2000 Conference Details[Back to Conference Listings] On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Polish Studies Center, IU wrote: Polonophilia and Polonophobia of the Russians This conference is scheduled for September 16-17, 2000 at the Indiana University Bloomington campus. We invite proposals for papers on aspect of the history of Russia's alternating attraction to repulsion of Poland's cultural expression. Topics may include, but need not be limited to, contributions of Polish creativity to Russian culture and the reactive use by Russian artists and writers of Polish expression as a foil for creating a self-conscious Russian cultural identity. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Indiana University Russian and East European Institute, the Indiana University Polish Studies Center, and the University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Co-directors are Bozena Shallcross, Indiana University; David Ransel, Indiana University and Alexander Dolinin, University of Wisconsin at Madison. Paper submissions should include tentative title, abstract (no more than one page), and short curriculum vitae (no more than three pages) including contact information. Submissions should be directed to the conference co-directors and sent to the Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 565, Bloomington, IN 47405, fax: 812-855-6411, email: reei@indiana.edu Deadline for paper proposals, February 15, 2000. Anticipated announcemnt of final program: May 1, 2000. Bozena Shallcross [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] The following panels have been constituted by the Slavic Committee as part of the MLA program for 2000:
[The official call for papers for the last panel reads as follows:] TABOOS: This panel examines the construction, perpetuation, and violation of taboos (metaphysical, political, social, etc.) in the spheres of visual, verbal, and behavioral culture in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, as well as postsoviet Russia. Slavists wishing to participate in any of the panels should submit a one-page double-spaced abstract to the pertinent chair by March 10. The deadline for membership in MLA for participants in this year's conference is April 1st. Those participating in both AATSEEL and MLA receive a discount on their MLA registration, thanks to Jerry Ervin's diplomatic skills. [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] The Association of Polish and Foreign Teachers of Polish ("Bristol") and the School of Polish Language and Culture at the University of Silesia (Katowice, Poland) are planning to organize an international conference on "New Programs, New Methods and New Technologies in Teaching Polish Language and Culture." The conference will be held on September 14-16, 2000 in Cieszyn, a picturesque, ancient town in southern Poland, where the local branch of the University of Silesia is located. Deadline for abstracts is April 15. I am enclosing a letter from the conference organizers. Inquiries should be sent directly to them in Polish or in English (email: szkola@homer.fil.us.edu.pl ; web site: http://www.us.edu.pl/~sjikp) __________________________________ SZKOLA JEZYKA I KULTURY POLSKIEJ UNIWERSYTET SLASKI W KATOWICACH 40-032 KATOWICE, Plac Sejmu Slaskiego 1, POLAND Tel./fax: +48-32/2512991, tel.: +48-32/2009424 e-mail: szkola@homer.fil.us.edu.pl http://www.us.edu.pl/~sjikp/ Szanowna Pani Profesor, Dr Romuald Cudak Istnieje mozliwosc zgloszen przez telefon, poczte elektroniczna i faksem: tel.: (0-32) 2512991, (0-32) 2009424; faks: (0-32)2512991; e-mail: szkola@homer.fil.us.edu.pl Informacja o akceptacji zgloszonego wystapienia i o programie konferencji zostanie przeslana do konca czerwca 2000 roku. Organizatorzy przewiduja 20 min. na wygloszenie kazdego referatu (prezentacje). Istnieje mozliwosc publikacji referatow w materiach pokonferencyjnych. Uczestnicy konferencji z Zachodu pokrywaja koszty udzialu w konferencji (zakwaterowanie i wyzywienie), kt—re wyniosa 125 USD. Koszty udzialu w konferencji os—b ze Wschodu, kt—re deklaruja wystapienia w postaci referatu (prezentacji), pokrywaja organizatorzy z dotacji uzyskanych od wladz centralnych. Oczekujac na zgloszenia, pozostajemy z wyrazami szacunku. Dyrektor Szkoly Jezyka i Kultury Polskiej - Dr Romuald Cudak Prezes Stowarzyszenia "Bristol" - Prof. dr hab. Wladyslaw Miodunka ___________________________________________________________ Piotr Wilczek Dept. of Slavic & Baltic Langs. & Lits. * University of Illinois at Chicago [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] The Session on Slavic Studies of the South Atlantic MLA announces a CALL FOR PAPERS: AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERARY TIES TO RUSSIA Please submit title and one-page abstract addressing the literary and intellectual dialogue between African-Americans and Russians. Possible topics include: African-Americans in Russia; Russian Thought and the Black Intellectual; African-American Experience