana María Relaño Pastor, Paul Compensis, Kyra Borland, Tamara Bodden, and Barbara Dancygier. For upcoming event listings, see the Colloquia page.  

LING-COCO organises networking and other career opportunities for the Linguistics graduate student community. Additionally, the committee arranges social events such as potluck celebrations and pub gatherings. 

Annual LinguisticsNOW Colloquium

The SFU Linguistics Graduate Student Colloquium Committee works in partnership with the UBC Linguistics Research Seminar and Colloquium Committee to jointly organize and take turns hosting the annual LinguisticsNOW colloquium series. The series showcases exciting new research in linguistics while fostering collaboration between UBC and SFU. 

Contact info

Please email the committee if you have any questions about initiatives organized by LING-COCO. 

Committee members 

Past members