Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish and Turkic Studies

The American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages will again hold a "Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish and Turkic Studies" in conjunction with the MESA conference in Boston, on Saturday, November 18. The pre-conference will be hosted by Boston University on November 17th. The Pre-Conference is designed to encourage research making significant use of sources in Turkish and Turkic languages by graduate students in Turkish and Turkic Studies in North America. It will promote contact between students at various institutions and allow for feedback from faculty discussants participating in the pre-conference. Another goal is to help students progress towards more formal presentations at national conferences such as those of MESA, CESS, and organizations devoted to specific disciplines. Students wishing to apply should send their name, affiliation, their status and an abstract to Professor Uli Schamiloglu, uschamil@wisc.edu, or Professor Erika H. Gilson, ehgilson@princeton.edu. Funding to support travel for students presenting papers has been secured.

Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award Topic Announced

Sabancı University and the Brookings Institution are pleased to announce the topic for the “Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award” for the year 2007. The topic for the 2007 Award is “Perceptions of Ottoman Legacy in the Balkans and the Middle East”. The deadline for submissions for the 2007 Award is March 2, 2007. learn more