Thomas Merton Society of GB & Ireland
Proposal for 2016 Conference Friday 1 April – Sunday 3 April 2016 at Oakham School UK

Thank you for your interest in presenting at the conference. Please complete the form below and email it to us for consideration. Your submission needs to be received by Saturday 18 July 2015. You will be notified by the end of August 2015 if your proposal has been accepted for inclusion in the conference.

Important Practical Information: Please be aware that if your proposal is accepted you will need to fund your travel and conference fee costs yourself. All correspondence will be by email so please give the best email address to communicate with you.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Name:
Email:
Address:
Provisional Title:
Is this proposal for a Paper (30mins) or a Workshop (45mins)?
Delete as appropriate PAPER / WORKSHOP
Please give describe your proposal in 250 words ....
Resources required
Please delete as appropriate the statements below....
  1. I will need a PC computer with data projector
  2. I will need a CD player
  3. I will need a DVD player and screen
  4. Other – please describe

Biographical details to be included in the programme if your proposal is accepted
50 words max please...

Finally, please be aware that we may record in sound or video snippets of the presentations for our website. The whole text of papers may be used in future copies (edited) of The Journal. We are hoping to increase the Merton material on our website and give people a feel of our conferences and the calibre of our presenters. Please do not submit a proposal if you are unhappy with this. We will not publish complete recordings of your presentations just snippets.

Deadline for submissions:Saturday 18 July 2015

When selecting proposals the committee endeavours to create and interesting and stimulating conference with a mix of approaches addressing the conference theme.

Results of the Committee’s decision: by end of August 2015you will be informed if you proposal has been accepted for inclusion in the conference programme.

Booking details for the conference will be available on the website from Sept 2015 please ensure you book your place at the conference in good time.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Committee of Thomas Merton Society of GB & Ireland

Background information:

PAPERS: Presenters have about 20-25 mins for their presentation with 5-10mins for comment and questions. Papers are given concurrently so the conference delegates choose which papers to attend.

WORKSHOPS: this is a loose term for any presentation which is more participatory in style filling a 45min time span. Attendees will be prepared to engage with you. It may be creative, reflective, an organised discussion, a meditation, musical...... the content is your choice.

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