SCIENTIST: Conference: St. Petersburg

[Katalin Fabian]

> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> We are pleased to inform you that St.Petersburg Association of Scientists
and Scholars (SPASS),  St.Petersburg Women Association in Science (SPWAS),
St.Petersburg Research Centre of the Russian Academy (SPb RC) , St.
Petersburg European University (SPb EU)  are organizing an International
conference
>
> THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES: CHALLENGES AND
PERSPECTIVES OF THE 21st CENTURY .
>
> It will be held on June 30 - July 2, 2000, in St.Petersburg.
>
> A growing awareness of ever increasing challenges to humankind at the
beginning of the millennium lies behind our determination to provide a forum
for women colleagues in various spheres of science and the humanities where
they could voice their concerns and articulate their views on various
challenges facing us and ways of solving them as seen and assessed by women.
This does not exclude a possible participation of male colleagues who might
want to contribute their vision of women's perspective roles in solving the
problems of the 21st century.
>
> We would like to emphasize that the venue of the conference is widely
reputed as one of the most beautiful cities of the world and the cultural
capital of Russia. The time of the conference falls on the most beautiful
season, the famous white nights - which might make you visit both
professionally useful and aesthetically rewarding. The cultural program will
include visits to the world famous Hermitage and other museums.
>
> We plan to hold several workshops which will largely depend on the range
of your interests. They may cover such topics as social, political and
economic changes facing women due to globalization; women of science and
their role in the period of transition - in Russia and other countries of
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); women's specific role in
science and the academia in the USA and Europe.
>
> We expect papers devoted to the analysis and assessment of scientific,
psychological, statistical, legal (copyright) and other aspects of women's
role in the scientific community. We will welcome presentations on such
topics as role challenges (woman as chief / woman as subordinate);
reconciling work and family; educating the youth in science and scientific
continuity; woman's role in the international scientific community
(participating in international projects, conferences and societies); women
and environmental protection; perilous trends in the world's social
development.
>
> We shall be pleased to welcome you as a speaker and participant at our
forum. Foreign participants will be requested to pay the registration fee of
60 USD. A modest, but decent accomodation will cost approximately 35-65 USD.
>
> We received a grant from the Russian Endowment for Basic Research which
may cover part of the expenses for Russian participants.
>
> We hope our CALL FOR PAPERS will be answered.
>
> We would appreciate if you could voice your wish (or otherwise) to take
part in our conference.
>
> You may submit the abstract of your paper which will be published in
> the conference proceedings. The abstracts (two A4 pages, format ASCII or
> WORD) should be sent to: lanzovV at vicom.ru). The deadline for the
submission  of your abstracts is  May 25, 2000.
>
> We would appreciate if you could send us:
> 1. The title.
> 2. The author (authors) with her/his/their affiliation.
> 3. The text (250-300 words).
> 4. Key words (4 - 6).
> 5. A brief CV.
>
> St.Petersburg Association of Scientists and Scholars,
>  Dr. Nelly I. Didenko
> #5 University Embankment,  off.102,
> 199034 St.Petersburg, Russia,
>
>
> For receiving an invitation to a business-trip it is necessary to send the
copy of the first  page of your passport by fax.
> Fax number is: 7-812-247-10-17
> To Foreign Department for Dr. G.Ya. Merkulova
>
> And it is necessary to send the following information (using e-mail).
> Full name *
> Number, month, year of Birthday -
> Number of passport -
> Citizenship, valid till ...(data, year) - - passport issued *.
> and valid until **>
> Institution, position *
> Aim of business-trip * participation in International conference"Women in
Science", scientific meetings
> Arrival and departure *
> Visiting cities *
>  Place of visa recieving -
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Dr. Nelly Didenko,
> Deputy Chairperson of the Organization Committee,
> Co-Chairperson of SPWAS,
> Learned Secretary of SPASS
> http://www.nw.ru/SPWAS/
> www.spass.st.-petersburg.ru
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