2006 SVU World Congress

featuring

"Czech and Slovak Culture in International Context"

Organized jointly by SVU and the University of South Bohemia

in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT

Location: University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Dates: 25 June - 1 July, 2006

US Panels: SVU President Dr. Mila Rechcigl: SVU1@comcast.net

Czech/Slovak Panels: Vice Rector Prof. PaedDr.Vladimir Papousek, CSc:

prorektor-zahranici@jcu.cz

Local Arrangements: Ing. Jana Sbiralova

Accommodations: University dorms and Hotels and Pensions

Cultural events: Theatrical production by Jihoceske divadlo and concert

Guided tours and excursions: City of Ceske Budejovice, the famous Czech brewery Budvar, Castle Hluboka and medieval Cesky Krumlov - the second best-preserved historical town in Bohemia after Prague which has been designated as one of UNESCO’s World Monuments.

Recommended Websites

Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU): http://www.svu2000.org/

University of South Bohemia: http://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/un/cz/cz004.htm

Cesky Krumlov: http://www.ckrumlov.cz/uk/i_index.htm

Hluboka nad Vltavou: http://www.zamky_hrady.cz/1/hluboka_e.htm

Trebon: http://www.mesto_trebon.cz/

Budvar: http://www.budvar.cz/#

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