A Preliminary Announcement

21th SVU World Congress 24-30 June 2002 in Plzen, Czech Republic

with the general theme

“Transformation of the Czech and Slovak Society on the Threshold of a New Millennium and its Role in Contemporary Global World”

The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) will hold its 21st Anniversary Congress on August 24-30, 2002 in Plzen, Czech Republic. The city belongs to the most significant economic centers in the country, with a rich cultural tradition and with an important regional university.

This will be an extraordinary event which will feature prominent speakers and visitors from both sides of the Atlantic. It will be co-sponsored by the University of West Bohemia where the meetings and other activities will take place in cooperation with the Pilsen City Hall, Governments of Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as the Slovak and the US Embassies in the Czech Republic.

As the general theme indicates, the aim of the proceedings will be to look at the Czech and Slovak society, from all angles, with the perspective of the future in the new Millennium. All aspects of human endeavor will be examined, including the vitality of Czech and Slovak communities abroad and preservation of Czech /Slovak cultural identity and heritage. Part of the Congress will also be focused on specific transformation and globalization processes, which at the moment the Czech and Slovak Republics are undergoing.

We call on all scholars, scientists, artists, educators, students, ethnic community leaders, businessmen, lawyers, clergy, social and cultural workers, journalists, computer experts and anybody else who is interested in these matters to send us suggestions for specific topics and possible speakers. Young people are particularly welcome.

As in previous congresses, the academic program will be accompanied with numerous social and cultural activities, as well as sightseeing which the City of Pilsen offers, e.g. receptions at the city hall and at the University, merry making at the Pilsen Brewery, theater performance in the Pilsen Theater, concert by the Symphonic Orchestra, reception at the Prague Castle with the participation of members of the Senate and the Government, and visits of castles and chateaus in the West Bohemian region.

The Congress will be hosted by the SVU Plzen Chapter. Accommodations will be reserved in the University dormitories and in the hotels in Pilsen.

21th SVU World Congress, Plzen, Czech Republic in the Year 2002

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Mailing Address: K. Zastera, SVU Pilsen Chapter Office, Tylova 18, 301 23 Plzen, Czech Republic; FAX: (420-19) 722 29 67; E-mail: zasterak@praha1.ff.cuni.cz

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