International Council for the Day of Vesak
12th UNITED NATIONS DAY OF VESAK
2015
Call for Academic Articles
Every year since the resolution passed
by the United Nation’s General Assembly on 15 December 1999 - the thrice-sacred
day of Vesak (celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the
Buddha Gotama) is celebrated internationally. The International Council
for the Day of Vesak has been granted Consultative Status with the UN Economic
and Social Council since 2013 – to honor commitments, the 12th United
Nations Day of Vesak celebrations will take upon: “Buddhism and World Crisis”,
as the general theme of the 2015 UNDV Conference. Therefore, this is the
call for academic-papers for the 2015 United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV)
Celebrations and Academic Conference, hosted from 27-31 May 2015, by
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Thailand, along with the
International Association of Buddhist Universities. The
academic conference will be held on the second day of events (29 May
2015). Papers are now being invited for the 12th UNDV
Conference’s main theme on “Buddhism and World Crisis” We encourage the
thematically relevant interdisciplinary studies and welcome abstracts or
proposals from scholars in all fields related the main and sub-themes of the
conference:
MAIN THEME: Buddhism and World Crisis
· PANEL
ONE: Buddhist Response to Social Conflict
· PANEL
TWO: Buddhist Response to Environmental Degradation
· PANEL
THREE: Buddhism and ASEAN Community
· PANEL
FOUR: Buddhist Response to Educational Crisis
Acceptable final articles, determined
by the academic peer-review committee will be published for the conference, and
made available prior to the beginning of the presentations. Papers
selected for publication will be those that combine:
· Thematic relevance and familiarity with all aspects of
the UN ECOSOC (or ASEAN for that specific panel) – to learn more: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/index.shtml or http://www.asean.org/
· Significant research in primary resources along with
Innovative theoretical perspectives
· Papers are to be written in a clearly organized
academic style, not written as a form of casual Dhamma-talk.
Your academic articles shall be scrutinized through the
IABU Manager, before being passed upward to the Academic Committee formed for
this conference; for transparency, they are:
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2015 UNDV Academic Committee (*provisional,
pending acceptance):
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Buddhist Response to Social Conflict:
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Buddhist Response to Environmental Degradation:
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Buddhism and ASEAN Community:
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Buddhist Response to Educational Crisis:
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Prof. Damien Keown (UK)
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Ven. Dr. T. Dhammaratana (France)
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Ven. Dr. Sigambhirayan (Thai.)
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Ven. Dr. Khammai Dhammasami (Myanmar/UK)
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Ven. Dr. Hansa Dhammahaso (Thai.)
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Ven. Dr. Chao Chu (USA)
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Prof. Le Mahn That (Vietnam)
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Ven. Dr. Geshe Samten (India)
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Prof. G. Sumanapala (Sri Lanka)
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Prof. Peter Harvey (UK)
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Dr. Dion Peoples (USA/Thai.)
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Dr. Philip Stanley (USA)
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ABSTRACT TITLE OR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
· Please submit a title and abstract of no more than one
single-spaced page, along with a one-page CV or a 250-word biography – with
your contact information.
· Abstract Proposals must be received by 15
October 2014. We will send confirmation of the receipt of your proposal and
will respectfully inform all authors of the status of their
abstracts/proposals.
· The proposals will be reviewed by the UNDV Academic
Peer-Review Committee.
· You will receive feedback on your abstract by 30
October 2014.
· Please send all proposals and articles as Microsoft
Word Files (.doc or .docx)
Call for Papers issued: 31 July 2014
Deadline for Abstracts: 15 October 2014
Notification of Acceptance: 30 October 2014
Final Full-Article Deadline: 28 February
2015
Invitations to Conference, sent by: 07 March
2015
We must have your fully-perfected articles by the final
deadline date to ensure that the article is considered for publication and
presentation. Approval of one’s abstract does not mean acceptance into the
publication or presentation – as we reserve the right to screen your final
version of the article. Once the academic peer-review committee completes
their selections, and the editors have completed any additional
formatting/revisions – deadline dates are established to ensure the issuing the
publication to all of our venerable dignitaries, observers, delegates,
panelists and students, etc., for the conference, in a timely fashion.
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
· Submitted papers are referred and selected on the
basis of quality and relevance to the main theme and sub-themes of UNDV 2015
conference and celebrations.
· Submitted Papers should be additionally readied for
verbal-presentation (articles may be readied for PowerPoint presentations,
rather than just reading from one’s article).
· Papers should be from 8-12 pages, submitted in the
preferred font: ‘Times EXT Roman’ (for papers with Pāli/Sanskrit diacritic
markings).
· Please download this font: http://www.bcca.org/services/fonts/ - and compose your article in this font.
Articles will be returned if there are any undisplayed
diacritical-markings.
· Papers may be rejected for specific circumstances, but
may be rewritten, following committee recommendations.
PLEASE SEND ALL ABSTRACTS and FINAL PAPERS to the
Manager of the IABU Secretariat – there are no other coordinators operating on
our behalf:
Dr. Dion Peoples: dion2545@hotmail.com
If you are invited to attend our international conference,
your arrival should be on 27 May 2015, and departures begin on 31 May
2015). Any additional longer-term shall be from your own expenses.
Invitation notifications to accepted scholars for presenting at the UNDV 2015
Conference and Celebrations will be sent by 07 March 2015. Economy-class
airfare will be reimbursed upon arrival, and food and hotel-accommodations near
MCU-Wangnoi Main Campus, Ayutthaya will besponsored by MCU – only for scholars with approved articles.
We would be honored if you could grace
us with your valuable contribution and presence.
Yours sincerely,
[SIGNED]
Most Ven. Prof. Dr. Brahmapundit
Rector, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Chairman, International Council for
Day of Vesak
Chairman, International Association
of Buddhist Universities
Sincerely,
Dion Peoples
MahaChulalongkornRajavidyalaya
University
