From: owner-anenews-digest@ (ANEnews Digest) To: anenews-digest Subject: ANEnews Digest V1997 #23 Reply-To: Sender: owner-anenews-digest@ Errors-To: owner-anenews-digest@ Precedence: bulk ANEnews Digest Tuesday, February 11 1997 Volume 1997 : Number 023 anenews Conf. - Ancient History - IHAC, Changchun, [Long] anenews Job: Assyriology - IHAC - Changchun anenews ane Call for papers: Egyptology and Ancient Israel Group, SBL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:21:35 -0500 From: cejo@midway.uchicago.edu (Charles E. Jones) Subject: anenews Conf. - Ancient History - IHAC, Changchun, [Long] Forwarded on behalf of the undersigned, to whom responses and inquiries should be directed. ****************************************************** Dear Colleagues, Now we are happy to announce that Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China, will be hosting the Second International Conference on Ancient World History of the Society of Ancient and Medieval World History in China (SAMWHC) on August 25-29, 1997. The purpose of the Conference is to promote academic contacts between Chinese and foreign ancient historians and to explore ancient civilizations, including that in China, in a global context. All scholars and students of ancient history are welcomed to attend the Conference and are sincerely invited to present a paper. Those not presenting a paper are also welcome. We ask that each presentation be limited to fifteen minutes. The organizers will need an abstract of your paper and a copy of your 15 minute presentation by May 1997 to facilitate solving translation problems. The Conference will last for five days and will include a one-day visit to the Xianghai Bird Nature Reserve. Following the Conference and depending on interest, different academic tours will be organized by Tianjin Education International Travel Service. As to the specifics of the post-conference tours, please read the Notice. Enclosed please find the Announcement of the Conference and the Pre-Registration Form. We encourage you to make photocopies of this invitation and the announcement and send them to other scholars who would be interested in the Conference. Please return the Registration Form as early as possible (no later than the 1st of August 1997) to Dr Wu Yuhong (Oriental Studies) or Dr. Zhang Qiang (Classics and others), Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC), Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Prof. Wang Rongshun Prof. Lin Zhichun Prof. Wang Dunshu President Honourary Director Honour Director Northeast Normal Institute for the History Institute for the History University of Ancient Civilizations, of Ancient Civilizations Northeast Normal Universiry, and Secretary-General and Honourary Chairman of SAMWHC SAMWHC THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY August 25-29, 1997, Changchun _____________________________________________________________________ 1. Date: 7. Expenses: August 25-29, 1997 (Monday- (1) Registration Fee: Friday), for a duration of 5 USD$ 150/participant days including one-day visit to (2) Room Rate for Foreign Guest House the Xianghai Bird Reserve of Northeast Normal University: US$ 28/ Double Room/Day (including 2. Venue: service fee, no Single Room available). Rate for the three stars Hotel: Northeast Normal University (South Lake Hotel) : US$ 51/Double Room Changchun, Northeast of China. (3) Board Rate: US$ 15/Person/Day (4) Expenses for One-Day Visit to the Xiang-hai Bird Reserve: US$ 15/Person (5) Transport from the Changchun Airport 3. Sponsorship: to the Guest House/ Hotel Northeast Normal University and US$ 5/ Person The Society of Ancient World History in China. (6) Expenses for visiting the Palace of the emperor 4. Topics: | 8. Post-Conference Tours: The main topics are as follows: |This Conference entrusts Tianjin (1) The Origins and Rise of |Education International Travel Service Ancient Civilizations; to organize academic tours to different (2) The Nature and Characteristics parts of China. For the Travel Lines A to G and of Ancient Civilizations relevant expenses as well as other travel (3) The Features and Aspects services, please refer to the Notice of of Ancient Civilizations: Tianjin Educational Travel d. Religions e. Historiography Service a. Economics b. Social Conditions c. Politics f. Science and Philosophy g. Literature h. Archaeology and Art