US - IRAN RELATIONS CONFERENCE
REGIONAL & GLOBAL DYNAMICS

MAY 19-21, 2005, Ankara, Turkey

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: FEB. 25, 2005

The United States and the Iran have had severed diplomatic relationships and only limited contacts in the past quarter of century. Mutual suspicions and lack of communications between the two states and their respective citizens have increased following the rise of tensions in the post-9-11 world. To promote networking, interdisciplinary communications, and sharing of ideas and research findings on part of scholars, institutions, policy makers and citizens, the University of Utah (Middle East & Central Asia Conference Committee), the Middle East Technical University (METU-Ankara, Department of International Relations), and World Security Network are happy to announce the upcoming:

US-IRAN RELATIONS CONFERENCE
REGIONAL & GLOBAL DYNAMICS
May 19-21, 2005
ANKARA, TURKEY

The conference is estimated to be composed of 24 topic-specific panels with as many as 100 paper presentations. There will also be two distinguished plenary presentations by renowned scholars on the conference theme. Specific panels will likely fall within the following general topics, but not necessarily be confined to them:

• Historical Outlook and Analyses
• Civil Society and Citizen Contacts
• US and Iranian Hegemonies
• Afghanistan
• Iraq
• The ‘Other’ in US and Iranian Media and Politics
• Diaspora and Bi-nationals
• Trade, Oil, Gas, and Foreign Investment
• Nuclear Energy and WMD
• Human Rights
• Women and Minorities
• Terrorism, War and State Violence
• Palestine-Israel Impasse in Context of US-Iran Relations
• Regional Cooperation and Organizations
• The Role of the EU and European Powers
• Prospects for Continuing Sanctions
• Prospects for Diplomatic Relations

All interested in participating are required to send the following to the e-mail address provided below:

YOUR NAME
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
EMAIL ADDRESS
POSTAL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONES
PAPER TITLE
ONE-PAGE MAX PROPOSAL SYNOPSIS
ONE-PAGE MAX PROFESSIONAL RESUME

All of the above must fit in no more than two pages in one Word file. (Please name the file as your last name in capital letters)

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: FEB. 25, 2005

The Conference Committee will inform all applicants about its decision on admission no later than March 10, 2005. All participants with or without paper presentation are expected to send a registration fee of $100 (this fee includes two conference meals; late fee: $150) to be mailed to the Conference Committee. Further details on paper and fee due dates will be elaborated and communicated to individual applicants upon receipt of proposals. Updates will be made available on our websites:

www.utah.edu/meca/index.html

www.worldsecuritynetwork.com