Graduate Student Conference in Buddhist Studies - University of California, Berkeley, April 17-19, 2009

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• Graduate Student Conference in Buddhist Studies

-- University of California, Berkeley

-- April 17-19, 2009

-- The graduate students of the Group in Buddhist Studies at the University of California Berkeley are soliciting paper proposals from graduate students on any aspect of the Buddhist tradition. We will select approximately 15 papers to be presented at the conference. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, and there will be faculty respondents for each of several panels, to be arranged thematically and/or geographically depending on the submissions.

-- The conference organizers will cover the costs of lodging and meals at UC Berkeley for all students presenting papers. We cannot, however, cover travel costs, which must be obtained from your home institution or another source. Please submit a proposal only if you are confident of being able to cover your travel to the conference. Non-presenting students able to arrange their own lodging are also welcome to attend. If you are planning to attend the conference but are not presenting, please register by contacting us before March 1st, 2009.

-- Interested graduate students should submit a paper proposal of approximately 500 words by October 15, 2008. Presenters will be notified by December 15th. The final paper must be submitted no later than March 1st, 2009 so as to allow time for the respondents to prepare their remarks.

-- Please direct all inquiries to: <buddhist_conference@berkeley.edu>. Website: http://ieas.berkeley.edu/gradconference2009