[Bilimsel Haber] CONF./CFP- Yusuf Balasaguni and his Ideas in the Contemporary World-II, June 8, Bishkek

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CONF./CFP- Yusuf Balasaguni and his Ideas in the Contemporary World-II,
June 8

Call for Papers

International Conference on

'Yusuf Balasaguni and his Ideas in the Contemporary World-II'

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - June 8, 2006

Organized by: International Ataturk Alatoo University, Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan & Culture and Tourism Counselor's Office of the Turkish
Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The Objective of the Conference

A thousand years ago, Central Asia developed a brilliant civilization.
Predominantly Central Asian Turkic-nomadic culture and Islam in addition
to the contributions of Hindu, Chinese, Persian, Arabic, and Greek
cultures gave birth to a cultural renaissance in Turkestan in the 11th
century. This period, golden age of Central Asia, was the time of great
scholars and poets. Yusuf Balasaguni, born in Balasagun, situated on the
territory of today's Kyrgyzstan, wrote his famous book 'Kutadgu Bilig'
(Beneficient Knowledge) in Kashgar, today in Uygur region of northwest
China, both cities as important cultural centers of that age on the
great Silk Road. An international conference and discussion on 'Yusuf
Balasaguni and his Ideas in the Contemporary World', aimed at bringing
together academicians and experts from different universities at
different countries on an academic platform, will be specifically
meaningful when held in such an era in which inter-civilizational
dialogue has gained special importance.

The Scope of the Conference:

  - Literature
  - Analysison Grammar and linguistics
  - Recent Moral ideas and social themes
  - Philosophy

Abstract submission deadline: May 1, 2006

Final paper submission deadline: May 15, 2006

Correspondence:

Ergun Koca, e_koca@iaau.edu.kg, e_koca@hotmail.com
Aysen Koca, aysen_koca2005@yahoo.com
Web: http://iaau.edu.kg/english/index.php?categoryid=58
Telephone Number: 00 996 312 63 14 23/ 00 996 312 63 14 27
Fax Number: 00 996 312 63 14 32

Submissions should include in word format:

  - Title of the paper, Abstract (not more than 350 words; please pay
    attention to provide a title and an abstract in line with each
other,      and the abstract should be informative for non-specialists),
Key words (up to 5-6 ), Full names and affiliation of all authors,
Corresponding author's name, full postal address, telephone number, fax
number, email address
  - Submissions are accepted in English, Russian, Kyrgyz, and Turkish
languages
  - Notification of acceptance will be emailed to the authors of accepted
    papers by May 15, 2006
  - Papers have to be emailed as attachments in word format to Ergun
Koca or Aysen Koca
  - All the papers presented at the conference will be published in the
    conference proceedings.

Funding and Accommodation:

We regret that we cannot offer any funding for international travel
expenditures. The University will help the participants for their
accommodation needs. There are three flights in one week in Turkish
Airlines (Istanbul-Bishkek), on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Paper format

  - All papers should be 1.5 lines spaced with 12 font size (Times New
Roman)
  - Margins should be (4.00) at the top and left, (2.5cm) at the bottom
and right
  - Limits: Approximately 20 pages.




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