25Th IPRA GENERAL CONFERENCE on the OCCASION of 50Th ANNIVERSARY of IPRA

25th IPRA GENERAL CONFERENCE

APPLICATION FORM

25th IPRA GENERAL CONFERENCE on the OCCASION of 50th ANNIVERSARY of IPRA

Uniting for Peace: Building Sustainable Peace Through Universal Values

in cooperation with Sakarya University

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

August 10-14 2014

DEADLINE for SUBMISSION of PROPOSALS: FEBRUARY 15th 2014

Participants are encouraged to submit their proposals via online tool on or alternatively e-mail to

We ask for your patience to complete the entire form, as it will facilitate the secretariat in the administration of the conference. Just in case you have any questions you are welcome to contact the conference coordinators Nesrin Kenar () or Ibrahim Seaga Shaw ( )

1.Personal Information

First Name
Last Name
Sex / F / M
Date of Birth
Street
Town/City
Postcode
Country
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Institutional affiliation
Occupation/position
Academic status / Professor / Dr / PhD student / Other, please specify / Not in academia

The address indicated in the application form will be considered as your official place of residence, will be taken into consideration for participation fee and used for any correspondence.

2. Proposal (paper –panel – poster )

Paper Title

Abstract: Please provide abstract of approximately 200-250 words (introduce briefly the topic and the argument of the paper. Despite the fact that an abstract is quite brief, it must do almost as much work as the multi-page paper that follows it. Use the following as a checklist for your next abstract: Motivation, Problem statement, Approach, Results and Conclusions).

In case you are proposing panel, please indicate panel speakers in the following box. Also it is required to fill application form for each speaker.

Co-authors: For each co-author, the same information must be provided as above, on a separate form. NOTE: if a co-author, is not planning on attending, please note it here (field)

4. Proposals will be forwarded to the relevant IPRA commissions/working groups. Please identify up to two commissions or working groups in THE ORDER you wish to have them considered in (you can do this with numbers 1 through 2 ).

The Commissions are:

Art and Peace / Peace Education
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building / Peace History
Development and Peace / Peace Journalism
Eastern Europe / Peace Movements
Ecology and Peace / Peace Negotiations and Mediation
Forced Migration / Peace Theories
Gender and Peace / Reconciliation and Transitional Justice
Global Political Economy / Religion and Peace
Indigenous Peoples' Rights / Security and Disarmament
Internal Conflicts / Sport and Peace
International Human Rights / Youth and Peace
Nonviolence / Peace Tourism
Peace Culture and Communications

Did you submit a proposal for the 2012 Conference? / NO / YES
Did you present at the 2012 Conference? / NO / YES
Do you wish to be considered as potential discussant? / NO / YES
Do you wish to be considered as a potential panel chair? / NO / YES
Did you submit a proposal for any IPRA Conference (if YES please indicate below)? / NO / YES

(The best discussants and chairs are often scholars with significant experience in the field. In general, graduate students should not fill this role.)

3. Funding

Participation fees are as follows. Prices are in US Dollar:

Registration Status / Early bird registration
between
March 20-April 20 2014 / Registration
between
April 20-May 20 2014 / Registration
after
May 20 2014
IPRA members from OECD countries 2 / 200 USD / 225 USD / 250 USD
Non-members from OECD countries 2 / 250 USD / 275 USD / 300 USD
IPRA members from non-OECD countries / Student1 / 100 USD / 125 USD / 150 USD
Non-members from non-OECD countries / Student 1 / 150 USD / 175 USD / 200 USD

1 Anyone wishing to register as a student must send a copy of their Student Card or a letter from their head of department to by registration date. If you fail to do so by this date, you will be invoiced for the additional amount as above.

2 Resident country of participants will be accepted as country of origin.

2. Application for IPRA Conference Grant - Which grant you are applying for (please select)

In principle, participants from low income countries are eligible for a grant, although numbers are very limited.

travel grant / accommodation grant / participation fee exemption

-Please explain briefly what motivates you to apply for a travel grant

4. CV

( the owners of paper/ panel proposals need to complete CV section )

Please Provide a Short CV:

-University education:
period from/to / institution / field of studies; / qualifications obtained

-Other academic distinctions (fellowships, awards, scholarships) (5 Lines)

-List up to 5 of your last publications

year / Name of the publication / publisher
-Professional experience:
a)Academic (research and teaching experience)
period / institution / job title / subjects taught and research conducted
b) Non- academic (period, name of employer, job title, description of responsibilities include sector
(education, NGO, etc). 15 (Lines)
Please give two Referees (name, position, relation to applicant, address, telephone, email)

5. Visa Support

In case your proposal will be selected, will you require visa to travel to Turkey?
No
Yes (if yes, please fill in the following form):

Full Name (as it appears in your passport)

Birth Date

Passport Number

Date of issue

Date of Expiry

Address (where you would like to receive your invitation letter)

Tel

Fax (where you would like to receive your invitation letter)

The address and the fax number of the embassy where you will be applying for visa

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALs IS FEBRUARY 15th 2014