Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Center For American Studies and the Center For European Studies honored to invite you to take part in the 4th International Conference on Human Rights.


➡️ WHEN?
The conference will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2023 from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. online on the Microsoft Teams platform.

The length of the conference depends on the exact number of speakers. In the event of a large number of speakers, we reserve the right to extend the conference also to Sunday, September 3, 2023.


➡️THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE
One of the most important themes of the conference is a discussion of legal, social, economic, philosophical, and political dimensions of Human Rights (both in contemporary and historical perspective).

Proposed (sample) thematic areas of your conference presentation:
• Legal regulations protecting Human Rights
• What theoretical approaches best explain human rights?
• How do material and ideological factors influence and shape human rights and respectivie policies?
• What role might state and sub-state political actors play in supporting human rights internationally?
• How do transnational civil society networks affect states' human rights policies?
• What role do emerging powers play in driving the discourse on human rights internationally, and what are the similarities and differences between their positions?
• Actions that could help reach full achievement of the human right to science for populations experiencing discrimination or increased vulnerability due to political, economic and social structures, for historically marginalized communities (such as persons with disabilities), and for the other human rights connected to the right to science
• The human rights of students, scholars, academics and researchers in places where conflict, censorship, and/or structural forms of oppression or discrimination make it difficult for them to continue their work
• The human rights implications of climate change on impacted communities and examples of scientific-human rights partnerships to attain climate justice
• The use of scientific evidence and a transitional justice approach that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as vital to addressing Human Rights
• Human Rights and healthcare
• Human Rights and poverty
• Women's human rights awareness

Feel free to go beyond this list. At CFAS, we believe in academic freedom.


➡️ WHO IS IT FOR?
• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.


➡️CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Conference Committee
• Attorney Valery Loumber, J.D. (Gavrilov & Brooks, Sacramento/Los Angeles) – Member of the Conference Committee
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center For American Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee


➡️ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PARTICIPATION - INFORMATION

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

• Submission of an abstract (200-300 words) and filling in the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/ZGFZfQQHw3Jtedh78

• Registration should be performed by 23.59 on August 23, 2023 (we will not extend this deadline)

• Payment of the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers in an e-mail – the fee must be paid by August 28, 2023 at the latest.

We reserve the right to select abstracts.

The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by August 25, 2023.


➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

• Filling out the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/LuPZBEq8DS4BwyZZA

• Submission of the Audience Registration Form should be done by 23.59 on August 27, 2023 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a passive conference participant certificate);

• Payment of the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to passive participants via e-mail;

• The fee must be paid by August 29, 2023, at the latest. Registered audience will receive the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and titles of their presentations via e-mail before paying.


➡️PARTICIPATION FEES
➤ Speakers – 2 options:
✔ 235 PLN / 60 EUR - traditional certificate sent via post
–– OR ––
✔ 215 PLN / 50 EUR - digital certificate (PDF for self-printing) sent via email (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).

➤ Audience – 2 options:
✔ 139 PLN / 35 EUR – traditional certificate sent via post
–– OR ––
✔ 109 PLN / 25 EUR – digital certificate (PDF for self-printing) sent via email (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).


Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: " – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – International Human RightsConference

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.


➡️POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.


➡️FAQ
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form)
• The fee is non-refundable
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers)
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference)
• Certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference but because of approaching scholarship deadlines, you will get your certificate by mid-September
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference
• The Center For American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use


➡️ QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please send an email to the Conference Coordinator, Mr. Anatolii Tymchenko, at tymchenko@cfasofficial.com.

See you at the conference!