| The second international conference on Chinese Translation History, “Patronage as a Shaping Force in Chinese Translation History,” now invites submission of abstracts for panels on topics relating to patronage and related themes.
 
            
              | Number of panel members: |  
              |  | 3 scholars for each  panel, including one chairperson to host the panel session. |  
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              | Length of Paper: |  
              |  | 30 minutes for one paper,  inclusive of a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute discussion. Scholars  are also welcome to form panels and present their papers at the conference.  Each panel will be given 90 minutes, and limited to 3 papers per panel. |  
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              | Languages of Presentation: |  
              |  | Chinese (Putonghua) and English |  
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              | Submission Procedures: |  
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                    Please email the completed application form with an abstract of your panel (no  more than 250 words) totranslationhistory@cuhk.edu.hk  on or  before 31 July 2017. For panels, please also submit one abstract for each individual paper.
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                  | 2. | Abstracts will be reviewed  by members of the Organising Committee and scholars invited by the Committee. |  
                  | 3. | Notifications  of  acceptance will be sent out before 31 August 2017. |  |  
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              | Cost: | 
                
                  | 1. | Participants are expected to cover their own transport, food,  accommodation and other costs.
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                  | 2. | There is no registration or conference fee. |  
                  | 3. | The charge for the conference dinner on 15 December 2017 is HK$250. For  full-time students, it is HK$150. |  |  
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