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Wed Dec 31 10:16:46 EST 2008

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>Date:         Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:22:13 -0600
>From: Professor Marina Balina <mbalina at IWU.EDU>
>Subject: [SEELANGS] VIII World Congress
>
>Dear Colleagues:
>
>I am posting this for Irina Sandomirskaja:
>
>  REMINDER!
>
>
>PLEASE VISIT
>
>http://www.iccees2010.se/
>
>CALL FOR PROPOSALS, IMPORTANT DATES AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
>CONGRESS:
>
>http://www.iccees2010.se/index.htm?/cfp.htm&show
>
>CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
>
>The VIII World Congress of the International Council for Central and
>East European Studies will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 26-31
>July 2010. The theme of the Congress is: "Eurasia: Prospects for Wider
>Cooperation". The academic hosts are Stockholm University, University
>College and Stockholm School of Economics. The Congress will be held at
>Stockholm City Conference Centre located in the very center of the
>City. The local organiser of the Congress is the Sällskapet för studier
>av Ryssland, Central- och Östeuropa samt Centralasien (The Swedish
>Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central
>Asia). You are invited to attend the Congress, participate in its
>panels and roundtables and enjoy the abundant cultural program on offer
>in the city of Stockholm.
>
>
>Hjärtligt välkomna!
>
>Call for Proposals
>
>The Swedish Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern
>Europe and Central Asia, the organizer of the VIII ICCEES World
>Congress, invites all interested scholars to submit proposals for
>panels, papers and round-table discussions.
>
>These proposals should reflect the results of new research in the
>study of developments in the cultural, political, social and economic
>processes underway in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet
>Union.
>
>Initially dedicated to the problems of studying the USSR and the
>Soviet bloc during the Cold War, ICCEES Congresses have since the fall
>of the Soviet Union become multidisciplinary scholarly forums to
>deepen and broaden understanding of the cultures and societies of this
>immense region. The VI and VII world congresses (in 2000 and 2005
>respectively) focused upon questions of European integration and the
>post-Soviet transformation of Eastern and Central Europe. While
>acknowledging the ongoing European integration processes, the VIII
>World Congress is convened at a time when the international situation
>poses new security challenges, requiring the elaboration of new
>strategies. The Congress seeks to organize a wide scholarly discussion
>of these developments with the overriding theme
>
>
>
>Eurasia: Prospects for Wider Cooperation.
>
>
>2010 marks the 25th anniversary of Mikhail Gorbachev's appointment to
>the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet
>Union. The Congress therefore considers it to be an opportune time to
>revisit Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika, his attempt
>to establish a new global order on the basis of the principles of
>openness and democracy, and the dramatic events that caused a radical
>restructuring of the world. The congress recognizes the role of these
>events and ideas in opening up new possibilities for developing
>scholarly methods and finding new sources.
>
>Of special interest for the Congress are the cultural transformations
>that occur at times of intense political and economic change. The
>processes of European integration and wider cooperation across Eurasia
>not only impact upon geographical spaces but also leave their mark upon
>cultural spaces. These processes make communication between languages,
>histories, religions, traditions, legacies and memories more complex.
>Humanities and social science scholars are therefore invited to reflect
>on how local cultural contexts react to, engage in, or resist
>globalization.
>
>These are the general issues that should be kept in mind when
>proposals are prepared. This does not exclude any topic or field of
>research which traditionally has had its place at the ICCEES
>congresses.
>
>We also invite book publishers and editorial boards of academic
>journals and cultural magazines to suggest topics for discussion at
>roundtables and panels.
>
>
>Guidelines for Proposals
>  1. All proposals have to be scholarly in nature.
>2. All proposals will have to be approved by the International
>Academic Committee. Only approved proposals will be included in the
>Congress programme.
>3. Proposals for panels normally include a chair, up to three speakers
>and a discussant.
>4. Panels must be international in composition. Panels with
>participants from only one country will not be accepted.
>5. The allotted time for a panel is 90 minutes. It is highly
>recommended that each speaker be allowed no more than 15 minutes for
>her or his presentation.
>6. The consent of all panel participants should be obtained before a
>panel is proposed. No one may be proposed without his or her knowledge
>and consent.
