The 2020 edition of Transatlantic Dialogue (TAD), taking place from 25-28 May 2020 on the Belval Campus of the University of Luxembourg, aims to explore the complexities of human communication.
This anniversary edition will channel discussion around three main areas of focus that encourage participants to reflect on contemporary patterns of communication and the way they shape, hinder and enable more meaningful relationships. Taking the lead from the historical, literary and spiritual layers of representation and interpretation of culture supplied by the powerful image of the Tower of Babel, these three focus areas are languages and cultures, the practice of cultural diplomacy and the pursuit of peace.
Interdisciplinary keynote speeches, plenary sessions, roundtable discussions, panels, creative ateliers and social encounters including a cultural and leisure programme will provide the venue spaces to share and discuss possibilities and strategies for translating notions of these three areas into action.
Those wishing to submit a proposed programme for the 2020 TAD are invited to do so by Tuesday 1 October 2019 to Dr. Wim Coudenys (EU contact) via email: wim.coudenys@kuleuven.be.
Proposals should relate to the conference theme and applicants will eventually need to prepare a 75-minute presentation relating to the question of the day and actively involve participants for a portion of the session. The title (maximum ten words) should include the name, title and institution of the presenter(s), followed by an abstract (maximum 60 words) providing a brief overview of what participants can expect from being a part of the session. The programme description (maximum 750 words, excluding references) should describe in detail what the programme will convey to participants, using the following outline: theoretical framework; programme outcomes/goals; programme outline (short description of content and delivery methods). The session should also leave time for discussion. Finally, applicants should include a brief reference section, which highlights the sources used to ground the presentation and any sources to be shared with participants.