in the Early Communist Party; Russian Views on African AmericaDeadline: May 15, 2000 The 2000 South Atlantic MLA Conference will be held November 10-12 in Birmingham, Alabama. For conference registration information visit www.samla.org Contacts: Kathleen Ahern k_ahern@uncg.edu Kim Jastremski kjastrem@email.unc.edu [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] Preliminary Program and Announcement: A conference to mark the centenary of the birth of Andrei Platonov to be held at Mansfield College, Oxford, 11-12 September, 2000 under the auspices of the Neo-Formalist Circle. Organisers: Angela Livingstone, Joe Andrew and Robert Reid. We are pleased to announce this conference. About twenty papers will be delivered at the conference, organised by the Neo-Formalist Circle to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Andrei Platonov in 1899. The conference will bring together Platonov specialists from a variety of countries and the papers proposed include both textually based and comparative approaches to the writer's work. This two-day conference promises to be a significant milestone in Platonov studies The following are the proposed papers, though there may some adjustment to the programme in due course. For further information please contact Angela Livingstone angelal@essex.ac.uk, Robert Reid r.e.reid@keele.ac.uk or Joe Andrew j.m.andrew@keele.ac.uk. Further details of the finalised programme, together with booking forms will be available in June. Philip Bullock (Oxford): Platonov and Judaism [Back to Conference Listings] Final Program and Registration Forms: Dear Colleague We are pleased to enclose the programme and booking form for the next Neo-Formalist Conference, to be held at Mansfield College, Oxford on 11-12 September. Please return the booking form as soon as possible, and by Friday 18 August at the latest. Please also note that Panel VI is joint with the Twentieth Century Literature Group the programme of which extends until 4.00 on Wednesday 13 September. If you are attending both conferences please make sure that you do not double book for lunch and tea on Tuesday 12 September. A HUNDRED YEARS OF ANDREI PLATONOVThe conference will run from lunch on 11 September until tea on 12 September. Please tick whatever facilities you wish and fill in the sections of name, date, etc., then return the form as soon as possible to the address below, with payment made out to "Neo-Formalist Circle", and in any event by 18 August 2000. All pricings are in pounds sterling. A deposit of 10 pounds in advance will be sufficient; it would be of great assistance to us, however, if the full amount could be paid in advance. If you have received this electronically, please print a copy and send back by post. ____________________________________________________________[Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] This message is being forwarded on behalf of my colleagues, Dr. Miran Hladnik (U. of Ljubljana) and Dr. Marko Juvan (Slovenian Academy of Arts & Sciences, Ljubljana). ---Marc L. Greenberg The University of Ljubljana is organizing an international conference "The Romantic Epic Poem: On the Occasion of the 200the Anniversary of France Preseren's birth" (Ljubljana, December 4-6, 2000). As a chair of the symposium I would like to invite you to take an active part in this event. Please find more information and the application form on: http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/center-slo/simpozij-eng.html With best regards, Dr. Marko Juvan [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] PLEASE CIRCULATE!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE Dates: 9-10 December 2000 (Note corrected dates.) Location: Warszawa (Warsaw) Sponsored by the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw INVITED SPEAKERS (both to be confirmed): ---------------- Steven FRANKS Indiana University Gilbert C. RAPPAPORT University of Texas at Austin 1st CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------- The primary aim of GLiP meetings is to bring together (i) Polish generative linguists, (ii) generative linguists working in Poland, as well as (iii) generative linguists working on Polish. We invite abstracts on any aspect of generative syntax and/or morphology in any generative approach: P&P (Minimalism, GB), HPSG, LFG, OT, etc. Talks will be organized around major syntactic topics, depending on the content of the submissions. We are also planning a separate session on Polish generative terminology, continued from GLiP-1 (details to be found on our web pages). The format of the conference is 30 min for presentation + 15 min question time. Languages of the conference are English and Polish. The GLiP-1 meeting, which took place in November 1999 in Warsaw, resulted in a volume of proceedings, and we are also planning to publish proceedings of GLiP-2. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: -------------------- Piotr Banski, Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw Adam Przepiorkowski, Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: ------------------- Piotr BANSKI University of Warsaw Robert D. BORSLEY University of Essex Steven FRANKS Indiana University Adam PRZEPIORKOWSKI Polish Academy of Sciences Gilbert C. RAPPAPORT University of Texas at Austin Andrew J. SPENCER University of Essex Ewa WILLIM (tbc) Jagiellonian University Jacek WITKOS Adam Mickiewicz University ACCOMODATION: ------------ Accommodation will be provided at the university hotel. For details please see our web page (address below). CONFERENCE FEES (estimated): --------------- Regular: 60 PLN Student: 30 PLN DATES: ----- - DEADLINE for receipt of abstracts: 30 September 2000 - Notification of acceptance: 31 October 2000 - Meeting: 9-10 December 2000 - Deadline for submissions of papers for the proceedings volume: 28 February 2001 ABSTRACTS: --------- Should be *anonymous* and consist of up to 700 words, together with examples and references. We accept abstracts *EXCLUSIVELY* in ASCII format. If data involving diacritics are quoted, please omit the diacritics unless they are essential for the proper interpretation of the proposal -- in such cases, use the ASCII characters to mark them in some consistent way. Only one submission per person and one joint submission will be considered. IMPORTANT: At the beginning of your e-mail, please supply the following information: - name, title, - title of the paper, - affiliation, - email address, - snail mail address. Unless you send the abstract as attachment, we request that you add several blank lines between the personal information and the abstract proper, to facilitate anonymous review. ADDRESSES: --------- PLEASE NOTE: ONLY *E-MAIL* SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED Please send your abstracts to: GLiP-2 Organizing Committee glip@venus.ci.uw.edu.pl For MORE INFORMATION see: http://venus.ci.uw.edu.pl/~glip/ PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION (IMPORTANT!): ------------------------ If you are (tentatively) interested in taking part in this workshop, please, send your email address to GLiP-2 Organizing Committee glip@venus.ci.uw.edu.pl. Most future announcements, changes, etc., will be mailed only to registered prospective participants (and not to general linguistic lists). ADAM PRZEPIORKOWSKI [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] The Wisconsin chapter of AATSEEL is pleased to announce the program of its annual AATSEEL-Wisconsin conference which will take place in Madison, WI on September 22nd and 23rd. For more information about the conference, please contact one of the AATSEEL-Wisconsin co-chairs: Halina Filipowicz hfilipow@facstaff.wisc.edu) and David Danaher (dsdanaher@facstaff.wisc.edu). ----------------------------------------------------- 2000 AATSEEL-WISCONSIN CONFERENCE [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] Dear Colleagues: In 1991 the International Association of Belarusianists (IAB/MAB) was established to promote international cooperation and dialogue between scholars with an interest in Belarus and to heighten awareness of Belarus and Belarusian studies within the academic community. Under the aegis of the IAB, national and regional associations have been created to further the goals of the organization within their respective countries. The North American Association for Belarusian Studies (NAABS) is the newest of these IAB affiliates, joining already existing affiliates in Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Germany, France and Great Britain. NAABS is a non-profit scholarly organization which promotes teaching, research and publication in all areas of Belarusian studies, including history, language, literature and the arts, sociology, anthropology, politics, economics and international relations. NAABS seeks to foster communication and interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars engaged in Belarusian studies by sponsoring conferences, panels and workshops at the regional, national and international levels. As acting President and Vice-President of NAABS, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to join NAABS and contribute to the growth of Belarusian studies in North America. NAABS will be having an organizational meeting at the AAASS convention in Denver this November, where we will hold elections for officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, and a five-member Executive Council), discuss and vote on a draft the Association's by-laws, and plan our future activities. We will also discuss the possibility of publishing a newsletter and the related issue of membership dues. The meeting has been scheduled for Session 11, Sunday, November 12, 10:15-12:15; Director's Row G. We encourage all those who have an interest in Belarusian studies and who will be in Denver for AAASS to take part in this meeting and to make their voices heard. If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague for any leadership position