Monday, August 24, 2020

CFP Children of the Night Conference (9/15/2020; Brasov, Translyvania 10/12-14/2020)

This sounds like a great event if you're in Europe.


The Children of the Night Conference series is a non-profit academic initiative, supported by worldwide renowned Dracula experts.

Our aim is to present groundbreaking research on Bram Stoker, his novel Dracula and related topics on a bi-annual basis.

Participation is open to everyone who has a truly interesting paper to present. Moreover, the conferences will feature artistic contests and will be accompanied by a cultural program.

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS IS OPEN: PLEASE SEND US YOUR ABSTRACTS!

(Full call at https://dracongress.jimdofree.com/call-for-papers/.)


Call for Papers 2020

We invite all persons who are interested in speaking at the 2020 conference to submit an abstract of 150 - max. 250 words plus a meaningful title indicating the planned content of your presentation. The official language of the conference is English; papers will be accepted, presented and published only in English. The abstracts must be submitted by email and fit the conference main topics.



All speakers are requested to prepare a visual presentation. Accepted formats: Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe PDF or a folder with .jpg images, ordered by file name. Please bring your presentation on a USB stick (flash drive). Please limit the size of your file to 25 Megabyte maximum.



Registration -- Procedure & Fees


Indication of interest

If you are interested to speak at the conference but have no abstract ready yet, please send us a short email, so that we have you on our radar. The earlier we know who would like to participate in the conference, the better we can plan it. The same applies for potentials participants in the artistic contests.


Abstract deadline

Abstracts and fiction contributions must be submitted before 15 Septeber 2020. Please use the Abstract Submission Form below.


Approval

All submitted abstracts are subject to approval by our Scientific Committee. Review will take place continuously and may take 2-4 weeks.


Registration and payment

After your abstract has been approved, please pay the conference fee to our bank account. Please indicate your name and your country while making the payment. After your fee has been received, you will be automatically be added to our registration list and be admitted to the conference. For payments not made from an Euro, British Pound or US Dollar accounts, we recommend using Transferwise.


Fee schedule

The regular fee for participants is 149,-- Euros. For listeners-only, students without regular income and participants from the East-European countries, there is a reduced fee of 99,-- Euros only.

Day ticket for spontaneous visitors: 33,-- Euros.

Staff and students of Transilvania University of Brasov: Reduced day ticket price of 15,-- Euros.

The costs of hotel, lunch and dinner are not included, but Transilvania University of Brașov will host all participants for a special evening banquet or dinner.



Account Details (see https://dracongress.jimdofree.com/call-for-papers/)




Excursions

A guided walk through the centre of Brașov will be free of charge.

Further excursions: t.b.d.


Flights and Accommodation

Flights and accommodation should be booked by the participants. We recommend using flight searching engines such as Priceline, Cheaptickets or Kayak, and hotel booking platforms such as www.booking.com.

We recommend to book your flight to Bucharest well in advance. From Bucharest, there are several bus and train services to Brașov. Alternatively, you can travel via Sibiu (Hermannstadt).

Prices for food and accommodation in Brașov are moderate, compared to other European countries, especially the UK and Ireland.




Email of the Organising Committee: dracongress@gmail.com


Please send all communication regarding the conferences to this email address only, not to the University or our private email addresses.


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