Conference 2008

** Please note the change of venue **

University of Chester , 2-4 September

Call for Papers - Provisional Programme - Conference fees - Bookings - Post-Graduate Bursaries

Call for Papers
You are cordially invited to offer a paper, or workshop presentation, at the Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies Conference, to be held at the University of Chester, 2-4 September 2008. You are also invited to suggest any speakers who you think would be willing to offer a paper, bearing in mind, however, that ACIS does not normally offer either a fee or expenses for speakers.

Papers will be allocated a maximum of 35 minutes on the programme, in order to leave time for discussion and debate. If you wish to offer a paper, please refer to the Guidelines for Papers (see below).  Please send, preferably by e-mail, a provisional title and short description of content (approx 100 words) by 4 July 2008 to the Programme Organiser:

Carmen Usategui
Languages Department
University of Chester
Parkgate Road
Chester CH1 4BJ
UK

Tel:   + 44 (0) 1244 513289
Email: c.usategui@chester.ac.uk

If you have submitted a paper, and have any queries prior to the Conference, please contact Carmen.

GUIDELINES FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS

The Constitution briefly describes the general aims of the Association as the promotion of “the study of the social, economic and political affairs of the Iberian area together with its languages”.  Following on from this broad description we could further define our areas of activity in terms of geographical limits and historical period:

  • Geographical limits: Spain and Portugal and their dependent territories.  International relations involving either country are included.
  • Historical period: approximately the past 100 years, from the late nineteenth century to the present.   This is not meant to exclude references to an earlier period, where appropriate.
  • Language: the Spanish and Portuguese languages, especially contemporary usage; the minority languages of the Iberian Peninsula, especially in their social and political context.

Conference Fees

** NB: these fees are provisional, and may be varied slightly, due to the change of venue **

   
RESIDENTIAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Standard ACIS members
£237
£185
  Non members 
£257
£205

Residential rate includes:
• admission to conference sessions/workshops
• three lunches
• refreshment breaks
• Tuesday dinner
• Wednesday conference dinner
• two nights single accommodation + breakfast in University Halls of Residence.

A day or half-day rate is available on request (to include lunch and refreshment breaks) at the following rates:

Full day (Wed) ACIS members
£50 
  Non members 
£60
Half day (Tue and Thu) ACIS members
£30
  Non members 
£40

Bookings
Please download the booking form, which covers fees and payment details.

For further information please contact the Association Secretary, Mark Gant: m.gant@chester.ac.uk

* * NB: Payment may be made by Cheque or Banker's Order, or by Credit Card (Mastercard or Visa) * *

Post-Graduate Bursaries
ACIS is offering two bursaries to cover the full conference and residence fee. These bursaries are available to postgraduate students whose research is related to an area of interest to ACIS members (see Guidelines above), and who are willing to offer a paper at the conference.

PLEASE BRING THIS INVITATION TO THE ATTENTION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. ACIS RELIES ON ITS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO PUBLICISE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POSTGRADUATES.

See: details of the scheme and application form

Page updated 6 August, 2008