SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

11:00-11:15 a.m. Break 11:15-12:00 a.m. Prof. David Johnson, Pope Timothy II Aeluros, his life and his importance for development of Christianity in Egypt. 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Mark R. Moussa, Abba Shenoute and the Melitians: Polemics and Conflict with Formation, Ideology, and Practice of a Separatist Monastic. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch break 1:30-2:30 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad – Roots of Coptic Art. 2:30-3:00 p.m. Miss Feby Armanios, TBA 3:00-3:30 Intermission 3:30-5:00 p.m. Business Meeting of the Members of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society. Time and Location: This year the event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday July 27-28, at UCLA Royce Hall Room 314. Organizing Committee: This conference is a cooperative effort of the Collegiate Coptic Orthodox Christian Club of University of California, Los Angeles (CCC-UCLA), Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures of UCLA (DMELC-UCLA), and other members of the Society (SSACS). The following individuals have been designated as members of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Nabil Elgabalawi (SSACS) Joseph Fahim (SSACS) Ashraf W. Hanna (SSACS) Prof. Antonio Loprieno (DMELC-UCLA) Deacon Severus (Maged) S. Mikhail (SSACS)

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. The third type is the papers that involve substantial slides or similar graphic presentations. Prior approval by the organizing committee is required for such presentation. The presenter will be given 45-50 minutes for the presentations with a maximum of 10-minute follow-up discussion. The maximum type for such presentation will be one- hour. Exceptions to the above will be at the discretion of the of the Society. Registration: All interested persons can pre- register through our website or on the day of the conference. The web address is as follows: 'http://www.stshenouda.com/society/3ccnfreg.htm' A nominal registration fee for the 2-day conference will be charged as follows: Members: $20.00 Non-Members: $25.00 UCLA Students & Faculty N/C Other Students $15.00 Notification and Abstracts: Those interested in participating need to notify the Society in writing by March 1, 2001. Written abstracts will be due by May 15, 2001. Publications of the Proceedings: Selected papers presented at the Conference will be published as part of the of Coptologia for the year 2002. A final draft of each paper shall be submitted by the presenter no later than November 30, 2001.

Nardine Saad (CCC-UCLA) Saad Michael Saad (SSACS) Hany N. Takla (SSACS) Nefertiti M. Takla (CCC-UCLA)

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Format: Presentations are classified into three 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

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