The Conference will be hosted by the Academy for International Studies (Wyższa Szkoła Studiów Międzynarodowych) in Łódź (see www.wssm.edu.pl/home.php). The Academy of International Studies is the appropriate host for this conference because of its paneuoropean and international orientation. It includes several philological faculties and the faculty of International Relations including multiple foci, such as e.g. international cultural relations, international security, international management, European integration and international tourism.