Welcome to FONETIK 2025 – Växjö – May 21–23, 2025! It’s about time, isn’t it? Time, as we all know, is a central dimension in spoken language production and perception—and it is also crucial when planning a conference. After careful consideration, we are thrilled to announce the dates for FONETIK 2025: May 21–23, 2025. This year’s conference will take place earlier than usual, and we hope the timing works well for everyone. So it is high time to announce FONETIK 2025! It is also time to broaden the geographical scope of phonetic research in Sweden. We are excited to host FONETIK in one of Sweden’s most challenging cities to pronounce: Växjö! Might it also be time to put Växjö on the phonetic map of Sweden? At Linnaeus University, phonetic research is based in the Department of Swedish, primarily through LiLa Lab (the Linnaeus University Language Processing Lab), which was founded in 2019. As of late, a vibrant group of phoneticians has started toassemble here, and we are excited to welcome you into this fold. We, the phoneticians at Linnaeus University, invite you to join us for the 35th annual FONETIK conference, which will be held at the university campus May 21–23, in a lunch-to-lunch format. As in previous years, including last year’s event in Stockholm, FONETIK 2025 will be an in-person meeting only, with no hybrid option. More information, including a conference website and link for (pre-)registration, will be available soon, so stay tuned! Important dates (tentative): * Pre-register for the conference: February 14, 2025 (Because our first love will always be phonetics) * Final registration and submission deadline (abstract or 6-page paper): April 21, 2025 (Easter Monday) Note: Pre-registration is a FONETIK tradition. Since the deadlines for registration and submission are usually later, optionalpre-registration allows us to estimate attendance early. If you’re likely to attend, with or without a contribution, please consider pre-registering. We look forward to seeing you in May! Gilbert Ambrazaitis, Sanna Kraft, Federica Raschellà, Nathan Young (Preliminary Organizing Committee for FONETIK 2025)