SOCIETAS INTERNATIONALIS STUDIIS NEOLATINIS PROVEHENDIS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR NEO-LATIN STUDIES

Thirteenth International Congress Budapest 6-13 August 2006

SECOND CIRCULAR LETTER FOR THE TRIENNIUM 2004 - 2006

1.     XIII International Congress

Preparations for the thirteenth Congress of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies to be held in Budapest between 6 and 13 August 2006 are well under way. We are delighted with the interest shown in the Congress. In the meantime, every person who submitted an abstract has been informed about its acceptance or non-acceptance by the Executive Committee. We would like to remind all potential speakers that they must have paid their subscription for the present triennium in order to present their papers. The Plenary papers will be given by Karl Enenkel, Colette Nativel, Joaquin Pascual Barea, Outi Merisalo, Amedeo di Francesco in the five official languages of the IANLS (German, French, Spanish, English, and Italian).

For information and announcements concerning the congress see: http://neolatin.iti.mta.hu

Access to the congress venue

From the airport:

Budapest (Ferihegy) International Airport is ten miles south-east of the city centre.

It has two terminals: Terminal 1 has been reopened for low-cost airlines (Air Berlin, Germanwings, EasyJet, SkyEurope and Wizzair, among others) in September 2005; Terminal Two is divided into two, with Terminal 2A the departure and arrival point for flights of Malév Hungarian Airlines and Terminal 2B hosting all international carriers’ flights, including some of the budget airlines.

The airport’s central telephone number for information is (+36-1) 296-9696, and flight information is available on (+36-1) 296-7000. Luggage services can be contacted on (+36-1) 296-8108 and (+36-1) 296-7217 in connection with flights into and out of Terminal 2A, and (+36-1) 295-3480 and (+36-1) 296-7948 for Terminal 2B.

Seats on Malév flights can be booked on (+36-1) 235-3888. See also www.malev.hu The main car hire firms have offices in the arrivals halls. For those not driving, the Airport Mini-bus will carry passengers to and from any part of Budapest. It is very popular and provides excellent value for money (one way: 2300HUF/person, return: 3900HUF/person; 1 euro= ca. 255 forints). It can be booked on (+36-1) 296-8555 or in person at the airport.

If you arrive together in two or three, it is more profitable to take a cab, but it is always recommended that you ask the driver what the fare is. Normally it should not cost more than 5000 HUF (in 2006)!

By rail:

Daily more than fifty trains provide direct links between Budapest and no fewer than 25 other capital cities of Europe. Trains to Vienna run every three hours. There is also a popular network of Inter City trains linking Budapest with the main Hungarian centres. International trains operate from the three largest stations:

Keleti pályaudvar (=railway station): VIII., Baross tér. Tel: (+36-1) 413-4610

Nyugati pályaudvar: VI., Nyugati tér. Tel: (+36-1) 349-8503

Déli pályaudvar: I. Krisztina krt. 37. Tel: (+36-1) 375-6593

Trains from Vienna arrive at Keleti or Déli Railway Station, while those coming from Prague, Warsaw, Bratislava at Keleti or Nyugati Station.

All three international railway stations are part of the Budapest underground system, the Metró. The Déli and Keleti are stops on the Red (Number 2) line and the Nyugati is on the Blue (Number 3) line. See also the timetables of the Hungarian State Railways: www.elvira.hu

By coach:

International services terminate and depart from Népliget Coach Station, which is also the terminus for a number of domestic routes. Its telephone number is (+36-1) 382-0888. Other domestic termini are at Árpád híd ((+36-1) 412-2597) and Stadionok ((+36-1) 220-6227) in Pest, and Etele tér ((+36-1) 382-4910) in Buda. See also www.volanbusz.hu

By ship, for enterpreneurs:

A hydrofoil services operates during the summer months (from April to October) linking the heart of Budapest with Vienna and Bratislava. International boat landings are situated on the Danube between the Chain Bridge (Szabadság híd). Information about Mahart PassNave Ltd. services is available on (+36-1) 318-6042. See also www.mahartpassnave.hu

By car:

All Hungary’s motorways and most of the main roads radiate out from the capital. The M1, M3, M5 and M7 are toll motorways, and you must pay the appropriate toll (either at the border or at larger petrol stations) and display the windscreen sticker before taking the road. Road signs conform to continental standards.

24-hour roadside assistance is available from the Magyar Autóklub (Tel.: (+36-1) 345-1755), and emergency roadside help can also be called for by dialling 188.

