----- Original Message -----
From: Mila Saskova-Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: Call for Panel and Paper Declarations, Czsl Society of Arts and Sciences, Pilsen 2002
The 21st Anniversary SVU World Congress
of the
Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences
CALL FOR PAPERS (working languages: Czech, Slovak, and English)
The 21st SVU World Congress of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences will take place in
Pilsen, June 24-30, 2002. This Congress will be under the auspices of the Rector of the University
of West Bohemia and the Mayor of the City of Pilsen.
The overall theme of the Congress is "The Transformation of Czech and Slovak Societies on the
Threshold of the New Millennium, and their Role in the Present Global World".
The Congress themes will be devoted to general civilization and historical questions, which will
include discussion panels on Multiculturalism and many others.
There will be lectures discussing different cultural themes in the frame of panels: Czech Literature
at the Break of the 20th and 21st century, Shakespeare in Czech Literature (Problems of Authors
Using English Language), Present Czech Architecture, Czech Structuralism and its International Echo,
(Personality and Works of Roman Jacobson), Changes in Czech Puppet Shows, Czech and Slovak Music of
the 20th Century, Jewish and Czech Culture: Mutual Influences, and The Beginnings of Czech State in
International Context.
Problems of the sciences, education, and the economy will be introduced in discussion panels as:
Universities and their Role of Education in the 21st Century, Possibilities of Current Medical
Science, Informational Technology, and Economic Views of the Czech Republic, History of Czech Beer,
and History of Skoda Factory: World and Czech Industrial Tradition.
Topics regarding present Czech and Slovak societies, political and spiritual life, and destinies,
past, present, and future Czech and Slovak communities abroad will be addressed in discussion panels
including: Media and Democracy, European Integration: Euro skepticism and Euro optimism, Belief and
Czech Society, Czechs and Slovaks in America, Czech and Slovak Museums, Czech and Slovak Library
Archives and Collection Development, Role of Ethnic Organizations in Preserving Our Cultural
Heritage, Genealogy, and The Constitution and Voting Systems: Czech and American experiences.
Special discussion panels will be focused on various problems of young generation including lectures
devoted to The Assimilation and Acculturation of Youth, Youth Movement, Student Exchange Programs,
and Teaching Czech Language. Other panels can be added.
For Congress attendees, a rich and attractive evening cultural program will be prepared, where
interested persons will be able to choose between many theatrical performances, concerts of
classical, jazz or even folk music, as well as literary events. The Ceremonial Reception of the
Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences will be included in the program. At the end of the
Congress the organizers will prepare two alternative group excursions into Western Czech spa cities
(Karlovy Vary, Marianske Lazne, Frantiskovy Lazne), or into regional, architecturally and
historically magnificent castles and chateaus.
Accommodation will be provided for interested people in the local hotels and pensions, or in student
dormitories. Regarding meals, the Congress attendees can choose from a variety of high quality and
inexpensive restaurants, located in the city center (reservations will be arranged prior to the
Congress with the restaurants' owners).
A significant authorities of Czech and Slovak political, cultural, intellectual, and spiritual life,
including the President of the Czech Republic, the Prime minister, and Presidents of both chambers
of the Parliament will attend. Interest and active attendance of the public at large is expected.
Organizers of the Congress, in cooperation with the SVU Executive Board, are hopeful of creating an
inspirational and friendly environment in Pilsen. They hope that this exchange of ideas will
contribute to a deeper understanding of the larger challenges of civilization, in front of which the
Czech and Slovak societies are standing, on the threshold of the 21st century. Finally, they wish to
further the relationships between domestic Czechs and Slovaks and those Czechs and Slovaks living
abroad.
If you are interested in panel chairing or presentation of papers, please register on the
Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences site: http://www.svu2000.org/headlines/b20.htm.
For further information you can also contact Mila Saskova-Pierce, 1133 Oldfather Hall, UNL. Lincoln,
NE 68588-0315, USA. (402) 472 1336
Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce
University of Nebraska
1133 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0315
Tel: (402) 472 1336
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to
search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS
Web Interface at:
http://home.attbi.com/~lists/seelangs/ -------------------------------------------------------------
------------
|