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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Neil Bermel <[log in to unmask]> NEW IDEAS AND TRENDS IN CZECH CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SATURDAY, 11 JANUARY 2003, 10.00 - 18.00 EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 26 KENSINGTON PALACE GARDENS, LONDON Sponsored by the Embassy and the International Association of Teachers of Czech This one-day conference brings together many of the leading academics in Czech literary, linguistic and cultural studies in Britain. Speakers will present aspects of their current research in a lively and accessible format. The goal of the conference is to promote an exchange of views between the public and academia, and to acquaint the public with the research underway in these fields in British universities. Guest speaker: doc. PhDr. Petr Bilek, CSc. (Department of Czech Literature, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Prague) Invited speakers: Prof. R. Pynsent (SSEES-UCL), Prof. R. Porter (Glasgow), Dr. J. Naughton (Oxford), Dr. J. Culik (Glasgow), Dr. J. Smejkalova (Durham), Mr. T. Dickins (Wolverhampton), Mr. R. Chitnis (Bristol), Dr. N. Bermel (Sheffield). There is no charge for conference attendance. Members of the public are welcome. **Travel bursaries are available for postgraduate students working in allied fields at UK universities. For more information, please contact Neil Bermel at [log in to unmask]** Financial support for this conference was provided by a grant from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Further information and preliminary programmes: [log in to unmask] -- ---------------------------------------------------- Neil Bermel University of Sheffield Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies Sheffield S10 2TN England +44 (0)114 222 7405 +44 (0)114 222 7416 fax