DSS conference in memory of Alan Crown

DEAD SEA SCROLLS CONFERENCE in Australia in honor of the late Alan Crown (from the Agade list):

From Shani Tzoref (s.tzoref@gmail.com):
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Department of Hebrew, Biblical, and Jewish Studies
Dead Sea Scrolls Conference in Memory of Emeritus Professor Alan Crown

CALL FOR PAPERS
November 1-2, 2011

In memory of the late Emeritus Professor Alan Crown, the University of Sydney is convening a conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls to be held November 1-2, 2011. The occasion will also mark the purchase of the facsimile edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Fisher Library, an acquisition that came about at the initiative of Emeritus Professor Crown. (See http://www.facsimile-editions.com/en/ds/)

Papers exploring any aspect of the Dead Sea Scrolls are welcome. Priority consideration will be given to papers that address those scrolls that are included in the facsimile edition, that is, the first 7 scrolls from Qumran Cave 1, currently at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem, and the texts of Testimonia (4Q175), Pesher Isaiahb (4Q162), and Qohelet (4Q109)

Length of presentation: 30 minutes

Deadline for proposals: All abstracts and participation forms must arrive by 15 May via email as a Word document addressed to Associate Professor Ian Young ian.young@sydney.edu.au. Notification of acceptance of papers will be sent by email no later than 1 July 2011. Submissions must include author’s name, postal and email address, institutional affiliation, abstract of the paper to be presented and short biographical note. The abstract must be 200-300 words and the biographical note no more than 50 words.

This conference is being held in conjunction with the Symposium being held on 1 November 2011:

University of Sydney - Israel Research Partnership Forum:
Shared Challenges, Future Solutions

An exhibition of the facsimile edition and other rare items of Judaica held by the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney will be displayed in conjunction with the conference.