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International Union of Academies

Humanities and social sciences

Administrative Secretar= iat – Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1 – B-1000 Bruxelles<= o:p>

Tel. : +32 2 550 2= 2 00 – Fax : +32 2 550 22 05 – E-mail : secretaire-adjoint@uai-iua.org

CIRCULAR TO THE MEMBER ACADEMIES OF THE UAI

I= nvitation to the 82^nd General Assembly

Brussels, May 27 – June 1<= sup>st, 2008

Brussels, February 1, 2008

1. Nomination of Delegates.

Arrangements are now in hand for the 82^nd General Assembl= y of the UAI, to be held in Brussel= s in the Palace of the Academies, at the request of the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Bel= gique, from Tuesday May 27 till Sunday June 1^st, 2008. Form A (enclosed) will list the n= ames of the delegates who will be representing your Academy. It would help if th= is form could be returned as soon as possible, that is before March 15, 2008 at latest.

In order to secure a harmonious measure of continuity, delegates sho= uld be appointed for a period of not less than three ordinary General Assemblies, as the Regulations provide ; it being understo= od (Article 1,b) that if a delegate is unable to be present, or no longer able= to act, a substitute may be nominated.

New delegates are asked to provide a brief CV (not more than half a page), to accompany the nominat= ion.

2. Admission of new Member Academies.

Proposals for admission of new Member Academies (members, associate members and corresponding members) should be received not later than March 15, 2008.

3. Papers for the 82^nd General Assembly.

In order that the material for the meeting can be prepared in time,= the reports on the research projects in which Member Academies participate have= to be sent to the Secretariat by Apri= l 1, 2008, not later. As in pre= vious years, an up-to-date list of the members of the relevant National Committees and of others collaborating in the research concerned is welcomed. Reports should be in French or in English (texts in other languages will not= be translated any more). They should be set out in the format given by Form B (enclosed). It is very imp= ortant that they should be written in a manner suitable for direct presentation to= the Assembly, and they should aim to be both complete and concise. The reports which will be arrived at the Secretariat after April 1, 2008 will not be included in the general documentation preliminary given to each delegate.

= Following the decisions of the General Assembly of Lisbon (June 2003), an evaluation = of the progress of each project happen every four years (this must guide the General Assembly to vote on the renewal of a project or not, for ano= ther period of four years). In = Brussels, the 9 following projects will firstly be the object of an extensive examina= tion by independent experts:

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum ; Alchemic Texts ; Works of Grotius ; Dictionary of Me= dieval Latin ; Tabula Imperii Rom= ani – Forma Orbis Romani ; Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ; Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum ; LIMC & Thesaurus Cultus Rituumque Antiquorum and Corpus of the Coptic literary Manuscripts.

The directors or responsibles of these projects have already received a special form (for synthesis) to be completed and to be returned to the Secretariat by Novembe= r 15, 2007.

4. Hotels.

In order to facilitate contacts between delegates, the Secretariat of the UAI obtained price reductions from four hotels. Three are located not f= ar from of the Palace of the Academies= (walking distance : a few minutes), the fourth is located in the centre (near the Me= tro Rogier, walking distance : 15 minutes). The standard of these hotels is goo= d, the level of equipment satisfactory. They provide an excellent quality of services. Following reduced prices have been proposed :

Hotel

Single Room

Double Room

STANHOPE HOTEL*****

Rue du Commerce, 9

B-1000 Bruxelles

Tel. : +32 2 506 90 15

Fax : +32 2 506 90 26 (reservations o= nly)

Fax : +32 2 512 17 08 (general)<= /o:p>

e-mail : reservations@stanhope.be

Website : www.stanhope.be<= /span>

200,00 €/night (breakfast included)

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HÔTEL LÉOPOLD****

Rue du Luxembourg, 35=

B-1050 Bruxelles

Tel. : +32 2 511 18 28<= /o:p>

Fax : + 32 2 514 19 39<= /o:p>

e-mail : reservations@hotel-leopold.be

Website : www.hotel-leopold.be

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145,00 €/night

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165,00 €/night

(breakfast included)<= o:p>

HÔTEL CHAMBORD***

Rue de Namur, 82=

B-1000 Bruxelles

Tel. : +32 2 548 99 10

Fax : +32 2 514 08 47

101,00 €/night=

(price for minimum 5 nights, breakfast incl= uded)

119,00 €= /night

(price for minimum 5 nights, breakfast included)

HÔTEL Progress****

Rue du Progrès= , 9

B-1210 Bruxelles

Tel. : +32 2 205 17 00<= /o:p>

Fax : +32 2 203 30 10

e-mail : info@progresshotel.net

Website : www.progresshotel.be

140,00 €/night=

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20,00 €/breakfast per day and= per person

180,00 €= /night

20,00 €/breakfast per day and per person

&= nbsp; Except for Hôtel Progress, prices include breakfast (buffet) and all taxes. Nevertheless, a minimum of occupa= tion is required to obtain the price reduction (there is of course no obligation= at all to book in one of these four hotels). Form C (enclosed) has to be sent to the Secretariat of the UAI as soon as possible= and before April 1, 2008 at the latest). Reservation must be confirmed directly to the hotel with a credit card.<= /span>

5. Agenda.

The Agenda should reach the delegates after May 1, 2008.

&= nbsp; May we remind you that the General Assembly is extended to the following sessio= ns:

– May 27 <= /span>morning &= nbsp; : meeting of the Four years Evaluatio= ns Committee;

&= nbsp; afternoo= n = : Bureau session;

&nbs= p; = evening &= nbsp; : reception (buffet) at the Palace of Academies= ;

– May 28&n= bsp; morning &= nbsp; : Opening Assembly;

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; afternoon = : thematic session (to determine);

– M= ay 29 morning &= nbsp; : scholarly sessions of the projects submit= ted to an annual evaluation;

&= nbsp; afternoo= n = : A= d hoc Committees

– May 30&n= bsp; morning &= nbsp; : sessions on the projects submitted = to a four-year evaluation;

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; afternoon = : Finance Committee and Ad hoc Committees;

– May 31&n= bsp; morning &= nbsp; : Commission for Internal Affairs;

– &nb= sp; = afternoon = : excursion;

– June 1^st morning&= nbsp; : Closing Assembly and votes (reports, budget, elections).

= ; Please return forms D and E before Ap= ril 15, 2008 at the latest.

6. Optional tour and Accompanying perso= ns

No specific program will be provided for the accompanying persons (= with the exception of the reception on Tuesday evening May 27 and the excursion = day on Saturday afternoon May 31).

7. Additional information

Any information in relation with the Session may be addressed to the Deputy General Secretary of the UAI, Mr. Jean-Luc De Paepe (tel.: +32 2 550 22 00 ; fax: +32 2 550 22 05 ; e-mail: depaepe@easynet.be ; secretaire-adjoint@uai-iua.org).

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Humanities and social sciences

CIRCULAR TO THE MEMBER ACADEMIES OF THE UAI

I= nvitation to the 82nd General Assembly

I= nvitation to the 82^nd General Assembly