ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ НАУКИ INSTITUTE OF FAR EASTERN STUDIES RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ИНСТИТУТ ДАЛЬНЕГО ВОСТОКА РОССИЙСКОЙ АКАДЕМИИ НАУК Россия, 117997, Москва, Тел.: +7 (499) 124-0835 Нахимовский пр-т, 32 Факс: +7 (495) 718-96-56 E-mail: ifes@ifes-ras.ru 32, Nakhimovsky Ave. Russia Tel.: +7 (499) 124-08-35 56 Website: www.ifes-ras.ru Moscow, 117997, Fax: +7 (495) 718-96- № 14307-______________________ 20th International Conference China, Chinese Civilization and the World: History, Modernity and Future Prospects Information Letter Dear colleagues, Hereby we cordially invite you to take part in the 20th International Conference on China, Chinese Civilization and the World: History, Modernity and Future Prospects which will take place at the RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Moscow, on October 16-18, 2013. The main theme of the Conference shall be “China in the Epicenter of Global Problems Facing the AsiaPacific Region”. The Conference shall be organized by the RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies, together with RAS Academic Council on Comprehensive Studies of Modern China, Russia-China Friendship Association and Russia-China Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development. Apart from two Plenary Sessions, the conference proceedings shall include the round-table discussion on Prospects for Sino-Russian Interaction in the Asia-Pacific Region (Moderator: Academician Mikhail L. Titarenko) as well as the following panels: China in the Global Policy and Economy Today (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Ya. Portyakov) RF and PRC : Interaction at the Global and Regional Levels (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Sergey G. Luzyanin) Experience of China’s Socio-Economic Development (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Ostrovskiy) Specifics of Socio-Political Processes in Contemporary China (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Vinogradov) Historical Roads of China, Russia and Asia-Pacific Region Countries (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Natalia L. Mamaeva) China in the Dialogue of Cultures (Philosophy, Religion, Literature and Arts (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Anatoly E. Lukyanov) Chinese Language, Linguistics and Education in the Era of Globalization (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Olga I. Zavyalova) Working Languages: Russian, Chinese, English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the Plenary Sessions & the Round-table discussion. We invite Russian and foreign scholars to take part in the conference. For more details, please, visit our website: www.ifes-ras.ru For timely issue of visa-support invitations, hotel bookings and abstract publication, the Organizing Committee requests to fill-in and send the attached application form plus your presentation abstracts by May 15, 2013 by e-mail to demido@ifes-ras.ru or karganova@ifesras.ru, Re: October Conference. Abstracts can be written in Russian, Chinese or English, without footnotes and/or endnotes, in RTF format, and should not exceed 4 000 characters, spaces included (in Russian or English), Font Times New Roman, size 14, or 2000 characters, spaces included (in Chinese). Participants are expected to take care of all costs pertaining to participation in the conference (international air-tickets, room & board in Russia, in-country travel if any, and registration fee). Chairman of the Conference: Academician Mikhail L. Titarenko, Chairman of RAS Academic Council on Comprehensive Studies of Modern China, E-Mail: ifes@ifes-ras.ru Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Prof. Dr. Andrey Ostrovskiy, Deputy Director, RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies, E-Mail: ostrovski@ifes-ras.ru Looking forward to having the pleasure of your participation in our conference! China, Chinese Civilization and the World: Past, Present and Future China in the Epicenter of Global Problems Facing the Asia-Pacific Region 20th International Conference Moscow, Russia RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies October 16 - 18, 2013 Participant Application Form* (to be filled in English) Name (family, given): Sex (M/F) Birth-date (d/m/y) Citizenship Passport Number Expires on (d/m/y)** Affiliation Taken Position Office Address: No., Street: City and Country: Zip Code: Fax Area code & No.: Phone Area code & No.: Dates to visit Russia From (d/m/y): To: Payment of Registration Fee 80 USD (to be paid in cash upon arrival in Moscow, at the conference registration desk) ** Hotel Reservation (please, check proper I will book my hotel accommodation myself boxes) I request Conference organizers to book hotel for me (please, check bellow): Single Room, 170 Academy Hotel *** Double Room, 250 USD / night USD/night Single Room, 130 University Hotel *** Double Room, 170 USD/night USD/night Dates of hotel stay From (d/m/y): To: Presentation topic: * Participant Registration Form + a CLEAR SCANNED COPY OF THE FIRST PAGE FROM YOUR FOREIGN-TRAVEL PASSPORT should be sent by E-mail to: karganova@ifes-ras.ru and narokova@ifesras.ru by May 15, 2013 Passports must be valid for no less than 6 (six) months after the intended date of your departure from Russia. For the prolonged passports, please, attach the prolongation page copy as well. ** The Registration Fee covers the cost of visa-support invitations, distribution of conference materials, and simultaneous interpretation. *** Approximate prices as of January 20, 2013 (breakfast included) Participant Flight Schedule Name (family, given): Arrival in Moscow: Departure from Moscow: Date (d/m/y): Date (d/m/y): Flight: Flight: