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& ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER

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January, 1999

Volume 5(N.S. 2), No. 2

In This Issue: The Second St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (1) by Hany N. Takla ............ 1 The Coptic Psalmodia for Kiahk by Hany N. Takla ...................................................... 2 In Memorium .............................................................................................................. 13 News by Hany N. Takla............................................................................................... 13

The Second St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (August 13 - 14, 1999 - Los Angeles, California) (1) (by Hany N. Takla)

Introduction: In our quest to build a foundation for Coptic scholarship in Southern California, we began sponsoring conferences to provide such a forum. Judging by the success of the first conference in the summer of 1998, we are encouraged to organize a second one. The format will continue to be modeled after that of the Coptic Congresses, organized by the International Association of Coptic Studies. Place: The Conference is tentatively scheduled to be held at the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). This will be a cooperative effort between the Society (SSACS), the Collegiate Coptic Club of that university (CCC- UCLA), and the university authorities. Date: Friday and Saturday August 13-14, 1999. Organizing Committee: Tentatively the Society has selected the following individuals to organize this activity: Maikel Mankarious Maged S. A. Mikhail ( msmikhail@juno.com ) Nardine Saad

Hany Takla ( htakla@stshenouda.com ) Samuel Youssef ( syoussef@ucla.edu ) For those interested in helping, please contact any of the people listed above. Format: Presentations are classified into two types. The first is plenary papers which are customarily surveys of research done over a specific period of time in a specific area in the field. Each plenary paper will be scheduled as a 30-minute presentation with no follow-up discussion. The second type is the regular presentations where the researcher briefly presents the work that he/she has or is doing in the field. These presentations will be structured in a 20-minute format with a 10-minute follow-up discussion. The maximum time allotted to these presentations, including the discussion, will be 30 minutes. Slide presentations may be scheduled for a total of 45 minutes. Notification and Abstracts: Those interested in participating need to notify the Society in writing as soon as possible. Written abstracts will be due by June 1, 1999.

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