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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are delighted to inform you that the website of the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, which will take place 24-29 August 2026 at the University of Vienna, has now been launched.
</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please visit us at </span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.icbs2026.org"><span lang="EN-US">www.icbs2026.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">At the same time, the <b>Call for Free Communications and Posters</b> has now been opened.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Call for Free Communications and Posters</span></b><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you would like to present your work at the ICBS 2026, you are invited to submit an abstract for
<b>Free Communications</b> and <b>Posters </b>by April 30, 2025, via </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://www.icbs2026.org/congress/abstract-submission/"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.icbs2026.org/congress/abstract-submission/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please note that Plenary Sessions, Round Tables, and Thematic Sessions have already been scheduled. If you contribute to any of these formats, you do not need to upload your abstract now.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Proposals for Free Communications</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> may be submitted as individual papers or group sessions. </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Submissions for <b>Single Papers and Posters</b> must include the following information:</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="DE">name of the speaker<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="DE">paper title<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="DE">abstract (maximum 300 words)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="DE">up to five keywords<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Posters accepted will be presented in printed form at the International Congress of Byzantine Studies, but also in digital form via the Congress Website (ahead and after the event). Details for format and layout will
be provided when a poster proposal has been accepted.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Group submissions</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> should consist of 4–6 speakers from at least two different countries.
</span><span lang="DE">The following information is required:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="DE">name of the convener<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="DE">session title<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US">names of the speakers and titles of their contributions</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="DE">abstract (maximum 300 words) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="DE">up to five keywords<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Languages</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: You can submit your abstract in English, French, German, Italian, or Modern Greek.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts of all accepted contributions will be published on the website.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Andreas Rhoby in the name of the program committee</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">-----------------------------<br>
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Andreas Rhoby</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Head of Department, Byzantine Research</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Institute for Medieval Research</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Austrian Academy of Sciences</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Dominikanerbastei 16, 4th floor (postal address: Wiesingerstraße 4)</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">A-1010 Wien</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Tel.: +43-1-51581-3432</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Fax: +43-1-51581-3440</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:andreas.rhoby@oeaw.ac.at">andreas.rhoby@oeaw.ac.at</a></span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="https://oeaw.academia.edu/AndreasRhoby">https://oeaw.academia.edu/AndreasRhoby</a>
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