Abstracts must be submitted through this platform. First register for abstract submission by clicking on "abstract registration" that can be found on the right-hand side of the screen. Once registered it is possible to log into the system at any time in order to add/delete/modify abstracts by simply clicking on "abstract login" - also located on the right-hand side of the screen.
The abstract of your proposed paper must be no longer than 250 words (maximum). A 150 word biography of yourself (or all the authors involved in writing the paper, if it is a joint work) must also be submitted. Abstracts and biographies should be prepared with great care as they will be published in the official program if accepted. Submissions should be in either English or French.
Proposed papers must take no longer than twenty (20) minutes to present. This time limit will be strictly enforced to ensure that every speaker and every paper receives equal opportunity for presentation and discussion.
All submissions for papers on the main program may be sent to the IFTR/FIRT Conference Office by e-mail (iftr2008@gmail.com) or preferably done directly online on the IFTR 2008 website at http://www.iftr2008.org . This website may also be reached via a link on the FIRT-IFTR official website at http://www.firt-iftr.org.
The deadline for submissions (extended): December 15, 2007.
Should you require more information or encounter problems you may contact Byung-Eun Min at the 2008 IFTR/FIRT Conference Office (e-mail: iftr2008@gmail.com) or the Conference Organizer, Jeung-Il Choi (e-mail: organizer2008@gmail.com).
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New Scholars’ Forum was first organized in Canterbury in 1998 and has since then been a part of the annual conferences of FIRT. Its aim is to give the new participants and especially doctoral students an opportunity to present their research in a special session in which senior scholars in their specialty and other new scholars participate. The New Scholars’ Forum also provides an excellent opportunity to create contacts with other new scholars.
The papers do not need to follow the theme of the conferences, and while they are expected to be shorter than papers in regular sessions the time for discussions and response is longer. The Forum’s work is parallel with Conference sections, and consists of 3-5 sessions with 3-4 papers. Each scholar in the Forum will be allocated a total of 20-30 minutes, 10-15 minutes for presentation of her/his paper, followed by 10-15 minutes’ discussion.
While the New Scholar’s Forum is an integral part of the conferences, the call for papers and application procedure are included in the general information and structure of each Conference. Accordingly the participants will send a 200-word abstract of their papers and an 100-word biography with their applications to the Conference organizers. They can also send their final papers to the responsible organizer of the New Scholars’ Forum before the Conference, and the papers will be delivered to some senior scholars who will participate in the paper’s discussion.
One of the Vice-Presidents of the Federation is responsible of the New Scholars’ Forum, and the meetings are planned by her/him and the Conference organizers in cooperation. All submissions for papers can either be sent to the IFTR/FIRT Conference Office by e-mail (iftr2008@gmail.com) or done online on the IFTR 2008 Website (http://www.iftr2008.org).  Contact: nsforum@firt-iftr.org
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The New Scholars' Prize is awarded to the best essay by a new scholar who is under the age of 35, or who will not have completed the PhD before May 2008. There is no set theme for the competition and the topic of the submitted essay should draw on the scholar’s current research in theater and/or performance. Essays that have been presented at the New Scholars Forum of the preceding conference may also be submitted. The essay must not exceed 4000 words and must be submitted anonymously. The author’s name should not appear anywhere in the essay itself. The essay should be sent electronically as an e-mail attachment, preferably Word, in either English or French. Contact information, but not the essay’s title, should be included in the initial e-mail message. The New Scholars Prize consists of travel costs, registration fee, and student lodging for the 2008 Conference of the IFTR/FIRT, as well as a year’s membership in the organization. The essay will also be eligible for publication in Theatre Research International at the discretion of the editor. The Convener of the New Scholars Prize Committee will inform the winning scholar at least three months before the 2008 conference. The Treasurer of IFTR/FIRT will then contact the first-prize winner to arrange payment of travel expenses. A Prize will also be awarded for the second-ranking essay, and will consist of free student lodging and registration fee plus a year’s membership in the organization. A Third Prize will be awarded consisting of a year’s membership in the organization. In addition, the authors of the top 25 essays of all those submitted will also receive free conference registration. The Chair of the Committee will notify all participants of their status in the contest at least three months in advance of the conference, and will supply the Conference Organizer with a list of all those for whom the registration fee is waived. However, those for whom the fee is waived should also identify themselves as such at the time they register for the conference. (Submitting an entry does not constitute a conference enrolment. Applicants must enroll separately for the conference.) The Committee for 2007-8: John Conteh-Morgan (USA), Helen Gilbert (UK), Yasushi Nagata (Japan).
