CERC Postgraduate Conference 2006: Europe: New Voices, New Perspectives

An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference

Friday 8 December 2006

Registration

The earlybird registration fee is $15 and available until the 1st of November. After this the full registration fee of $30 applies. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Registration Form for Europe: New Voices, New Perspectives (rtf file)

Call for Papers

The Contemporary Europe Research Centre (CERC) invites postgraduate students from across Australia with a research interest in modern Europe to participate in an exciting Interdisciplinary Conference, Europe: New Voices, New Perspectives. The Conference is being held on Friday 8 December 2006 following two annual international CERC Conferences, which students encouraged to attend:

• Sex and Drugs and Shifty Roles: European and International Perspectives on Corruption, Organised Crime and Illegal Immigration (4-5 December 2006)
• Europe and Asia: Regions in Flux (6-7 December 2006)

The aim of the conference is to establish a forum for Australian postgraduate students and young researchers working under the broad rubric of European Studies to present and discuss their ongoing research with peers, academics and professionals in their given areas of interest. Papers are invited from a range of discipline areas, including law, economics, literary and cultural studies, history and political science.

Submission and deadline

The closing date for submissions is Friday 29 September, 2006.

With possible publication in mind, students interested in presenting at the conference should submit a 150 word abstract of the proposed paper together with a brief personal biography outlining research interests and background. The final copy of any paper accepted for publication should be at CERC no later than 1st November.

A limited number of mobility grants will be available to interstate post-graduates. Grants will be awarded on consideration of merit. Please indicate if mobility funding is being sought when you submit your abstract.

Please submit your abstract via email or post and direct all inquiries to Geraldine East at the following email address: cerc@cerc.unimelb.edu.au