SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINE (SAU)

 

 

Information Letter

SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINE

is proud to present

I Congress of Sociological Association of Ukraine

«Sociology in situations of social ambiguities»

 

October 15-17, 2009 

Venue:   City of  Kharkiv     

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv  National University

 

Organizers:  Sociological Association of Ukraine

and V.N. Karazin Kharkiv  National University, School of Sociology

 

 

 

The purpose of the Congress is to specify the scope of sociological cognition of social reality, which is subject to rapid changes, in its global, regional, national, group and personal dimensions. How do modern societies look like in their institutional design, sociocultural practice, structures and actors? Which way do the societies, including the Ukrainian one, develop in the new millennium in the situations of various social ambiguities? How can Sociology answer those questions? All this provides a broad framework for the scientific problems to be discussed at the Congress.        

 

 

 

The Congress preparation shall be conducted in three stages:

 

  1. Before April 15, 2009 – a rough outline of the Congress program with the specification of plenary sessions, topical sections, master classes, round tables, workshops of research committees and groups etc and their schedules.
  2. Before April 20, 2009 – a final version of the Congress program to include the participants’ presentations at the plenary and sectional sessions, round tables and master classes, as well as poster presentations.   
  3. Before September, 30 2009 – the participants’ final registration, finalizing the contents of the abstracts collection and the presentation copies packets, final amendments to the Congress program (if any).

 

With this letter we invite you to take part in the first stage of the Congress preparation and file to the Organizing Committee your applications for the organization and conduct of topical sectional sessions, round tables and individual presentations, as well as applications for the conduct of workshops of research committees and groups within the framework of the Congress.

 

Operation of sections, master classes, round tables along specific guidelines shall be conducted within one, two, three or four sessions 1,5 - 2 hours each. Applications (use form 1) from SAU members  for the organization and conduct of such sessions shall be electronically sent to the Organizing Committee before March 15, 2009. 

The possibility to hold the working meetings (up to 1 hour long) of SAU research committees and groups is provided. Applications from the heads of research committees and groups to organize such meetings shall be electronically sent to the Organizing Committee before March 30, 2009. 

The applications will have been considered by the Organizing Committee before April 15, 2009 to enable a decision to be made whether the prospective meetings shall be included into the Congress program. Chairpersons of sections, round tables and master classes, approved by the Organizing Committee shall be held responsible for the final preparation and implementation of the sectional sessions program within the general framework of the approved Congress program.       

The draft Congress program will have been specified by the Organizing Committee, on the basis of the applications received, before April 15, 2009 and it shall be put at the SAU site.  

          After the Congress program has been put at the SAU site (the second stage of the Congress preparation), the Organizing Committee will call for additional applications from those willing to make presentations, take part in the discussions of issues within the framework of specific sections, round tables and master classes, included into the Congress program. The participants’ registration shall be conducted at this stage as well.

         The deadline for the applications to participate in the work of sections, round tables and master classes, indicated in the Congress program, shall be April 20, 2009. An application shall include an electronic abstract of the presentation with the indication of the preferable section, round table, master class etc, as well as of the participant’s personal information (see forms 2, 3).  

The applications shall be considered by the chairpersons of the corresponding sections, the Organizing Committee members, which would provide a basis for the decision whether the prospective presentations or poster presentations should be included into the Congress program.

The final version of the Congress program will have been put at the SAU site before June 30, which shall be followed (before September 15, 2009) by sending official invitations, complete with the requirements to the presentation layout, to the participants.

The registration fee amounts to $35 US dollars (an equivalent in Ukrainian currency) to cover expenses related to the organization and publication of the Congress abstracts and program. The registration procedure shall be conducted between April 15 and September 15, 2009, the details shall be additionally provided.

The Congress official languages are Ukrainian, Russian and English.

 

Congress major preparation and conduct dates:

 

March 15

deadline for the applications to participate in the work of sections, round tables and master classes

March 31

deadline for the applications to organize workshops of research committees and groups

April 15

publication of the draft Congress program (with the schedule and the list of topical sessions) and the call for applications from those willing to make presentations or take part in the discussions

April 20

deadline for the applications from those willing to make presentations or take part in the discussions at sections, round tables and master classes, included into the Congress program.

