Istanbul Sehir University and the World History Association proudly
announce a symposium focusing on the world-historical significance of
Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations, 330-1922. The symposium will
consist of 30 papers plus a keynote address and several other plenary
sessions. The official languages of the symposium will be English and
Turkish.

Panel and paper proposals dealing with either Byzantine or Ottoman
civilizations (or both) in the context of world history and across all
relevant disciplines are invited and should be submitted
electronically no later than 1 October 2009 to the World History
Association's dedicated web page, which will be up by 15 July 2009.
Delivery time for each paper must not exceed 20 minutes. Panels, each
of which is two hours in length, should consist of a chair, four paper
presenters, and a discussant. A committee will review all proposals
and make its decision regarding acceptances by 15 November 2009.
Criteria for acceptance include a proposal?s world-historical scope,
its originality, and its depth of scholarship.

Successful participants must pay their own travel and lodging
expenses. However, Istanbul Sehir University will assist conferees in
securing accommodations at nearby 4- and 5-star hotels at deeply
discounted conference rates. Moreover participants who are presenting
will be hosted daily for lunch and dinner throughout the conference
and will enjoy a complimentary city tour to major Byzantine and
Ottoman sites. There is no registration fee.

Persons not presenting a paper may also register for the
conference,attend at no fee, and will be eligible for the discounted
lodging. On-line registration will be found as early as 15 July 2009
at the WHA web site, www.thewha.org. In order to participate in any
capacity, persons must register on-line no later than 15 September 2010.

The conference organizers will endeavor to publish selected papers
delivered at the symposium.

Questions and inquiries should be directed to A. J. Andrea at
aandrea@uvm.edu, Hayrettin Yucesoy at yucesoyh@slu.edu, or Nurullah
Ardiç at nurullahardic@sehir.edu.tr.

Periodic informational updates will appear at www.thewha.org beginning
September 2009.