OSIEK - International Conferences, International Culture

Organizing Society for International Conferences in Esperanto

OSIEK is an international society whose aims are to organize International Conferences in Esperanto (IEK) at a high and independant cultural level. Discussions and exchanges of ideas, for example after lectures, as well as tourism furthering reciprocal interethnic understanding and appreciation, contribute to the development of truly international culture.

OSIEK organizes, supports and furthers cultural activities in Esperanto.
1. Every year the Society awards the OSIEK prize to a living author for a non-belletristic work in Esperanto, which should be the equivalent of a 100 pages book, published in any form (book, cassette, CD etc.). In the case of a translation, the prize is awarded for the quality of the translation, irrespective for the nature of the original work.
2. As a service to the cultural phenomenon of the spoken language, a specific action group serves as a syndicate of the radio-listeners: AERA, the Friends of Esperanto on the Air. Among other things, AERA coordinates information on radio stations transmitting in Esperanto (frequencies, addresses...) and lobbies for an increase in transmissions.

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OSIEK activities

IEK, International Conferences

OSIEK-prize, for non-belletristic works in Esperanto

AERA, Friends of Esperanto on the Air

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The International Esperanto Conference takes place during the third complete week of July or just before the World Congress of Esperanto: from Saturday evening to the following Friday. On Sunday a number of works are considered to award the annual OSIEK prize. These works are on display throughout the week, when they can be bought or studied.

During the week there are lectures, seminars and courses, mostly in the mornings, and excursions and shows in the afternoons and evenings. Each talk is followed by questions and discussions, for which time is set aside. Apart from the main subject of the Conference, there is a talk about the place where the Conference is held.

The Annual General Meeting of OSIEK takes place on Friday. All are welcome to put forward ideas and join in the discussions, but only members may vote for the OSIEK-prize of for the location and subject of the next IEK. The Conference is followed by excursions extending over three days.

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The atmosphere of the IEK is friendly and scholarly. Fewer than a hundred people attend the talks and this preserves the pleasant atmosphere. The participants democratically choose the subject of the Conference. It can be on an Esperanto thema of otherwise. The aim of the IEK is to enrich the culture and the articulateness in Esperanto. Although IEK is designed for fluent speakers of Esperanto, a course can be laid on for beginners attending the Conference.

It is not a kind of summer university; all the participants are on an equal footing with the lectures, and so the discussions following the talks are often longer than the talks themselves. The talks are basically analyses of the Conference subject from various points of view, namely social, scientific, historical, philosophical, linguistic etc.

from La Gazeto, n. 54

Links Info. in english about Esperanto

Culture:

- La Gazeto, intercultural review

- AIS International Academy of Sciences in Saint-Marin

- Literature in Esperanto on the Net

- PMEG a new grammar of Eo

Organizations: UEA - SAT - AIS - FEL - SEA - BEL