in NAABS, please contact Curt Woolhiser, Acting President, or Maria Paula Survilla, Acting Vice- President (see contact information below) before October 30, 2000. Potential members of NAABS who will not be attending the AAASS convention but would like to participate in the elections may vote by absentee ballot. Current acting officers (terms expire on November 12) are: President: Dr. Curt Woolhiser, Dept. of Slavic Languages, University of Texas (Field: Slavic Linguistics; Research interests: Belarusian historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics; language attitudes and language ideologies; language planning and policy) Vice-President: Dr. Maria Paula Survilla, Dept. of Music, Wartburg College (Iowa) (Field: Ethnomusicology; Research interests: Belarusian traditional and urban music; music and national identity) Secretary-Treasurer: position currently vacant Newsletter Editor: position currently vacant Acting Executive Council: Dr. David Marples, Dept. of History, University of Alberta (Field: History; Research interests: History of Belarus (20th century emphasis);the impact of Chernobyl; health and social-demographic issues; contemporary Belarusian politics) Dr. Zina Gimpelevich, Dept. of Slavic Languages, Waterloo University (Canada) (Field: Slavic Studies; Research interests: Belarusian language and literature; the works of Vasil Bykau) (+ 3 additional members to be elected at organizational meeting in November) If you would be interested in joining NAABS, or would like any further information about our organization, please contact us. We would like to request that all potential members send us an e-mail or postcard listing their name, affiliation, and areas of interest (this information will be forwarded to AAASS in connection with our application for AAASS affiliate status; please note that AAASS requires that a significant percentage of affiliate members belong to AAASS). We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage you to join the International Association of Belarusianists (IAB/MAB). For membership information, please contact Dr. Adam Mal'dzis at: Respublika Belarus' 220050 Minsk, vul. Revaliucyjnaja, 15 Kamitet HA "MAB" Tel.: 375 (017) 220 76 04 Fax: 375 (017) 220 93 50 Email: mab@lingvo.minsk.by Dues-paying members of IAB/MAB receive the Association's bimonthly bulletin "Kantakty i dyjalohi," each issue of which includes an extensive international bibliography of new publications in all areas of Belarusian studies (an English-language version of "K&D" is currently in the planning stages). A condensed, on-line version of "Kantakty i dyjalohi" is also available at: http://www.lingvo.minsk.by. In the latest issue of "K&D" you will find a report on the First Session of the III International Congress of Belarusianists, which was held in Minsk, May 22-24. The Second, Fall Session of the III Congress will take place in Minsk on December 5-6, 2000. We very much hope that you will consider participating in NAABS, and we look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Curt Woolhiser Acting President, NAABS Vice-President (2000-2004), IAB and Maria Paula Survilla Acting Vice-President, NAABS [Back to Conference Listings] [Back to Conference Listings] International Conference "Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics'2000"October, 23-24, 2000.Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy (near Moscow), Russia The conference is organized by Russian Association of Artificial Intelligence, Computing Center of Russian Academy of Science, and ´Web Journal of Formal, Computational and Cognitive Linguistics'. It will be third conference in the series. The aim of the conference is joining efforts in research of cognitive processes of researchers in the fields of cognitive linguistics, learning theory, neural networks, cognitive psychology, knowledge engineering. The reports on the following themes (but not only listed) are welcome: formal models in linguistics, psycholinguistics, language and thought, language processing in neural networks, cognitive models of thought and memory, cognitive models of language acquisition, semantic and pragmatic, language and culture, child speech, psychosemantics. The size of a paper is not limited. The papers could be presented in English (preferable) or Russian, in the later case an abstract in English is required. Please, send your papers by e-mail. Next formats are acceptable: MS_Word, RTF, PostScript, plain text. The deadline for the papers is September, 1, 2000. Please, send your papers by e-mail both to solovyev@mi.ru and vladimir_polyakov@ yahoo.com. Contact. Post address: Russia, 420140, Kazan, Fuchika str., 127-88. Phone: 7-8432-624252 (home). Program committee chair Prof. Valery Solovyev (Kazan State University) [Back to Conference Listings] AATSEEL Meetings and Conferences Listing is maintained by: Katherine Crosswhite crosswhi@ling.rochester.edu Last updated 05/21/2007.
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