From: Markandeya <yanchevs@fas.harvard.edu>
Date: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 6:23 AM
Subject: [compmyth] 7th Annual Conference on Comparative Mythology: DEADLINE EXTENDED
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Dear Friends,
By popular demand, the deadline for submitting an abstract for the 7th Annual Comparative Mythology Conference has been extended. New deadline is January 31, 2013. Please find the details below and in the attached pdf.
Looking forward to receiving your abstracts soon!
7th Conference Organizing Committee,
IACM
P.S. For those who have already submitted their abstracts: the committee will inform you about your abstract acceptance in the beginning of February. Meanwhile, please check our website www.compmyth.org for practical information for the conference participants (including housing, transportation, etc.).
The International Association for Comparative Mythology
7th Annual Conference
Sources of Mythology: National and International Myths
http://www.compmyth.org
CALL FOR PAPERS
As announced earlier, the 7th Annual Conference of the International Association for Comparative Mythology is to be held at Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany, from May 15 to May 17, 2013. All members are warmly invited to give a paper or to participate in the discussions.
Conference Venue: Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, „Alte Aula", Muenzgasse 22 - 30, D-72070 Tuebingen.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Klaus Antoni, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Japanese Studies, klaus.antoni@uni-tuebingen.de
Our main topics this time will be:
· Historical background, development and function of myths
· Ethnic vs. interethnic / national vs. international myths
· Politics and comparative mythology
· Myth and theater
· Myth and medicine
· Other topics you would like to propose will be considered
A list of prospective talks will be published on our website. Please take note of the following:
TITLES
Please send us the title of your paper as soon as possible. That will substantially facilitate planning.
ABSTRACTS
By January 31, 2013, please send, if you intend to participate, a short (300 words or less) abstract of your talk to this address: iacm.admin@gmail.com
The abstracts will be reviewed by a selection committee, the selected abstracts will be published on our website (http://www.compmyth.org)
PAPER LENGTH
The expected paper length is 20 minutes plus 10 minutes discussion.
The language of the conference is English.
Conference fee for the participants from North America, Australia, the EU, and Northeast Asia is $50, which will cover the conference dinner and reception. Students from the aforementioned countries can participate for a reduced fee – $10. For the payment options please see below.
Also, those of you who are not yet official members of IACM, please consider joining the association! The yearly fee is $ 35 (or equivalent, with concessions for students and some areas outside North America, Australia, EU, Northeast Asia, at $ 10).
Looking forward to seeing you in Tübingen!
Yours, 7th Conference Organizing Committee, IACM
Payment options:
1. By check or money order made out to International Association for Comparative Mythology.
IACM, Attn. Nataliya Yanchevskaya
Harvard University
Department of South Asian Studies
1 Bow Street
Cambridge MA 02138
However, this will do only for checks in US $, issued by an American bank. Checks in other currencies will incur hefty exchange fees, so please avoid this: your contribution will entirely be swallowed by bank fees here. Instead, please use PayPal (see below).
2. By PayPal.
Due to bank fees, it is much better and easier to use PayPal, now available for you at our website. For the conference fees please follow the link below and use the IACM 2013 Conference Fee button:
http://www.compmyth.org/action.php?conf07
Membership fee can be paid here:
http://www.compmyth.org/action.php?membership
You can directly deposit your amount, without fees for you, and we lose just a nominal amount on this side. In most countries a variety of credit card options or a direct deposit from your bank account are available for payment. Please select your country and wait while your browser refreshes. Then, enter the amount, your personal data, etc. (This is a secure site).
3. Payment in cash can be made onsite, before the beginning of the conference.
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