The aim of this conference is to provide scholars, researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students with current research issues from all fields of linguistics & TESOL an open and widely accessible forum.

The main feature that distinguishes this conference is its focus on freedom:

• freedom from linguistic subfield divisions;
• freedom from an established and rigid theme for presentations, and;
• freedom from fees.

The 3rd Annual International Free Linguistics Conference was held at The University of Sydney, Camperdown
Campus, on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of October, 2009.

The featured focus speakers were:

• Luciana de Oliveira (Purdue University, United States) (abstract);
• Diana Eades (University of New England, Australia) (abstract);
• William A. Foley (University of Sydney, Australia) (withdrew);
• Enric Llurda (Universitat de Lleida, Spain) (abstract);
• Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (abstract);
• Nick Riemer (University of Sydney) (abstract);
• Jonathan Webster (City University of Hong Kong) (abstract).