The 33^rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference – TRAC 2025 
Date: 22–24 October 2025 
Venue: Online through the Gather Town platform

The TRAC Standing Committee and TidA are pleased to invite proposals for themed conference sessions for TRAC 2025.

In the spirit of collaboration the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference Standing Committee and TidA are partnering to offer an opportunity to connect scholars  working in the D-A-CH regions, the UK and beyond for a special TRAC 2025 conference. Established at the TAG conference in Lampeter, AG Theorien in der Archäologie (AG TidA) has evolved from the Theorie-AG, founded in 1990 and dedicated to furthering debates in archaeological theory within (but not exclusively) the German speaking world (D-A-CH).

TRAC 2025 welcomes sessions that address all aspects of theoretical Roman archaeology. However, as TidA’s scope is not limited to the Roman world only, the joint organising team specifically welcomes sessions taking a comparative diachronic approach regarding Roman archaeology and other archaeological and historical cultures, or take a long-horizon perspective and consider the Roman world in relation to prior or subsequent periods. We also welcome proposals for sessions that consider the application of a specific theoretical model in diachronic perspectives but include the Roman world.

Session proposals should be sent to tracconf2025@gmail.com

Deadline: 15 May 2025

New Deadline: 15 June 2025

Session proposals will be considered by the joint organising team and sessions proposers will be informed of the Committee’s decision by email.

The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference will have a general session(s) for any papers that do not correspond with a themed session.

A Call for Papers will follow in June 2025.

The complete Call for Sessions can be found here.

3. Nachwuchstagung Österreichische Mediävistik 2025
Salzburg, 20. und 21. November 2025

Einreichungsfrist: 27.05.2025

Wer sich entschließt, zu promovieren und damit einen Schritt in Richtung einer wissenschaftlichen Karriere zu tun, kann in der Regel Rat und Hilfe gut gebrauchen und profitiert besonders vom Kontakt zu anderen Forscherinnen und Forschern, die sich auf ähnliche Epochen und Themen spezialisiert haben.

Die Nachwuchstagung der österreichischen Mediävistik bietet ein Forum für diesen Austausch und das gegenseitige Kennenlernen. Die nunmehr bereits dritte Nachwuchstagung findet am 20. und 21. November 2025 in Salzburg statt.

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Promovierende in den Disziplinen Geschichte, Hilfswissenschaften, Numismatik, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Archäologie, Kunstgeschichte, Byzantinistik oder Judaistik, die an einer österreichischen Universität oder zu einem Thema mit engem Bezug zum österreichischen Raum forschen und deren Dissertationsprojekte zeitlich auf das Mittelalter fokussiert sind. Von allen Teilnehmenden wird die Bereitschaft erwartet, neben der Kurzvorstellung des eigenen Projektes einen kurzen Kommentar zu jeweils einem anderen Projekt vorzubereiten und eine Moderation zu übernehmen.

Bewerbung
Interessierte Promovierende sind herzlich eingeladen, sich per E-Mail an nataoemed@gmail.com mit ihrem Lebenslauf und einer Kurzbeschreibung des Dissertationsprojekts inklusive Fragestellungen, Forschungsstand, Quellen und Methoden, offener Fragen und Probleme sowie einer vorläufigen Gliederung im Umfang von 5-6 Seiten bis zum 27.05.2025 zu bewerben. Einreichungen sind auch auf Englisch willkommen, wobei die Veranstaltungssprache Deutsch ist.
Auswahl und Einladung der Teilnehmenden erfolgen im Juni 2025. Mit der Einladung werden nähere Informationen zu den Aufgaben während der Tagung und zur erweiterten Version der Projektbeschreibung (15-25 Seiten) versandt. Dieser bis 20. September 2025 abzugebende Text dient als Grundlage für die Peer- und Seniorkommentare und die Diskussionen am 20. und 21. November 2025.

Kontakt
nataoemed@gmail.com

Den vollständigen Call for Papers als PDF finden Sie hier.

