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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

WAVES 2018

13th International Conference of The World Association for Vedic Studies

“Vedic Traditions for Education & Learning” at

Dallas*, Texas, USA (*Venue TBD by 2nd Announcement)

August 3 to 6, 2018

About WAVES 2018 Since 1996, The WAVES Conference provides a biennial gathering and forum for people interested in diverse areas of Indic and Vedic Studies. Attendees typically include university faculty and students, independent scholars, writers, journalists, media persons, artists and professionals. World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) is a multidisciplinary academic society that welcomes people engaged or interested in studying any field of Vedic/Indic studies. The word ‘Vedic’ is used in a wide sense to include not only the Vedas but also the past, present and future of traditions and societies based on the Vedas. The theme is broadly interpreted. Papers dealing with Vedic Socio /Economic/ Political Institutions and their contemporary relevance are also sought. Abstracts of 250 to 500 words may propose either a Peer-Reviewed Paper (typically 5000 words or 6 to 9 pages) or a submission for a Presentation Only track, in English, Hindi or Sanskrit. Papers will be reviewed by a panel of experts for their suitability for presentation and/or publication. The broad areas are as follows -

Rethinking Education: Village School to Graduate Research Archaeology, Anthropology and Genetics History & Social Sciences Vedic Socio-Economic and Political Institutions and their contemporary relevance Language, Literature & Linguistics Sruti, Upanishad, Smriti, Purana & Sushrut Samhita Dharma–Shastras, Ethics & Rituals Agriculture, Plant Science & Ecology, Renewable Energy

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Astronomy and Mathematics Comparative Faith and Religions Health, Yoga & Martial arts, Ayurveda v/s Allopathy Business, Economics & Administration Education & Skill development

Conference Program Committee

Conference Chair: Narayanan Komerath, 2018WAVES@gmail.com Committee Members: Bal Ram Singh Dhirendra Shah Sashi Kejriwal Aditi Banerjee Shashi Tiwari Aparna Dhir Candace Badgett Nilesh Oak Ravi Joshi

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts may be sent by email to 2018WAVES@gmail.com Each Abstract should be 1 to 2 pages long, in 12-point Times or larger font, single-spaced A4 or letter paper, 1 inch (25mm) margins all round. Abstract should also list up to 3 “1-sentence bullet points" saying what is new and original about the paper. Please plan abstracts to be suitable for inclusion in the Program Souvenir. There will be an opportunity for revision. Readers must be able to understand the topic area(s), genesis, objectives, uniqueness and relevance of scope, methods, results and major conclusions from the abstracts.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCESS DETAILS (FROM WAVES 2016) Type Peer-Reviewed Paper + Present Poster

Presentation Only Process Electronic PDF submission for full

Paper Anonymous Peer Review with revision/rebuttal, re-review if needed, and final paper upload. Please use Unicode for non English text. Format 5000 – 10,000 words 20 minute Plan for a 36

presentation inch x 18 inch poster Deadlines Abstract Submission

September 1, 2017

Draft Paper for November 9, 2017 N/A N/A Peer Review: Revised draft: March 1, 2018 N/A N/A

Final Paper for March 15, 2018 N/A N/A Proceedings:

Presentations July 6, 2018. Upload PPT or compatible format for presentation

using projector and screen. Electronic submission. Non-English Text Please use Unicode for non English text. Unicode can be written using any text/ document editor such as MS Word. Baraha is a good unicode editor for the Devanagari script and other Indian languages. Scholars have to download its setup. With "Arial Unicode MS" one can write in devanagari characters. This font is by default available in computers so there is nothing to install/setup.

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General formatting instructions · Single column · Title >> author(s) >> affiliation (s) >> email (s) (all centered) · Abstract · Key words · Main body of the document (sections>>subsections>>text) · References (Lastname, Firstname, Middlename, Year, Title In Italics, Publication details. · Appendix (if any) General writing instructions · Please run spell and grammar checker several times to correct simple typos and language errors. · Use IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration) for Sanskrit words · For Sanskrit words, use EITHER pratipadika (stems) OR nominative singular (prathamaa-ekavacana) forms. Do not use both. · Add page numbers