Call for Papers
30 December 2009
HUNGARIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (HSAC)
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
WHEN? MAY 29 - 30 (a weekend) 2010
WHERE? CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
HSAC has been holding its annual conferences for nearly three decades under the umbrella of the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences' Congress which convenes each year on the campus of a different Canadian university. In 2010 the Federation's Congress will be meeting on the Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University, in the heart of Montreal, from May 28 to June 4. Over seventy scholarly associations will be participating. For further information visit the Congress' website: www.congress2010.ca
Because the main theme of the Congress this year will be "Connected Understanding/Le savoir branche" the focus of HSAC's meeting will be Hungary-Canada connections. Of course papers on other themes, especially Hungarian-North American interactions, will be welcome. Papers given at HSAC conferences in the past have sometimes been published in the journal _Hungarian Studies Review_ and/or the Association's "Occasional Papers in Hungarian Studies" series. HSAC (along with HAS) is a co-sponsor of the HSR.
The largely French-speaking Province of Quebec, especially the historical (mainly 18th century) "old town" of Quebec City, is a fascinating place to visit. Quebec City is a few hours' driving distance from Montreal. Located mainly on large islands in the St. Lawrence River, Montreal itself is a cosmopolitan city which is the destination of tens of thousands of visitors each year, many from overseas. It is a bilingual (French-English) city with large ethnic communities from other parts of the world's francophonie as well as elsewhere.
Please indicate your intention to attend our conference (and visit Montreal) by December 18, giving the title of your proposed paper. In January, 2010 you can send in an abstract of your paper along with a short c.v. You should also indicate what audio-visual equipment you will need. You can send these to me, Nandor Dreisziger (chair of the program committee): nandor@kingston.net or to one of the committee's other members: Judith Szapor of Montreal's McGill University (judith.szapor@mcgill.ca), or Christopher Adam of Ottawa's Carleton University (christopheradam@sympatico.ca). Chris is Montreal-based and is in charge of local arrangements for the HSAC Conference.
Anyone wishing to participate must become a member of HSAC and pay his or her membership dues before the end of 2009. Please send a check ($35 for regular members, $25 for students and retired scholars) to our treasurer: Mrs. Margit Lovrics, 75 Graydon Hall Drive, suite 1804, Don Mills, ON M3A 3M5 Canada. (Fees for the following academic year will be higher) These fees include subscriptions to the Hungarian Studies Review, the HSAC Newsletter, and to the Association's Occasional Papers series.
The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences assesses an attendance fee for all who participate. The fee structure in Canadian dollars is: (1) early registration fee by March 31: students, retired, and unwaged delegates $45, postdoctoral fellows $65, regular delegates, $120; (2) late registration fee by April 1: students, retired, and unwaged delegates $65, postdoctoral fellows $80, regular delegates $160; and (3) on-site registration fee as of May 27: students, retired, and unwaged delegates $70, postdoctoral fellows $85, regular delegates $175. Delegates can register for the 2010 Congress, starting mid-January 2010. One may register online via secure server at the Congress’ website. One may also register by fax (613) 236-4853, or by mail: Congress 2010, 415-151 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3, Canada. The Federation's main website is www.fedcan.ca<http://www.fedcan.ca/>
There will be on-campus accommodation for those delegates who do not wish to stay in more expensive hotels.
If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to me (or to Judith or Chris); and please excuse me if a call for papers for this conference reaches you more than once.
Sincerely,
Nandor Dreisziger
Professor Emeritus of History
Royal Military College of Canada