On September 29th of 2011 the VIII Encuentro Científico SAI-Elkargunea, with the title “El castellano en el País Vasco” and coordinated by Sara Gómez Seibane and Bruno Camus, was held at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. This scientific encounter included teachers and researchers both from the Universidad de Deusto and Universidad del País Vasco.