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St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

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The Second St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium - Coptic Monasticism (July 22, 2000 - Los Angeles California) (by Hany N. Takla)

Introduction: Due to the convening of the VII Coptic Congress in Leiden, this year, the Society is tentatively planning only a one-day Symposium on Coptic Monasticism. This to give an opportunity to get a dose of Coptic Studies to those that will not be able to attend the Big Event. Of course participation and attendance will not be limited to those not planning to travel to Leiden. Information here is still tentative, final arrangement will be announced in the upcoming issues of this Newsletter. Format: Major papers, as selected by the Society, will be scheduled for a total of one hour, including a minimum of 10 minutes of discussion. The other papers will be structured in a 20-minute format with a 10-minute discussion. Abstracts: Each participant shall submit a brief abstract of his proposed paper no later than May 15, 2000. A copy of these abstracts will be included as part of the registration packet. Time and Place: The symposium is planned to be held at the UCLA campus, at the same location as that of the 2nd Coptic Conference (August 1999). The time will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday July 22, 2000.

Schedule : The following tentative schedule has been made by the Organizing Committee: 8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00-10:45 a.m. Introduction and presentations 10:45-11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presentations

12:30-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break 1:15-3:15 p.m. Presentations 3:15-3:30 p.m. Break 3:30-5:00 p.m. Presentations

Registration: All interested persons can pre- register through our website. The address is 'http://www.stshenouda.com/society/csymreg2.htm' A nominal registration fee for the Symposium will be charged as follows: Members and Students: $10.00 Non-Members: $15.00 Publication of Proceedings: The papers presented at the Symposium will be published in the 7th volume of the Society's bulletin for the year 2000-2001. A final draft of each paper shall be submitted by the presenter, no later than October 31, 2000.

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