THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CYPRUS STUDIES organized by Center for Cyprus Studies - Eastern Mediterranean University

14-15 April, 2005

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Fifth International Congress on Cyprus Studies will be held at the Eastern Mediterranean University on 14-15 April 2005. The aim of the Congress is to open up a discussion platform for the analysis, development, exchange and critique of ideas on Cyprus-related matters.

Themes:
The Organising Committe will accept papers related to Cyprus issues in general, specifically related to Cypriot history, archeology, geography, language, literature, education, art, folklore, law, politics, economy, tourism, sports, and the like.

Presentations can be done both in English and Turkish.

Presentation Types:

• Paper Presentations Single or joint authors can present their unique research paper in 20 minutes. Additional 10 minutes will be provided for discussion.
• Poster Presentations Completed or on-going research can be presented in a poster to be displayed openly to the participants during the Congress days.
• Round-Table Talks This session is for those who would like to discuss an issue in depth with a number of related speakers. Time allocated for the round-table talk is maximum 2 hours.

Proposals:
Deadline for submission of proposals is 15 June 2004. One participant can submit a maximum of two proposals: one single and one joint.

Proposals should include a minumum of 400, and maximum of 600 words. Proposals with less than 400 words will not be taken into consideration. Also, a biodata (of 100 words) should be attached.

The proposals should include information on the presentation topic, and clearly express the aim, scope, method and data analysis of the study. In round-table talk proposals, the participant who would like to chair the session should give information on the topic as stated above and should list the other speakers who would take part in the talk.

The participants can submit their proposals either through post, fax, or e-mail. Proposals attached as word documents to e-mail messages would be most appreciated. All proposals (paper, poster and round-table talk) will be blind-reviewed by the Advisory Board. Relevance to the congress theme(s), quality of the research and originality of the ideas will be considered when reviewing submissions. Upon notification of acceptance, the authors are expected to submit their full papers by 3 December 2004. Successful papers accepted by the Advisory Board will be published in the Proceedings Book by the Eastern Mediterranean University Press.

Other Activities:

• Workshops
• Exhibitions
• Concerts and shows
• Sightseeing tours

Registration Fees:

Participants with presentations
80 Euro

Post-graduate students with presentations
40 Euro

Participants without presentations
60 Euro

The registration fee will cover

• participation to all sessions
• congress documents, bag, badge, certificate of attendance, brochures, maps, program
• proceedings (which can also be purchased by those participants who didn’t have a presentation)
• welcome and closing receptions
• lunches, tea/coffee/cookie services
• participation to exhibitions, concerts, and sightseeing tours.

Important Dates:

Deadline for submitting the forms of participation and proposals
15 July 2004

Acceptance notification for the proposals
30 July 2004

Deadline for submitting the full papers
3 December 2004

Acceptance notification for the presentations
14 January 2005

Deadline for registration
1 March 2005

Congress dates
14-15 April 2005

For further information contact via email, phone, fax, or website.