i. Family and Women Status (4) The Development and Connections of Ancient Civilizations 5. Papers 9.Application Procedure: Each presentation in the conference Having received this Announcement, is limited to 15 minutes. the participant should complete Send a English the enclosed Pre-registration Form and copy of each talk (fifteen minutes) return it to Dr Wu Yuhong befor e 30th May 1997; and or Zhang Qiang of the Conference to submit 5 copies of their before the 1997 May full paper to the Conference on registration. Those who prefer 10. Co-ordinators: to have their papers distributed can Dr Wu, Yuhong or Dr Zhang, Qiang, Institute for History bring extra copies with them of Ancient Civilizations, to the Conference or make posters. Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China e-mail: ihac@ivy.nenu.edu.cn Changchun 130024, P.R.China 6. Languages: Chinese and English Fax. 86-431-568-4027 Tel. 86-0431-5685085-3744 ____________________________________________________ Pre-Registration Form Name: _______________________________________ Sex: ___ Position: _____________________________________________ Institution: ____________________________________________ Corresponding Address: _____________________________________________ __________________________ Nationality: __________ Passport No. __________ Tel: ________ Fax: _______________ Accompanied by : ________________Passport No. ___________ Arrival Time : _________________Flight No.:________________ Duration of Stay in China: ________Days: ___________________ Do you wish to present a paper? Yes ( ) No ( ) If "Yes", the title of the paper is: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Please indicate your interest for the following by checking the appropriate spaces: 1. One-Day Visit to Xianghai Bird Reserve during the Conference ( ) 2. Post-Conference Tour: Line A( ); Line B ( ); Line C ( ); Line D ( ); Line E ( ); Line F ( ); Line G ( ). 3. Hotel Reservation: Northeast Normal Guest House ( ); the South Lake Hotel ( ) 4. Transportation between Changchun Airport (or Changchun Railway Station) ( ) 5. Visiting the Palace of the Last Emperor in Changchun Note: When completed, please send the Form to : Dr. Wu Yuhong or Dr. Zhang Qiang Institute for the History of the Ancient Civilizations, Northeast Normal University; Changchun 130024, P.R. China ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:21:25 -0500 From: cejo@midway.uchicago.edu (Charles E. Jones) Subject: anenews Job: Assyriology - IHAC - Changchun Forwarded on behalf of the undersigned, to whom responses and inquiries should be directed. ****************************************************** The Institute for History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) will employ an Assyriologist (PhD preferred). Highest salary in Chinese standard. Free travel tickets and apartment. Inquiry sent to: Dr Wu Yuhong, e-mail or IHAC, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024 China ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:34:58 -0500 From: cejo@midway.uchicago.edu (Charles E. Jones) Subject: anenews ane Call for papers: Egyptology and Ancient Israel Group, SBL Forwarded on behalf of the undersigned, to whom responses and inquiries should be directed. ****************************************************** >Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 14:37:29 -0600 (CST) >From: sthollis@baldcom.net (Susan T. Hollis) > >The Egyptology and Ancient Israel Group of the Society of Biblical >Literature welcomes proposals for its sessions to be held at the Annual >Meeting in San Francisco, Nov. 22-27, 1997. One session seeks papers >addressing "Egyptian Symbolism in Hebrew Scriptures," while the second >session is an open call. Guidelines for submission may be found in the >1997 Call for Papers for SBL. Please send abstracts to Susan T. Hollis, >SUNY Empire State College, 219 Walton Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, e-mail > or , phone 315-472-5799 (w), >315-428-8073 (h). Deadline for proposals is March 1. > >Susan Tower Hollis >48-A Ponderosa Drive >Syracuse, NY 13215-1607 >315/428-8073 >sthollis@baldcom.net ------------------------------ End of ANEnews Digest V1997 #23 ******************************* Back issues are available on the Oriental Institute World-Wide Web (WWW) site at: http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/ANE/OI_ANE.html