St Petersburg International Conference of Afghan Studies

St Petersburg International Conference of Afghan Studies 95 Consociatio Studiis Internationalibus Rerum Afghanicarum without any aims of political nature, and it has the tasks of regularly convening the Conference of Afghan Studies and establishing a learned international journal published annually with an option of only an on-line publication being considered. The new association is open for co-operation with any country and institution where academic Afghan Studies of a serious standing exist. There is also a possibility of establishing regional or national chapters of the CSIRA. Options for THe Establishment of THe Society 1. Interested participants of St Petersburg International Conference of Afghan Studies form a Constituent Assembly that founds the association, approves the proposed statutes (with alterations if necessary) that will be subsequently registered in accordance with the Russian law and elects the Board. 2. For administrative purposes the Constituent Assembly appoints three people who will act as the Association’s founders (in name only) before the authorities; The present moot agrees in principle with the concept of the establishment of the Society and elects the Steering Committee tasked with drafting the statutes and organizing a Constituent Assembly in the nearest future. Initial Tasks 1. One of the first aims of this new association is to review the state of Afghan Studies globally as a preliminary step for deciding upon what other initiatives were necessary for the future. For this purpose, eminent colleagues should be requested to present at the next conference or meeting of the Steering Committee the state of the art in the following fields of Afghan studies: • Art and Archaeology; • History; • Linguistics; • Literature; • Religion; • Social and Cultural Anthropology. 2. The Board reviews the options for the establishment of an international journal of Afghan Studies, forms the Editorial Board and initiates its publication; 3. The Board decides on the venue and topics of the next International Conference; 4. The Board decides on the modality of awarding the CSIRA prise for the best Ph D and Habilitation thesis in the field of Afghan studies.