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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">FIRST CIRCULAR<BR><BR>The
American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT) is pleased to
announce the second of our annual "Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish
and Turkic Studies". This conference was established to mark the 20th
anniversary of the founding of AATT. The second Pre-Conference is co-sponsored
again by the Institute for Turkish Studies, the Turkish Cultural Foundation, and
Boston University.<BR><BR>The second annual Pre-Conference will be hosted on
Friday evening, November 17 and Saturday, November 18 by Boston University. This
year it will again will be held in conjunction with the 2006 meeting of the
Middle East Studies Association to be held November 18-21, 2006 in Boston, MA.
(Future meetings may also be coordinated with the annual meeting of the Central
Eurasian Studies Society.)<BR><BR>The Pre-Conference is designed to encourage
research making significant use of sources in Turkish and Turkic languages by
graduate students in<BR>Turkish and Turkic Studies in North America. It will
promote contact between students at various institutions and allow for feedback
from faculty discussants participating in the pre-conference. Another goal
is to help students progress towards more formal presentations at national
conferences such as those of MESA, CESS, and organizations devoted to specific
disciplines.<BR><BR>AATT will award a limited number of travel awards to help
subvent the cost of student participation. Students are also encouraged to seek
funding from their home institutions.<BR><BR>Students should submit a 250 word
proposal for a paper together with the following information:<BR><BR>1.
Name<BR>2. Current institutional affiliation (department/university)<BR>3.
Adviser's name<BR>4. Educational background (undergraduate and graduate degree
programs)<BR>5. Current status (taking courses, preparing for exams, researching
dissertation, writing dissertation, defended/deposited dissertation)<BR>6. Title
of dissertation (if applicable)<BR>7. Contact information (email, telephone
number, preferred mailing address)<BR><BR>The deadline for submission of
proposals is Friday, September 15, 2006.<BR><BR>Proposals should be submitted by
email to:<BR><BR>Professor Uli Schamiloglu<BR>Department of Languages and
Cultures of Asia<BR>University of Wisconsin-Madison<BR></FONT><A
href="mailto:uschamil@wisc.edu"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">uschamil@wisc.edu</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">
OR<BR>Professor Erika H. Gilson<BR>Department of Near Eastern
Studies<BR>Princeton University<BR></FONT><A
href="mailto:ehgilson@princeton.edu"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">ehgilson@princeton.edu</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Applicants will be informed of the selection
committee's decision by<BR>October 1, 2006.<BR><BR>American Association of
Teachers of Turkic Languages<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>