FaRiG

Friends of Academic Research in Georgia

Events

2009

7 November 2009 - 21 November 2009

Sponsored Workshop for scholars in the Social Sciences and History from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

Location:
The Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), University of California, Berkeley (UCB), California, USA.

Deadline:
11 September 2009

Costs:
Airfare, hotel, and meal expenses will be paid for by ISEEES. In addition, ISEEES will either pay for or reimburse each Carnegie Scholar for up to $600 in expenses relating to purchasing, copying, and posting teaching materials.

Application:
Applications should be submitted via email to applications@crrccenters.org by 11 September 2009.

Completed application form. Application forms can be found at http://iseees.berkeley.edu/caseproject.html#app
A sample of scholarly research (not exceeding 10 pages)
Curriculum Vitae
Applicants should be sure to read the Program Description to ensure that they are familiar with the design and requirements of the program.

Organizer:
ISEEES, UCB in collaboration with the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC).

Language:
The language of the workshop will be English. Participants must have a level of proficiency in written and spoken English that is sufficient to conduct independent research and engage in a debate

Visa Information:
ISEEES will provide letters of invitation, but each Carnegie Fellow will be responsible for obtaining a US visa with assistance from their local CRRC offices in Baku, Tbilisi and Yerevan.

Further information:
A total of four scholars from the South Caucasus (Carnegie Fellows) will be brought to UCB for an intensive review of the key literature, theoretical approaches, and methods employed in a particular field of scholarship. Each Carnegie Fellow will work with a paired UCB faculty member and graduate student with knowledge of the Carnegie Fellows field theme to develop undergraduate and graduate syllabi and teaching materials, explore innovative teaching and research techniques and technologies, and prepare a field survey (with a literature review) for use by other Carnegie Fellows and scholars from the South Caucasus.

Contact information:
Professor Edward Walker, e-Mail: eww@berkeley.edu, Phone: +1 510 642-3230 Fax: +1 510 643-5045

25 October 2008 – 22 March 2009 The Byzantium 330-1453 exhibition at the Royal Academy
15 - 19 September 2008 The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works is holding its biennial congress at the Queen Elisabeth Conference Centre.
21 - 26 April 2008 Pontika 2008, International Colloquium at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

2008

25 October 2008 – 22 March 2009 The Byzantium 330-1453 exhibition at the Royal Academy
15 - 19 September 2008 The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works is holding its biennial congress at the Queen Elisabeth Conference Centre.
21 - 26 April 2008 Pontika 2008, International Colloquium at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

2007

29 November 2007 FaRiG Ealk on the Excavations at Nokalakevi, held at the Georgian Embassy. Dr Ian Colvin and Dr Paul Everill, the Directors of the Anglo-Georgian Nokalakevi Expedition, spoke about the latest developments.
8 September 2007 FaRiG Soirée Musicale at Southmoor, Oxfordshire (c/o Mr & Mrs Robert Jackson)
23 January 2007 FaRiG talk on Georgian churches by Tony Anderson and Bruce Clark at Jesus College, Oxford

2006

16 November 2006 FaRiG talk on excavations at Vani, Georgia, by Dr Darejan Kacharava
23 August 2006 FaRiG reception at the Economist (c/o Bruce Clark)
21 - 26 August 2006 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies in London
18 June 2006 FaRiG Georgian Day at Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire (c/o Dr & Dr Nicholas Richardson)

2005

26 November 2005 Concert by Maspindzeli Georgian choir at Jesus College, Oxford
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