2007 U of Illinois Summer Research Lab on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia

[Lynda Park]

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East 
European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are 
pleased to announce its 2007 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern 
Europe, and Eurasia, June 11 - August 3.  Please check the website for the 
full list of programs, eligibility, and application information: 
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html

The SRL enables scholars to conduct advanced research in Russian, East 
European and Eurasian Studies.  Lab associates are given full access to the 
collection and resources of the University of Illinois Library, the largest 
Slavic collection west of Washington, DC, and are able to seek assistance 
from the Slavic Reference Service staff.  The SRL provides an opportunity 
for specialists to keep current on knowledge and research in the field, to 
access newly available and archival materials, and disseminate knowledge to 
other scholars, professionals, government officials, and the public.  The 
Summer Lab is an ideal program for doctoral students conducting 
pre-dissertation/dissertation research.

The following persons are eligible to apply to the Summer Lab:
    * Faculty or graduate students at a university or college who are 
teaching and/or doing research on the region.
    * Individuals who have a PhD and are doing research on the region, even 
if this expertise is not being used in current employment.
    * Individuals working in an area of government, NGOs or business 
related to the region, regardless of academic training.
    * Librarians specializing in the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian 
field.
Application Deadlines:
Housing Grants: for non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents  1 April
                    for U.S. citizens and permanent residents  15 April
Graduate Student Travel Grants: for U.S. citizens and permanent residents 
only  15 April
Lab Only (no housing grant): for guaranteed housing availability 15 April, 
or at least 2 weeks prior to arrival (housing not guaranteed)

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2007 SUMMER RESEARCH LAB PROGRAMS
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2007/programs.html

Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum
"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn as Writer, Myth-Maker and Public Figure in the 21st 
Century"
June 14-16, 314 Illini Union
Faculty Organizer: Richard Tempest (Associate Professor of Slavic Languages 
and Literatures, University of Illinois)

Central Asia-Caucasus Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars
"From Chechnya to Kabul: New Directions in Central Asian and Caucasus Studies"
June 26-28
Moderator: Douglas Northrop (Associate Professor of History and Near 
Eastern Studies, University of Michigan)

Balkan Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholar
"Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives"
June 27-29
Moderator: Victor Friedman (Andrew Mellon Professor in Slavic Languages and 
Literatures and Linguistics, University of Chicago)

SRS Individualized Research Practicum
Duration of the Lab
The Slavic Reference Service offers Individualized Research Practicum to 
select Summer Lab associates. Associates can apply using the SRL application.

Voluntary Discussion Groups and Workshops
Questions about specific groups should be addressed directly to the group 
coordinator.

Early Russian History, June 11–15
Coordinator:  Ann Kleimola, Department of History, University of Nebraska, 
kleimola at unlinfo.unl.edu

Slavic Digital Text Workshop, June 9-12
Coordinator: Miranda Remnek, Slavic and East European Library, University 
of Illinois, mremnek at uiuc.edu
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/spx/slw-dtw/DTW2007.htm

For more information contact the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center 
at the University of Illinois at reec at uiuc.edu, 217.333.1244.

The Summer Research Lab is funded in part by the U.S. State Department 
Title VIII grant, the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant, and 
generous contributions from private donors.


Lynda Y. Park, Associate Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark at uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu

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