Historical Languages and AI
International Conference
Conference Dates: March 5-6, 2026
Venue: Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Submission Deadline: September 1, 2025

The intersection of historical languages and artificial intelligence (AI) presents a rich and dynamic field of study, with the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the past and the ways in which we engage with historical texts. As digital technologies continue to advance, the need for interdisciplinary collaboration becomes increasingly apparent. The upcoming 2-day international conference on “Historical Languages and AI” aims to foster this collaboration by bringing together experts from computational literary studies, digital history, linguistics, and other domains that work with historical languages such as Latin.
The conference seeks to address the growing demand for innovative methods and tools that can enhance the analysis, preservation, and interpretation of historical languages. By leveraging AI technologies, researchers can unlock new insights into historical texts, improve the accuracy of translations, and develop more effective teaching methods for historical languages. The conference will provide a platform for scholars to share their latest findings, discuss emerging trends, and explore the practical applications of AI in historical language research. It explicitly includes historical stages of modern languages, such as Old English or Early New High German.

Submission types
Included in the open-access proceedings:
Long papers: up to 4000 words (ca. 8 pages, excl. bibliography and appendix). Long papers report on original and unpublished results. Long papers are presented as oral presentations (30 min talk + 15 min discussion). We welcome the use of appendices or other supplementary information.

Published only in the book of abstracts in our Zenodo Community
(https://zenodo.org/communities/daidalos):
Short papers: up to 2000 words (ca. 4 pages, excl. bibliography and appendix). Short papers report on focused contributions, and may present work in progress. Short papers are presented as short oral presentations (20 min talk + 10 min discussion). We welcome the use of appendices or other supplementary information.
Pitch Your Research Idea: Submit an abstract of up to 200 words (excl. bibliography and appendix) to give a 5-minute presentation during a pitch session. The presentations are followed by a Scientific Speed Dating Session and enable researchers to get in touch faster.

Workshops (90 min): Submit a proposal for your intended workshop of up to 750 words. Workshops should be organized as hands-on research or learning opportunity. The workshops will take place on the second day of the conference (March 6, 2026).

Submission Guidelines and Participation
All submissions must be in English or German.
Papers should be formatted according to the conference template: Template of the Association for Computational Linguistics (https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files). It supports both Microsoft Word and LaTeX.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by the organizers.
Papers should be submitted as PDF documents via E-Mail: daidalos-projekt@hu-berlin.de
At least one author of each accepted submission must register to the conference and present
the paper.
Proceedings of the conference will be published as a Propylaeum eBook in the Digital Classics Books series (for long papers; https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalog/series/dcb) and on Zenodo (for all other submissions; https://zenodo.org/communities/daidalos).

Contact Information
For any inquiries, please contact the conference organizers at daidalos-projekt@hu-berlin.de.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to the International Conference
on Historical Languages and AI!
The Conference Organizing Committee of the Daidalos project (https://daidalos-projekt.de):
Andrea Beyer, Konstantin Schulz, Anke Lüdeling, Florian Kotschka, Florian Deichsler, Malte Dreyer

The complete Call for Papers as PDF can be found here.

Interdisciplinary Conference
The rhetoric of breaking the rules: achieving success against the norms

This call for papers is aimed in particular at young researchers in the humanities.

International conference, funded by the German Research Foundation
2-4 July 2026 (Thursday-Saturday), KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
Languages: English and German
Organisers: Verena Schulz (Eichstätt) and Nicola Hömke (Rostock)

Deadline for abstracts:
250-300 words, short biography (not more than half a page)
Presentations are 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of discussion.
The results of the conference will be published in an interdisciplinary volume.
Please send your title, abstract, contact details and a short biography to both organisers before 1 September 2025: Verena.Schulz@ku.de and Nicola.Hoemke@uni-rostock.de
You can expect a response in the course of November 2025.

Topic of the conference:
Ancient rhetoric has left us one of the greatest sets of rules of antiquity. Countless rules regulate in detail how a speech should be invented, structured, formulated, memorised and delivered. Modern speech guides are also full of recommendations for successful rhetoric. Researchers have analysed critically the relationship between this wealth of theory and the actual practice of speaking. Both ancient and modern orators know very well that it is precisely the non-adherence to the rule, the exploration of licences, that can lead to rhetorical success. This is where our conference comes in: it explores rule-breaking in its process, its rhetorical realisation and its ethical, aesthetic and legal implications - in different eras and from the perspective of different disciplines.

For further information, please contact Verena.Schulz@ku.de and Nicola.Hoemke@uni-rostock.de or our website: https://www.ku.de/slf/klassische-philologie/team/professur-fuer-klassische-philologie-und-wirkungsgeschichte-der-antike/prof-dr-verena-schulz/rhetorik-des-regelbruchs. 

The complete Call for Papers as PDF can be found here.