Dr. Balihar Sanghera Honored with Edward Allworth Lifetime Service Award by Central Eurasian Studies Society

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) has bestowed the prestigious Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award upon Dr. Balihar Sanghera, recognizing his extraordinary lifetime contributions to Central Eurasian Studies. With an illustrious career spanning more than two decades, Dr. Sanghera has profoundly impacted the field through intensive research, mentorship, and his dedication to […]
CESS PANEL PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

(updated 2023) CESS panels are scheduled to last one hour and forty-five minutes. Panels normally consist of: (SEE ROUNDTABLE AND FORUM GUIDES BELOW) PANEL Guidelines for… Chairs The role of Chair involves three functions: 1. Briefly introduce the panel and the panelists. You may wish to contact the panelists and ask them to provide 2-3 sentences about […]
Information Session – Writing Across Boundaries Program

Join the information session on Zoom about the program Writing Across Boundaries to find out more about the content of the program, how to apply, and who is eligible. When: Wednesday, Sep 27, 2023, 08:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: About the program:
Pre-Conference Workshops – Register Now

Register now for CESS 2023 pre-conference workshops. Success in academia in Central Asia and beyond: Developing Career Perspectives for PhD Graduates in Social Sciences The workshop is designed to promote young researchers working on Central Asia who live in Europe, the US, and Central Eurasia. The workshop addresses important issues in the academic community of […]
CESS Board Nominations

CESS invites nominations for two new members of our Board of Directors and an incoming President. These positions are for three years, starting from the Annual Conference in 2023 and ending at the Annual Conference in 2026. The incoming President will serve as President-Elect from 2023/24, President from 2024/25, and Past-President from 2025/26. Please see […]
Order of the Polar Star Awarded to CESS Lifetime member Dr. Olsen

John Olsen’s Research Leads to Mongolia’s Highest Honor. Photo: Johannes Setzer University of Arizona Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and long-time CESS member John W. Olsen has received the Order of the Polar Star (Алтан гадас одон), the highest civilian award Mongolia can present to a foreign citizen. Created in 1936, the Order was bestowed […]
Ayse Zarakol of the University of Cambridge to Deliver CESS Keynote Address

We are pleased to announce that the CESS 2023 annual conference keynote speaker is renowned Dr. Ayşe Zarakol, author of After Defeat: How the East Learned to Live with the West and Before the West: the Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders. Foreign Affairs describes her latest book as “an ingenious way” out of […]
Call for Nominations: CESS Public Outreach Award 2023

The CESS Public Outreach Award is presented to an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization in recognition for extraordinary work that contributes to advancing and making accessible knowledge of Central Eurasia to a broad audience. Guidelines: Nominations may be made by the producer of the material or someone who has used the material and found […]
Call for Nominations: Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award

CESS is currently seeking nominations for the Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award. A member of CESS must make the award on behalf of the nominee. Recipients of the award do not need to be members of CESS to be nominated. The award is limited to living awardees. The nomination should include: The recipient will […]
Hotel Accommodations CESS ’23

You can now book your hotels for our annual conference. Here are the options offered within walking distance. Use the link to book. Additional hotel options will follow soon. Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center for $199 USD per night Residence Inn Pittsburgh Oakland/University Place for 174 USD per night Hilton Garden Inn for $189 USD per night […]