[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: International Congress of Ottoman Social & Economic History 2011

[Gonul Pultar]

From: ICOSEH <iaoseh.orientalistik at univie.ac.at>

12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF OTTOMAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY (ICOSEH)
11-15 July 2011, Retz (Lower Austria)

1st Circular (Call for Papers)

It is our pleasure to announce that the 12th International Congress of 
Ottoman Economic and Social History (ICOSEH) will be held in Retz 
(http://www.telebuero.at/retz/), a small medieval town some 80 kms to 
the NW of Vienna and 5kms from the border of the Czech Republic, which 
is easily accessible from Vienna. Arrangements for this meeting are 
being handled under the auspices of International Association of Ottoman 
Social and Economic History (IAOSEH) chaired by Professor Halil İnalcık. 
The local organizers are Claudia Römer and Gisela Procházka-Eisl of the 
Oriental Institute of Vienna University.

As in previous meetings, papers are expected to be on aspects of the 
economic and social history of the Ottoman Empire. The Executive 
Committee of IAOSEH and the Organizing Committee urge the submission of 
pre-organized panels/sessions and workshops as well as individual 
papers. Individual papers will be organized into sections by the 
Organizing Committee.  Abstracts for individual papers should not exceed 
500 words.

Pre-organized panels/sessions should consist of three papers, plus an 
analysis of them by a discussant (or a designated chair) of ten to 
fifteen minutes maximum length. The papers should center on a single 
theme or question, and the panel proposal should include an abstract 
(500 words maximum) for the entire panel explaining its theme and 
rationale and how the individual papers contribute to that theme, in 
addition to an individual abstract (500 words maximum) for each paper. 
Abstracts should have a focused statement of thesis and indicate clearly 
the sources employed (if applicable).

Also welcome are thematic workshops/roundtables organized by Chair(s) 
around specific problems or debates in the field. We encourage panels 
and workshops on any aspects of Ottoman-Habsburg history or a 
comparative study of the two empires.

Workshops/roundtables should consist of short (10-minute) presentations 
by the panelists/invited participants (four to six speakers), leaving a 
longer time for discussion of the problem or question. The proposal for 
a workshop should specify the problem or debate being addressed and its 
significance, as well as a summary of each panelist's contribution to 
the discussion.

Applicants should supply the provisional paper titles and abstracts 
and/or the initial proposals and abstracts for pre-organized sessions 
and workshops by November 1, 2010 (iaoseh.orientalistik at univie.ac.at). 
The proposals will go through a selection process by the Committees, and 
the applicants will be notified by late January.

The conference languages are English, Turkish, French, and German. 
Papers read in other languages than English should be accompanied by a 
brief summary in English.

The reduced registration fee for the congress is 90 Euro in case of 
early booking by February 1, 2011, and the normal fee will be 110 Euro 
in case of later booking. The fees should be paid to the account opened 
on behalf of IAOSEH under the name of Claudia Römer and 
Gisela-Procházka-Eisl. The fees will cover the expenses of the rent of 
three session rooms, coffee breaks including a cold buffet, city tours, 
and a reception.  Lunches, accommodation, and travel expenses will have 
to be paid by the participants, as well as the cost of an optional 
one-day excursion to be announced later.

Details on how to reach Retz, about accommodation options (with prices) 
as well as the account no. will be provided in the second circular 
letter after the final confirmation of applications by the Executive 
Committee of IAOSEH. Please note, however, that for the more expensive 
hotel, the deadline for booking rooms will be January 31, 2011). Retz 
and surroundings being an active region of tourism, it is also 
recommendable to book the less expensive rooms as early as possible. 
Booking of rooms will be done directly with the different hotels, a list
of which will be included in the second circular letter.

The Organizing Committee:

Claudia Römer
Member at large of the Board of IAOSEH

Gisela Procházka-Eisl
Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien

Fariba Zarinebaf
Adjunct General Secretary of IAOSEH
Head of the Program Committee of IAOSEH 2011
Department of History, University of California at Riverside

e-mail address for all correspondence:
iaoseh.orientalistik at univie.ac.at