The Association of Latin American and Caribbean Historians and the Society for the Study of Continental America and the Caribbean organizes in co-operation with the Austrian Commission for UNESCO an international congress commemorating the bicentenary of the Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 “The Congress of Vienna and its Global Dimension”, Vienna (Austria), 18-22 September 2014.

The organizing committee invites scholars to submit proposals for presentations of ongoing or completed research in the form of individual papers or posters, panels, roundtable discussions, research-in-progress workshops, the presentation of books and films on any aspect relevant to the theme of the conference.
The committee encourages especially all those scholars working on the history of the US-American independence, the French Revolution, the Revolution of Saint-Domingue, the Napoleonic Wars, the independence of the Spanish colonies in South America, the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade, slaveries, and/or international relations.

The conference languages are English and Spanish. Proposals may be submitted in English or Spanish, are not to exceed 250 words, and must be accompanied by a working title, a brief CV of no more than 100 words per participant. Panel proposals must all be accompanied by up to 4 individual paper proposals. In addition, panel and workshop proposals should include the session organizer’s name as well as the names and roles (paper-presenter, chair, discussant etc.) of each participant. Please state what, if any, audio-visual technology will be required for each paper/session.
Proposals should be submitted to the speaker of the scientific committee Christian Cwik (University of Havana/University of Cologne) at: ccwik@uni-koeln.de by December 31, 2013. The committee will finalize decisions no later than February 28, 2014. Final papers are due on August 19, 2014. A selection of papers from the conference will be published in an edited volume.

Information regarding accommodations, registration, and related issues is posted and regularly updated on the official conference
website: www.congresodeviena.at

Please register by the time of proposal submission. Panel and workshop organizers should ensure that all participants register for the conference by the time of submission. Before March 31, 2014 a full registration fee refund may be requested if one's paper is not accepted. After that date, regular cancellation policies apply.

For any further information please visit the conference website or contact the organizing committee at: office@congresodeviena.at