In 2006, the sixth international conference on researching and applying metaphor took place at the University of Leeds, from 10 to 12 April. This special edition celebrated the 10th anniversary of RaAM.

During this conference, the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor was officially established.

The theme of the conference was “Metaphor in the real world”.

The invited speakers at this conference were:

  • Ray Gibbs
  • Baroness Susan Greenfield
  • Brigitte Nerlich

Here you can find the Call for Papers.