40th Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies - Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES
DECEMBER 21 - 23, 2008
GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON, DC
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2008

The Call for Papers for the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies is now available online at <http://www.ajsnet.org/>. The AJS Conference is the largest annual gathering of Jewish studies scholars worldwide. More than 150 sessions dedicated to all fields of Jewish studies research and scholarship. The online proposal submission site will be open for submissions beginning March 20, 2008; the deadline for submissions is May 1, 2008. You will also find on the AJS website (<http://www.ajsnet.org/conf_2008.html>): sample abstracts; general information about hotel, meals, registration; and information on visiting Washington. The conference will take place December 21 - 23, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC.

The AJS will host a Sessions Seeking Participants web page to facilitate the organization of conference session proposals. Session organizers seeking participants for their proposed panels, roundtables, meetings, or seminars may list their proposed session topics on the AJS website, along with their contact information. Those interested in joining one of the sessions may contact the organizer directly about submitting a proposal. For more information, go to <http://www.ajsnet.org/session.htm>. The page includes instructions on how to submit a proposed topic and contact a session organizer.

Please contact the AJS office at ajs@ajs.cjh.org or 917.606.8249
if you have any questions about the conference.

Association for Jewish Studies
Located at the Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th Street
New York, New York 10011
Phone: 917.606.8249
E-mail: ajs@ajs.cjh.org
Web: <http://www.ajsnet.org/>