Conference Rules & Guidelines

Before submitting a conference proposal or participating in a conference, participants should read the policies and guidelines outlined below. If you have any questions, please contact the CESS Society Administrator (info@centraleurasia.org). Conference Rules Please read through the four rules below before submitting a proposal for a CESS conference. Failure to comply with these rules may […]

CESS Fall 2024 Syracuse Events

Film Screening On Friday, September 13 from 18:30-20:30, the Conference will be hosting a film screening of “101 Flight” – an Uzbek biographical dramatic film about Flight 101, the Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 757 that was diverted from New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. This event is co-sponsored by the “Vatandoshlar” Public […]

Travel Grants Fall 2024

The application for a limited number of travel grants for the CESS Fall 2024 Conference is now open.

Registration & fees

The registration rates can be found below. The deadline for early bird rates was August 1, 2024. Early Bird Registration rates – Members: 1st Tier: Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, and North America 2nd Tier: Eastern Europe (including Russia) and Other 3rd Tier: Central Eurasian Countries (Central Asia, Caucasus, Afghanistan) Early Bird Registration – Non-Members: […]

Conference Host: Syracuse University

Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs The Maxwell School is one of 13 schools and colleges of Syracuse University – established 1870 as a private, international research university located in the geographic heart of New York State, offering a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors. The University’s global footprint […]

CESS-ESCAS Lisbon Conference 2025

From January 8–10, 2025, Lisbon hosted a Joint Meeting of the CESS (Central Eurasian Studies Society) and the ESCAS (European Society for Central Asian Studies) – an International Conference on “Geopolitics, Migrations and Identities in Central Eusasia.” The aim was to help bring Central Eurasian studies to the forefront of global academic discourse.  Submissions were invited relating […]

CESS 2024 Fall Conference

The esteemed Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, hosted the CESS Fall Conference on the beautiful campus of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, from September 12-15, 2024. The conference also coincided with the centennial celebration of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, which resulted in a beautiful reception celebrating […]

Keynote Speakers and Cultural Program

In addition to the presentations that are happening as part of the session panels, the CESS 2024 Conference in Almaty is happy to announce two keynote speakers, Sarah Cameron and Gulnara Abikeyeva as well as an exciting cultural program. Information on the cultural program and the keynote presentations can be found in the attached document […]