Conferences

Organization of conferences

2025   Organizer of an international conference entitled "Conditional Constructs Across World Languages, INALCO, October 29-31, 2025. https://conawl-2025.sciencesconf.org/

2024   Organizer (with Igor Douven of CNRS) of a CNRS Summer school entitled “Conditionals” 2, financed by CNRS, 4-8 November, 2024. https://cololico-2024.sciencesconf.org/

2024   International conference on Tense, Aspect and Modality in South Asian Languages, October 29-31, 2024. https://tamsa2024.sciencesconf.org/

2023   International conference on Indian Theories of Meaning, June 6-8, 2023. https://indian-meaning2023.sciencesconf.org/

2022   International conference on Tense and Aspect in Conditionals, November 2-4. 2002. https://condparis.sciencesconf.org/

2022   Organizer (with Patrick Caudal of CNRS) of a Summer school “Conditionals” 2, financed by CNRS June 13-18 June, 2022.    (http://conditionals-2022.llf-paris.fr/index.php?langue=en )

2021   Organizer of International Conference on Hindi Grammar and Lexicon, INALCO, November 3-4, 2021. https://hindigramlex.sciencesconf.org/

2021   Co-organizer (with Emilie Aussant) of International Workshop - Hindi Grammars and Lexica – Historical Perspectives, INALCO, November 5, 2021. https://hindigramlex.sciencesconf.org/

2019   Organizer of SALA-35 (South Asian Languages Analysis), October 29-31, 2019; financial support from INALCO, research lab: Mondes iranien et indien, LABEX-EFL, Indian Embassy in Paris; budget €17800; participants 125. (https://sala-35.sciencesconf.org/ )

2019   Organizer (with Lucia Tovena, Paris 7), a summer school Conditionals, logic, linguistics and psychology; financed by CNRS June 3-8 June, 2019; budget €22000; participants 66. (https://conditionals19.sciencesconf.org/ )

2019   Organizer, World Hindi Day, with support from the Embassy of India, January 18, 2019 at INALCO.

2018   Organizer, World Hindi Day, with support from the Embassy of India, January 17, 2018 at INALCO.

2018   Organizer, Dakhini Day, in collaboration with « Hindi hein hum, Hyderabad, Telangana, Inde » May 5, 2018, Hindi professors from Telangana, India.

2017   Organizer, World Hindi Day, with support from the Embassy of India, January 10, 2017.

2016   Organizer, International Conference on Hindi Studies, September 14-16, 2016; 132 participants; budget €40000; Financial support from the Indian Government, Lab Mondes iranien et indien, Labex-EFL. https://ichs2015.sciencesconf.org/

2016   Organizer, in collaboration with International Forum for Literature, Mooradabad (UP), India, a symposium on “Hindi in international context”, 11 June 2016,  INALCO ; 65 Hindi professors from different Indian Universities.

2016   Organizer, World Hindi Day, with support from the Embassy of India, January 10, 2016, at INALCO.

1997   Member of the local organizing committee, 7th International conference on the Early Literature in Modern Indo-Aryan Languages, University of Venice, Italy, Venice, August 6-8, 1997. [Organizer: Mariola Offredi].

1988   Member of the Organizing Committee, 10th European conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Venice, Italy, September 28 to October 1, 1988, [Organizer: Mariola Offredi].

1985   Member of the Organizing Committee, National conference on “Pan-Indian Conference on Language Maintenance and Language Shift”, Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, January 17-19, 1985. [Organizers: Bal Gobinda Mishra & Shrikrishna]

1982   Member of the Organizing Committee, National Seminar on Culture: The Process of Change in Indian Culture, University of Agra,  February 3 to March 2, 1982. [Organizer: Vidya Niwas Mishra]

1980   Member of the Organizing Committee, Workshop on Lexicography, K.M. Institute for Hindi Studies & Linguistics, University of Agra,  September 24  to October 7, 1980. [Organizer: Ram Prasad Agrawal]

1979   Member of the Organizing Committee, Workshop-cum-Seminar on Lexicography, Central Institute of Hindi, Agra in collaboration with the Lexicographical Society of India, December 10-22, 1979 [Organizer: Suresh Kumar].

1979   Member of the Organizing Committee, Workshop on Stylistics, K.M. Institute for Hindi Studies & Linguistics, University of Agra, September 3 – 15, 1979. [Organizer: Vidya Niwas Mishra]

Participation: Summer schools, conferences, workshops

2019     31st European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Latvia, Riga, August 5 –16, 2019.

2017      33rd South Asian Languages Analysis meeting at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, May 15-17, 2017.

2017      “Questioning Speech Acts” University of Konstanz, Germany, September 14-16, 2017.

2017      29th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Toulouse, France, July 17–28, 2017.

2016     “Conditionals at the Crossroads of Semantics and Pragmatics” University of Konstanz, Germany, November 10-11, 2016.

2015         2nd ESSENCE School on Evolving Semantic Systems [Marie Curie training Initiative], University of Edinburgh, August 24-28, 2015.

2015     LSA Summer Institute 2015, University of Chicago, Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, July 6–31, 2015.

2009     École d’été du CLI, INALCO, Agay, S. Raphael, France, 8-14 juin, 2009.

2009     21th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Bordeaux, France, July 20–31 2009.

2008        20th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Hamburg, Germany, August 1–15, 2008.

2007     19th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, August 6–17, 2007.

2006     XII International Congress of Lexicography (organized by the European Association of Lexicography), University of Turin, Italy, 6-9 September, 2006.

2006     18th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Malaga, Spain, July 31–August 11, 2006.

2005     LSA Summer Institute 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute; as a Participant earned 4 credits with A grades, June 27 – August 5, 2005.

