IFUSCO 2007
INFORMATION LETTER No 1The XXIII International Scientific Conference of Finno-Ugric Students
(IFUSCO) will be held in Saransk, May 15 - 19, 2007 as a follow on of the
decision made at the XXII conference in Yoshkar-Ola.
The principle organizers of the conference are: the Government of the
Republic of Mordovia, the Mordovia State University, Russian public
movement "Associa-tion of Finno-Ugric Nations of the Russian Federation"
(RPM "AFUN RF"), Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples (YAFUP/MAFUN).
To participate in the conference undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate
students interested in Finno-Ugric studies are invited.
The forum's programme comprises plenary speeches, sections' sessions,
excursions, visiting of museums, exhibitions, a Erzya and Moksha
villages, meetings with the communities.
The following sections are offered:
1. Problems of Finno-Ugric linguistics;
2. Folklore and literary criticism;
3. Journalism and public opinion;
4. Finno-Ugric world: history, archeology, ethnology;
5. Ethnic culture and society of Finno-Ugric nations;
6. National and professional traditions in contemporary culture;
7. Economics and management: problems and prospects;
8. Ecology, public health and physical training;
9. Finno-Ugric nations: legal traditions and contemporary law.
10. Finno-Ugric nations: ethno-political processes
Deadline for submission of applications is: March 15, 2007 (application
form is enclosed). Applications are accepted by e-mail: ifusco2007@mail.ru
and faxes: +7(8342) 47-60-87, +7(8342) 24-79-51 (with a note: IFUSCO-2007)
==> Non Russian citizens are required to enclose a passport xerocopy to
their applications. Should you apply for a Russian visa, make sure that:
o Your passport is valid for at least 6 months before the visa
expiry date;
o Period of processing and issuing a single-entry visa requires 20 -
30 working days;
o Visa invitation letter is directed to the RF Embassy in the
country of applicant or a Consular section indicated by you in the
application form. The organizers will inform you about the number and date
of the letter quotable to retrieve your visa.
==> Deadline for submission of abstracts of papers is April the 1st, 2007
(only via e-mail ifusco2007@mail.ru). The volume of abstracts should
exceed 2000 symbols, only in RTF Microsoft Word file format, type - 14,
line interval - 1,5.
Participation fee: € 90 for foreign participants and € 35 - for citizens
of the Russian Federation. Payment is accepted in roubles (according to
the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation upon the
date of payment). Fees can be paid on May 15th, 2007 at the accounts
department of the Mordovia State University (building No 18, Proletarskaya
St., 61, ground floor).
Articles written on the basis of presentations at the conference are
planned to be published.
Requirements to the articles:
Volume - up to 5 pages in text format Microsoft Word, type - Times New
Roman Cyr, type size - 14, line interval - 1,5.
Page Setup: left - 3cm, right - 1,5 cm, top - 2,5 cm, bottom - 2 cm.
The organizing committee of the XXIII International Scientific Student
Conference of Finno-Ugric Studies IFUSCO 2007 invites representatives of
countries and regions to submit the statement of purpose to have your city
or university as a next venue for the XXIV International Scientific
Student Conference of Finno-Ugric studies. Such projects can be designed
and submitted in the form of electronic presentations or usual reports by
the end of IFUSCO 2007 to the e-mail address mafun@mail.ru.
The decision about the place and dates of the next IFUSCO conference will
be made on the basis of presented applications at the session of the
YAFUP/MAFUN Board, May 19th, 2007.
Information about the conference can be accessed at
http://intoffice.mrsu.ru/
IFUSCO 2007: en français
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