Call for papers: Czech

Tue Jan 23 16:41:58 UTC 2001

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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Jolanta M. Davis
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