Programme for the conference, May 7 - 9

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME (PDF version here):

Abstracts here:

Wednesday, May 7

9:00 Registration
9:30 Conference opening
Keynote lecture: Dagnoslaw Demski (IAE PAN Warsaw)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Session 1
Lunch break
14:30-16:00 Session 2
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00 Session 3

19:00 Opening reception
The opening reception will take place in the grand hall of the Estonian Literary Museum on the 7th of May, Vanemuise 42, Tartu

Programme for the opening reception:
19:00 - 19:03 opening words by the local organiser
19:03 - 19:10 opening words by the director of the Estonian Literary
Museum, Janika Kronberg, and the head of the Department of Folklore, Mare Kõiva
19:10 - 19:20 opening words by the Ambassador of Poland in Estonia
19:20 champagne and buffet
20:00 musical entertainment by Ülemakstud rentslihärrad - old war songs from WWII
21:00 end of the opening reception

Thursday, May 8

9:30 Keynote lecture: Christie Davies (Reading University, UK)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Session 4
Lunch break
14:30 - 16:00 Session 5
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00 Session 6
River boat trip

Friday, May 9

9:30 Keynote lecture: Eda Kalmre (Estonian Literary Museum)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Session 7
Lunch break
14:30 - 16:00 Session 8
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00 Session 9
Closing dinner

Saturday, May 10

9:00 post-conference excursion to Saaremaa

• Registration fee includes a conference bag, coffee breaks, lunches and participating in the opening and closing ceremonies.