Prospective authors are now invited to submit original papers for the forthcoming All and Everything Conference 2023.

Please use this form for all kinds of papers and poster presentations, even though this form generally refers to “papers”.

**When referencing, quoting from, or basing a presentation on Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson, the preferred edition is the original 1950 edition for all submissions. Thank you.**

To view a list of some past presentations, see the post on examples of previous papers and presentations. The full papers, whether presented orally or as a poster, will be published in the conference Proceedings after the conference.

Call for Papers and Poster Presentations for the 2023 Conference

Title of Paper*:

I wish to make a presentation at the All and Everything 2023 Conference. A 100 word abstract is provided below or will be submitted by email by December 15, 2022. I agree to submit a full draft of the paper of approximately 5,000 to 10,000 words for publication by January 31, 2023. I also agree to enclose a short biographical note listing my background, interests and publications. The form below can be used for all these purposes so it can be used more than once. The form is also perfect for submitting SHORT paper submissions. Short papers are 500 to 1000 words, and they are new for the 2023 Conference. If you are submitting a short paper, please use this form.

I agree to transcribe the Question and Answer session following the presentation of my Paper from the provided audio tape or CD and submit it by the deadline of June 30, 2023.

(The Paper may include a Power Point presentation to accompany the talk. You may illustrate your points with Audio/Visual media. Please refer to the Style Guidelines for Papers and Q&A transcriptions.)

In consideration of my Paper being included in the Proceedings of this Conference, I consent to my Paper presentation being recorded by audio/visual means and to the subsequent publication worldwide of my Paper in any print or electronic audio/visual media as part of the Proceedings of this Conference and as part of any subsequently published collections of Conference Papers and/or any corresponding audio/visual media published by the Conference, and I waive any remunerative rights therein. I grant authority for publication to the All & Everything Conference Planning Committee. I understand that any profits will be used for producing future Conferences. This consent does not limit my rights of subsequent personal presentation, publication and remuneration from the publication of print, audio or video of my Paper. I understand the Planning Committee will make my Paper available to attendees at least 2 weeks prior to the Conference in consideration of their preparation.

Name*

Email*

Abstract (100 words)

Longer Description if needed (300-1000 words)

Full draft (5000-10000 words)

Short biographical note

Upload a Word document (extensions .doc or .docx)

I consent to having my Paper audio/video recorded and used as indicated above Yes

I consent to having my picture taken and used as indicated above Yes

I declare that I hold Copyright to all Intellectual/Audio/Visual material presented Yes

I agree to provide a clear attribution, i.e. which book, which edition, which page, of the sources for each quote that I include in my paper. The A&E International Humanities Conference was proposed by Mrs. A.L. Staveley for the purpose to “try and fathom the gist” of Mr. Gurdjieff’’s writings as “companions of the book.” When referencing, quoting from, or basing a presentation on Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson the preferred edition is the original 1950 edition for all submissions.
Yes

I have read the Style Guidelines Yes

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Style Guidelines for A & E Conference Papers, Q & A Sessions and Seminars

We ask that:

Papers do not exceed 10,000 words in length.
All Submissions should be in MS Word 11 pt Times New Roman font, or a plain text file. No PDFs please!
Include any graphics (at 300 dpi), audio files, video files, PowerPoint Presentations. It is essential that you own the copyrights for all of them to ensure inclusion in the published Proceedings. If you don’t own the copyright, please include written permission from the copyright holder with your submission.
Please Email the full draft of your paper by email to: info@aandeconference.org
Deadline of full draft of paper is January 31, 2023.

Guidelines for the Format of the Papers

Title
Author
Use Italics type for all book names.
Limit quotations to one paragraph to comply with “Fair Use” of copyright material. Longer quotations must have written permission from the copyright holder; however, this does not apply with Gurdjieff’s publications.
All quotations and references of ‘hearsay’ must be referenced with author/title/edition/page number. “Absolute accuracy”[1] is required. The Conference uses the 1950 Edition of The Tales.
Indent quotations.

Guidelines for Submitting Transcripts of the Q & A Sessions

Participant names are not required.
All Submissions should be in MS Word 11 pt Times New Roman font, or 11 pt plain text (ASCII).
Please Email your finished transcription by email to: info@aandeconference.org
Deadline for inclusion in the Proceedings is June 30, 2023.

Example Format of a Q&A Session and Seminar

Title of Paper – Questions and Answers

Presenter Name

Questioner 1: Text of question….
[blank line]
Presenter Name: Answer to question….
[blank line]
Questioner 2: Text of question….
[blank line]
Presenter Name: Answer to question….
etc…

[1] Gurdjieff, G.I., The Herald of Coming Good, [Sure Fire Press, 1988] front pages. Contrary to the established custom, I shall not only permit this first book of mine as well as the books of the first series, to be reprinted in any country, but, if necessary, I am willing to subsidize it, on the condition of course that absolute accuracy is preserved. G. GURDJIEFF.