The 16th WSC details are already posted on the IASS website  (http://www.sanskritassociation.org/images/pdf/16th-WORLD-SANSKRIT-CONFERENCE.pdf).

We invite one page abstracts (long abstracts or full papers are also welcome) in the following areas:

A) Relevance of Sanskrit Shastras to the contemporary IT issues
    --  Vyaakara.na
    --  Nyaaya
    -- Miimaansaa
    -- Chandashaastra
    -- alankaara shaastra
    -- nirukta, etc.


B) Use of IT for
    -- Processing of Sanskrit texts, script and speech
    -- Modeling A.s.taadhyaayii
    -- Sanskrit Lexicography
    -- Sanskrit manuscripts accessibility
    -- critical edition, collation, multi-layer architecture
    -- search engines, information retrieval, etc.

This list of topics is only indicative.

Important Dates are:

   Submission of Abstract begins on: 15th  June 2013
   Submission of abstracts closes on: 15th  April 2015
   Notification of Abstract acceptance begins from: 15th October 2013

Please send the abstracts to worldsanskrit@hotmail.com with a subject line' abstract for 19: Sanskrit and the IT World' with a copy to vc9999999@gmail.com

We prefer full papers, or at least long abstracts (3-4 pages) with proper references. We plan to bring out the proceedings of the selected edited papers soon after the conference.


Vineet Chaitanya -- Convener
Amba Kulkarni, and  Juergen Hanneder -- Co-Conveners

Sanskrit and the IT World
16th WSC, Thailand
27th June - 02nd July 2015