For local transport in Budapest see http://www.budapestinfo.hu, http://budapest.com/

For finding out where exactly your accommodation is situated, we recommend the following sites:

www.utcakereso.hu  (with English interface)

www.terkepek.hu

Parking is not easy in Budapest, tariffs range between 180-300 HUF/hour in different districts. (1Euro = 250HUF.) Further details related to parking and local transport in Bu-dapest will be given in the third circular letter.

Accommodation:

The list attached to the circular includes hotels which can be reached by urban transport of approximately half an hour from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (Budapest, 1051-5th district, Roosevelt square 9, www.mta.hu.)

The main building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is ten-minutes walk from the stop “Kossuth tér” of the M2-Red underground line, and also from the stop “Arany János utca” of the M3-Blue underground line, and the tram nr.2 stops in front of the building.

Please make your own arrangement well in advance, since according to our information the date of the “Formula 1 Grand Prix of Hungary”, 6th of August, will coincide with the first day of our congress! These days prices are usually higher and hotels are full, thus it means that the first night of your stay might cost more.

The Organizing Committee is not able to make reservations for participants. More hotels in Budapest can be found via:

http://www.budapesthotelreservation.hu,

http://budapest.com,

http://www.hotels.hu,

http://www.budapestinfo.hu,

http://www.budapesthotels.com,

http://www.ohb.hu/

Accompanying events:

During the Congress an excursion to the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, a concert in the open-air Aquincum Museum, and several receptions will be organized, all of which are included in the conference fee. Furthermore there will be an optional full-day excursion to Szeged, dinner included. (A short description both of Pannonhalma, and that of Szeged was included in the first circular letter.)

Please note: registration for the excursion will close on April 30, 2006.

The banquet on Friday, 11 August at the Budapest Boat-Restaurant will consist of a three-course meal, including wine, soft drinks, and coffee (price: 40 €). A place at the banquet can be guaranteed only for those booking before April 30, 2006!

Conference Fees:

The conference fees have been set by the Executive Committee at € 75,- if paid before 31 March 2006, and € 90,- if paid after that date (see booking form enclosed in this circular). In order to encourage young researchers and students to attend, the Executive Committee has agreed to a special rate of € 35,- for registered research students who do not hold an institutional post. These amounts include the receptions, coffee breaks, the excursion to Pannonhalma, and the concert.

The banquet as well as the full-day excursion have to be booked and paid for individually.

Payment should be made by credit transfer to:

Account holder: HUNGARIA LATINA

Bank: ERSTE BANK HUNGARY RT.

Bank code/BLZ (IBAN number): HU76 1160 0006 0000 0000 1344 5865 

From Hungary: 11600006-00000000-13445865

Purpose (in the comment-box of the transfer commission):

for the conference fee: “your name”IANLS2006participation

(eg. Charlet-IANLS2006participation)

for the full-day excursion: “your name”IANLS2006excursion

for the banquet: “your name”IANLS2006banquet

[for administrative reasons, it is absolutely necessary to mention these project codes with your name, otherwise we cannot identify your money-transfer!]

Please make sure that the Organisers receive the full amount, undiminished by bank charges.

You will be sent a confirmation of your booking, preferably by e-mail. Once paid, conference fees are not refundable.

Provisional Programme

Sunday, 6 August

16–18 Registration in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (afterwards: HAS)

18.30 Reception in the Renaissance garden of the Budapest Historical Museum (Buda Castle)

Monday, 7 August

venue: HAS

8.30–10 Registration

10–11 Official opening

11–12 Plenary session 1 (in Italian): Amedeo di Francesco

12–14 Lunch break

14–15.30 Session 1-5: Individual papers

15.30–16 Coffee break

16–17.30 Session 6-10: Individual papers

20 Reception

Tuesday, 8 August

venue: HAS

9–11 Session 11-15: Individual papers + special sessions

11–11.30 Coffee break

11.30–12.30 Plenary session 2 (in French): Colette Nativel

12.30–14 Lunch break

14–15.30 Session 16-20: Individual papers

15.30–16 Coffee break

16–17.30 Session 21-25: Individual papers + special sessions

19 Concert and reception in the Aquincum Museum

Wednesday, 9 August

venue: National Széchényi Library, Buda Castle

9–11 Session 26-30: Individual papers + special sessions

11–11.30 Coffee break

11.30–12.30 Plenary session 3 (in English): Outi Merisalo

12.30–14 Lunch break

14 Excursion to the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma

Thursday, 10 August

venue: HAS

9–10.30 Session 31-35: Individual papers + special sessions

10.30–11 Coffee break

11–13 Business meeting of the IANLS

13–14 Lunch break

14–15 Plenary session 4 (in Spanish): Joaquin Pascual Barea

15–15.30 Coffee break

15.30–18.00 Session 36-40: Individual papers

Friday, 11 August

venue: HAS

9–11 Session 41-45: Individual papers

11–11.30 Coffee break

11.30–12.30 Plenary session 5 (in German): Karl Enenkel

12.30–14 Lunch break

14–15.30 Session 46-50: Individual papers

15.30–16 Coffee break

16–17.30 Session 51-55: Individual papers

20 Banquet in the Budapest Boat-Restaurant

Saturday, 12 August

9.00–ca. 20.00 Excursion to Szeged

Notes:

(1) We would like to remind all speakers that the length of the papers must not exceed twenty minutes.

