CONF. INFO.- CIAS 2009 at the University of Toronto Posted by: Central and Inner Asia Studies U of Toronto <[log in to unmask]> Dear Colleagues, As you may already know, the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) is meeting at the University of Toronto this year from October 8-11. In view of this, and the worsening global economic situation, we have decided to postpone plans for CIAS 2009 and instead submit panels to the CESS conference. See: http://www.cess.muohio.edu/ and http://www.utoronto.ca/ceres/centralasiaconference.html We have now submitted proposals for three panels, drawn from submissions to CIAS 2009. Now it becomes the decision of the CESS organizers whether or not to include our panels. We are awaiting their response. We look forward to the possibility of seeing you in Toronto in October 2009 and hope that CIAS will return to its normal, more informal format in 2010. Sincerely, Michael Gervers and Nicholas Corbett