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3rd Global Conference

Monsters and the Monstrous:
Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil

Monday 9th May - Wednesday 11th May 2005
Budapest, Hungary

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Further Details

Outline Timetable of Dates
Friday 28th January 2005 300 word abstract to be submitted
Friday 18th February 2005 Booking Form to be submitted
Friday 25th March 2005 Payment of Invoices - last possible date
Friday 15th April 2005 Submission of 8 page draft paper
Monday 9th May 2005 Conference Commences



The conference will commence at 2.00pm on Monday 9th May 2005 and finish at 5.00pm on Wednesday 11th May 2004. Registration will be from 12.30pm on the opening day of the conference.



Papers should be of no more than 20 minutes duration (circa 8 pages). Responses to Papers should be of no more than 10 minutes duration. Work-in-Progress presentations should be of no more than 15 minutes duration. The time allotted to workshops will considered on an individual basis. Other forms of presentation will be considered on request.

Abstracts are to be submitted by Friday 28th January 2005. These should be emailed either as an attachment or in the body of an email to both Stephen Morris and Rob Fisher. Attachments may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats. You will be notified within 10 days of submission as to whether your proposal has been accepted for presentation.

Both the 300 word abstract and the draft paper will be available on this web site before the conference commences. Papers will initially be available in downloadable .pdf format; if time permits, they will also be available in Word format as well.



All conference papers will be published in an ISBN eBook with the Inter-Disciplinary Press.

Selected papers will go forward for inclusion in a hard copy ISBN themed volume(s) in the 'At The Interface/Probing the Boundaries' series published by Rodopi.

An eBook and two themed volumes from previous meetings of this project are available and/or in press.



The conference will be staged at:

Danubius Hotel Gellert

The location of the venue can be found on the map provided in the accommodation section.

Please do not contact the hotel with questions about the conference. All inquiries about the content of the conference should be directed to Stephen Morris. All inquiries about arrangements for the conference should be directed to Dr Rob Fisher.



The conference registration fee is £175.

This includes;

  • conference registration fee
  • Monday pm coffee/tea break with sweet & salted cookies
  • Tuesday morning coffee/tea break with sweet & salted cookies
  • Tuesday 3 course lunch with drinks
  • Tuesday afternoon coffee/tea break with sweet & salted cookies
  • Wednesday morning coffee break with sweet & salted cookies
  • Wednesday 3 course lunch with drinks
  • Wednesday afternoon coffee/tea break with sweet & salted cookies
  • a copy of the eBook
  • a copy of the themed volume

All costs - registration fee and hotel accommodation - must be paid by Friday 25th March 2005. No accommodation bookings will be accepted after this date.




Delegates must complete, sign and return the conference booking form by Friday 18th February 2005 at the latest. On receipt of a booking form, an invoice will be drawn up and sent to you; the invoice must be settled by Friday 25th March 2005. It is the responsibility of delegates to ensure that payment is made by this date. Failure to receive payment will result in your booking being cancelled.

Alternatively, you may send payment with your signed and completed forms. This is the easiest and quickest method for ensuring a confirmed place at the conference.



There are a number of ways payment can be made.

Cheque
Payment can be made by cheque, in pounds sterling (gbp). Cheque's must be drawn against a bank with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Cheque's should be made payable to 'Learning Solutions' and sent, with the booking form, to:

Dr Rob Fisher
c/o Learning Solutions
Priory House
149b Wroslyn Road
Freeland
Oxfordshire. OX29 8HR
United Kingdom

We cannot accept cheques made payable in currencies other than GBP Sterling.

Bank Transfer
Payment may be made using bank transfer. Full details to enable a bank transfer are made available on your conference invoice. If paying by this method, you must agree to pay all charges at the sending and receiving banks.

Travelers Cheque's
Payment may also be made using Travelers Cheque's, in pounds sterling (gbp) made payable to 'Learning Solutions'.

By Invoice
You may request that an invoice be sent to you and/or your institution. It is your responsibility to ensure that the invoice is paid prior to the start of the conference.

Payment may also be made using an International Money Order or Western Union transfer.

Credit Card
Payment may also be made using credit card. Please note: a 4% charge applies to all items and services paid for in this way: this is the amount we are charged by the credit card company.

All fees are payable in advance. No delegate will be permitted entry to the conference if an invoice is still unpaid.

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