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<DIV> </DIV>SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS<BR><BR><BR>Dear colleagues!<BR><BR>The
Lomonosov Moscow State University<BR>in collaboration with<BR>American Councils
for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS)<BR>organizes<BR>The International
Congress of Russian Language researchers<BR><BR>"Russian Language: its
Historical Destiny and Present State"<BR><BR>The Congress will be held on
March 13-16, 2001<BR>at the Philological Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State
University<BR><BR>Chairman of Organizing Committee of the Congress -<BR>Rector
of Moscow University, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences<BR>Victor A.
Sadovnichi<BR>Vice-Chairman of Organizing Committee, Chairman of Program
Committee of the<BR>Congress -<BR>Dean of Philological Faculty of Moscow
University,<BR>Chair of Russian Language Department, Professor Marina L.
Remniova<BR>Vice-Chairman of the Organizing Committee -<BR>President of American
Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS),<BR>Professor Dan E.
Davidson<BR>Learned Secretary of the Organizing Committee -<BR>Doctor of
Philology, Associate Professor of Philological Faculty of<BR>Lomonosov Moscow
State University Anatoliy A. Polikarpov<BR><BR>The preliminary program of the
Congress contains the following groups of<BR>problems:<BR>- Russian in its
history and prehistory;<BR>- Dynamic picture of modern Russian language
synchrony;<BR>- Actual aspects of the theory and methodology of Russian
linguistics;<BR>- Applied Rusistics and problems of the computer analysis of
Russian<BR>language;<BR>- Russian as a means of the international and
interethnic dialogue and<BR>intercultural communications;<BR>- Problems of
Russian language in high and higher education;<BR>- Russian linguistics in a
spectrum of scientific paradigms.<BR><BR>The Preliminary Program of the Congress
in details you can see at our site<BR><A
href="http://www.ruslangcongress.newmail.ru">www.ruslangcongress.newmail.ru</A><BR><BR>Requirements
for abstracts<BR>For participation in work of the Congress in the form of a
paper<BR>presentation it is necessary to submit an abstract of a paper up to 2
pages<BR>of the text (size 12, the font Times New Roman
Cyrillic).<BR>Requirements for the format of an abstract in details see at the
site of the<BR>Congress.<BR>Language of abstracts - Russian. An abstract should
be supplied with a<BR>summary in English in 1-4 sentences.<BR>Abstracts should
be sent by e-mail to the address: <A
href="mailto:ruscongr@philol.msu.ru">ruscongr@philol.msu.ru</A> as<BR>attached
file an e-mail message.<BR>Working languages of paper presentation on the
Congress - Russian, English,<BR>German, French, Spanish.<BR><BR>Duration of a
paper presentation - 20 minutÅs for plenary papers (10 minutes<BR>for
questions), 15 minutes - for papers at sections (5 minutes for<BR>questions).
Program Committee reserves a possibility of stand presentation<BR>for some of
papers.<BR><BR>Deadline for sending an abstract - November 1, 2000.<BR><BR>A
decision on the acceptance of an abstract will be announced by the
Program<BR>Committee to authors till December 16, 2000.<BR><BR>Publication of
abstracts.<BR>A collection of abstracts will be published before the Congress
and will be<BR>available to all registered participants of
it.<BR><BR>Publication of full texts of papers.<BR>Full text of papers of the
Congress will be published by Moscow University<BR>Publishing house in several
specialized Proceedings publications after the<BR>selective and editorial
proceedures. Requirements for full papers for<BR>Proceedings of the Congress see
later on the site of the Congress.<BR><BR>Registration.<BR>Abstracts submitted
to the Program Committee should be accompanied by the<BR>filled out registration
form. You may download an empty form for this from a<BR>section
"Registration form" at the site of the Congress, fill it out
and<BR>insert in your e-mail letter sent to the Organizing Committee (or attach
to<BR>it).<BR>There is also a form of registration for participation in work of
the<BR>Congress without submitting an abstract (for possible taking part
in<BR>discussions, seminars and round-tables). Please, specify it in
your<BR>registration form.<BR>Registration fee - $ 100 (for Russian participants
and other participants<BR>from the former Soviet republics - 500
roubles).<BR>The payment should be brought in to the Organizing Committee after
the<BR>arrival to the Congress (with getting the receipt about the accepted
sum).<BR>Registration fee provides participants with a printed collection of
Congress<BR>abstracts and a package of informational and memorative materials.
