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** International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 6 **
Paper submissions are open for Volume 6 of the Humanities Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://h08.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You can submit your paper until one month after the Conference close date or 18 August 2008.

Authors are notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you are asked to referee please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

** Humanities Journal Subscription **
All officially registered Humanities Conference participants have a complimentary one-year subscription to the International Journal of the Humanities. This subscription is valid for one year following the end date of the Conference. To access the subscription, see:
http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/subscriptions.html

** Would you like to be an Associate Editor? **
For details, see: http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/diary#p:26:62

** 2008 Humanities Conference **
The Sixth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
15-18 July 2008, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
See: http://www.HumanitiesConference.com/

* Conference Dinner **
The Humanities Conference dinner will be held on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. The dinner is sponsored by Fatih University and is free of charge for all Conference participants. However, registration is required. For registration and other details, see:
http://h08.cgpublisher.com/registrations/options/14

** Istanbul Tours **

An optional tour of Istanbul is available. For details, see:
http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/diary#p:26:63

Please send news items to garett.gietzen@commongroundpublishing.com

** Conferences **
6th International Conference on the Book
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
See: http://b08.cgpublisher.com/

"Things Fall Apart" at 50
10-11 October 2008, University of London, London, UK
See: http://ies.sas.ac.uk/events/conferences/2008/Achebe/index.htm

7th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities
9-12 January 2009, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
See: http://www.hichumanities.org/

Public Disorder: Post-World War II European Art & Its Publics
2-4 April 2009, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
See: http://www.miriad.mmu.ac.uk/aah09/

** Workshops **
Click on Knowledge: The State of Learning in the Time of Google
6-7 November 2008, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
See: http://cds.hum.ku.dk/courses/workshops/click_on_knowledge/

** Publishing Opportunities **
Call for chapters for "Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food and South Asia."
See: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=162603

** Fellowships **
Hal Rothman Fellowship for Graduate Students in Environmental History
See: http://www.aseh.net/awards/aseh-research-fellowships/

Please send news items to garett.gietzen@commongroundpublishing.com

** Conferences **
Sixth International Conference on the Book
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA
See: http://b08.cgpublisher.com/

Chicago Digital Humanities/Computer Science (DHCS) Colloquium
1-3 November 2008, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
See: http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/dhcs2008/

** 2008 Humanities Conference **
The Sixth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
15-18 July 2008, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
See: http://www.HumanitiesConference.com/

** Conference Proposals **
For information on proposals, presentation types, and participation options, see:
http://h08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html .
To submit a proposal, see:
http://h08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

** Conference Dinner **
The Humanities Conference dinner will be held on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. The dinner is sponsored by Fatih University and is free of charge for all Conference participants. For registration and other details, see: http://h08.cgpublisher.com/extra_options.html

** Main Speakers **
We are pleased to announce the addition of two Main Speakers for the 2008 Conference:
A. Pablo Iannone, Central Connecticut State University, USA
Souad Halila, University of Tunis, Tunisia
For more information on these, and all, of the main speakers, see:
http://H08.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html#PB

** Journal Award Winner **
Congratulations to A. Pablo Iannone, the winner of the International Award for Excellence in the Humanities for his paper, "Globalization and the Humanities." For more information on this paper, and on the Runners-up for the Award and their papers, see:
http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/diary#p:26:61

** Humanities Journal, Volume 6 (2008 Conference participants) **
Paper submissions are now open. For submission guidelines, see:
http://h08.cgpublisher.com/publish.html.
Please note that you will first need to submit a Conference proposal. See: http://h08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

The International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities is offering a tour of Istanbul, Turkey on Monday, 14 July.

Tour Description:
The Istanbul tour will begin at approximately 8:00 (a.m.) at the Conference hotels - the Kaya Ramada Plaza and Marin Princess Resort (exact pick-up details to follow via e-mail if you register for the tour).

