The Midwest Slavic Association and The Ohio State University (OSU) Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) are pleased to announce the 2016 Midwest Slavic Conference to be held at OSU April 8-10, 2016.

Conference organizers invite proposals for panels or individual papers addressing all disciplines related to Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. The conference will open with a keynote address by Dr. Serhii Plokhii (Harvard University) on Ukraine’s current crisis in historical perspective on Friday, April 8th, followed by two days of panels.

Please send a one-paragraph abstract and a brief C.V. in PDF format to csees@osu.edu by January 15th. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate. Limited funding is available for undergraduate  and graduate student lodging with preference given to out-of-state participants.

Deadlines                                                                                                                                    

• Abstract and C.V. Deadline: January 15                                                                                      
• Notification of Acceptance: February 5                                                                                        
• Panels  Announced, Scheduling Conflicts, and Housing Requests Due: February 12                
• Registration Deadline and Paper Submission:  March 25                                        

Registration

• Undergraduates: $10
• Graduate: $20
• Faculty/Public: $35