35th ICANAS

International Congress of Asian and North African Studies

7-12 July, 1997
Budapest, Hungary

Organised by The Korosi Csoma Society & The Eotvos Lorand University
President: Gyorgy Hazai
Secretary-General: Tamas Ivanyi

Patron: His Excellency, the President of the Hungarian Republic, Arpad Goncz

More than 1800 papers and about 100 panel proposals have been received from all over the world.

PROGRAMME
Sections
Format of academic seminars
Outline of the programme
PAPER ABSTRACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Venue
Registration fees
Accommodation
Lunch
Methods of payment
Confirmation of registration
Cancellation/refunds
Excursions
ABOUT HUNGARY
REGISTRATION FORM
FURTHER INFORMATION

PROGRAMME

Sections
Format of academic seminars
Outline of the programme

SECTIONS

I Orient & Asia in Antiquity
1. Ancient Near East
2. Ancient Far East
V South Asia
1. Sanskrit Studies
2. Indian and Hindi Studies
3. Tamil and Dravidian Studies
4. Buddhist Studies
II Near and Middle East & North Africa
1. Judaic and Hebrew Studies
2. Islamic Studies
3. Arabic Studies
4. Iranian Studies (incl.Central Asian areas)
5. Urdu Studies
6. Ottoman and Turkish Studies
VI South East Asia
1. Thai
2. Burmese
3. Vietnamese
4. Khmer Studies
III The Caucasus
1. Armenian Studies
2. Georgian Studies
VII East Asia
1. Japanese Studies
2. Chinese Studies
3. Korean Studies
IV Central Asia & related areas
1. Turkic Studies and related areas
2. Mongolian Studies
3. Manchu-Tunguz Studies
4. Tibetan Studies
VIII Recent History and Present of Asia
and North Africa

FORMAT OF ACADEMIC SEMINARS

Each of the four daily seminar sessions is 90 minutes for the presentation of three or four papers. Oral presentation, therefore, should be confined to 15-20 minutes, so that time is left for questions and discussion.

OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME

6 July Sunday Arrival & registration
7 July Monday morning:
afternoon:
evening:
Opening ceremony and plenary session
Afternoon sessions (in sections and panels)
Opening reception
8-11 July Tuesday-Friday Morning and afternoon sessions
12 July Saturday morning: Closing ceremony and Farewell reception

PAPER ABSTRACTS

Participants presenting papers are requested to send a typed abstract of not more than 300 words (less than half of one A/4 sheet with single spacing)

by 30 April, 1997

to Viktor Richter
ICANAS Secretariat, SCOPE Ltd.
H-1111 Budapest, Kende u. 13-17., Hungary
phone: + 361 181 0511, fax: + 361 186 9378
e-mail: richter@sztaki.hu

GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue
Registration fees
Accommodation
Lunch
Methods of payment
Confirmation of registration
Cancellation/refunds
Excursions
Registration form

VENUE

The main venues of the Congress are in the premises of the Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) and Budapest University of Economics (BUE). They are situated close to one another in the centre of Budapest, near the river Danube. Most conference hotels are within walking distance.

REGISTRATION FEES

before 30 April, 1997   after 30 April, 1997
Full fee USD 145 USD 185
Student fee USD 70 USD 90
Accompanying persons fee USD 50 USD 70

Both the full and student fees include:

- participation in all Congress activities
- congress kit, including programme booklet, local information, name badges etc
- opening reception
- farewell reception

The accompanying person's fee includes:

- opening reception
- farewell reception

ACCOMMODATION

Block reservations at special congress rates have been made in several hotels and university hostels of different categories:

Hotels (Room rates include breakfast and taxes.)

single room/night double room/night
Superior USD 130 USD 170
Medium USD 100 USD 140
Budget USD 60 USD 80

University hostels (Room rates include only taxes. Breakfast is not included.)

single occupancy
room/night/person

double occupancy
room/night/person

double occupancy
room/night/person

First class hostel USD 36 USD 20 -
Second class hostel USD 12 USD 8 USD 6

- to benefit from the above rates, reservations and payments should be made through SCOPE Ltd.
- reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis
- for each reservation a two-night deposit is required

Reservations with no deposit cannot be processed. Deadline: 30 April, 1997

The superior and medium hotels and some of the university hostels are in walking distance (5-10 minutes walk) from the Congress venue. From other hotels and hostels the venue can be reached by public transport (10-20 minutes).

LUNCH CARNET

Lunch can be taken in several traditional and fast food restaurants around the Congress venue. For those preferring the in house meals a buffet lunch will be provided in one of the buildings of ELTE. The cost of a 5 day carnet is USD 50, which has to be paid by April 30, 1997 (see the Registration Form). We regret to inform you that on-the-spot requests may not be accepted.

METHODS OF PAYMENT

The congress registration fee, accompanying person's fee, lunch carnet and hotel deposit should be paid to SCOPE Ltd. All payments should be made in USD.

Credit Cards

International Credit Cards (American Express, EuroCard/MasterCard and Visa) can be used for payment.

Bank transfer

The payments should be sent to the account of SCOPE Ltd. See the Registration Form.

On-the-spot payments

For on-the-spot payments, cash or credit cards (American Express, EuroCard/MasterCard and Visa) will be accepted.

CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION

The Third Circular and a letter confirming congress registration and hotel/hostel accommodation will be sent in May 1997 to each participant who will have returned the completed Registration Form.

CANCELLATION/REFUNDS

Registrations cancelled in writing and received on or before 10 June, 1997, will be refunded subject to a 10% administration charge. No fees will be refunded for cancellation requests received after 10 June, 1997.

EXCURSIONS

Please enrol on the Registration Form. The fee is to be paid on the spot at the Registration Desk.

E1 Sight-seeing Tour in Budapest - Half day
Price per person: USD 20
E2 Danube Bend - Full day
Roman monuments, two former royal towns of Visegrad and Esztergom, artistic town of Szentendre with its Mediterranean atmosphere.
Lunch is included.
Price per person: USD 65
E3 Puszta Horse Show - Full day
Great Hungarian Plain, the lowest part of the Carpathian Basin, Kecskemet and its centre with full of character, national park Bugac, horse show, riding, and native animals, Shepherd Museum.
Lunch is included.
Price per person: USD 80
E4 Lake Balaton - Full day
Herend, the first porcelain manufacturer in Hungary, founded in 1826, the lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe, known as "the Hungarian Sea".
Lunch is included.
Price per person: USD 80

ABOUT HUNGARY

REGISTRATION FORM

FURTHER INFORMATION

Viktor Richter
ICANAS Secretariat, SCOPE Ltd.
H-1111 Budapest, Kende u. 13-17., Hungary
phone: + 361 181 0511, fax: + 361 186 9378
e-mail: richter@sztaki.hu