We will first visit the Sultanahmet Square where the most important events of the Byzantium and Turkish history took place during thousands of years of the rich history of the nations. This square has a special importance with its museums, mosques, Byzantium cisterns and Hippodrome with important historical buildings. We will visit Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet camii), Cistern, and the Kariye Museum. Then we will have a lunch at the Konyali restaurant that is located in the Topkapi Palace where the Ottoman Empire reigned for centuries with their sultans, viziers, janissaries and harem. After lunch we will visit the palace museum (except for the Harem) and famous Grand Bazaar (Turkey's largest covered market, most guide books claim that it has 4000 shops).

The tour will end at approximately 19:00 (7:00 p.m.) when tour attendees will be returned to the Kaya Ramada and Marin Princess.

Tour price:
$AU 98.00. Please be aware that we cannot register you for the tour until payment is received.

Very important:
There is a minimum number of people required for the tour to proceed. If you wish to attend this tour, please contact Common Ground at info+h08@commongroundconferences by 8 July and provide your payment information. (If you paid your registration with a credit card, we will have your card on file and will apply the payment accordingly. If you wish to provide another form of payment, please let us know).

As part of the process of publishing the International Journal of the Humanities all submissions are sent for peer refereeing prior to publication. Assessment, comments and guidance by the referees are an essential part of the publication process and invaluable to the authors of the submitted papers.

In recognition of the important role of referees, the International Advisory Board acknowledges all referees who have refereed papers as an 'Associate Editor' in the volume of the journal to which they have contributed.

If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests and if we have any appropriate papers we will contact you.

24-25 October 2008, University of Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

MIRICO - Human and Minority Rights in the Life Cycle of Ethnic Conflicts

CALL FOR PAPERS

Funded by the European Commission's Framework Programme 6, MIRICO is developing substantial and procedural concepts for the management of diversity in ethnically and culturally diverse states that can help preventing conflict and overcoming its consequences with a view to mainstreaming conflict prevention into the programming of all aspects of EU foreign policy.

The Conference
Marking the conclusion of the MIRICO project, the University of Frankfurt - Wilhelm Merton Centre for European Integration and International Economic Order is hosting a two-day series of panel discussions focussed on the following themes:
1. Re-thinking Minority Rights Accommodation in the Context of Crisis Management.
2. Addressing Police and Judiciary Issues in the Western Balkans (Challenges for EU Missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Kosovo).
3. Re-constructing National Identities - Internal and External Actors at Work in South Eastern Europe.
4. Universalism vs. Regionalism - Lessons from the Western Balkans for the Future of Multifunctional Peace Support Operations.
5. Re-active vs. Pro-active Crisis Management - The International Community in South Eastern Europe.
6. Kosovo and the Right to Self-Determination.
7. The Future Role of the EU in Enhancing Effective Multilateralism and Global Governance.
8. The Future Role of the EU and Other International Organisations in Pursuing Democratic Governance in Post-Conflict Reconstruction.
9. International Actors and the Promotion of Reconciliation through State- and Nation-building - Sustainable Solutions for Countries in Transition.
10. International Military Operation in the Western Balkans and beyond - NATO and Its Co-operation with Other International Organisations.

Call for Paper Proposal
The organisers encourage interested scholars and practitioners to submit paper proposals on any of the above themes. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference by their author(s) and be made available before the conference at the MIRICO and Merton Centre websites.

The deadline for submission is May 31, 2008. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and be submitted electronically to the conference Secretariat using the paper submission form available at the MIRICO and Merton Centre websites.

Notification of acceptance will be communicated by June 15, 2008. Authors are required to submit full papers not exceeding 8,000 words by 15 October 2008.

Conference Publication
The conference organisers are planning to edit a volume containing a selection of the best conference papers. Details will be communicated to authors of selected papers after the conference.

Travel and Accommodation
The conference organisers are unable to cover travel and accommodation expenses of participants.

Important Dates
Deadline for Abstracts: May 31, 2008
Conference: October 24-25, 2008

Questions regarding the conference should be addressed to
Wilhelm Merton
Centre for European Integration and International Economic Order
Senckenberganlage 31
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)69-798-25317/193
Fax: +49 (0)69-798-25318
Email: Michaela Staufer: mstaufer@jur.uni-frankfurt.de
Ugo Caruso: Caruso@jur.uni-frankfurt.de