Baku to host Int'l Symposium of Common Languages of Turkic World
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum will hold the 3rd International Symposium of Common Languages of Turkic World – Patterns under the topic Intersections in Felt on October 25-27.
The event participants cover America, Canada, Australia, countries of Europe and Asia.
The symposium aims at the exchange of ideas on the common heritage of the Turkic peoples ‒ felt, as well as research and preservation of this craft’s traditions and customs, the revival of interest in it, and its application in various fields.
Two thematic exhibitions, a workshop, a felt product fair, as well as a fashion show will be organized as part of the symposium.
The theme of the event is a felt craft in a wide historical range, from the pre-Islamic era to the present time. After the symposium, the speeches will be published in a book, distributed among libraries, and offered to the meeting participants.
The topics of symposium include Felt As a Tradition, Felt in Contemporary Art and Felt as a Fashion Trend.
The speeches will be in Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish languages. Time limit of each speech will be 15 minutes.
Writing rules: Papers must be formatted to fit an A4 page. The paper text must be written in “Times New Roman”; font size 14; 1.5 mm interval. The summary of the text must be in English.
Each speech will be published in the language of the lecturer on five pages, and two summary pages in English.
Deadline to submit papers is on April 30, 2018. Announcement of
the accepted papers is on June 15, 2018.
E-mail address: [email protected]
Secretariat, contact phone: (+99412) 497 20 16
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