PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS Current Events CONTACT exhibition TWO +ONE PIASA cordially invites you to the opening of exhibition of works: Bojana LEZNICKI mix mediaJadwiga IWANSKA fiber artSławomir IWANSKI graphic art Open House: 09.21.2023 6-8 pm 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 Other News Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 4 October 2023 Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 4 October 2023 • September 24, 2023 Spotkanie autorskie Wojciecha Wencla Spotkanie autorskie Wojciecha Wencla • September 9, 2023 Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland • September 7, 2023 9th World Congress – Call for Papers 9th World Congress – Call for Papers • July 27, 2023 1 2 3 … 36 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Current Events Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
PIASA News & Events about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS Current Events CONTACT Call for Papers PIASA invites proposals for its 9th World Congress to be held at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, Poland June 7-9, 2024 The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America (PIASA) is pleased to invite proposals for its 9th World Congress, which will be hosted by Collegium Civitas in Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science from June 7-9, 2024. Proposals are solicited for complete in-person sessions or individual papers in any of the disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, or business/economics. The general theme of the conference is “Poland in the World,” for which Warsaw, the Polish capital and major European financial, commercial, political, and cultural center is a most appropriate setting. At the same time, Collegium Civitas, a non-public higher education institution with an international student body and strong academic traditions in diplomacy, international relations, sociology, media, and security studies, is well positioned to host the congress at its location in the iconic Palace of Culture in Warsaw’s city center. The Congress also coincides with various anniversaries of international significance, the 35th anniversary of Poland’s political transformation, the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO, and the 20th anniversary of Poland’s joining the European Union. Therefore, we particularly welcome panel and paper proposals which address the continental and global interactions that have affected Poland and the multinational peoples that have inhabited its various territories over time, their cultural impacts, and Poland’s current and past roles in world affairs. In line with the international emphasis of the Congress, sessions including presenters from more than one country are also encouraged. Since we value comparative sessions that place the Polish and East Central European experience in context, papers need not focus specifically on Poland or Polish themes. Finally, papers do not necessarily have to address the main conference theme and are welcome for consideration in separate and cohesive panels. Each session is scheduled for 90 minutes to accommodate three papers or about 20 minutes per paper, with suitable time left for discussion. As the conference language is English, all panel and paper submissions are expected to be in that language. All conference rooms will be equipped with AV for PowerPoint presentations. Presenters are invited to submit their final conference papers to be considered for possible publication in The Polish Review after the conference. To submit a paper or complete session, please send the name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, tentative paper title and brief one-paragraph abstract for each presenter to program organizers Patrice Dabrowski at and Neal Pease at . The deadline for proposals is February 1, 2024, though earlier submissions are welcome since capacity is limited. All participants are encouraged to pay the conference pre-registration fee of $100, discounted to $50 for students, by May 10, 2024, as the conference fees will increase after that date. Pre-conference tours, lodging options, keynote plenary and banquet speakers, and locations for the Friday evening reception and the Saturday evening awards banquet will be announced later. Latest News Spotkanie autorskie Wojciecha Wencla Spotkanie autorskie Wojciecha Wencla • September 9, 2023 Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland • September 7, 2023 TWO+ONE an exhibition of works: Bojana Leznicki / Jadwiga Iwańska / Sławomir Iwański TWO+ONE an exhibition of works: Bojana Leznicki / Jadwiga Iwańska / Sławomir Iwański • July 28, 2023 Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3 July 2023 Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3 July 2023 • June 23, 2023 1 2 3 … 5 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Current Events Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3 July 2023 On July 1 PIASA begins a new administrative year corresponding to the annual terms of service of its elected officers and board members. Lynn Lubamersky, a distinguished historian emerita from Boise State University, has long served on PIASA’s Board of Directors and has been a mainstay on its various committees, most recently the New Britain conference program committee. With the expiration of her term, we thank Dr. Lubamersky for her service to PIASA and will miss her presence on the Board. Fortunately, her place will be taken up by the outstanding sociologist Geneviève Zubrzycki, a past recipient of PIASA’s Bronisław Malinowski Award, member of the Editorial Board of the The Polish Review, and Director of the Copernicus Center in Polish Studies at the University of Michigan. Meanwhile, veteran Board members Bozena Leven and James Pula have been reelected to new threeyear terms and current Board member Anna Müller has been elected to succeed me as President. As PresidentElect, Dr. Müller will shadow me for a year. Not only is PIASA a changing organization, it also a growing one, with membership up 5% in just the first six months of this year, compared to final year-end membership in 2022. Since April many of you have responded to my invitation to become electronic subscribers of The Polish Review, which will save on print runs while maintaining the quality standards you have come to expect. This spring we hosted our first in-person Casimir Funk Award Lecture featuring recipient Dr. Thomas Wisniewski and a webinar with our Tadeusz Sendzimir Award recipient Dr. Marcin Żukowski, both in collaboration with the Kosciuszko Foundation. Most recently, our “Migrations” conference in New Britain at Central Connecticut State University was by all accounts a resounding success, in part because we were able to highlight the achievements of several of our 2022 award recipients, as well the inaugural recipient of the 2023 Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award, Marta Gorczyńska. Finally, in line with our practice of alternating the site of our annual meetings between the United States and Poland, we have accepted the invitation of Collegium Civitas to host its 9th World Congress of Polish Studies in Warsaw at the Palace of Culture and Science, with a main theme of “Poland in the World.” We will soon be issuing a call for papers, inviting you and the rest of the world of Polish Studies to join us in Poland’s capital city from June 6-9, 2024. ― Robert Blobaum, PIASA President
PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT 2023 PIASA Conference In Photos Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Other News 2023 PIASA Conference In Photos 2023 PIASA Conference In Photos • June 12, 2023 2023 PIASA Conference Program Booklet 2023 PIASA Conference Program Booklet • May 31, 2023 PIASA announces the recipient of its inaugural Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award to Promote Democracy and the Rule of Law PIASA announces the recipient of its inaugural Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award to Promote Democracy and the Rule of Law • May 16, 2023 2023 PIASA Conference Schedule 2023 PIASA Conference Schedule • March 24, 2023 1 2 3 … 34 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT PIASA announces the recipient of its inaugural Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award to Promote Democracy and the Rule of Law Marta Gorczynska, human rights lawyer and co-founder of the NGO Grupa Granica (The Border Group), and head of the Migration Department at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in Warsaw, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award to Promote Democracy and the Rule of Law. Grupa Granica was awarded the 2022 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from Human Rights First for its efforts to bring legal assistance and humanitarian aid to migrants at the Poland-Belarus border. Gorczynska completed her legal education at the University of Warsaw and has also worked as a national expert for international organizations and agencies such as the UNHCR and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. She was recently a visiting researcher at the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA and is currently a PhD candidate in Social Science at the University of Warsaw. The Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award is accompanied by a $5000 monetary prize. Other News PIASA announces the recipient of its inaugural Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award to Promote Democracy and the Rule of Law PIASA announces the recipient of its inaugural Karol Pilarczyk Foundation Award to Promote Democracy and the Rule of Law • May 16, 2023 PIASA 2022 Sendzimir Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation PIASA 2022 Sendzimir Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation • April 17, 2023 2023 PIASA Conference Schedule 2023 PIASA Conference Schedule • March 24, 2023 PIASA Casimir Funk Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation PIASA Casimir Funk Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation • March 21, 2023 1 2 3 … 34 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
PIASA News & Events about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Webinar by Marcin Zukowski recipient of PIASA 2022 Sendzimir Award Making Data Analytics Efficient and Accessible – A webinar with Dr. Marcin Zukowski The KF Collegium of Eminent Scientists and the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) invite you to the joint webinar featuring the presentation of the PIASA’s Tadeusz Sendzimir Applied Sciences Award to Dr. Marcin Zukowski, followed by his lecture: “Making Data Analytics Efficient and Accessible.” Thursday, May 18, 2023, 12 PM ET Register Here At the Kosciuszko Foundation:15 E 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 In this talk, Dr. Marcin Zukowski will discuss his work in the field of analytical data processing. He will explain the importance of database solutions in modern computer applications and systems, in particular, the growing importance of analytical databases. Dr. Zukowski will describe his most famous contribution to that field – vectorized data processing. This technology provided revolutionary performance benefits and has since become a de-facto industry standard. He will discuss the cloud and provide insights into a once-in-a-generation computing platform shift from local computing (PCs) to the cloud. Dr. Zukowski will elaborate on how this new platform shift led to the development of Snowflake – the first and leading software system in this space designed specifically for the cloud. Snowflake provides amazing opportunities and value to its customers, with previously unachievable performance and data accessibility, as well as a completely novel ability to share data between organizations. Today Snowflake is used by thousands of organizations, including companies like JetBlue, AT&T, and Capital One. Dr. Zukowski co-founded Snowflake Inc, a company in California, and has been a key member of its engineering organization since. He is a leading expert in database processing, focusing on high-performance and modern hardware architectures. Prior to Snowflake, Dr. Zukowski was the CEO of Vectorwise, a company in the Netherlands which produced the fastest single-node analytical database on the market. The developments were based on his Ph.D. research at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam. Dr. Zukowski completed undergraduate studies at the University of Warsaw. He is an author of over 20 publications in the area of informatics and an inventor with over 50 patents. Latest News PIASA 2022 Sendzimir Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation PIASA 2022 Sendzimir Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation • April 17, 2023 2023 PIASA Conference Schedule 2023 PIASA Conference Schedule • March 24, 2023 Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 2 April 2023 Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 2 April 2023 • March 22, 2023 PIASA Casimir Funk Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation PIASA Casimir Funk Award Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation • March 21, 2023 1 2 3 … 5 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT available online FELIKS GROSS BOOK COLLECTION The collection contains more than 300 volumes of books and articles. All items are available for free in the reading room of the PIASA Library. BROWSE ONLINE CATALOG
