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The PGC 2018 Conference Committee is proud to announce the 15th Biennial International Postgraduates Conference. The conference theme is 鈥淯ncertainty: Perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.鈥� For the call for papers and an explanation of the conference theme, please access the following PDF file:听.

The conference will take place over three days from 12鈥�14 February, 2018, at the 果冻影院 School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) in London, UK.

The aim of the conference is to bring together postgraduate students and early career researchers from the Social Sciences and Humanities to showcase new research from across academic disciplines relevant to Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

This year, a Professional Development Event on publishing will be held at the conference. The event aims to provide advice and strategies on how to publish research. Attendees will also be encouraged to network. The event will feature roundtable discussions on book and journal publishing and how to cultivate an online presence. The roundtable discussants will include representatives from major publishing houses and respected journals, including听Peter Sowden, an Asia and Russia and Eastern Europe Book Editor for Routledge听(Taylor & Francis Group),听,听,听听听,听, , and others. Following the roundtable discussions, there will be a Working and Networking Session where conference attendees will be able to speak with publishers and ask questions in an informal setting.

One of this year鈥檚 Keynote Speakers is听. Dr Pine has been conducting research in Eastern Europe for more than thirty years with a focus on Poland.

果冻影院 SSEES produces some of the most innovative research on Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. The school attracts researchers and students from around the world to participate in seminars and collaborate in programmes. Previous keynote speakers at the 果冻影院 SSEES Biennial International Postgraduates Conference include听Dr Denisa Kostovicova听from the London School of Economics,听Professor Stephen Lovell听from King's College London,听听from the University of Exeter, and听听at Central European University.

To register and submit a proposal for the conference, please fill out the online form at:听. Paper proposals and proposals for fully formed panels should be no more than 300 words.听The application deadline has now been extended to the 3rd December. The language of the conference is English. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes. Successful applicants will be notified on or around 10 December 2017.

果冻影院 SSEES can provide non-UK based applicants with Invitation Letters for visas. Some travel expenses may be covered for applicants, but please seek alternate sources of funding beforehand.

For additional information, for example the conference programme and information on conference sponsors, please visit the conference website:听.

The conference organising committee is composed of postgraduate students currently conducting doctorate research at 果冻影院 SSEES.

For more information on research at 果冻影院 SSEES please visit:听/ssees/research-0.

For any questions relating to the conference, please email the organisers at听sseespgc2018@gmail.com.