[Bilimsel Haber] Conference: "Life in the time of conflicts"

6 Mar 2007 Sal 15:34:16 EET

*Dear colleagues,
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*We invite you to participate at the conference of Slovene
Anthropological Society, entitled â??Life in the Time of Conflicts.â??
The conference will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 27 to 30
September 2007. Please, feel free to forward this information to any of
your interested colleagues. For more information visit
*http://www.drustvo-antropologov.si/index_eng.html*. We welcome you to
Ljubljana.*

*Slovene Anthropological Society*

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*5th Å kerlj's Days â?? International Scientific Conference of Slovene
Anthropological Society: â??Life in the Time of Conflictsâ??*

*Ljubljana, Slovenia, 27â??30 September 2007*

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*Summary of important dates***

*15 May 2007* - deadline for submission of proposals (abstracts or
descriptions)

*15 June 2007* - early registration

*1 September 2007* - deadline for submission of completed manuscripts
(only for authors who wish to apply their manuscript for publishing in
/Anthropological Notebooks/, /see/ Submission of proposals)**

Conflicts are one of the few constants in our everyday lives which can
be observed in all areas of human existence - in social and biological
ones and in the relations between them. Because of their prevalence
people stop noticing these conflicts and accept them as normal, logical
or even natural.
This conference will provide a forum for scholarly discussion of
conflicts in contemporary time-from *generational conflicts*, arising
from the ageing of population in the most developed countries,
*conflicts between the rural and urban*, of growing *conflicts based on
cultural, ethnic, religious and national grounds*, which are being
triggered by the fear of globalisation and loss of traditional group
identities, *conflicts between human biology and society*, which arise
from the technological development that changes the patterns of everyday
life and provoke the change in human physical development, paralyses
human physical activity and causes the so called civilization illnesses,
such as hart-diseases and cancer, to* conflicts between science and
society*, characterised by the rapid growth of scientific knowledge and
by the diminishing value of science in contemporary society, where the
power of scientific argumentations is being substituted by often
ignorant political decisions.

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*General information *

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We welcome and encourage the participation of students, faculty,
educators, and community members in these important conversations.
Proposals should address the theme of the conference from any
disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, or trans-disciplinary perspective. We
invite scholarly work from a variety of traditional academic disciplines
and approaches. Proposals from graduate students and
professionals/practitioners are encouraged. Proposals for individual
papers, panels, symposiums, film/documentary screenings, posters and
other creative endeavours that address the conference theme are solicited.

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*Specific guidelines for contributors*

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Proposals for panels, symposia and alternative formats should not exceed
1000 words. Proposals for individual papers should not exceed 200 words.
Proposals will be judged on quality of scholarship, relevance to the
conference theme, and likely interest to audience. A program committee
will evaluate proposals in a blind review process. The proposals should
consist of a narrative description of the presentation and should
describe its relationship to the conference theme. The descriptions
should not contain the names of the presenters. Names of the presenters,
chair, and participants should be sent on a separate sheet, and should
include contact information and institutional affiliation, if
applicable. *//*

*/Individual papers/*

Presenters of Individual papers will have approximately 20 minutes to
present their work. *//*

*/Symposia/*/
/A proposal for a symposium should provide information on the general
theme, and describe each presentation, including a title for each.
Symposiums will have a time limit of 90 minutes including time for a
discussant, if applicable. Time should be allocated for audience
participation.

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*/Panel/*

Panel presentations are more flexible in that panellists could discuss a
topic as a group rather than giving individual papers. Panel proposal
should describe the session and its significance. Panels will be
scheduled for 90 minutes, and must include time for audience participation.

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*/Alternative presentations/*

Proposals for alternative presentations such as films, documentaries,
performances, posters or other creative endeavours will be accepted and
judged on the basis of their relationship to the theme, and the quality
of the proposal. Alternative presentations will have 90 minute time
blocks and should also allow for audience participation.

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*Submission of proposals *

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Proposals should be submitted via e-mail on the *submission form*
<http://www.drustvo-antropologov.si/Konference/submission_form2007_eng.doc>
not later than 15 May 2007 to: *drustvo.antropologov at guest.arnes.si*
<mailto:drustvo.antropologov at guest.arnes.si>. For additional information
contact Gregor Starc, *gregor.starc at guest.arnes.si*
<mailto:gregor.starc at guest.arnes.si>. The potential presenters will be
informed about the acceptance of their proposals by 1 June 2007.

The conference programme committee will *choose 8 manuscripts to be
published in the Slovenian Anthropology Societyâ??s journal
/Anthropological Notebooks/*. The authors who wish to apply for the
publishing of their manuscripts in /Anthropological Notebooks/ should
send the *completed manuscript* by *September 1, 2007* by e-mail to the
contacting address. The chosen manuscripts will undergo blind peer
review by two scholars, specialised in the field. Authors should follow
the instructions for authors, published on the journalâ??s web page: *
**www.drustvo-antropologov.si/navodila_avtorji_eng.html*
<http://www.drustvo-antropologov.si/navodila_avtorji_eng.html>.

The abstracts of the presented papers and the descriptions of
alternative presentations will be published in the Book of abstracts.

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*Presentations*

All presentations will be held in English. Conference can provide
overhead projectors, video projectors, VCRâ??s and speakers. In the
registration form each contributor should mark the equipment, needed for
the presentation. If not marked, the organizer can not guarantee the
availability of equipment.

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*Fees and registration*

Early registration fee (by June 15, 2007):

/â?¢ general â?¬70/

/â?¢ members of Slovene Anthropological Society â?¬50/

/â?¢ students â?¬30/

/â?¢ subsidized fee (available upon personal request) â?¬30/

Late and onsite registration fee (after June 15, 2007):

/â?¢ /â?¬100

Please note that accommodation and boarding are not included in the
conference fee but the organisers will provide information and
assistance, if needed.

The Registration fee, without any charge to beneficiary, should be paid
by bank transfer to:

*Bank:* Nova ljubljanska banka d.d., Trg republike 2, 1520 Ljubljana,
Slovenia

*Account No.:* 56 0201 7001 8848 566

*Beneficiary Name:* Slovene Anthropological Society

*Beneficiary address:* Gortanova cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

*IBAN Code:* SI56 0201 7001 8848 566

*Swift Code:* LJBASI2X

*Reference:* Conference 2007