>7. Proposals for individual papers - not included in a proposal for a
>panel - may be included in the Congress programme by the decision of
>the International Academic Committee. Such papers may be presented in
>special sessions or included in other panels.
>8. The International Academic Committee has the right to add papers to
>other panels. The chair will allow such contributors to speak from the
>floor for 5 minutes.
>9. The official Congress languages are English, Russian, German and
>French. All program activities must be carried out in one of these
>languages. The Congress organisation will not provide interpreting
>services (except for the opening and closing ceremonies where
>simultaneous interpretation between English and Russian will be
>available).
>10. The language of the Congress administration is English. All
>correspondence, proposals, abstracts, etc. have to be in English.
>
>
>Procedures for Proposals
>  1. Only proposals submitted electronically will be considered for
>inclusion in the Congress. Proposals must be submitted in English -
>irrespective of the language to be used by the panellists at the
>Congress. Proposals should be directed to: proposals at iccees2010.se.
>2. The deadline for proposals is 28 February 2009. The International
>Academic Committee encourages proposals to be sent as early as
>possible.
>3. The International Academic Committee will meet in the spring 2009
>to make a decision on the composition of the final Congress programme.
>4. The International Academic Committee will send all scholars whose
>proposals have been accepted, an official letter of invitation, which
>can be used to apply for funding and/or obtaining a visa, by 1 July
>2009.
>5. Once a proposal for a panel/paper has been accepted, one half-page
>abstract in English should be submitted through an on-line abstract
>system at www.iccees2010.se, for each of the panel's papers, no later
>than 30 October 2009. A paper without an abstract will not be included
>in the program.
>6. Please note that the abstracts will be published without editing.
>The authors therefore have to ensure that they are satisfied with
>their abstract.
>7. Each abstract must indicate the language in which the paper will be
>presented.
>8. Each abstract has to include contact details, at least an e-mail
>address.
>.
>Please note: All participants are expected to register. All
>participants will be expected to cover the following costs themselves:
>registration fee, travel expenses, accommodation and meals. The
>registration fees are listed below. The congress organiser will try to
>obtain a limited number of grants for participants from Eastern
>European and Central Asian countries. Those interested in applying for
>such grants should click the respective box in the electronic
>registration form when registering. Information about the availability
>of any such grants will only become available in late 2009.
>
>
>Tours will be offered at a reasonable price for the days before and
>after the Congress. The Congress program will list these tours and
>their prices. The tours are not part of the Congress.
>
>
>Registration Fees (preliminary)
>Registration by 31 December 2009
>Registration fee
>Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states
>Students
>   290 =80
>230 =80
>125 =80
>
>Registration after 1 January 2010
>Registration fee
>Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states
>Students
>   350 =80
>290 =80
>150 =80
>
>On-Site Registration
>Registration fee
>Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states
>Students
>One-Day Admission
>One-Day Admission for Students
>   375 =80
>300 =80
>160 =80
>55 =80
>25 =80
>
>
>The registration fee (except for one-day admission) includes:
>admission; participation in all the panels, roundtables and lectures
>at the Congress (a limitation may be made for technical reasons, such
>as the capacity of lecture halls); and a conference bag containing
>conference material.
>
>
>Please note: Participants should make certain that their payment
>covers their registration fees in the full amount of euros indicated,
>so as not to cause any additional banking costs for the Congress
>organisers.
>
>
>
>
>Congress Information in Brief
>
>Congress dates and location: 26-31 July 2010, Stockholm, Sweden
>Theme: "Eurasia: Prospects for Wider Cooperation"
>  Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2009
>Address for proposals: proposals at iccees2010.se
>Abstract submission: 1 March =96 30 October 2009
>Registration: Beginning 1 July 2009
>Address for abstracts and registration: www.iccees2010.se
>
>
>Useful Congress Addresses
>
>All questions regarding accommodation, registration and tours should be
>directed to the congress organisation agency:
>
>MCI
>Box 6911
>SE-102 39 Stockholm
>e-mail: mci at iccees2010.se
>phone: +46-8-54651500
>fax: +46-8-5465 1599
>
>
>For questions regarding scholarly aspects of the congress, please
>contact:
>
>Prof. Irina Sandomirskaja
>President of S=E4llskapet
>Irina.Sandomirskaja at iccees2010.se
>
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