Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The “7th Salzburg International Conference on Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia” will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 21-25 September, 2023. The conference is jointly organized by the University of Salzburg/Center for the Study of the Christian East (ZECO) and the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS).

Venue:
Hotel Mövenpick Samarkand, 140100 Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Date and Schedule:
Wed, Sept. 20:  Arrival
Thu, Sept. 21:  Registration: 10:00-12:00; Afternoon: Conference Section; Evening: Welcome Reception
Fri, Sept. 22:  Conference (full day)
Sat, Sept. 23:  Conference (full day)
Sun, Sept. 24:  Day trip to Urgut Suleiman tepa archaeological excavation site and Samarkand city tour
Mon, Sept. 25:  Conference (full day)
Tue, Sept. 26:  Departure
Tue-Wed, Sept. 26-27: A two-day trip to Bukhara (Optional)

Papers:
An official call for papers together with information on conference details will be sent out in late December, 2023. A scientific committee with members from ZECO and IICAS will select the final papers for presentation.

For further inquiries, please contact Dr Li Tang at Salzburg3.conf@sbg.ac.at

Best Regards

Dietmar W. Winkler & Li Tang
(University of Salzburg/ZECO)

Dmitriy Voyakin
(International institute for Central Asian Studies, Uzbekistan)

Kevin White, DPhil (c)
Research Associate
Center for Eastern Christian Studies (ZECO)