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CALL FOR PAPERS Central Eurasian Studies Society Seventh Annual Conference (2006) September 28-October 1, 2006 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. The CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES SOCIETY (CESS) invites panel and paper proposals for the Seventh CESS Annual Conference, September 28-October 1, 2006, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event will be held at the University of Michigan, hosted by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of humanities and social science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome. The geographic domain of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and Iranian Plateau to Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus, Crimea, Middle Volga, Afghanistan, Tibet, and Central and Inner Asia. Practitioners and scholars in all humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in Central Eurasia are encouraged to participate. The program will feature approximately 60-70 panels in sessions running from Friday morning to mid-day on Sunday (up to eight panels at one time). There will also be a supplementary program including films and other cultural events, a welcoming reception on Thursday, and a conference dinner on Friday. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Juan Cole of the University of Michigan, a keen observer of the Middle East and Central Eurasia. Submissions of pre-organized panels are strongly encouraged and will be given some preference in the selection process. Individual papers are also welcome and will be assigned by the program committee to an appropriate panel with a chair and a discussant. Those wishing to organize panels are encouraged to use the Central Eurasian Scholars Network (CESN; see web address for information below) to make contact with interested colleagues, and may also contact Dr. Laura Adams Committee for assistance in developing ideas for panels, recruiting participants, etc. We also welcome attendees who do not wish to participate in a panel. For more information, see the Registration/Pre-registration Form: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html. There has been a huge growth in interest in the CESS conference as our society has become more established. Over the past three years, attendance has averaged about 500 per year, with dozens of countries and all major fields of scholarship represented. We expect a similar number to attend in 2006. Please note that due to this high level of interest, and the fact that the total number of participants in CESS 2006 will be more limited due to space constraints, we anticipate that the selection of papers will be very competitive, and we encourage all who hope to attend to consider working with colleagues to arrange a pre-organized panel, as this will improve your chances of acceptance. Due to space limitations, we may have to close registration when capacity is reached, and thus, non-presenting attendees are urged to pre-register to ensure that their place is reserved. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS The Conference Committee accepts ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS -- either by webform (see forms for Pre-organized Panels and for Individual Papers at: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html), or by an e-mailed form in MS Word format in the case of those who don't have web access. This is because website submissions can more easily be processed than other methods, and we have limited resources to manage the hundreds of submissions that we anticipate receiving. Those who don't have access to the website may contact us and we will e-mail the submission forms in MS Word format. The following information is required for submissions; we suggest that you prepare the text before accessing the website so you can simply paste the information into the form (but do not send it without the form!): FOR PAPER PRESENTERS: 1) Name, 2) Current institutional affiliation, 3) Title/position, 4) E-mail, 5) Postal address, 6) Telephone, 7) Fax,  Titleof Paper, 9) Abstract of Paper (a summary of the paper of 200-300 words; abstracts longer than 300 words may be rejected), 10) Any audio-visual equipment requests (specify -- e.g., overhead projector, slide project, video player), 11) A one-page CV which contains the information which the panel chair may require for introductions, and includes the presenter's educational background (highest degree, year awarded, awarding institution, and field of study). FOR PANELS: Proposals may be submitted for regular panels (with presentation of scholarly papers) and roundtable panels (featuring discussion of a current topic in the field). REGULAR PANELS: In addition to the information for paper presenters (as indicated above), the following are also required: a) a title for the proposed panel, and b) name, affiliation, and contact information of the panel chair and discussant. Panels should have three or four paper presenters, a chair, and a discussant. The program committee can accept panel submissions which lack one or two of these, but no panel proposal should have fewer than four people who have given a firm assurance that they definitely plan to participate in the conference unless they are prevented by circumstances out of their control. If the panel as proposed does not include a full complement of panelists (i.e., 3-4 presenters, discussant and chair), the other panel participants may be filled in as necessary by the program committee if the panel proposal is accepted. Pre-organized panels should be thematically coherent and may be organized/sponsored