This is an open call for organizing and hosting Annual WAU Anthropology Congresses (next available date in 2024). Proposals are welcome at any time but the WAU Steering Committee much prefers receiving proposals for annual anthropology congresses at least 12 months in advance of the proposed congress dates. Please consult all details of this call for proposals, and write to the following: IUAES President (Junji Koizumi) at koizumi(at)hus.osaka-u.ac.jp and WCAA Chair Isaac Nyamongo at inyamongo(at)cuk.ac.ke.
Annual Congresses:
WAU Congresses (previously known as IUAES Inter-Congresses) are held in the years between World Congresses. There need not necessarily be only one WAU Congress a year, but the WAU Steering Committee will oversee general coordination about dates and themes. In case a proposed conference only partially fulfills the conditions for it to be treated as a WAU annual Congress, the WAU Steering Committee may approve the proposed conference not as a WAU Congress but as another form of meeting. All decisions on the host, location and other matters concerning WAU Congresses will be made by the Steering Committee of WAU.
Host:
Please note that annual Congresses are held, hosted or organised by national/regional anthropology associations, by universities or institutions of the country, by WCAA Task Forces, or by one or more than one IUAES Commissions. We welcome proposals from anthropology or ethnology associations, organizations or institutions as well as proposals submitted by WCAA Task Force chairs and IUAES Commission chairs. The WAU Steering Committee very much appreciates and encourages all anthropologists’ participation in the intellectual activities of the WAU. Demonstrated commitment to anthropology and academic quality of the proposed Congress are given the highest priority in considering proposals. Adequate rotation of venues between continents is also a consideration.
Proposal:
All proposals must include a formal letter of proposal according to the guidelines provided below. Proposals will be carefully examined and assessed and the WAU Steering Committee will be in contact with the proposers if there is any need for clarification. Before a proposal is approved by the WAU Steering Committee, the organisers will be expected to make a presentation to the WAU Steering Committee. That presentation might be in person or online, depending on circumstances.
IUAES Inter-Congresses (in the past)
Amsterdam, Netherlands (1981); Lisbon, Portugal (1990); Florence, Italy (1995); Linkoping, Sweden (1996); Perth, Australia (1997); Beijing, China (2000); Gottingen, Germany (2001); Tokyo, Japan (2002); Calcutta and Ranchi, India (2004); Pardubice, Czech Republic (2005); Cape Town, South Africa (2006); Antalya, Turkey (2010); Perth, Australia (2011); Bhubaneswar, India (2012); Chiba,
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Japan (2014); Bangkok, Thailand (2015); Dubrovnik, Croatia (2016); Ottawa, Canada (2017): Poznan, Poland (2019).
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please submit your proposal giving information on the items below There is no submission form.
If inadequate information is provided, the WAU Steering Committee may not consider the proposal.
- General information
The month and year in which the proposed congress will occur; the city and country 2. Information about the proposer
Names of the person/s responsible and of the proposed congress convenor; those persons’ titles/positions and institutional affiliations; their office addresses, phone numbers (with country codes) and e-mail addresses.
- Organization of the congress
Name of the host organization (national organization and/or academic institution); name(s) of the WCAA Task Force, if the proposed congress is to be organized by one or more of the WCAA Task Forces: name(s) of the IUAES Scientific Commission(s), if the proposed congress is to be organized by one or more of the IUAES Commissions; names of supporting or cooperating anthropological associations or institutions (of your country/region) – with evidence of that support; names of supporting or cooperating international associations or institutions – with evidence of that support; names of the members of the local organizing committee (the body ultimately in charge of organizing the congress, in close collaboration with the WAU Steering Committee).
- Academic plans
Conference theme/topic; the intended objective for holding the proposed congress; plans for calls for panels/papers; plans for publication of proceedings, books and so forth, if already committed.
- Details of proposed congress
Proposed date of the congress; type of congress (hybrid or online only); proposed venue (for hybrid congresses); expected number of participants; the reason why the proposed location is a good one for a WAU congress. Please know that the WAU is particularly interested in invigorating local development of anthropological scholarship in various regions of the world.
- Finance
Names of agencies or organizations likely to provide financial support; availability of grants, subventions and other financial resources; availability of travel subsidies for colleagues from
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low-income regions; expected registration fees; a statement of commitment that all congress participants will be required to be individual members of the IUAES or members of the member associations of the WCAA, and that the congress organizers will collect IUAES membership fees and remit that fee income plus the income from any premium that non-members of the IUAES or of WCAA member associations are charged; a statement about responsibility in case the WAU World Congress or WAU annual Congress suffers a financial loss or produces a financial surplus. All financial losses will be the responsibility solely of the congress organizer and WAU will not be liable in any way. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) document will be signed once the proposal has been approved (a template MoU is available on the WAU website).
- Local information
Weather and climate; information on tours and planned excursion, if any; types of available accommodation and its costs; visa requirements.
- Other
Related events; experience in organizing large-scale (inter)national conferences; present state of preparation for the proposed congress; other relevant information.
Submit necessary information with your letter of proposal to: IUAES President (Junji Koizumi) at koizumi(at)]hus.osaka-u.ac.jp
WCAA Chair Isaac Nyamongo at inyamongo(at)cuk.ac.ke