Conf/CfP - 17th Annual Conference of the Central Eurasian Studies Society, 3-6 November 2016, Princeton University, USA

The Central Eurasian Studies Society invites panel and paper proposals for its 17th Annual Conference. The conference will be hosted by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Princeton University - http://www.princeton.edu/main/ in New Jersey, on November 3-6, 2016.

 About the 2016 Annual Conference

The conference committee invites submissions of panels and papers relating to all aspects of humanities and social science scholarship. The geographic domain of covered by this conference, Central Eurasia, encompasses Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Tibet, Mongolia, Siberia, Inner Asia, the Black Sea region, the Volga region, and East and Central Europe. Practitioners and scholars in all fields with an interest in this region are encouraged to participate.

Submissions of Pre-organized Panels are strongly encouraged and will be given some priority in the selection process. Click here to submit a Pre-organized Panels proposal - https://cess.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_210078

The Central Eurasian Studies Society invites panel and paper proposals for its 17th Annual Conference. The conference will be hosted by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Princeton University in New Jersey, on November 3-6, 2016.

Language Policy.  As a rule, papers and panels at the CESS Annual Conference are in English; this is important to promote cross-regional discussions that cross the boundaries of any language in the region.  The Conference Committee will consider proposals for panels (no individual paper proposals, however) that are conducted either in another language besides English, or in a combination of English and another language.  A person proposing such a panel would need to make a good case for why the panel is best conducted in a language other than English, including addressing how that language would be the best medium for engaging the audience at a CESS conference that would be interested in this panel.  For such panels, we ask that you submit the entire proposal in English, supplemented by the title of the paper and name of the presenter in the proposed language of presentation (proposals that do not provide all of the information in English will not be considered).

The deadline for submission of BOTH panel and paper proposals is 4 March 2016. 

For inquiries regarding the program and registration, contact Maureen Pritchard at: info@centraleurasia.org
For inquiries regarding logistics, contact Carole Frantzen at: CESS2016@princeton.edu

The Conference Committee may be contacted via info@centraleurasia.org. The members of the Committee are:

Morgan Liu, Chair (Ohio State Univ., USA)
Serguei A. Oushakine (Princeton Univ., USA)
Carole Frantzen (Princeton Univ., USA)
Leila Almazova (Kazan Federal Univ., Russian Federation)
Liliya Karimova (George Washington Univ., USA)
Marlene Laruelle (George Washington Univ., USA)
John Schoeberlein (Nazarbayev Univ., Kazakhstan)

Conference Participation

The program will feature approximately 60 panels including close to 200 presentations, and there will also be a supplementary program including a banquet, cultural program, and a keynote speaker.

Participants are responsible for covering the costs of their own travel and stay in Princeton and are responsible for making their own arrangements. The host institution has reserved a block of rooms at nearby hotels offering discounted rates. Please see the conference webpage at Princeton - https://www.princeton.edu/res/cess-annual-conference/%20 or check back below in the section on Logistics at Princeton for more details.

All of those who are included in a panel for the conference program are required to have current CESS membership. Please see the membership page - http://www.centraleurasia.org/membership for details.

Membership forms may be found here - https://cess.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_207374.

Registration forms for the 17th Annual Conference at Princeton University may be found here - https://cess.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_210079
 

Conference Fees for Members

Category (Annual Income)

Registration

Until Sept. 1

Registration

After Sept. 1

Income $25,000 or less

$50

$65

Income between $25,000 and $49,999

$65

$85

Income $50,000 or more

$80

$105

Conference Fees for Non-Members

Category (Annual Income)

Registration

Until Sept. 1

Registration

After Sept. 1

Income $25,000 or less

$85

$100

Income between $25,000 and $49,999

$110

$130

Income $50,000 or more

$130

$155

Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

The conference will be hosted by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) - http://www.princeton.edu/piirs/ and Princeton University’s Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (REEES) - https://www.princeton.edu/res/. PIIRS is the University’s main center for international and regional studies; the Institute promotes research, learning and dialogue on world cultures and issues of global importance. The Institute provides funding and support for a wide range of programs and activities aimed at advancing understanding of international issues in global, comparative, societal and cultural perspectives. The REEES program, an affiliate of PIIRS, is an interdisciplinary program with faculty from the humanities and social sciences playing an active role in teaching and advising research at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. REEES also supports innovative research. Along with the annual interdisciplinary conference Princeton Conjunction, the program organizes various workshops and seminars throughout the academic year.

Princeton University is located in Princeton, New Jersey. The Princeton area, which has a population of approximately 30,000 residents, has tree-lined streets, specialty shops, restaurants, parks and a friendly and safe atmosphere.  Princeton is located between New York and Philadelphia, and is easy to reach by public transportation or by car. The closest and most conveniently accessed international airport is Newark Liberty International.  The University is easily accessible by train, which runs along the Northeast Corridor line and also stops at the Newark airport. Both Amtrak and NJ Transit trains stop at Princeton Junction, and the south end of campus is a five-minute connecting train ride away.

For more information regarding hotels and getting to campus, please visit: http://www.princeton.edu/res/cess-annual-conference/ as well as the section below on Logistics at Princeton below.

Schedule of Key Dates

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