23rd Annual Conference The Open University of The 2007 annual conference
of the Association for Israel Studies will take place at the beautiful new campus of the
Open University of Israel in Ra'anana (about 15 km north of Tel-Aviv).
Conference sessions will be held from Monday, June 11, through Wednesday,
June 13. In addition to the usual conference sessions, conference
participants are invited to enjoy the screening of Israeli films related to
this year 's conference general theme
(Israel as an Immigrant Society: Between the Melting Pot and
Multiculturalism), as well as an exhibition of contemporary Israeli-Jewish
styled posters, curated especially for the conference by. Participants are also invited to take the
half-day excursion planned for the second half of the last day of the
conference (more details to come). Mark your calendars for
this opportunity to take part in what promises to be an exciting and
fascinating academic and personal experience.
Registration. A registration form can be found at the end of this
announcement. Arrangements for registration through
PayPal are in progress. Registration
fees for the conference are:
*Please
note that all paper
presenters and panel participants must be current members of the Association
for Israel Studies. Banquet
tickets for spouses and others not registered for the conference may be
reserved in advance for $25. ALL
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTERS AND PANEL PARTICIPANTS MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THE
CONFERENCE BY To
join the Association for Israel Studies, or to renew your membership, go to
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/journals/isf/index.php?pg=subscribe. Annual
membership dues are $50 ($25 for students and retirees), and include a
subscription to Hotel and Transportation. The
Located
on the beautiful For
reservations call the hotel directly (972-9-9525777) and identify yourself as
an AIS conference participant. Reservations can also be made by Fax
(972-9-9568741) or by e-mail (reservations@sharon.co.il). Make reservations early as
the number of rooms reserved at the conference rate is limited and must be made by April 1, 2007. Alternative
hotels and guest houses, with lower rates, are available in Tel Aviv and
elsewhere, but those staying in other hotels will have to arrange their own
transportation. Meals at the campus. There are two dining
options at the Open University Campus:
Oren's Café. Open daily from The Campus Cafeteria. Open daily from Student Travel Grants. A limited number of partial travel grants
for graduate students, and post-doctoral participants without a regular
source of travel support, will be available for participants from outside Further Information: On all other matters
pertaining to arrangements for the annual conference, contact the Chair of Conference Planning, Dr. Ilan
Ben-Ami (ilanbe@openu.ac.il,
972-778-1822). Please note: the deadline for submission of proposals
for papers or panels has been extended to Call for Papers " Open
University of Ra'anana The Program Committee of the 23rd
Annual Conference of the Association
for Israel Studies invites scholars conducting research
on Israel in all spheres of knowledge to submit
electronic proposals for organized panels, individual papers, round table
discussions, and “meet the author”
sessions relating to the main theme of the conference: "Israel as an Immigrant Society: Between the Melting Pot and
Multiculturalism", as well as
other topics relating to the general field of Israel studies.
The main theme
of the conference is designed to help make the conference an exciting forum
for ideas and perspectives on one of the most
fundamental features of Panels Organized panels may consist of three or four papers of a maximum of 20 minutes in length. Alternatively, panels may also consist of three papers and a respondent. A question and discussion period will follow presentation of all of the papers, or at the session chair’s discretion, an 8-10 minute question and answer period will follow each paper. Panel organizers should provide a session abstract that explains the rationale for the session and describes the overall questions and goals of the session; names of the participants including a chairperson (who may also serve as respondent); abstracts for each paper to be included in the session (up to 300 words each). Individual
papers The proposal should include a title, the name of the presenter and a short abstract (up to 300 words). Roundtables Roundtables are structured around a particular question, theme, or issue and consist of three to five discussants and a chair. Roundtable participants usually begin by presenting brief prepared comments and then engage in dialogue with the other discussants and the audience. Those submitting a roundtable proposal are asked to submit a session abstract that describes the overall questions and goals of the session and, in brief, the perspective that will be represented by each discussant. All roundtable proposals must include a chairperson. Individual discussants are not expected to submit paper titles or abstracts but are required to register for the conference in order for the roundtable to be considered for inclusion in the conference. Deadline for all submissions: Please submit your proposal electronically, by e-mail, as an attachment!!! Don't forget to add your e-mail address to the Word document you send as an attachment. Send to the member of the program committee whose area of responsibility is closest to the proposal's discipline, with a copy to the committee chair. If in doubt, please contact the committee chair. Chair: Aviva Halamish, avivaha@openu.ac.il Law: Patricia
Woods, pjwoods@ufl.edu International relations and Comparative Politics: Ilan Peleg, pelegi@lafayette.edu Literature, Theatre, Cinema, Israeli Culture: Hannah Naveh, HannahN@tauex.tau.ac.il Gender Studies: Esther Fuchs, fuchs@email.Arizona.edu Visual Culture: Alik Mishori, elikmi@openu.ac.il Sociology; Economy: Andy (Zeev) Rosenhek, zeevro@openu.ac.il Education: Ismail Abu Sa'ad, abusaad@bgu.ac.il Political Science: Zeev Khanin, khaninz@mail.biu.ac.il History: Ron Zweig, rz11@nyu.edu Geography, Communication: Oren Soffer, orenso@oenu.ac.il Interdisciplinary and other areas: Aviva Halamish, avivaha@openu.ac.il If you need audio-visual equipment please indicate it at the bottom of the proposal, specifying the exact equipment required. The planning committee will do its utmost to supply the needed equipment.
Please note: 1. Papers that have been published or presented in whole or in part elsewhere may not be submitted. 2. In order to provide the opportunity to participate in the conference to as many members as possible, no one may present more than one paper at the conference. However, in addition to presenting a paper, participants may serve as either chair, discussant, or respondent in other sessions. 3. The Program Committee seeks diversity of institutional affiliation in panels. Organizers should not include more than two presenters from the same institution in a session. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION
FOR 2007 AIS MEETING Name __________________________ Institutional
Affiliation ______________________________________ E-mail
address (required) ________________________________ Mailing
address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ Telephone
_____________________ Check
where applicable: Before
April 15 After
April 15 Regular
AIS member ____ $65 ____ $100 Student
AIS member ____ $40 ____ $75 Non-AIS
member* ____
$115 ____ $150 Banquet
tickets, registrants ____ $10 ____ $25 Banquet
tickets, non-registrants ____
$25 ____ $25 *Please
note that all paper presenters and panel participants must be
current members of the
Association for Israel Studies. Please
mail this form, with payment to the Association for Professor Robert O. Freedman |