July 15

appearance of the Congress program at the SAU site; sending out official invitations, to the participants

April 15 - September 15

preliminary registration of the Congress participants;  payment of the registration fee

September 15

deadline for the submission of presentations to the chairpersons of sections, round tables and master classes

September 30

deadline for the final version of the Congress program

October 15-17

Congress in session

 

For any additional enquiry, please contact the SAU Vice Presidents :

Olha Kutsenko  (f_ok@univ.kiev.ua; tel. (+3)8 068- 5974712)

Ludmyla Sokuryanska (sokur@univer.kharkov.ua; tel.(+3)8-057- 7075490)

 

or the Congress Secretariat:

 

Subota Maryna  (mari_subb@ukr.net; tel. (+3)8-057-  7075237)

 Olena Bardina-Vigier ( bard_vg@ukr.net;  tel. (+3)8-057-  7075651)

 

We are looking forward to your applications for for the organization and conduct of topical sectional sessions, round tables, master classes and working meetings, as well as for the individual presentations and participation in the discussions at the First SAU Congress. We count on your productive contribution to the Congress success!

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Vil Bakirov

SAU President

 

Congress Organizing Committee Official Address:

 

Rooms 304 – 306, School of Sociology,

V.N.Karazin Kharkiv  National University,

6 Maidan Svobody, Kharkiv, Ukraine 61077

 

Telephones:  (+3)8 057 -7075651;  (+3)8 057 -7075237

e-mail : saukr@ukr.net

Web-address: http://sau.kiev.ua

FORM 1

APPLICATION FOR FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF A SECTION (ROUND TABLE, MASTER CLASS)

 

Chairperson (s) of a section (round table, master class) ______________name and surname, affiliation, position, phone number, e-mail

 

Moderator (s) ______________ name and surname, affiliation, position, phone number, e-mail

 

Section Subject-matter (up to 250 characters)  – the nature of the problems to be discussed _________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Number of sessions required  _________________________________________________________  (from 1 to 4)

 

Please indicate 2-3 key speakers for each session with the following personal information concerning them:  ______ name and surname, affiliation, position, phone number, e-mail, the topic of the presentation  

 

FORM 2

 APPLICATION TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSIONS

Name And Surname:

Topic of the presentation (use the same language as in your abstract):

Name of section, round table, master class the presentation is intended for  

Presentation:  oral _____________  or poster_________________

Degree, title:

Position: 

Affiliation:

Postal address:

Country:

E-mail:

Telephone: 1) mobile                                           2) home/office

Need of a hotel reservation:

 

 

Form 3. ABSTRACT OF THE PRESENTATION

Please attach to your application an abstract (up to 200 words) of your presentation:  font Times New Roman, 12, spacing 1,5. Margins: left – 2,5 ñì, right – 1 cm, top – 2 cm, bottom – 2 cm. 

The centered name of the preferable section (plenary session, round table, master class) should be given on top of the page; in the next line provide the topic of your presentation in capital letters; in the third line – the presenter’s name and surname, his/her affiliation and e-mail.

The body of the abstract should be followed by 5 key words. 

 

The abstract should focus on the following aspects

  • The problem which is being researched
  • The research methodology description
  • The main results and conclusions to be presented and substantiated in the presentation.

The abstract complete with the application should be sent to the Organizing Committee or to the chairpersons of the corresponding sections (round tables, master classes) before June 15, 2009.  Abstracts, which fail to meet the requirements or the deadline, won’t be considered for the Congress participation.

 

The applicants whose abstracts have been selected for the Congress participation will be invited to submit the full texts of their presentations (they will be informed on the requirements at a later date) to the chairpersons of the corresponding sections or to the Organizing Committee before September 15, 2009. 

 

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to select and edit the materials submitted for the Congress participation. The collection of abstracts to be published before the beginning of the Congress is provided to the Congress participants subject to their payment of the registration fee.