The conference will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021 from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. online on the Microsoft Teams platform. (In the event of a large number of applications, we reserve the right to extend the conference also to Sunday, March 14, 2021).

One of the most important themes of the conference is a discussion using legal, sociological, criminological, philosophical, and political knowledge of the problems of the modern world related to the functioning of criminal justice systems in the United States and particular European nation states.

We cordially invite students and Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and others interested in the above-indicated fields of research to actively participate in the conference.

Proposed (sample) thematic areas of your conference presentation:
• various U.S. and European theories of punishment
• institutions specific to particular U.S. and European criminal procedures (e.g., plea bargaining)
• U.S. and European theories of crime
• problems related to jurisdiction
• cyber-crime
• organized crime in Europe and the United States
• dealing with transatlantic criminal issues
• main objectives of criminal law in particular European states and the United States
• social, political, and economic aspects of the functioning of the criminal justice systems in the United States and Europe
• law enforcement in Europe and the United States
• aftermath of the 2020 American mass protests
• different approaches to correction and rehabilitation of criminals
• COVID-19 and crime

The thematic areas mentioned above are to be treated only as examples. Moreover, presentations may be of an interdisciplinary nature, combining various fields of knowledge. Hence, we encourage you to submit abstracts that go beyond the above list. While we will give preference to abstracts of a comparative nature, feel free to submit an abstract about an institution or problem specific to a particular state.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
• Michał Urbańczyk, Ph.D. (Faculty of Law & Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan)
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center For American Studies)

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PARTICIPATION – INFORMATION

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)
Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):
• Submission of an abstract meeting our formal requirements and filling in the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/dZQ3yGCyxqX3Ss2t7
• Acceptance of the Conference Rules and Regulations in the Application Form – available at this link: https://tinyurl.com/yyb2vsdz
• The above-mentioned activities should be performed by 23.59 on February 24, 2021 (we will not extend this deadline)
• Payment of the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers in an e-mail – the fee must be paid by March 7, 2021 at the latest.

Formal requirements for abstracts:
• Text length: 200-300 words;
• Font: Times New Roman 12;
• Line spacing: 1.5;
• Justified text;
• File format: PDF;
• File name: Last name + First name, e.g. Jones Susanna.pdf;
• Your first and last name and affiliation (university) of the author / co-authors should also be included in the abstract at the top of the page;
• The abstract should also be pasted as text into the Speaker Application Form.

We reserve the right to select abstracts. At the same time, we would like to inform you that abstracts that do not meet the above-mentioned requirements will be rejected in the initial formal selection process. The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by March 5, 2021.

PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)
Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):
• Filling out the Audience Application Form at:
https://forms.gle/WCxTVwYSNz895cNj7
• Submission of the Audience Application Form should be done by 23.59 on February 24, 2021 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a passive conference participant certificate);
• Payment of the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to passive participants via e-mail;
• The fee must be paid by March 7, 2021 at the latest.

PARTICIPATION FEES
Speakers:
• 219 PLN / 49 EUR – sending the certificate in the traditional version (printout of a paper certificate bearing the electronic signature of the member of the Center For American Studies’ management board) to the postal address provided by the speaker;
• 199 PLN / 45 EUR – sending the certificate in a digital version (electronically signed by a member of the board of the Center For American Studies, PDF for self-printing) to the e-mail address provided by the speaker;
Audience:
• PLN 129 / 29 EUR – sending the certificate in the traditional version (printout of a paper certificate bearing the electronic signature of the member of the Center For American Studies’ management board) to the postal address provided by the passive participant (audience);
• PLN 109 / 25 EUR – sending a passive participation certificate in a digital version (signed electronically by a member of the board of the association, for self-printing) to the e-mail address provided by the passive participant (audience).

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: “<first name and last name> – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – <full title of the conference>”
* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two authors, please pay the fee for each of the co-authors separately.

FAQ
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice;
• The fee is non-refundable;
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference;
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers);
• The presentation time is 10-15 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference);
• Certificates of participation will be sent by traditional mail / e-mail within two (Poland) or three (rest of the world) months from the end of the conference;
• The Center For American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• During the presentation it is necessary to use both the microphone and the web camera (audio-video transmission). Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the participant’s inability to receive the conference certificate.
• Conference Rules and Regulations: https://tinyurl.com/yyb2vsdz

If you have any questions, please contact us via a private message on Facebook. See you at the conference!