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Bulletin

51st IFTR Annual Conference
Subject: Re-constructing Asian-ness(es) in the Global Age

Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
July 14, 2008 - July 19, 2008

Organizer: Chung-Ang University
Abstract Deadline: 30 November, 2007.

To be held at:
The Art Center and the Graduate Center and the Law School                                         Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Monday, July 14 ~ Saturday, July 19, 2008

Hosted by:
The Division of Performing Arts & Film and the
Department of Theatre at Chung-Ang University will host the conference.

Link: <http://iftr2008.org>

NEW SCHOLARS' PRIZE

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. Here 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 published in Theatre Research International. The Convener of the New Scholars Prize Committee will inform the winning scholar at least three months before the 2007 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. 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 Email: swilmer@tcd.ie .

For all information please visit the conference website at www.iftr2008.org . If you need any assistance or any clarification please contact Dr. Byung-Eun Min (Conference General Secretary) at iftr2008@gmail.com or Dr. Ravi Chaturvedi (Conference Program Coordinator) at iftr.firt@gmail.com . We look forward to welcoming members to this, the Federation's first conference in East Asia. Former members may take this opportunity to renew their association with IFTR by taking advantage of the reduced conference fee at the time of enrolment.