THE CENTRE OF THE BALTIC STUDIES

THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY, LITHUANIA

The 3rd International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference

Harmony of Tradition and Modernity:

Concept of the Sea in Language and Culture

Klaipeda

November 20–21, 2014

You are kindly invited to a scientific discussion of the concept of the sea in the 3rd International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference Harmony of Tradition and Modernity. We seek to explore the concept of the sea, the issues of the coverage and the structure of its conceptual field, to discuss the opportunities of expression, its diversity and its dynamics in languages, as well as in traditional and modern culture.

In scientific presentations, you are invited to highlight the intersections of the concept of the sea in the fields of

·  language systems and texts;

·  the ethno-cultural discourse;

·  art and media studies.

Working languages: Lithuanian, English, and Russian.

Presentations: 20 min., and 5 min. for discussions.

The conference fee is 100 Litas (approx. 35 euros) per person, to be paid during the registration.

Please e-mail the participant registration forms and presentation abstracts (up to 1,500 characters) before October 15, 2014, at . The abstracts are to be mailed in two languages: the original presenter’s language and in English.

The articles, prepared on the basis of the conference presentations and meeting the requirements for a scientific article, will be published in the KU periodical scientific journal RES HUMANITARIAE referenced in the international database Index Copernicus. The requirements for the presentations can be found on the Internet: http://www.ku.lt/hmf/leidiniai/res-humanitariae.

The articles are to be e-mailed before January 1, 2015.

The 3rd International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference

Harmony of Tradition and Modernity:

Concept of the Sea in Language and Culture

Klaipeda, Lithuania

November 20–21, 2014

Registration Form

Name, surname ......

Academic degree and title......

Workplace, position ......

Address, telephone, fax, e-mail......

Title of the presentation ......

Presentation abstract (up to 1,500 characters)

Equipment necessary for the presentation: ......

Accomodation (please tick):

In a hotel* (participants book hotel rooms, and cover travel and hotel expences themselves) ......

Not necessary ......

Comments ......

Please e-mail the filled in form before October 15, 2014, at . We will inform you about including your presentation in the conference programme before November 01, 2014.

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Hotel AMBERTON KLAIPEDA (20 min. to the conference venue)

http://www.ambertonhotels.com/en/

Hotel EUTERPE (25 min.)

http://www.euterpe.lt/en.php

Hotel RADISSON BLU KLAIPEDA (15 min.)

http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-klaipeda

Hotel VECEKRUG (15 min.)

http://www.vecekrug.lt/pages/en/home.php

Hotel NAVALIS (10 min.)

http://www.navalis.lt/en.php

Hotel PROMENADA (15 min.)

http://promenada.lt/?language=en&link=1