WELCOME TO NISN 2002 THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, NORWAY, 15 - 16 (17) MAY: "IRISH WRITING TODAY"

It is a great pleasure to invite you all to the third biannual NISN (Nordic Irish Studies Network) conference in Bergen 15-16 (17) May 2002.

NISN2002 will be hosted by the University of Bergen, Norway, with the possible support of other academic institutions and take place at Rica Travel Hotel. The conference takes place on 15-16 May and all guests are encouraged to enjoy the felicitous celebrations of the Norwegian National Day on 17 May. We wish all delegates welcome. If you would like to give a paper, the conference will focus on literature and poetics, but papers from all fields of Irish studies are welcome. The conference will be organised into plenary addresses, poetry readings and (parallel) panels of 20 minutes papers according to the number and interests of the delegates.

Guest Speakers:
Edna Longley, Professor, Queen's University Belfast.
Michael Longley, Whitbread Poetry Prize Winner.
Paul Muldoon, Oxford Professor of Poetry, Howard G.B. Clark Professor in Humanities at Princeton University, http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~angl/muldoon/muldoon.htm

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2001

Fees: 1000 Nok (approx. £80) include 2 lunches, conference dinner on 15th May, coffee breaks, conference facilities, etc. Please deposit 1000 Nok in Den Norske Bank (DnB) Acc. no.: 54700501666 by 30 March. State NISN2002 + your name as reference.

Conference banquet on 16 May: 400 Nok (£35)

Accommodation:
We recommend Rica Travel Hotel where the conference will be hosted. Special NISN price for single room and breakfast pr. night is 620 Nok (£55), double room and breakfast 770 Nok (£65).
Please make reservations at an early stage, it is a busy time in Bergen. Reference: EO 352
Rica Travel Hotel http://www.bergen-guide.com/296.htm
Christies gate 5-7
Tel. + 47 55 31 54 00
Fax: + 47 55 31 32 50

Other alternatives:
Crowded House http://www.crowded-house.com
Hotel Park Pension http://www.parkhotel.no/
Marken Gjestehus http://www.bergen-guide.com/17.htm
General information on Bergen: http://www.bergen-guide.com/
For further information please contact: Papers and conference agenda: Ruben Moi Ruben.Moi@eng.uib.no Tel. + 47 55 58 23 69 Accommodation and general information: Bianca Ross bianca@fi.uib.no Tel. + 47 55 32 92 18

 

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