XII Int'l Congress of Slavists

[Olga Yokoyama]

It was pointed out to me, too,  recently that ICS is quite restrictive
in  its eligibility requirements. I strongly support the proposal to
revise the requirements. The ICS should not exclude not only emeriti, but
also younger active Slavists who may be free-lance in this time of
difficulties. Advanced graduate students should also have some way to be
considered, since the once-in5-yrs congress misses many young people.
Graduate students, as far as I know, are not excluded either from the
Intern'l congress of linguistis or from the Int'l Pragmatics Congress.
Isn't it time to consider papers proposals based on their merit rather
than on the CV of the scholar? Perhaps blind referreeing is the solution
(this would be difficult for an annual conference like AATSEEL, but for
something that is planned years ahead, like ICS, there should be no
problem with time.

On Wed, 22 Nov 1995, Denis Crnkovic wrote:

> Frank Gladney wrote
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> I received a mailing from the American Committee of Slavists yesterday
> regarding the 12th International Congress of Slavists to be held in Cracow,
> Poland, in September 1998. My attention was caught by the second of two
> eligibility requirements, which is: "Regular (not occasional) academic
> employment in an American college or university".  Does anyone else find this
> odd?  If I have a Ph.D. in Slavic (the first eligibility requirement) but
> can't find a teaching position--or have retired from one?--I can't be
> considered for membership in the American delegation?
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> I find the restriction, if it is so, quite distrubing. Would one turn away
> famous authors, for example,  because they do not hold "regular" academic
> positions? My first reaction is to suggest a revision of the
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