The Midwest Slavic Association, the Ohio State University Center for Slavic and East European Studies, and the OSU Office of International Affairs proudly announce the 2007 Midwest Slavic Conference, to be held at the Blackwell Hotel and Conference Center from 17-19 April 2008 on the campus of Ohio State University.

The conference will open with a keynote address and reception on the evening of Thursday 17 April, followed by two days of academic and business-related panels. Conference organizers are inviting proposals for panels or individual papers addressing all disciplines related to Slavic histories, political science, literatures, linguistics, sociology, economics, and other fields.  Please send a one-paragraph abstract, along with a brief c.v. to csees@osu.edu by 1 February 2008.  Persons proposing papers must be willing to be scheduled either Friday or Saturday.

Graduate students are particularly encouraged to submit presentations. Limited funding will be available to subsidize graduate hotel stays. Foreign travel will not be supported.  For more information, contact the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at 614-292-8770 or at csees@osu.edu