by a scholarly organization (optional). ROUNDTABLE PANELS: A roundtable has four or five presenters and a chair/moderator. For roundtable proposals, the organizer must provide a paragraph describing the panel objectives and providing justification for use of the roundtable format. The same information is required of each participant as for regular panels with the exception that abstracts and paper titles are not required. SPONSORED PANELS: CESS encourages other institutions supporting the study of Central Eurasia, such as regional scholarly associations, to organize "sponsored panels" at the CESS conference -- i.e., panels organized by the sponsoring institution, involving their members and receiving their imprimatur. BEST PAPER AWARD: There will be an award in the amount of $500 given to the best graduate student conference paper submitted to the Awards Committee for consideration. See the CESS awards webpage for details (http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html), or contact the Awards Committee Co-chair, Dr. Uli Schamiloglu IMPORTANT NOTES: * SUBMISSION FORMAT: Do not send your proposal in any format other than the webform or the MS Word form, as the committee will not consider it in that case. * ENSURING QUALITY PROPOSALS: Since the selection process is expected to be quite competitive, we strongly advise you to follow the Guidelines for Writing Abstracts available on the conference website (see below). Those who do not do this will have significantly lower chances of their proposal being accepted. If you do not have web access, we can send you the guidelines by e-mail upon request. * COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE: By submitting a proposal, you are indicating your serious intention to participate in the conference -- including your commitment to take the necessary steps to obtain any required visa or funding -- unless prevented by circumstances out of your control. You will be asked to confirm your commitment in June after your proposal is accepted. Note that, because withdrawal after the program has been put together is very disruptive and harms the quality of panels, and prevents us from including people in the program who would indeed be able to attend, CESS rules stipulate that those who withdraw after June 30 without a good reason are barred from participating in the conference the following year, and those who fail to appear at the conference without timely notice to the Conference Committee will be considered "no-shows" and will be barred from participating for the next two years. The deadline for such notification is seven days prior to the conference (Sept. 21), and after this date, no registration fees can be refunded. * E-MAIL CONTACT: Since all communication with prospective participants is via e-mail, and we will require your confirmation of participation in June after proposals are accepted and again in September when all of your visa and travel arrangements should be in place, it is vitally important that you make sure we always have an e-mail address that will reach you. If we LOSE CONTACT with you after your proposal is accepted, you will be dropped from the program, will be counted as a "no-show", and will not be able to participate in the conference. * ABSTRACTS OF PUBLISHABLE QUALITY: If you are accepted and participate in the conference, your abstract will be published on the CESS website, so please write it carefully to avoid errors and ensure that it conforms with the criteria for a good abstract (see Guidelines for Writing Abstracts available on the conference website; see below). * PROGRAM LIMITATIONS: No participant may present more than one paper at the conference. Without special justification, the program committee will not schedule any individual to appear on more than two panels as a presenter or discussant. SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: Friday, APRIL 7, 2006. * Note: Submissions after this date may be accepted only in the case of special justifying circumstances and at the discretion of the program committee. Notification of acceptance: by June 1. * The Conference Committee will provide, upon request, mailed or faxed invitation letters to support an application for a visa or travel funds; these will be sent in the second half of June. Note: Obtaining a U.S. visa can take a long time, and we urge participants to begin the process immediately upon notification of their proposal's acceptance. Pre-registration deadline: Friday, SEPTEMBER 1. * Note: Pre-registration is not required, but entitles you to significantly reduced registration fees and, for those not on the program, reserves a space at the conference, in the event that attendance reaches the maximum capacity. Deadline for notification of audio-visual requests: August 15. Papers should be submitted to chairs/discussants: by Friday, SEPTEMBER 8. * Paper presenters will be informed via e-mail in late August of the e-mail addresses of their panel's chair and discussant, to whom they should send their papers by the deadline. Conference: SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 1. * Arrival to Ann Arbor is on the afternoon/evening of Thursday, Sept. 28 -- registration opens in the afternoon followed by a reception in the evening. Panels begin Friday morning, Sept. 29, and continue through mid-day on Sunday, Oct. 1. REGISTRATION Each conference participant is required to pay a registration fee. The fee is reduced for CESS members, for University of Michigan students, and for those who pre-register before the pre-registration deadline -- SEPTEMBER 1. The level of the fee also depends on your CESS membership dues category (with some