[Discussion] CONF./CFP- Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish & Turkic Stds., Nov. 2005

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: Uli Schamiloglu <uschamil@wisc.edu>


CONF./CFP- Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish & Turkic Stds., 
Nov. 2005

First Circular:

The American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT) is 
pleased to
announce the establishment of an annual "Graduate Student Pre-Conference in
Turkish and Turkic Studies". This conference is being established to 
mark the
20th anniversary of the establishment of AATT. The first Pre-Conference is
co-sponsored by the Institute for Turkish Studies and Georgetown University.

The first annual Pre-Conference will be hosted on Friday evening, 
November 18
and Saturday, November 19 by Georgetown University. It will be held in
conjunction with the 2005 meeting of the Middle East Studies Association 
to be
held November 19-22, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Future meetings may also be
coordinated with the annual meeting of the Central Eurasian Studies 
Society.)

The Pre-Conference is designed to encourage research making significant 
use of
sources in Turkish and Turkic languages by graduate students in 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.

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.

Students should submit a 250 word proposal for a paper together with the
following information:

1. Name
2. Current institutional affiliation (department/university)
3. Adviser's name
4. Educational background (undergraduate and graduate degree programs)
5. Current status (taking courses, preparing for exams, researching
    dissertation, writing dissertation, defended/deposited dissertation)
6. Title of dissertation (if applicable)
7. Contact information (email, telephone number, preferred mailing address)

The deadline for submission of proposals is September 15, 2005. Proposals
should be submitted by email to:

Professor Uli Schamiloglu
Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia
University of Wisconsin-Madison
E-mail: uschamil@wisc.edu

Or:

Professor Erika H. Gilson
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Princeton University
E-mail: ehgilson@princeton.edu

Applicants will be informed of the selection committee's decision by 
October 1,
2005.

Uli Schamiloglu
President
American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT)

Professor of Turkic & Central Eurasian Studies
Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia
1254 Van Hise, 1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
USA
Tel. 1-608-262-7141 (office), 1-608-262-3012 (department)
Fax: 1-608-265-3538
E-mail: uschamil@wisc.edu
LCA website: lca.wisc.edu



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