You are invited to suggest any speakers who you think would be willing to offer a paper, bearing in mind, however, that ACIS does not normally offer either a fee or expenses for speakers.Guidelines for Papers.The Constitution briefly describes the general aims of the Association as the promotion of "the study of the social, economic and political affairs of the Iberian area together with its languages". Following on from this broad description we could further define our areas of activity in terms of geographical limits and historical period: 1. Geographical limits: Spain and Portugal and their dependent territories. International relations involving either country are included. 2. Historical period: approximately the past 100 years, from the late nineteenth century to the present. This is not meant to exclude reference to an earlier time where appropriate.3. Language: the Spanish and Portuguese languages, especially contemporary usage; the minority languages of the Iberian Peninsula, especially in their social and political context. Papers will be allocated a maximum of 35 minutes on the programme, in order to leave time for discussion and debate. If you wish to offer a paper, please refer to the Guidelines for Papers (above). Please send, preferably by e-mail, a provisional title and short description of content (approx 100 words) by 1 May 2006 to the relevant Programme Organiser:Papers on topics relating to Spain.Carlota LarreaDepartment of Media, Art and DesignUniversity of LutonPark SquareLuton LU1 3JU (United Kingdom)Tel: +44 1582 489028E-mail: carlota.larrea@luton.ac.uk Papers on topics relating to Portugal.Hugh O'DonnellGlasgow Caledonian UniversityCowcaddens RoadGlasgow G4 0BAScotland (United Kingdom)Tel: +44 141 331 3262Fax: +44 141 331 3264E-mail: hod@gcal.ac.uk