The essays should be submitted electronically (in English or French), to the Convener of the New Scholars Prize Committee: Prof. S. E. Wilmer, Trinity College Dublin.
Contact: swilmer@tcd.ie
The submission deadline is December 15, 2007 |
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The application deadline for the Helsinki Prize is
on February 15, 2008.
Re-Constructing Asian-ness(es) in the Global Age
IFTR Annual Conference
Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Organizer: Chung-Ang University
July 14, 2008 - July 19, 2008
see more: http://www.firt-iftr.org/firt/site/conferences.jsp
Email: hanna.korsberg@helsinki.fi
The Congress Team of the 2006 IFTR/FIRT World Congress has the pleasure to announce the establishment of a new prize in association with the Federation.
The Helsinki Prize was awarded for the first time in Helsinki during the IFTR/FIRT World Congress on "Global vs. Local" August 7-12, 2006. The prize will thereafter be awarded annually until the next world congress of the Federation in 2010.
The Helsinki Prize is awarded to a promising new scholar or staff member of theatre research who originates from one of the countries classified as Developing Countries (as listed in the DAC List of Aid Recipients: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/9/2488552.pdf), and who is interested in participating in the conferences of the IFTR/FIRT for the first time. The prize is awarded on the basis of academic merits. It strives to promote the exchange and networking of new scholars from the DC's and to encourage research in the field of theatre within the country of the prize winner.
The Helsinki Prize will be awarded on the basis of an essay sample (samples must not exceed 4000 words, and should be written in English or in French), the curriculum vitae of the applicant and a letter of recommendation by the applicant's supervisor or academic mentor. The 2008 prize covers congress fees, travel expenses and accommodation in Seoul during the Annual Conference 2008.
Submissions should be sent electronically to Departmental Secretary tiina.erkkila@helsinki.fi or in hard copy to:
"The Helsinki Prize"
Tiina Erkkilä
Institution for Art Research
Department of Theatre Research
P.O. Box 3
00014 University of Helsinki
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IFTR and Chung-Ang University invite proposals for bursary in order to encourage and assist younger scholars and scholars from poorer countries (as per the World Bank report: http://geo.worldbank.org/) to attend the conference. Please note: the application deadline for IFTR bursaries is extended to January 25, 2008. The federation will be unable to process any late applications.
IFTR 2008 Conference @ Chung-Ang University
Department of Theatre, Chung-Ang University
192-10 Dongsung-dong, Jongno-gu,
Seoul, 110-810, Republic of Korea
Fax: +82-2-766-5215 / E-mail: iftr2008@gmail.com
In your email you should include the following information:
- A short (100-150 words) explanation of who you are (including your nationality and short biography) and what you do in theatre research.
- Your proposal for a conference paper in the general conference, a working group or the New Scholars' Forum to the conference organizers in Seoul.
- A breakdown of what it will cost you to pay for registration, travel, lodging, and subsistence during the conference.
- An indication of what your home institution will pay for you to attend this conference.
- A list of all other sources of funding you have available to you (if any) and what they will pay for.
- A list of any other sources of funding you have applied for, to help you pay some of the cost for attending this conference.
- An undertaking that you will work at least for one year for the promotion of theatre research in your country in association with the national association/society or individually according to the IFTR directions.
- IMPORTANT: in addition to the above, a signed academic reference-letter of recommendation-by an accomplished scholar (at least on the doctoral level but preferably professor or head of department) supporting your request should be sent by fax to: +82-2-766-5215
In 2006 a new prize was established by the Congress Team involved in the 2006 IFTR/FIRT World Congress in association with the Federation. This was awarded for the first time in Helsinki, and will again be available for the 2008 conference in Korea. For further details visit the link http://www.helsinki.fi/taitu/english/theatre/firt/helsinki_prize.htm
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