The Executive Board of the Polish Society for Oriental Studies PTO and the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Karaim Heritage Foundation invite you for the conference Societies and Cultures of Asia and Africa: Past and Present organized during the 37th Congress of Polish Orientalists on October 11th– 12th, 2021 at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw ul. Tyniecka 1517 Warsaw Mokotów district in the hybrid mode, on-site and online Please send the application form by September 10th, 2021 to e-mail address: 37_zjazd_pto@uw.edu.pl Presentations shall take maximum 20 minutes 5-10 minutes for a discussion Paper acceptance will be sent by September 20th, 2021. After receiving a letter of acceptance we kindly ask you to pay the conference fee of 200 PLN to the following bank account of the Polish Society for Oriental Studies: For a domestic bank transfer: Bank Millennium 54 1160 2202 0000 0000 5515 7039 For a bank transfer from abroad: IBAN: PL 54 1160 2202 0000 0000 5515 7039 SWIFT: BIGBPLPW Please note that the Organizers will not cover the accommodation nor transportation costs.