14-th World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences 14-th World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences
Lemont, Illinois, USA, 2008-XI-26-30
Call for Papers
The organizing committee of the World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences
(WLSAS) takes great pleasure in announcing a Call for Papers. You are invited to submit
abstracts for possible presentation at the 14th WLSAS conference which will take place in
Lemont (Chicago suburb), Illinois, USA from November 26-30, 2008.
I. The 14th World Lithuanian Simposium on Arts and Sciences
The organizers of the symposium are calling for papers written by Lithuanians and
individuals of Lithuanian heritage so that they may share their scholarly accomplishments, skills,
and knowledge in the fields of arts and sciences. The symposium intends to address a variety of
worldwide developments and their potential impact on Lithuania regarding advancements in
science, technology, environmental protection, public health, information technology, and many
other disciplines as well as their developmental directions in the foreseeable future. Plenary
sessions intend to address the most important survival issues of lithuanians living in the diaspora,
such as teaching children lithuanian language skills, as well as their cultural and historical
heritage. Other topics will include presentations on preservation and maintenance of archives of
Lithuanian communities outside of Lithuania, their libraries, museums and art galeries. Topics
of interest are summarized at the end of this call for papers.
The 14th XIV WLSAS is being organized by the National Executive Committe of the
Lithuanian American Community with cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Education of
the Republic of Lithuania, Department of National Minorities and Lithuanians Living Abroad,
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, and Lithuania‘s Science Council.
II. Historical Background
The Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences was first organized in 1969 by the
Lithuanian American Community. Since 1989 the WLSAS conferences are held every three
years on a rotating basis in the United States and Lithuania. Their purpose is to provide a joint
forum between learned lithuanians in arts and sciences in which they would have the opportunity
to become acquainted and share and compare their skills, knowledge, and accomplishments in a
scholarly and friendly environmment of common heritage.
The Iron Curtain prohibited attendance of participants from Lithuania during the first
five symposia (1969-1988.) The early symposiums were attended primarily by participants
living in the Western part of the world. It wasn‘t until the Iron Curtain fell that Lithuanians, who
resided in Lithuania, could begin to participate in the event (1989.). It is a pleasure to note that
the restoration of Lithuania‘s independence in 1990, brought about significantly increasing
attention and support by numerous scholarly organizations and academic institutions in Lithuania
as well as those in other parts of the world The 13th WLSAS, which took place in Lithuania in
2005, was attended by well over 350 participants. The organizers hope that the 14th symposium
in Chicago will also be well attended.III. Registration
Individuals desiring to attend and make presentations at the 14th WLSAS are invited to
register on or before June 30, 2008 via the MKS website http://www.mks14.com. All received
entries will be confirmed by return e-mail.
IV. Proposal submissions
Proposals for presentaions must be submitted within the space limitation shown in
http://www.mks14.com, and contain the following data:
· Title of the proposed paper;
· Names of all authors;
· Name of employer, if any;
· Primary author’s postal address, e-mail, telephone number including the country
code, and FAX number, if available. rį),
· The primary author’s CV in Lithuanian and English
· An abstract in Lithuanian and English
Submitted proposals, excluding addresses, must not exceed 450 words, fit within one
page (21,5x28), and be written in Word format using New Roman or Arial characters. More
detailed information about the symposium, special topics, and other symposium related events
are shown in the above noted website. In case of questions that can not be resolved by the
information in the MKS website, please write to mks.xiv@att.net.
Looking forward to see you at the symposium!
The organizing committee of 14th World Lithuanian Simposium on Arts and Sciences
List of Topics of Interest
Presentations are solicited but not limited to the following subject areas
1. Environmental protection, Ecology, radiological impact
2. Architecture, Urban studies & fine arts
3. Archives, libraries, museums, art galleries in diaspora
4. Energy and related technologies y for a green planet
5. Natural sciences (biology, chemistry, pharmacology)
6. Physical sciences (physics, mathematics, and numerical modeling
7. Technologies (engineering, construction, and information sciences
8. Arts (Lithuanian culture and literature, music, linguistics)
9. Health Sciences (Medicine, health services, geriatrics, nutrition)
10. History and Anthropology
11. Pedagogy for and in Lithuanian studies
12. Economics (Industry, business, finances, management, marketing, economic controls,
tourism, export/import)
13. Psychology and Social sciences (theory, application, needs of the population, governmental
actions, NGO‘s, in population demographics)
14. Law and Justice (Lithuanian citizens outside the country, family, children rights, adoption,
international laws, jurisdiction, policing powers, enforcement, etc.)
15. Transportation (autos, railroads, water, air, infrastructures and their development,
international transit, regulation, safety, timeliness)
16. Agiculture and Forestry
17. Philosopphy and Psychology
18. News media (printed, TV radio, internet komunications, inflence on population,
accountability)
XIV The organizing committee of the World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences