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The Third Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies

May 25-28, 2000, Bethesda Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD
Sponsored by The American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIrS)

The Society for Iranian Studies (SIS), The American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIrS) and the Society for Iranian Studies (SIS) are pleased to announce the Third Biennial Conference on Iranian studies to be held in Bethesda, Maryland, May 25-28, 2000. Building on the success of the Second Biennial Conference in 1998, the conference aims to further enhance academic research into all areas of Iranian Studies covering all historical periods. The Washington, D.C. area has been selected once again as the site of the Conference because of its centrality and in order to emphasize the continuity of this conference with the previous ones. All efforts will be made to ensure the diversity of the various facets of Iranian Studies and the plurality of research approaches and methodologies. The organizers will try as much as possible to enlist the cooperation of scholars residing in Europe, Iran, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere. A program committee has been set up to review the abstracts submitted, and a "Call for Papers" has also been issued. (see below).

The Program Committee welcomes contributions in all aspects of Iranian studies, including established academic disciplines such as art and archeology, art history, architecture, sociology, arts and crafts, history, politics and diplomacy, philosophy and religion, languages and literatures, anthropology and folklore studies, economics and economic history, women's studies and others. In addition, it looks forward with particular attention to receiving contributions in new areas of investigation and/or novel approaches to the more traditional fields. Contributions from areas which may not have received deserved attention in the previous conferences will be especially welcome. To inform potential participants about the conference, the planning process, and the various aspects of the program, Society for Iranian Studies will present up-to-date information at its web site. A more detailed progress report will be presented at the SIS and AIIrS meetings to be held in conjunction with the 1999 annual conference of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), in Washington D. C. November 19-22, 1999. Periodic reports will also be published in the future issues of the SIS Newsletter. A preliminary version of the Conference Proceedings (including a list of prospective panels and papers, exhibitions and other events and activities) will be featured in the SIS Newsletter in February 2000. The final Conference Program will be made available to all the registered participants as part of the registration packet.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is September 30, 1999, but earlier submissions are urged strongly. All individuals interested in attending the conference are required to register for the conference and to make their reservations in advance, beginning in October 1999. All participants must fill out a registration form and send it to SIS Executive Secretary (the form is available here).

Registration fee has been set as follows: pre-registration: $35 individual, $45 family, $25 student; on site registration: $50 individual, $65 family, $25 student. All fees are non-refundable and must be paid be by credit card, checks or money orders to SIS. To make hotel reservation, contact Hyatt Regency Hotels directly at 1-800-233-1234 or the official conference site at the following address: Bethesda Hyatt Regency One Bethesda Metro Center Bethesda, MD 20814 U. S. A. Tel: (301) 657-1234 Fax: (301) 657-6478 For all other questions or inquiries, contact SIS Executive Secretary.

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