CALL FOR PAPERS

OXFORD POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE IN ASSYRIOLOGY (OPCA)/ APRIL 25-26 2014

The organisers of the third annual ‘Oxford Postgraduate Conference in

Assyriology' wish to extend an invitation to all European and overseas

students whose research relates to the field of Assyriology. The aim

of the conference is to provide a forum for students at postgraduate

level to present their research to a group of peers and to establish

connections with colleagues.

The first and second Postgraduate Conferences in Assyriology,

sponsored by the Lorne Thyssen Research Fund for Ancient World Topics

at Wolfson College, University of Oxford (2012 -2013), and an outreach

grant by British Institute for the Study of Iraq (2013), were held at

Wolfson College, Oxford. Growing from 2012, last year’s conference

included participants from the U.K., Europe, the Middle East and South

America.

The two-day conference will be held at Wolfson College, Oxford from

Friday afternoon 25 April to Saturday evening 26 April, 2014. The

format will allow each speaker 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for

questions. Presentations will take place on Friday from 13:00 to 18:00

with one break for refreshments, and on Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00

with breaks for lunch and refreshments. Keynote speakers will be Dr.

Kevin Cathcart (Campion Hall, Oxford; Emeritus professor, Dublin) and

Dr. Christopher Metcalf (JRF, Wolfson College, Oxford).

Conference attendance, refreshments, lunch, and wine reception will be

provided at no cost; however, space permits a limited number of

people, chosen on a first come basis. We request registered interest

and titles of presentations no later than February 25th 2014. If you

wish to attend and/or present at the conference, please write to

opca@orinst.ox.ac.uk.

We will be awarding limited travel and accommodation bursaries on a

competitive basis. In order to be considered for a bursary, you must

include your CV and an abstract of your paper in application to

opca@orinst.ox.ac.uk by the above deadline. Bursaries will be chosen

by an independent selection committee consisting of Dr. Frances

Reynolds (Oxford), Dr. Martin Worthington (Cambridge), and Dr.

Marie-Christine Ludwig (SOAS).