Pre-Conference Workshops – Register Now
Register now for CESS 2023 pre-conference workshops. Success in academia in Central Asia and beyond: Developing Career Perspectives for PhD Graduates in Social Sciences The workshop is designed to promote young researchers working on Central Asia who live in Europe, the US, and Central Eurasia. The workshop addresses important issues in the academic community of […]
CESS Board Nominations
CESS invites nominations for two new members of our Board of Directors and an incoming President. These positions are for three years, starting from the Annual Conference in 2023 and ending at the Annual Conference in 2026. The incoming President will serve as President-Elect from 2023/24, President from 2024/25, and Past-President from 2025/26. Please see […]
Order of the Polar Star Awarded to CESS Lifetime member Dr. Olsen
John Olsen’s Research Leads to Mongolia’s Highest Honor. Photo: Johannes Setzer University of Arizona Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and long-time CESS member John W. Olsen has received the Order of the Polar Star (Алтан гадас одон), the highest civilian award Mongolia can present to a foreign citizen. Created in 1936, the Order was bestowed […]
Ayse Zarakol of the University of Cambridge to Deliver CESS Keynote Address
We are pleased to announce that the CESS 2023 annual conference keynote speaker is renowned Dr. Ayşe Zarakol, author of After Defeat: How the East Learned to Live with the West and Before the West: the Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders. Foreign Affairs describes her latest book as “an ingenious way” out of […]
Call for Nominations: CESS Public Outreach Award 2023
The CESS Public Outreach Award is presented to an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization in recognition for extraordinary work that contributes to advancing and making accessible knowledge of Central Eurasia to a broad audience. Guidelines: Nominations may be made by the producer of the material or someone who has used the material and found […]
Call for Nominations: Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award
CESS is currently seeking nominations for the Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award. A member of CESS must make the award on behalf of the nominee. Recipients of the award do not need to be members of CESS to be nominated. The award is limited to living awardees. The nomination should include: The recipient will […]
Hotel Accommodations CESS ’23
You can now book your hotels for our annual conference. Here are the options offered within walking distance. Use the link to book. Additional hotel options will follow soon. Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center for $199 USD per night Residence Inn Pittsburgh Oakland/University Place for 174 USD per night Hilton Garden Inn for $189 USD per night […]
Advertising & Exhibit at CESS 2023
Advertise at CESS 2023, our annual conference to be held at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA on October 19-22, 2023. The conference program currently includes over 300 panelists and features more than 100 panels on topics covering all aspects of the politics, history, culture, and society of the Central Eurasian region. Advertising in the […]
Memorandum of Understanding with CAMCA Network
CESS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CAMCA Network, which unites professionals from 10 countries comprising the CAMCA (Central Asia, Mongolia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan) region. The memorandum was signed by CESS President-Elect Ablet Kamalov with CAMCA Academy President Murod Ismailov at the CAMCA Regional Forum held in Almaty on 15-16 June 2023. […]
How to Get Your Visa Support Letter
Visa Support Letters for the CESS2023 Conference presenters Accepted conference presenters who need to obtain a US visa to attend the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh may request a letter of support from the conference organizers. To obtain the letter, please email CESS info@centraleurasia.org the following information: 1. Name as it appears on your passport 2. Your country […]
