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The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites panel and paper proposals for the Fifteenth Annual CESS Conference, October 23-26, 2014, in New York City.The event will be held at Columbia University, hosted by the Harriman Institute. Registration starts Thursday evening, October 23.  Panels begin Friday morning, October 24, and continue through mid-day on Sunday, October 26. Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of humanities and social science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome. The geographic domain of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and Iranian Plateau to Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus, Crimea, Middle Volga, Afghanistan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Centra! l and Inner Asia. Practitioners and scholars in all humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in Central Eurasia are encouraged to participate.The program will feature approximately 70 panels. There will also be supplementary events and a keynote speaker. To submit a pre-organized panel or individual paper proposal, please login to the CESS Website at www.centraleurasia.org.MAIN CONFERENCE DATES:Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: 31 March 2014.Notification of Acceptance: 1-10 May 2014.Preliminary Program Available: July 2014.Deadline for Pre-Registration: 18 August 2014.Conference Dates: 23-26 October 2014OTHER DATES:Deadline for notification of audio-visual requests: 18 August 2014.Travel Arrangements &#38; Visa in place by: 18 August 2014.Deadline for Last Cancellations: 18 August 2014 (No Fee Refund).Deadline for Paper Submission to Chairs &#38; Discussants: 11 October 2014.Travel &#38; AccommodationsInformation about Columbia University and the New York City, transportation options, maps, and lodging information will be available at the conference website. Please be sure to visit http://harriman.columbia.edu/event/2014-central-eurasian-studies-society-conference for detailed information.All conference participants are responsible for making their own arrangements for travel and accommodations. CESS does not subsidize travel and accommodations for conference participants. Conference participants are urged to make local hotel reservations well in advance of the August 18th pre-registration deadline.Further InformationThe Chair of the Conference Committee is Dr. Ali İğmen (California State University, Long Beach ali.igmen@csulb.edu). Communications regarding local arrangements, including invitation letters, should be addressed to:CESS 2014 Annual ConferenceHarriman InstituteColumbia University420 West 118th Street, 12th FloorMC3345New York, NY 10027USAPhone: +1/212-854-4623Fax: +1/212-666-3481 (attention: CESS conference)E-mail: cess@columbia.eduCommunications about proposal submission, program matters, registration matters, the mailing list, and data updates should be sent to the CESS Secretariat.Central Eurasian Studies Society1011 E. 3rd St.Goodbody Hall 101Bloomington, In 47405 U.S.A.Tel: +1/812-855-0959Fax: +1/812-855-8667 (attention: CESS)secretariat@centraleurasia.orgwww.centraleurasia.orgThis post has been generated by Page2RSS