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The 4th Nolan Conference - September 10-12th 2008 - Bergen

It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the 4th Nordic Latin America Research Network Conference, which takes place in Bergen, Norway, during September 10-12th, 2008. The conference is hosted by a cross-disciplinary conference committee, with members from the Departments of Foreign Languages/Spanish and Latinamerican Studies, Comparative Politics, Social Anthropology and Geography at the University of Bergen (UiB), and the Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI). Unifob Global (UiB) has kindly assisted the practical organisation of the conference.

Conference venue

The NOLAN 2008 conference will take place at the Grand Hotel Terminus. The venue is located in the city centre and within short walking distance to the University and many hotels. It is easily reached by public transportation (see map at the bottom of this link).

Conference dinner

There will be a conference dinner at Grand Hotel Terminus on Thursday, 11th of September.

Conference language

The working languages of the conference are Spanish and English. This website will be updated with a Spanish version.

Conference deadlines

Call for sessions/ Submission of workshop proposals: Closed
Call for papers/ Submission of abstracts: Closed
Submission of papers: Closed
Final registration: Closed

Conference proceedings

We would like to publish keynote contributions and other selected papers in the aftermath of the conference, in the journal Corriente del Golfo.

Conference sponsors

The 4th NOLAN conference has been sponsored by the Universiy of Bergen, the Norwegian Research Council, and CMI.