members being entitled to reduced dues -- see the CESS Membership Form for details). Payment of registration fees IS REQUIRED for all attending the conference, and cover an welcoming reception on Thursday and the conference dinner on Friday. Fees are as follows: Regular fee members*: $75 (pre-registration) or $100 (at conference) Reduced fee members**: $50 (pre-registration) or $70 (at conference) Non-members: $100 (pre-registration) or $130 (at conference) Univ. of Michigan students: $35 (pre-registration) or $45 (at conference) UM student CESS members: $25 (pre-registration) or $30 (at conference) * "Regular fee members" are those who have paid their annual dues at the full rate ($50). ** "Reduced fee members" are those who have current membership at reduced fees. For methods of payment, see the Registration Form at: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html. NOTE: CESS DOES NOT have funds to support the costs of conference participation, and does not waive the conference fee for participants who cannot afford it. Paper presenters, other panelists, and conference attendees are required to pay the registration fee, and additionally, those included on the program (paper presenters, roundtable panelists, discussants, etc.) are required to be CESS members in good standing -- i.e., to have paid any dues they owe. Participants must obtain their own funding -- from personal resources, their own institutions, or grant-giving organizations which provide conference travel grants. Some further information about possible sources is available on the conference website. TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS Information about the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor, transportation options, maps, and lodging information are available on the University of Michigan's Conference Information page at: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/events/CESS2006.htm. Please be sure to visit this web page for detailed information. Ann Arbor is located 25 miles from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. A shuttle service is available from the airport to Ann Arbor. Advance reservations are required and may be made via the web. Taxis are also available and are a reasonable option for conference participants arriving together. Conference sessions will be in the Michigan League, located on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan. Rooms for lodging have been reserved for conference participants at a variety of hotels in Ann Arbor. Those planning to attend CESS 2006 may obtain a reservation for one of the rooms set aside for the conference by contacting one of the hotels listed on the University of Michigan's Conference Information page. When speaking with a reservations clerk, please refer to the reserved block for CESS. Provide them with a credit card and have the reservation put under your name. Rooms not spoken for by the end of August will be released to the general public. FURTHER INFORMATION The Co-chairs of the Conference Committee are: Dr. Alexander Knysh (University of Michigan; alknysh@umich.edu) Dr. Douglas Northrop (University of Michigan; northrop@umich.edu) Dr. Laura Adams (Princeton University; lladams2@earthlink.net) Dr. Stephen Hanson (University of Washington, Seattle) Dr. Scott Levi (University of Louisville; scott.levi@louisville.edu) Full information about CESS 2006 in Ann Arbor may be found on the conference webpages: * Main conference website: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html * Registration: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html * Program (preliminary version available in June 2006): http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Program.html * Full information about hosting and location at the University of Michigan: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/events/CESS2006.htm Virtually all informational questions about the conference can be answered by consulting the above-mentioned webpages. If you don't have web access, or if you don't find the answer to your questions there, you can contact the conference organizers by e-mail at The hosts of future CESS conferences are as follows: 2007 - University of Washington-Seattle 2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison Conference-related correspondence should be addressed as follows: Communications regarding local arrangements, including invitation letters, should be addressed to: CESS 2006 Annual Conference Center for Russian and East European Studies University of Michigan 1080 S. University, Suite 4668 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U.S.A. tel.: +1 (734) 764-8571 fax: +1 (734) 763-4765 e-mail: cess2006@umich.edu Communications about proposal submission, program matters, registration matters, the mailing list, and data updates should be sent to the CESS Secretariat. Please send payments also to: Central Eurasian Studies Society c/o Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-326 Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. e-mail: CESSconf@fas.harvard.edu fax: +1 / 617-495-8319 tel.: +1 / 617-496-2643 Key Web Addresses: Conference Info.: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html CESS 2006 at UMich: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/events/CESS2006.htm Conference Registr.: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html CESS Member Registr.: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Membership.html CESN Info.: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_CESN.html CESS Awards Info.: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html |
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