[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: 13th International Congress of Ottoman Social and Economic History, 1-5 October, 2013, Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

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from: oktay ozel <okozel at gmail.com>



13th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF
OTTOMAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY (ICOSEH)
1-5 October,  2013, Alcalá de Henares (Spain)



1st Circular (Call for Papers)

It is our pleasure to announce that the 13th International Congress of
Ottoman Economic and Social History (ICOSEH) will be held in Alcalá de
Henares (World Heritage Unesco), a university city 25 km northeast of
Madrid, which is easily accessible from Madrid.

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 
Fernando Fernández Lanza and Emilio Sola (Universidad de Alcalá de 
Henares).

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 the Ottomans and the Mediterranean. 
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 May 1, 2013 (icosehalcala at gmail.com).

The proposals will go through a selection process by the Committees, and 
the applicants will be notified by late May.

The conference languages are English, Turkish and Spanish. Papers read
in Turkish and Spanish 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 June 15, 2013, 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 Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá (13th 
International Congress of Ottoman Social and Economic History). The fees 
will cover the expenses of coffee breaks including a cold buffet, city 
tours, and a reception. Lunches, accommodation, and travel expenses will 
have to be paid by the participants.

Details on how to reach Alcalá de Henares, 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. 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:

Özlem Kumrular
Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul

Fernando Fernández Lanza
Director de Asuntos Culturales de la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares

Emilio Sola Castano Castaño
Prof. of Modern History, Universidad de Alcalá

Linda T. Darling
Member of the Board of IAOSEH

Claudia Römer
Member of the Board of IAOSEH

Mahmoud Yazbak
Member of the Board of IAOSEH

Oktay Özel
General Secretary of the Board of IAOSEH



Contact Persons:

Özlem Kumrular (ozlem.kumrular at bahcesehir.edu.tr)

Oktay Özel (okozel at gmail.com)