Three<BR>lunches and coffee breaks with snacks (for three working days) are
also<BR>included.<BR>Besides, two bus shuttles at the Sheremetievo Airport are
provided for the<BR>safe and convenient getting of Moscow guests to the downtown
of Moscow and<BR>hotels chosen by them for their stay.<BR>We also acquire early
requests (till February 2001) for individual cultural<BR>program of our guests
in Moscow, its vicinities, and St.Petersburg. Please,<BR>sent these requests in
your e-mail message with a subject Request for<BR>cultural program).<BR><BR>The
hotel accommodation for Congress participants is supposed to be<BR>organized on
the basis of hotels "Salute", "Universitetski" and other
hotels<BR>around Moscow University. Details about the cost of residing there
and<BR>necessary information for reserving rooms see at the site of Congress in
the<BR>section "Accommodation".<BR><BR>Seminars and round table
meetings.<BR>Besides plenary and section sessions there the seminars and round
tables on<BR>key problems of Russian language theory and empirical studies are
provided<BR>in the time-table of work of the Congress. Please, send your
suggestions for<BR>seminars and round tables topics (with subjects like
"Congress Seminars",<BR>"Congress Round-tables"
etc.).<BR><BR>The general time-table of work of the Congress:<BR><BR>March 12 -
day of arrival.<BR>10.00-19.00 - registration of the participants (at the 1-st
Building of<BR>Humanities, Moscow University, room 912).<BR>19.00 -... Evening
of acquaintance of the arrived participants (reception by<BR>Organizing
Committee of the participants at the University cafe).<BR><BR>March 13 - 1-st
working day.<BR>09.00-10.30 - registration of the participants.<BR>10.30-13.00 -
Plenary session (at the Conference hall of 1-st Building of<BR>Humanities,
Moscow University).<BR>13.00-14.00 - lunch<BR>14.00-16.50 - section
sessions.<BR>17.00-19.00 - seminars and round tables.<BR>19.00-21.00 - the
reception of the Congress participants by the Dean of<BR>Philological Faculty of
Moscow University.<BR><BR>March 14 - 2-nd working day.<BR>10.30-13.00 - section
sessions.<BR>13.00-14.00 - lunch<BR>14.00-16.50 - section
sessions.<BR>17.00-19.00 - seminars and round tables.<BR>19.00-.. - visiting of
Moscow theatres and other points of cultural program<BR>according to early
requests for specific points of it (see point<BR>Registration fee provides) and
according to chosen points of Moscow cultural<BR>life during registration after
arrival to Moscow. Possibilities for the<BR>selection will be specified later on
at the site of the Congress (section<BR>"Culture
Program").<BR><BR>March 15 - day of excursions.<BR>10.00 - the survey
excursion around Moscow, Kremlin, trip to<BR>Troitze-Sergieva Lavra, etc.
Specified program of excursions will be<BR>announced at the site of the
Congress. The excursions will be carried out<BR>according to the choice of the
participants.<BR>19.00 - visiting of a restaurant of traditional Russian
kitchen<BR>"Yolki-palki" and other interesting places of evening
Moscow (according to<BR>wishes).<BR><BR>March 16 - 3-rd working
day.<BR>10.30-13.00 - section sessions.<BR>13.00 - 14.00 - lunch<BR>14.00-17.00
- final Plenary session (at the Conference hall of the the 1-st<BR>Building of
Humanities, Moscow University).<BR>19.00- .... Farewell dinner at a
restaurant.<BR><BR>All changes and specification in the time-table of the
Congress work and in<BR>other aspects of its work will be operatively reflected
at our Congress site<BR>in the section "Time-table of work of the
Congress". Please, be attentive to<BR>changes.<BR><BR>Welcome to the
Congress!<BR><BR><BR>Vice-Chairman of Organizing Committee<BR>Chairman of
Program Committee<BR>Dean of Philological Faculty -<BR><BR>Marina L.
Remniova<BR><BR>___________________________________________<BR><BR>The address
of a site of the International Congress<BR>"Russian Language: its
Historical Destiny and Present State" in the<BR>Internet:<BR><A
href="http://www.ruslangcongress.newmail.ru">www.ruslangcongress.newmail.ru</A><BR><BR>The
address of Organizing Committee of a Congress:<BR>Russia, 119899 Moscow,
Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow University, 1-st Building of<BR>Humanities, room
912<BR><BR>Ph.: (095) 939-31-78<BR>Fax: (095) 939-31-78<BR>e-mail: <A
href="mailto:ruscongr@philol.msu.ru">ruscongr@philol.msu.ru</A><BR><BR></BODY></HTML>