Conference on Alcoholism in Russia

[Irene Fardin]

Dear SEELANGers,
  
I post this information on behalf of my colleagues from Ivanovo (Russia). 
 
Dr.Irina Shilova
Department of Germanic, Slavic & East Asian Studies                                                                                                             
The University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW                                                  
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4                                                                 
 ishilova at ucalgary.ca
 
 
 
Call for Papers: The III  International conference “Alcohol in Russia”,
Ivanovo, Russia, 
 27-28 October 2012 
 Location: Russia,  Ivanovo
 Deadline for abstract submission: 21-9-2012 
Ivanovo Branch of the Russian State University for the Humanities 
Russia
153000 Ivanovo 
Fridrich Engels Ave, 21, 
 
Phone (fax) 8-10-7-(4932) 30-08-19
 
E-mail: rggu37 at mail.ru; http://www.ivrggu.ru
  
 
Dear colleagues!
 
 We invite you to participate in The III International conference “Alcohol in Russia” (27-28 October 2012)
Conference Areas:
·         Historical , cultural  and philosophical aspects of alcohol consumption
·         Urgent problems of alcohol production and sale
·         National peculiarities of alcohol drinking
·         State alcohol policy: history and modern times 
·         Temperance movement: history and modern times
·         Medical and psychological issues
·         International experience applied to solve the problem of alcohol
We welcome scholars of different disciplines: history, cultural studies, social sciences, political science, economics, law,  medicine, psychology, chemistry, biology; state and municipal administrators,  religious activists, activists of  social movements and specialists who are directly connected with alcohol production and sales.
The range of topics of the conference is broad because we deal with one of the most urgent issues of cultural, social and economic life in Russia which requires detailed investigation. The purpose of the conference is to unite the specialists for exchange of ideas, to work together in projects, to publish papers, to produce some practical effective guidelines in the sphere of regulation of the alcohol market and improvement of the situation with alcohol consumption in Russia. 
The working languages of the conference are English and Russian.
The deadline for submission of applications is 21 September 2012. The applications should be send electronically to: rggu37 at mail.ru  or  demyanenko1 at rambler.ru 
The application form should include:
First name
Last name
Place of work
Position
Academic degree
E-mail address
Phone number
 
The application form should be accompanied by:
·         Abstract of presentation 
·         Full text of the article 
·          Abstract of the article  
The articles will be published in the collection of the conference papers “Alcohol In Russia” and will be available on the websites: www.ivrggu.ru   and  www.alcoholinrussia.ru
The conditions of the participation in the conference: 
 
Publication and distribution of the conference proceedings “Alcohol in Russia” are at the expense of the organizers, the travel and living expenses are responsibilities of the participants. Publications of articles are possible without immediate participation in the conference.
 
The articles of no longer than a half of the printer sheet (20000 characters) are accepted for publication. The authors are responsible for the content. The organizing committee reserves the right to refuse a publication.
The conference proceedings will have be published by the beginning of the conference. 
 
Contacts:  Mikhail Tepliansky:  rggu37 at mail.ru 
                 Mikhail Timofeev:   timofeew at inbox.ru 
             Nikolay Demyanenko:   demyanenko1 at rambler.ru  
The City of Ivanovo is located 300 km north-east of Moscow and only eight hours by night train from the Yaroslavl station or five hours by day bus from the Shelkovo bus-station. The ticket cost is around $40 by train or $20 by bus. All participants will be met at the station in Ivanovo and accompanied to the hotel. We have volunteers who are willing to meet the participants in
Moscow and accompany them to Ivanovo. The rate is usually $50-70 per night. The bus tours to the ancient Russian city of Suzdal or nearby monasteries are available. 
 
 
  		 	   		  
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