The Language Creation Conference (LCC) is an annual conference about conlanging

Constructed language

A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally...

, organized by the Language Creation Society

Language Creation Society

The Language Creation Society is a non-profit organization formed to promote constructed languages , support makers of constructed languages , and inform the general public about conlangs and the conlanger community...

 (LCS). It focuses primarily on the process of creating new languages, but also features talks that focus on features of various specific languages. Activities include technical linguistic discussions and general, sociological, or philosophical debates and discussions.

The first conference was held at UC Berkeley in April 2006, the second at UCB in July 2007, and the third in March 2009, at Brown University

Brown University

Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...

. The 4th LCC occurred May 14-15, 2011 in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Published references

• Arika Okrent, In the Land of Invented Languages, ISBN 9780385527880
• Sarah Higley (U.Rochester) - Hildegard of Bingen's Unknown Language, ISBN 9781403976734
• Amber Dance - In their own words - literally, front page article in the LA Times
• Seti's Are We Alone 7/7/08, 21m35s in