Call for papers: Czech

Tue Feb 6 00:10:46 UTC 2001

Thank you for your interest:  the dealine is April 15, 2001.  See you in
Nebraska.  Mila SP

>What's the deadline for the paper submission?
>Jolanta
>
>At 10:33 AM 12/27/00 , you wrote:
>>Czechoslovak Society of
>>Arts and Sciences (SVU) announces a Special Conference The Czech and
>>Slovak Legacy in the Americas: Preservation of Heritage with the Accent
>>on Youth Lincoln, Nebraska, August 1-3, 2001 The University of
>>Nebraska-Lincoln will host the 2001 Conference of the Czechoslovak
>>Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU). The conference is sponsored by the
>>University of Nebraska at Lincoln, College of Arts and Sciences,
>>Department of Modern Languages, European Studies, and by the following
>>community and regional groups: the Czech Language Foundation, Komensky
>>Club, the Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln, and the Nebraska Czechs of
>>Wilber. The dates of the Conference have been selected to coincide with
>>the 45th Czech festival held each year in Wilber, Nebraska during the
>>first weekend in August (for 2001 those dates are Friday, 3 August
>>through Sunday, 5 August). An estimated 40,000 B 50,000 people from all
>>over the country are expected to attend the Wilber festival. The
>>conference will focus on three main issues of interest to Czechs and
>>Slovaks in the Americas: (1) Ethnicity and Preservation of Language and
>>Culture (includes presentations on history and genealogy). (2)
>>Historical and contemporary settlements of people from the Czech and
>>Slovak Republics in the Americas. (3) Future relationships between
>>Czechs and Slovaks living in the Americas and those in the Czech and
>>Slovak Republics. The open format of the conference will allow
>>discussion of other topics of interest. Conference participants will
>>have the opportunity to attend various cultural and social programs
>>scheduled during the two-day conference, as well as attend the Wilber
>>Czech Festival on Saturday and/or Sunday. There will be live
>>performances of the Czech and Slovak heritage music, dances and other
>>cultural programs as performed by local groups, as well as a Czech
>>film. The Opening Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, August 1 at
>>7:00 p.m. This conference is taking place in Nebraska because this
>>state has a rich heritage of political and cultural life organized by
>>the Czechs. The University of Nebraska is a natural institution for the
>>sponsorship because it is one of the few universities in the United
>>States that offers the Czech language, and has been teaching it since
>>1907. The Czechs at UNL were always a very active group, and from its
>>Komensky Club, conceived at the end of 1903 and officially established
>>in 1904, rose a generation of Nebraska and U.S. politicians, including
>>the late Senator Roman Hruska. Nebraska Czechs have influenced the
>>history of the United States as well as the history of the Czech Lands.
>>There are about sixty localities in Nebraska where the majority of
>>inhabitants claim Czech ancestry, and it is estimated that between ten
>>to twenty percent of Nebraskans claim Czech blood. The Czech ethnic
>>life is celebrated during twelve annual Czech festivals in Nebraska.
>>There are countless Czech museums and libraries in the state. The most
>>important collection of Czech artifacts is the Czech Heritage
>>Collection assembled by Joe Svoboda and housed in Love Library at the
>>University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The State Historical Society has an
>>important collection of microfilms of Czech language newspapers
>>published on the American continent. The ethnic Czechs are very active
>>in genealogical research and many take part in the Czech Elder hostel
>>at the Doane College in Crete. Hotel accommodation for SVU members is
>>available in the University dorms at a cost per person, double
>>occupancy, of $16.00 per night. Dorm lodging requires that participants
>>purchase a meal plan that is served in the cafeteria (breakfast, lunch,
>>and dinner). The cost of this meal plan is $16.00 per person per day,
>>bringing the total cost of room and board to $32.00 a day. Parking can
>>be arranged on campus near the dorms. Other hotel accommodations can be
>>made directly with Lincoln hotels
>>(www.Lincoln.org/cvb/lodging/lodging.htm). Hotels in the downtown area
>>are within walking distance of the campus. SVU Conference in Lincoln,
>>Nebraska, August 1-3, 2001 Application for a Panel or Presentation and
>>Registration Form Send your application along with your registration
>>fee (made payable to SVU) A.S.A.P. to: Cathleen Oslzly, Department of
>>Psychology, 238 Burnett Hall, UNL, Lincoln, NE
>>
>>coslzly at unlnotes.unl.edu
>>
>>Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce
>>University of Nebraska
>>1133 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0315
>>Tel:  (402) 472 1336
>>
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University of Nebraska
1133 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0315
Tel:  (402) 472 1336

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