[Discussion] CONF./CFP- REMINDER: Paper and Roundtable Proposals for the 2005 CESS Conference

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

DEADLINE REMINDER: submissions must be received by APRIL 1, 2005.

Central Eurasian Studies Society Sixth Annual Conference (2005)

September 29-October 2, 2005 Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts,
U.S.A.

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites PAPER and ROUNDTABLE
proposals for the Sixth CESS Annual Conference, September 29-October 2,
2005, in Boston, Massachusetts.  The event will be hosted by Boston
University.

Please note that this is an abbreviated version of the Call for Papers.
Please visit the CESS website
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html for full details, or
request a text version of the full Call for Papers by sending an email
to <CESSconf@fas.harvard.edu>.

Paper and roundtable proposals 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 language of the conference is English.

Based on past CESS conferences, we expect the 2005 conference to be
lively and well-attended by scholars from all over the world.  The
program will include panels and roundtables on a wide variety of topics
related to Central Eurasia. Please note that due to the high level of
interest, and the fact that the total number of people on the program
will be limited to no more than 400, we anticipate that the selection of
papers will be very competitive. We also welcome attendees who do not
wish to participate in a panel (see the Registration/Pre-registration
Form for information: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html).

The 2005 conference program will be organized differently than it has
been in the past, so please read the full Call for Papers (located at
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html) carefully. ROUNDTABLE
proposals will be evaluated by the Conference Committee. PAPER proposals
will be submitted to a particular panel organizer from a list of panels
available on the conference website. The person submitting the paper
proposal will inform CESS which panels the paper should be sent to.
Papers that are not accepted on a particular panel will then be sent
back to the Conference Committee for consideration on another panel.
Notifications of acceptances and rejections will be sent by June 1, 2005.

The Conference Committee accepts ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS -- either
by webform (see forms for Individual Papers and for Roundtable Panels
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.


INSTRUCTIONS for INDIVIDUAL PAPER Proposals

Paper authors should review the submission criteria and the
participation and program policies found at
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html, and then prepare the
following information in order to start the online submission process.

1. Review the list of panels at
	http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html
	and choose 1-2 panels you would like your paper to be considered
	for
2. Prepare the following information for online submission:
    - Paper title
    - Paper abstract of 200-300 words. Please prepare this carefully, as
    	panel organizers will be making their decision to accept or 	
	reject your proposal based on the quality of your abstract. Be
	sure to check spelling and grammar, and clearly state the topic
	of your paper, the source of your data, your specific argument
	and central findings, and the relevance of your research for the
	scholarly literature and to Central Eurasia.
    - A biographical statement or brief, narrative CV of 300 words
	describing your educational and professional background
3. Submit your proposal via the webform located at
    	http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html or request a 	
	submission form from CESSconf@fas.harvard.edu
4. Become a member of CESS, if you have not already done so. While
    	membership is not required to submit a paper proposal, 	
	membership is required for participation in the conference. You 	
	may complete this step after your proposal has been accepted.


INSTRUCTIONS for ROUNDTABLE Proposals

A roundtable has four to six 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. Roundtables are more suitable to topics relating to
practical issues (e.g. teaching, research methods) or current events.
The same information is required of each participant as for regular
panels with the exception that abstracts are not required.

Roundtable organizers should review the submission criteria and the
participation and program policies found at http://cess.fas.harvard.edu,
and then prepare the following information in order to start the online
submission process.

  - Roundtable title
  - Roundtable description of 200-300 words. Please prepare this
	carefully, as the conference organizers will be making their
	decision to accept or reject your proposal based on the quality
	of your description. Be sure to check spelling and grammar, and
	clearly state the topic of your roundtable and its relevance to
	current events, policy making, or other practical issues
	relating to Central Eurasia.
  - A biographical statement or brief, narrative CV of 300 words
	describing your educational and professional background
  - The names, institutional affiliations, brief, narrative CVs, and
	contact information of each of the presenters who have agreed to
	be part of your roundtable
3. Submit your proposal via the webform located at
	http://cess.fas.harvard.edu or request a submission form from 	
	CESSconf@fas.harvard.edu
4. Become a member of CESS, if you have not already done so, and make
	sure that all the roundtable presenters are members, also. While
	membership is not required to submit a paper proposal,
	membership is required for participation in the conference. You
	may complete this step after your proposal has been accepted.


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPER AND ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS:
April 1, 2005.

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.

BEST PAPER GRADUATE STUDENT 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, or contact the Awards Committee Co-chair, Dr. Uli Schamiloglu
<uschamilwisc.edu>.


Contact Information:

The Co-chairs of the Conference Committee are:

Dr. Laura Adams (Princeton University; lladams2@earthlink.net)
Prof. Thomas Barfield (Boston University; barfield@bu.edu)


Correspondence should be directed to:

CESS 2005 Annual Conference
c/o Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
Harvard University
615 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139   U.S.A.
tel.: +1 / 617-496-2643
fax:  +1 / 617-495-8319
e-mail: CESSconf@fas.harvard.edu


Full information about CESS 2005 in Boston is found on the conference
webpages:
Main conference website: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html
Full information about hosting and location at Boston University:
http://www.bu.edu/cess