(2) The above programme is provisional; current changes will be published under http://neolatin.iti.mta.hu

(3) The rules of the IANLS stipulate that for papers to be included in the Acta, they must be read by their authors personally, and not by someone else.

(4) If for any reason you have to cancell your participation at the Congress, please inform the Organizing Committee as soon as possible, to avoid last-minute disruptions to the programme.

2. XV International Congress Members are invited to offer possible venues for the 2012 congress at the Business Meeting in Budapest. Members intending to do so are kindly requested to contact either Jean-Louis Charlet (charlet@mmsh.univ-aix.fr) or Marianne Pade (pade@hum.ku.dk) before the Business Meeting.

3. Subscriptions to the IANLS In accordance with the statutes of the IANLS, no one may give a paper without being a member in good standing of the Association. This means having paid the subscription for the years 2004–2006. The subscription amounts to the equivalent of € 35,- for regular membership, € 17,50 for reduced membership (students, members in post at an institution for under five years, retired members, spouses, and children of members who do not themselves hold an institutional office). If you have not paid your subscription, please contact your national Secretary / Treasurer as follows.
When using IBAN and BIC in cross-border transactions within the European Union only domestic banking charges apply (at least, in the pre-2005 member states).

Belgium and all other countries not mentioned below: Jan Papy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae, Blijde-Inkomststraat 21, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium,

postal giro acc. no. 000-3149547-54.

IBAN: BE42 0003 1495 4754.

BIC: BPOTBEB1

Canada: Brenda Hosington, Linguistique, Université de Montréal, Canada C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal (Québec), H3C 3J7; Ann Hutchinson, 51 Lowther Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1C5 (Acc. no. 2017229 La Banque de Nouvelle-Ecosse, 5180, Chemin de la Côtes-des-Neiges, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1X8).

France: Colette Nativel, 17 rue Pavée, F-75004 Paris. E-mail: colette.nativel@univ-paris1.fr or colette.nativel@tele2.fr  

Germany: Johann Ramminger, Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, Marstallplatz 8, D-80539 München. Sparda-Bank München (BLZ 700 905 00), Kontonummer 10 10 52 268. IBAN: DE 08 700905000101052268. BIC: GENODEF1S04.

Italy: D. Defilippis, Dipartimento di Italianistica, Università degli Studi, Palazzo Ateneo, Piazza Umberto 1, I-70121 Bari. E-mail: defnuovo@libero.it c/c bancario nr. 103000506, ABI 3067, CAB 41560, CIN V, Banca Carime, Filiale di Molfetta, via Te-nente Fiorino, 70056 Molfetta; c/c postale nr. 28507705, ABI 7601, CAB 4000, CIN N, Ufficio postale di Bari centro, via Nicolai, 70122 Bari.

The Netherlands: Chris L. Heesakkers, Dept. GLTC - Neolatijn, Doelensteeg 16, Post-bus 9515, NL - 2300 RA Leiden. E-mail: chris.heesakkers@xs4all.nl, postal giro: acc. no. 1229173 / Chris Heesakkers / inz. rek ianls, Berlagestr. 19, NL-2321 EK Leiden

Spain: Elena Rodriguez Peregrina, Universidad de Granada, Dept. Latin, c/Santa Rita 4, 4° C, Granada. E-mail: elenarp@ugr.es. Cuenta : Caja General de Ahorros de Granada. Urbana 7, Camino de Ronda, Granada. Nr. c/c 007.0100494629.

United Kingdom: Alejandro Coroleu, University of Nottingham, Dept of Hispanic Studies, University Park, GB-Nottingham NG7 2RD; Fax: ++44/115/951 5814. E-mail: Alejandro.Coroleu@nottingham.ac.uk. Natwest Bank, Nottingham University, Univer-sity of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2AG. Account No. 71559140; Sorting Code 601549. Cheques should be made out to IANLS, not to the treasurer.

United States: Craig Kallendorf, Dept. of English, Texas A&M University, College Sta-tion, Texas 77 843-4227, USA, fax: (409) 862-2292.

For a printable version of this letter, and of the booking form, please click here: 2nd circular letter