2003     Workshop on Polarity, Scalar Phenomena, Implicatures: at the Interface between Grammar and the Cognitive System, Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, June 18-20, 2003.

2003     LSA Summer Institute 2003, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute; Institute Affiliate, June 30 – August 8, 2003.

2002     14th European Summer School in Language, Logic and information, University of Trento, Italy, August 5–16, 2002.

2000    International Pragmatics Conference, Budapest, 9-14 July, 2000.

2000    Annual meeting of the Berkeley Linguistic Society, University of California, Berkeley, February, 18-21, 2000.

1999         Bolzano International Schools in Cognitive Analysis (BISCA-99), Advances in Cognitive Semantics, Bolzano, Italy, 6-10 September, 1999.

1997      9th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Aix-en-Provence, France, August 11–22, 1997.

1997      7th International Conference on The Early Literature in Modern Indo-Aryan Languages, University of Venice, August 6-8, 1997.

1992         4th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information, University of Essex, Colchester, UK, August 17–28, 1992.

1991      3rd European Summer School in Language, Logic and Information, University of Saarlands, Saarbrucken, Germany, August 12–23, 1991.

1991      1st Swiss Summer School in Natural Language Processing, IDSIA, Lugano, Switzerland, September 21–27, 1991.

1990     International Conference on Willard V. O. Quine’s contribution to Philosophy, University of San Marino, May 21-26, 1990.

1990     Colloquio internazionale L’analisi del dialogo, University of Bologna, May 2-5, 1990.

1990     2nd European Summer School in Language, Logic and Information, Catholic University Leuven, July 30-August 10, 1990.

1989     16th International Systemic Congress, University of Helsinki, June 12-16, 1989.

1989         International Summer School of Central European Roots of Modern Epistemology, Bolzano, Italy, July 3-7, 1989.

1989         10th Finnish Summer School of Linguistics, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, June 5-9, 1989.

1988     Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics organized by Institut dalle Molle pour les études sémantiques et cognitives, Geneva-Lugano, 29 August to 3 September, 1988.

1988     Conference on Gli stili dell’argomentazione, the Fondazione San Carlo, Modena, May 19-21, 1988.

1988     10th European conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Venice, Italy, September 28- October 1, 1988.

1988     Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics organized by Institut dalle Molle pour les études sémantiques et cognitives, Geneva-Lugano, 29 August to 3 September, 1988.

1988     International Summer School of Philosophy: Philosophical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, Bolzano, July 11-15, 1988.

1988     Courses taught by M.A.K. Halliday of the University of Sydney at the International Center for the Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, University of San Marino, October 27-28, 1988.

1988     Courses taught by Hilary Putnam of the Harvard University at the International Center for the Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, University of San Marino, September 7-8, 1988.

1986         6th International Institute for Semiotic and Structural Studies organized by Toronto Semiotic Circle at the Central Institute of Indian Languages and, Mysore, India, December 17, 1984-January 12, 1985.

1985      Pan-Indian Conference on Language Maintenance and Language Shift organized by Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, January 17-19, 1985.

1982         Seminar on “Discussion on Culture: The Process of Change in Indian Culture” organized by Agra University, Agra, India, February 3 to March 2, 1982.

1980     Workshop on Lexicography organized by K.M. Institute for Hindi Studies and Linguistics, Agra University, Agra, India, September 24 to October 7, 1980.

1979      Workshop-cum-Seminar on Lexicography organized by the Central Institute of Hindi, Agra in collaboration with the Lexicographical Society of India from 10 to 22 December, 1979.

1979      Workshop on Stylistics organized by K.M. Institute for Hindi studies and Linguistics, Agra University, Agra, India, from 3 to 15 September, 1979.

Italian language and culture

2000    XXXIV Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema Le donne, i cavalier, l’arme, gli amori, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 4-21, 2000.

1999     XXXIII Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti su tema “Leggiadre donne...” Novella e forme del racconto breve in Italia, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July, 1999.

1998     XXXII Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema “Voi ch’ascoltate...” L’io e il tu nella lirica, Giorgio Cini Foundation, July, 1998.

1997      XXXIX Corso Internazionale d’Alta Cultura sul tema Precipitare la fine anticipare l’inizio: «Succisa Virescit», Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September 1-13, 1997.

1997      XXXI Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema I linguaggi del Moderno (Il primo Novecento: cultura intellettuale, letteratura, arti figurative), Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 8-25, 1997.

1996     XXX Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento sul tema Vicino e lontano, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 9-26, 1996.

1996     Corso Internazionale di Alta Cultura Il 1797 e le metamorfosi di Venezia (da capitale di stato a città del mondo), Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September, 1996.

1995      XXIX Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento sul tema La memoria e i ricordi, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 11-28, 1995.

1995      Corso Internazionale di Alta Cultura Europa: miti di identità, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September, 1995.

1994     XXVIII Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema Il salto delle generazioni, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 7-22, 1994.

1993      XXVII Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema L’autore e la sua cerchia, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 5-22, 1993.

1993      Corso Internazionale di Alta Cultura Parigi/Venezia: Cultura, relazioni, influenze negli scambi intellettuali del Settecento, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September, 1993.

1992     XXVI Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema La lontananza e l’esilio, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 6-23, 1992.

1992     Corso Internazionale di Alta Cultura: Civiltà di terraferma e Venezia nell’età dei Bassano, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September, 1992.

1991      XXV Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema Le lodi e la fama, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, 8 through 25 July, 1991.

1991      Corso Internazionale di Alta Cultura: L’epopea delle scoperte, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September, 1991.

1990     XXIV Corso di Aggiornamento e Perfezionamento per Italianisti sul tema L’Illusione, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, July 9-26, 1990.

1990     Corso internazionale di Alta Cultura Il paesaggio: dalla percezione alla descrizione, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, September, 1990.