Czechoslovak Society for Arts and Sciences- World Congress 2014 in Plzen, CR - call for papers

[Cope, Lida]

Dear Colleagues,

Please find below a call for papers for the 27th World Congress of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) to be held in Plzeň, Czech Republic, June 29 – July 5, 2014. The congress is organized into panels (similar to the ASEEES arrangement). One of the panels will be on Slavic languages and linguistics - a topic broad enough to accommodate a wide variety of papers. (The actual topic of the panel can be reshaped by the submissions, of course.)

If you are interested in participating, please send a short proposal (title + up to 300 words) to Lida Cope (East Carolina University, Greenville) at copel at ecu.edu or Eva Eckert (Anglo-American University, Prague) at eva.eckert at aauni.edu. The deadline for submissions is May 15.

General questions about planned submissions or the submissions process should be directed to
Hugh Agnew at the conference email address (SVUPlzen2014 at gmail.com) or the local
chairperson, Ivo Budil, at (budil at khv.zcu.cz) by May 1, 2014. Dr. Agnew will accept proposals on topics other than linguistics (can come in organized panels or will be placed into panels based on topics.)

If you'd like to submit directly/individually, please send your proposal (title and 300 word abstract) to to SVUPlzen2014 at gmail.com by May 15, 2014.

SVU website: http://www.svu2000.org/ (Full call for papers and additional information)

Thank you & we look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,

Lida Cope


Dr. Lida Cope, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics

TESOL and Linguistics Areas Coordinator

Department of English, Bate #2118

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

Email: copel at ecu.edu<mailto:copel at ecu.edu>

Phone: (252) 328-6411, FAX: (252) 252-328-4889



Texas Czech Legacy Project:

http://blogs.utexas.edu/txczech/



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http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/engl/talgs/


CALL FOR PAPERS!

Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences (SVU) and The University of Western Bohemia in Plzeň, Czech Republic

announce the

27th World Congress of the SVU, Plzeň, Czech Republic, June 29 – July 5, 2014:

"Contributions of Czechs and Slovaks to the Modern World"

 The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) and the University of Western
Bohemia in Plzeň are pleased to announce the 2014 world conference, to be held in the historic
town of Plzeň in Western Bohemia, from June 29 to July 5, 2014. The general theme of the
conference will be “Contributions of Czechs and Slovaks to the Modern World.”
Despite its long history as an industrial city, Plzeň has become a flourishing and prosperous
center of culture and education in Western Bohemia. To its visitors, Plzeň offers many
interesting historical monuments, a diverse and rich cultural life, fine examples of ancient and
modern architecture to admire, quality accommodations to enjoy and good and fast transport
connections with the Prague International Airport. Plzeň is the European Capital of Culture for
2015.

The 27th World Congress of SVU will focus on the role of people of Czech and Slovak origin in
the making of the modern world in various fields of human activity, including science,
technology, art and politics. The congress will take place at the University of West Bohemia and
the local branch of the Metropolitan University Prague in the historic center of the city.
 Papers and panel proposals are urgently solicited on a wide range of subjects in the arts,
humanities, and sciences. Proposals for complete panels are preferred, but individual papers
will be reviewed and grouped into panels according to the decision of the conference
organizers. General subject groupings may include: Politics, Economics, Business; Religion and
Philosophy; Performing Arts; Plastic Arts; Technology and Industry; Medicine and Laboratory
Science; Libraries and Librarians; Heritage Organizations; Immigration and Emigration; History;
Czech/Slovak and Slavic Studies; Czech/Slovak and Slavic Linguistics; Language Teaching;
Literature and Cinema; Sport.

Questions about planned submissions or the submissions process should be directed to
Hugh Agnew at the conference email address (SVUPlzen2014 at gmail.com) or the local
chairperson, Ivo Budil, at (budil at khv.zcu.cz) by May 1, 2014. Email your completed submission
(title and 300 word abstract) to SVUPlzen2014 at gmail.com by May 15, 2014.

Full conference details and registration information is posted on the SVU website. Registration via the
website is preferred; information about the conference, other activities of SVU, as well as
membership information and forms, can be found at http://www.svu2000.org/.


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