International Conference on

(RE)INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN MULTICULTURAL AND BORDER REGIONS

The conference will be held in the seaside resort of Portorož (Slovenia), nearby the border with Croatia and Italy, on September 22 - 24, 2011.  The organizers are seeking the financial support of the Slovene Research Agency and other sponsors to offer to participants a fruitful and pleasent stay.

The Conference is open to scholars of various disciplines who may contribute to the analysis of the geopolitical, historical, cultural, social and economic aspects related to divergence and convergence processes and (re)integration perspectives and policies in multicultural and border regions. The aim of the Conference is to give an assessment of past developments and conflict resolutions, an analysis of current situations and problems concerning spatial and social cross-border and inter-cultural integration/disintegration, and an evaluation of the future trends and opportunities for co-operation and development within a broader European and global context.

The official language of the Conference is English. All participants are required to send the title of their papers/presentations along with a one-page long abstract, and the registration form to the Organizer by April 30, 2011. 
Abstracts and registration forms should be sent to the e-mail address.
The conference fee is set at € 150 and includes programme materials, the book of abstracts, admission to all sessions, coffee breaks, and the social dinner. The conference fee will not include other items, such as excursions and other possible activities/events.
Doctoral and post-doctoral students/researchers are welcome, both with oral and poster presentations. They will also benefit of a reduced conference fee (€ 80). 
Accompanying persons will be charged only for the effective costs of the attending activities/events at the spot.
The Organizer will be also looking after the publication of a selection of the original papers presented at the Conference in the most convenient and effective way. 
The Second Circular with details concerning the preliminary conference programme, the payment procedure, the site of the conference and the accommodation possibilities will be forwarded to registered participants in May 2011.

The Scientific Board of the Conference: Milan Bufon (Conference Chair, University of Primorska, Slovenia), Mateja Sedmak (Conference Co-Chair, University of Primorska), Anton Gosar (University of Primorska, Slovenia, and Chair of the Commission on Political Geography of the IGU), Lucija Čok (University of Primorska), Vesna Mikolič (University of Primorska), Alexandru Ilies (University of Oradea, Romania), Peter Jordan (Austrian Academy of Sciences), Maria Paola Pagnini (Università Telematica UNISU, Italy), Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi (University of Arizona, USA), André-Louis Sanguin (University of Sorbonne, France), Marek Sobczynski (University of Lodz, Poland), Colin Williams (University of Cardiff, Wales, UK), Saša Nedeljković (University of Belgrad, Srbija), Brigit Sauer (University of Vienna, Austria).

For further information please contact via E-mail, Fax or Mail the Conference Office (Conference Secretaries: Mrs. Vesna Markelj and Mrs. Ana Kralj) at the Science and Research Centre, University of Primorska, Garibaldijeva 1, SI-6000 KOPER/CAPODISTRIA, Slovenia; Tel.: **386 5 663 7700; Fax.: ** 386 5 663 7710; 
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