OFFLIST -- Re: Forwarded Announcement

[Paul G. Hackett]

Dear Dr. Olivelle,

I noticed that the English language version of the "Registration Page"  
is actually still in Russian.  See:

http://torchinov.ru/en/reg_form

Since you are listed as a member of the organizational committee, I  
thought I would pass this on to you.

best wishes,

Paul Hackett
Columbia University


Quoting Patrick Olivelle <jpo at UTS.CC.UTEXAS.EDU>:

> Greetings to All. I am attaching a message that the organizers wanted
> me to broadcast. It is a conference on Asian religion and philosophy to
> be held in St. Petersburg -- in Februuary 2010 -- if you like the
> cold!! the organizer is Sergey Pakhomov <sarpati at gmail.com>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Patrick
>
> ***************
>
> SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
> FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL STUDIES
> DEPARTMENT OF EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE
> PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAINT-PETERSBURG
>
> 6th International Scientific Conference of Philosophy, Religion and
> Culture of Asian Countries (Torchinov readings)
> IDEALS - NORMS - VALUES
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> The SIXTH annual international scientific conference named in honor of
> Evgeny Torchinov (1956 - 2003), an outstanding Russian researcher of
> Asian cultures and methods of religions, is going to be held at the
> Faculty of Philosophy and Political Studies of the Saint-Petersburg
> State University (Russia) 3 - 6th February, 2010.
> The central focus of issues at the Readings this time will be
> concentrated on investigations of ideals, norms and values of Eastern
> cultures.
> POSSIBLE THEMES TO BE DISCUSSED:
> o	Ideals of Asian religious traditions
> o	Notions of values, ideals and norms in Asian systems of philosophy
> o	Ideal society and ideal man at the East
> o	System of values in Asian cultures
> o	Oriental cultures in Western countries: exotics or norm?
> o	Western values and norms in Asian countries: adoption and a rejection
> o	Axiological imperatives in the era of the globalization: a
> contribution of the East
> o	Understanding the spiritual values of Asian cultures in Russia and in
> countries of the West
> o	Reflection of ideals of Asian traditions in literature and art
> o	Systems of norms and the ideal of an individual in Asian traditions
> o	Asian psycho technologies and norms of ordinary consciousness
> Sections of the conference will be formed on the basis of applications.
> The names of expected sections and announced rubricating might vary.
> As usual, Torchinov conference will strive for creating and keeping a
> multidisciplinary space for fruitful change of ideas between
> specialists studying different types, images and categories of Asian
> cultures; will tend to form new scientific approaches and methods in
> the field of Oriental studies; to elaborate theories and philosophy of
> Oriental investigations.
> Scholars and researchers of different aspects of philosophy, religion
> and culture of Asia are invited to take part in the conference. Also we
> invite philosophers, historians, anthropologists, psychologists and
> specialists in religious studies investigating Eastern range of issues.
> An application for the participation should be filled in electronic
> format at the conference's site which address is following:
> http://torchinov.ru/ru/reg_form/  There is a possibility for a
> participation in the conference without publication of your paper in
> the book of collected articles. Extramural participation isn't supposed.
> Dead-line of applications for non-residents of Russia is September 13, 2009.
> Besides that Org. committee accepts applications for the organization
> of round tables, presentations, proposals for organizations of cultural
> program till the end of December, 2009
> Working languages of the conference are Russian and English.
>
> By the beginning of conference, we shall have planned to publish and
> distribute among the authors the CDs with summaries and full texts of
> papers in format of pdf. Publication of the collection on paper is
> planned after the conference, during 2010. A paper with size not more
> than 10.000-15.000 signs (in Word statistics), including gaps and
> footnotes must be sent for the publication. When designing the article,
> you must use as a pattern the technical example of execution of the
> text, which is on the site of the conference. Materials must be sent
> for the publication till September 13, 2009.
> Org. fee for participants not from Russia and from countries of CIS is
> 30 euro. This fee is to be paid on the day of the registration, i.e.
> the 1st day of the conference.
> All questions are welcome by e-mail: info at torchinov.ru/ Additional
> information about the conference is also at our site, see:
> http://torchinov.ru/
>
> Organizational committee:
>
>  Dr. Yury Solonin (President)
> P. Olivelle, PhD, professor (Univ. of Texas, Austin, USA)
> J. Mc-Rae, PhD, professor (Komazawa Univ., Tokyo, Japan)
> R. Gimello, Ph D, professor (Univ. of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA)
> Dr. Victor Petrenko
> Dr. Alexander Boronoev
> Dr. Prof. Marina Kravtsova
> Dr. Prof. Anatoly Kolesnikov
> Dr. Vladimir Emelyanov
> Dr. Cyril Solonin
> Dr. Tigran Tumanyan
> Dr. Sergey Pakhomov (general coordinator)
>
> Our contacts:
> Post address: 199034, Russia, Saint-Petersburg, Vasilievsky ostrov,
> Mendeleevskaya liniya, 5, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Eastern
> Philosophy and Culture, room 110.
> Tel.: 7-812-328-9421 (additional 1852).
> E-mail: info at torchinov.ru
> Site: http://torchinov.ru