25th IPRA GENERAL CONFERENCE
APPLICATION FORM
25th IPRA GENERAL CONFERENCE on the OCCASION of 50th ANNIVERSARY of IPRA
Uniting for Peace: Building Sustainable Peace Through Universal Values
in cooperation with Sakarya University
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
August 10-14 2014
DEADLINE for SUBMISSION of PROPOSALS: FEBRUARY 15th 2014
Participants are encouraged to submit their proposals via online tool on
www.ipra2014.org or alternatively e-mail to ipra2014@ipra2014.org
We ask for your patience to complete the entire form, as it will facilitate the secretariat in the
administration of the conference. Just in case you have any questions you are welcome to contact the
conference coordinators Nesrin Kenar (nkenar@sakarya.edu.tr) or Ibrahim Seaga Shaw
(Ibrahim.shaw@northumbria.ac.uk )
1.Personal Information
First Name
Last Name
Sex
Date of Birth
Street
Town/City
Postcode
Country
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Institutional affiliation
Occupation/position
F
Professor
Academic status
M
Dr
PhD student
Other, please
specify
Not in academia
The address indicated in the application form will be considered as your official place of residence, will be taken
into consideration for participation fee and used for any correspondence.
2. Proposal (paper –panel – poster )
1.
Paper Title
2.
Abstract: Please provide abstract of approximately 200-250 words (introduce briefly the topic and the argument
of the paper. Despite the fact that an abstract is quite brief, it must do almost as much work as the multi-page
paper that follows it. Use the following as a checklist for your next abstract: Motivation, Problem statement,
Approach, Results and Conclusions).
In case you are proposing panel, please indicate panel speakers in the following box. Also it is
required to fill application form for each speaker.
3.
Co-authors: For each co-author, the same information must be provided as above, on a separate form. NOTE: if a
co-author, is not planning on attending, please note it here (field)
4. Proposals will be forwarded to the relevant IPRA commissions/working groups. Please identify up to two
commissions or working groups in THE ORDER you wish to have them considered in (you can do this with
numbers 1 through 2 ).
The Commissions are:
Art and Peace
Peace Education
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building
Peace History
Development and Peace
Peace Journalism
Eastern Europe
Peace Movements
Ecology and Peace
Peace Negotiations and Mediation
Forced Migration
Peace Theories
Gender and Peace
Reconciliation and Transitional Justice
Global Political Economy
Religion and Peace
Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Security and Disarmament
Internal Conflicts
Sport and Peace
International Human Rights
Youth and Peace
Nonviolence
Peace Tourism
Peace Culture and Communications
5.
Did you submit a proposal for the 2012 Conference?
Did you present at the 2012 Conference?
Do you wish to be considered as potential discussant?
Do you wish to be considered as a potential panel chair?
Did you submit a proposal for any IPRA Conference (if YES
please indicate below)?
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
(The best discussants and chairs are often scholars with significant experience in the field. In general, graduate
students should not fill this role.)
3. Funding
Participation fees are as follows. Prices are in US Dollar:
Registration Status
IPRA members from OECD countries 2
Early bird registration
between
March 20-April 20 2014
200 USD
Registration
between
April 20-May 20 2014
225 USD
Registration
after
May 20 2014
250 USD
Non-members from OECD countries 2
250 USD
275 USD
300 USD
IPRA members from non-OECD countries / Student1
100 USD
125 USD
150 USD
Non-members from non-OECD countries / Student 1
150 USD
175 USD
200 USD
1 Anyone wishing to register as a student must send a copy of their Student Card or a letter from their
head of department to ipra2014@ipra2014.org by registration date. If you fail to do so by this date,
you will be invoiced for the additional amount as above.
2 Resident country of participants will be accepted as country of origin.
2. Application for IPRA Conference Grant - Which grant you are applying for (please select)
In principle, participants from low income countries are eligible for a grant, although numbers are very limited.
travel grant
accommodation grant
participation fee exemption
-Please explain briefly what motivates you to apply for a travel grant
4. CV
( the owners of paper/ panel proposals need to complete CV section )
Please Provide a Short CV:
-University education:
period
from/to
institution
field of studies;
qualifications obtained
-Other academic distinctions (fellowships, awards, scholarships)
(5 Lines)
-List up to 5 of your last publications
year
Name of the publication
publisher
-Professional experience:
a)Academic (research and teaching experience)
period
institution
job title
subjects taught and
research conducted
b) Non- academic (period, name of employer, job title, description of responsibilities include sector
(education, NGO, etc). 15 (Lines)
Please give two Referees (name, position, relation to applicant, address, telephone, email)
5. Visa Support
In case your proposal will be selected, will you require visa to travel to Turkey?
No
Yes (if yes, please fill in the following form):
Full Name (as it appears in your passport)
Birth Date
Passport Number
Date of issue
Date of Expiry
Address (where you would like to receive your invitation letter)
Tel
Fax (where you would like to receive your invitation letter)
Email
The address and the fax number of the embassy where you will be applying for visa
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALs IS FEBRUARY 15th 2014