Dear all! It’s been some time since our last message, but, well, there wasn’t so much to say. However, spring seems to be on its way (at least in the southern parts of Sweden), and FONETIK 2025 is approaching, too – it’s in fact happening next month! Now, we do have some updates & reminders: First, the deadline for registration and submission of papers or abstracts is approaching (April 21), and we would like to stress that this deadline needs to be strict; we already tried our best to schedule it as late as possible. However, we’ll need a few weeks for putting together the program and producing the proceedings volume. ** Second, here are a few updates concerning the program: This year’s FONETIK conference will highlight a special topic – (embodied) pronunciation training – through a series of events: 1. Invited Talk – Dr. Florence Baills (University of Lleida): "Embodied Pronunciation Training: Achievements and Challenges" 2. Lab Demonstration – LiLa (Linnaeus University Language, Cognition, and Culture Lab): PhD student Federica Raschellà presents her ongoing experiment on embodied training for the Swedish length contrast. 3. Pre-Conference Event (May 20, 13.15-15.00, Fe3016) – Talk by Bosse Thorén (in Swedish): "Fonetik och fonologi i andraspråksdidaktiskt perspektiv – vilka uttalsdrag och vilken abstraktionsnivå ska pedagogen ta fasta på? * Another update: Those who have attended previous conferences will experience a few slight modifications when it comes to social events and meals provided by the conference: There will be, as usual, a reception on Wednesday evening – held at Teleborgs Castle (https://teleborgsslott.com/) Unlike previous conferences, on the one hand, access to (free) drinks will have to be more restricted, but a buffet will be served (for free) and the bar will be open (for own purchases over and above the first glass)! On the other hand, on Thursday, lunch will be served for all participants for free, and – as usual - there will be a conference dinner. Looking very much forward to seeing you all in May! The organizing committee, Gilbert, Federica, Nate ** [ˈɡ̥ɪlbɐt][ˈɡ̥ilːbɛʈ][ˈjilːbɛʈ][ˈɡ̥ilːbɔʁ̥t][ˈjilːbɔʁ̥t] ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː Gilbert Ambrazaitis Docent i fonetik / Ass. Prof. of Phonetics Universitetslektor i Svenska som andraspråk / Senior lecturer in Swedish as a second language LiLa Linnaeus University Language, Cognition and Culture Lab Inst för svenska språket / Dept of Swedish Linnéuniversitet/ Linnaeus University SE-351 95, Växjö, Sweden Phone +46 (0)480446725 Email: gilbert.ambrazaitis@lnu.se<mailto:gilbert.ambrazaitis@lnu.se> https://lnu.se/personal/gilbert.ambrazaitis/ Selected publications Ambrazaitis, G., & House, D. (2023). The multimodal nature of prominence: some directions for the study of the relation between gestures and pitch accents. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of Nordic Prosody (pp. 262-273). Sciendo. https://doi.org/10.2478/9788366675728-024 Ambrazaitis, G., & House, D. (2022). Probing effects of lexical prosody on speech-gesture integration in prominence production by Swedish news presenters. Laboratory Phonology, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.16995/labphon.6430 Svensson Lundmark, M., Frid, J., Ambrazaitis, G., & Schötz, S. (2021). Word-initial consonant–vowel coordination in a lexical pitch-accent language. Phonetica, 78(5-6), 515-569. https://doi.org/10.1515/phon-2021-2014 ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː ːː