2026 is barely two weeks old, and for us as an association, the new year begins with a reflection on everything that happened throughout 2025.
Welcomes, Goodbyes, and Novelties
On February 19th, 2025, our General Assembly for the 2024 year took place. We reflected on the previous year, discussed finances, and were delighted to welcome a new person to our board. Marina decided to join our lovely association after we met her at the Österreichische Linguistiktagung in Innsbruck, where she was presenting. We kept in touch, and soon after, she joined the team. She has been a wonderful addition to the association; it has been delightful creating cool new stuff together, and we are thrilled to have her with us.
With Marina joining, we thought our board was finally complete. Unfortunately, shortly afterward, David decided to step down as he found a new job that demanded his full attention. David was a wonderful board member and so much fun to create with. While we were sad to see him go, we are obviously happy that he found something that brings him joy.
On another note, in 2025 we also gave our website a facelift and redesigned our newsletter. Our goal was to make both more visually pleasing, keeping in line with our origins, while creating a space where members can participate by publishing articles and essays, or sharing information with others.
Projects
Just three months after the Österreichische Linguistiktagung (ÖLT) in Innsbruck, we received the call for workshops for the 49th ÖLT, scheduled for December 5th–8th, 2025, in Klagenfurt. With this, preparation officially began. This year, we were lucky enough to team up with the University of Klagenfurt (AAU) and Steven Schoojans. Together, we held a seminar to share our experiences and knowledge with students. Our workshop took place on December 6th and 7th, and a total of 15 people presented their marvelous work. This blog post offers some insights from the perspective of the students from AAU that supported the workshop.s
In June, after around seven months of preparation, the 2nd spraWIEN took place on June 7th, 2025, at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Vienna. With around 50 participants, a keynote, and 17 presentations, the 2nd spraWIEN grew compared to the first edition. Just like the year before, it was a huge success and so much fun for us to prepare, coordinate, and host. On a side note: preparations for the 3rd spraWIEN are already underway!
Following the conference, preparations for a publication based on the 2nd spraWIEN officially began. We have teamed up with the Wiener Linguistische Gazette (WLG) for the proceedings and aim to publish them in December 2026.
In November, Anatol contacted us with the wish to create a Stammtisch—a space where people can meet, hang out, talk about linguistics, and get to know each other. Anatol hosted the first Stammtisch in December, and the second one is taking place soon.
Finally, by the end of December—and after over a year of collaboration—we published the proceedings of the first spraWIEN in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning. In the edition titled “Stimmen einer interdisziplinären Linguistik,” eight of the participants from the first spraWIEN published their work. What is really cool is that each article has its own DOI number.
What will 2026 bring?
Looking back on 2025, there were many interesting, challenging, but also very rewarding activities and events. In 2026, new and ongoing projects are already accompanying us:
- We are currently discussing publishing the proceedings of the 49th ÖLT.
- In April, the Lange Nacht der Forschung will take place in Vienna, and we will be there again with a booth.
- In June, the 3rd spraWIEN will take place in Vienna.
- In December, the proceedings of the 2nd spraWIEN will be published.
- In December, we will likely attend the 50th ÖLT in Salzburg.
And who knows, maybe other projects and ideas will come our way this year. We are already excited to see what it brings. If you have any ideas or would love to make something come true, we are happy to help! 🙂