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Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 1992 17:39:15 CST
Reply-To:     maier@wu-wien.ac.at
From:         Gunther Maier <maier@WU-WIEN.AC.AT>
Subject:      ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PAPERS

Unfortunately, the version I sent on Wednesday was not complete yet. Sorry!
So, here is the final version. Please note the deadline of Nov. 20 for
contributions.

Gunther Maier

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  |               ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PAPERS                 |
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  |                 First Virtual Conference on                  |
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  |           EAST-WEST INTEGRATION IN CENTRAL EUROPE            |
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TOPIC

    The focus of this conference is the uneven process of political,
    social and economic integration between East and West underway since
    the opening of Eastern Europe.  Eligible topics are not restricted
    to economic issues only; relevant contributions from the perspective
    of other social sciences are equally welcome.  The process of
    integration should be linked to transformation processes and refer
    to its impacts on both sides of previously closed borders.
    Comparative studies among regions or historical perspectives are
    particularly welcome.

    We invite contributions dealing with economic, social, and political
    aspects of the integration process. Papers may deal with theoretical
    and conceptual questions, may report empirical evidence, and/or discuss
    policy reactions.

FORMAT

    The conference will be held OVER THE NETWORK (conference
    participants will remain in their respective locations, only their
    ideas will travel) through CERRO-L or a newly created, special
    purpose discussion group during the March 15-28, 1993 designated
    conference period.

    Authors are expected to make their papers available by March 8, 1993
    in the format of a major wordprocessing program (MS-Word,
    WordPerfect) and/or ASCII-format (separate format specifications
    will be provided).  Complete papers are required, although draft
    versions are acceptable.  Authors and participants are expected to
    be accessible through electronic mail during the period of the
    conference and to participate in the discussion.

    A discussant will be assigned for each paper and will receive the
    paper as soon as it is available to the organizers.


TIME TABLE

          Title, abstract of papers by     November 20, 1992
          Final paper by                   March 8, 1993
          Beginning of conference          March 15, 1993
          End of conference                March 28, 1993

    All communication should be sent to MAIER@NESTROY.WU-WIEN.AC.AT,
    general information concerning the conference will be made available
    by the organizers through discussion list CERRO-L (CERRO-L is a
    research oriented electronic discussion list focusing on regional
    economic development in Central Europe.  For subscription to CERRO-L
    send an electronic mail saying "subscribe cerro-l <your_full_name>"
    [with your full name substituted] to LISTSERV@AEARN [on Bitnet] or
    LISTSERV@AEARN.BITNET [on Internet]).

AFTER THE CONFERENCE

    The organizers will attempt to publish revised versions of the
    papers in an edited book, to integrate results of the virtual
    conference as a special session of a real conference, or to edit a
    special collection in a suitable journal.  The organizers reserve
    the right to include or reject contributed papers at any phase.

    The organizers will prepare a paper that discusses the experience
    with this form of a conference by May 1993.


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED

    in getting involved in this exciting new form of discussion as
       - author of a paper or
       - discussant

    in receiving further information about
        -models of virtual conferencing and virtual seminars, or
        -Wide Area Networks as virtual discussion devices

    send an e-mail message to MAIER@NESTROY.WU-WIEN.AC.AT


Virtually,

   Edward M. Bergman (EBERG.DCRP@MHS.UNC.EDU)
   Gunther Maier (MAIER@NESTROY.WU-WIEN.AC.AT)
   Andreas Woergoetter (WOERGOET@IHSSV.WSR.AC.AT)

            (conference organizers)
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU