CONF./CFP- Graduate Student Conference on Inner Eurasia, Columbia U. , Mar. 28

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CONF./CFP- Graduate Student Conference on Inner Eurasia, Columbia U. , Mar. 28

Posted by: Jessy Teicher <jat2144@columbia.edu>

Call For Papers

Second Annual Graduate Student Conference:

Organization for the Advancement of Studies of Inner Eurasian Societies
(OASIES)

at Columbia University in the City of New York

"Inner Eurasia: Transcending Boundaries"

Saturday, March 28, 2009
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 2, 2009

The Organization for the Advancement of Studies of Inner Eurasian
Societies at Columbia University invites panel and individual paper
proposals for the First Annual OASIES Student Conference to be held
Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Columbia University in New York, NY.
Students and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit
abstracts of papers covering all topics pertaining to Inner Eurasian
Studies.

Inner Eurasian Studies is defined for the purposes of this conference
as the study of the historical and contemporary Afghan, Mongolic,
Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and Turkic peoples, languages, cultures,
and societies. This graduate student conference will involve
presentations of working papers on topics relevant to the study of
Inner Eurasia which transcend or are not readily accommodated within
established geographical, temporal, political, academic, or other
boundaries.

Submission Instructions

Individual papers will be assigned by the Conference Committee to a
suitable panel.

Please include the following information on all submissions:

1) Names of all authors (note name of the person presenting the paper);
2) Institutional affiliation and title/position;
3) Contact information, including e-mail address, postal address, and
telephone/fax numbers;
4) Paper title;
5) An abstract of no more than 300 words, to be included in the
Conference Program;
6) Any audio-visual equipment needs (overhead, slide projector,
PowerPoint, etc.)

Due to space constraints, abstracts exceeding 300 words cannot be accepted.
OASIES regrets that it cannot provide any funding to participants.

Submission deadline: March 2, 2009.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 9, 2009.
Complete paper of 7-10 pages (double-spaced) for a presentation of no
more than 15 minutes due March 18, 2009.

Submit this information: Via e-mail as an attachment (pdf, .doc or
.rtf formats preferred) to: contact@oasies.org

Visit www.oasies.org for more information.

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