Twelfth International Congress of Slavists

[ROBERT A ROTHSTEIN]

Unlike the annual meetings of AATSEEL, AAASS etc., the International
Congresses of Slavists, which are held every five years in one of the
Slavic countries, are attended primarily by national delegations
selected by national committees of Slavists in the participating
countries.  In the case of the United States delegation, the initial
selection of participants by the American Committee of Slavists was on
the basis of abstracts submitted in early 1996, with confirmation of
selection based on the papers submitted later that year.  (The extremely
early deadline results from the requirement, established by the International
Committee of Slavists, that all papers be published in advance of the
Congress.)  Participants had to send in their registration fees to
the Polish organizing committee by February 15 of this year.
        The Congress will be held in Cracow from August 27 to September 2.
Questions about attendance by non-participants can presumably be answered
by the Polish organizing committee (<kongslaw at vela.filg.uj.edu.pl>),
which is chaired by Prof. Lucjan Suchanek, assisted by Prof. Jerzy Rusek.

                        Robert A. Rothstein
                        Secretary-Treasurer
                        American Committee of Slavists