[Discussion] CONF./CFP- International Congress for Asian and North African Studies, Aug. 16-21, Moscow

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CONF./CFP- Int'l Congress for Asian and N. African Studies, Aug. 16-21, 
Moscow

[Note: Proposal submission deadline March 31, 2004]

Dear colleagues,

The 37th International Congress for Asian and North African Studies will be
held from August 16 to 21, 2004 in Moscow. It is sponsored jointly by the
International Union of Oriental and Asian Studies, the Society of Russian
Orientalists of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of
Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The Organizational Structure of the Congress

1) Plenary sessions
2) Major prospects proceedings and panels
3) Regional symposia. (e.g., Sinology, Indology, Arab studies, Altaic
   Studies, etc.)
4) Round table discussions
5) Master-classes
6) Exhibitions, presentations, receptions
7) Cultural programs, excursions

Call for Papers

Participants of the Congress are invited to submit before May 1st 2004 the
titles of their proposed papers, and other suggestions concerning the
separate sections, round-table discussions, subject panels, and 
demonstrations.

The Program Committee reserves the right to make the final decision
regarding the composition of each section. In its final form the subject
program of ICANAS-37, its sections and panels, will have been formed before
April 1st, 2004. This is why we ask you to kindly send in your proposals
before March 31st 2004. If you wish to organize a section, we would ask you
so to inform the Organizing Committee and provide it with the names and
addresses of the specialists whom you wish to include in the panel. Thus:
Chair, Presenters of papers, Discussants (if any).

Working languages: English, French, and Russian

To participate in ICANAS-37 you should fill the Registration Form. You
should also submit your abstract. The abstract should be written in one of
the above-mentioned languages and should not exceed 500 words. The
submission forms, as well as full information about the program,
accommodations, registration fees, etc. may be found at:
http://www.orientalistica.ru/icanas - either Russian or English pages After
having registered at this site and having acquired the ID No you may also
pay the registration fee. You should follow the link "Payment" in the 
column
of links at the left side of the screen and then follow the instructions
within this link.

Organizing Committee of ICANAS XXXVII
12 Rozhdestvenka St.
Moscow 103753, Russia
Tel.: +7(095)928 57 64
Fax: +7(095)925 77 88
E-mail: orgcom@orc.ru; secretar@orc.ru
Web: http://www.orientalistica.ru/icanas