Service - Balz Engler

Conference organisation

• 2013 Conference "Disziplin/Discipline" Kartause Ittingen, 26-28 August, Organizer Publikation
  

• 2011 Conference "Nous et les autres--Wir und die Anderen/Stéréotypes en Suisse--Stereotypen in der Schweiz" Giessbach, 29-31 August, Organizer. Publikation
  

• 2009 Conference "Erzählen in den Wissenschaften" ("Narrative in Science and Scholarship"), Einsiedeln, 31 August-2 September, Organizer. Publikation
  

• 2007-2014 Research colloquia of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW). Organizer.
  

• 2005 Conference "Die Universität der Zukunft" (The University of the Future), Basel University, 20-21 October, Co-organizer. Publikation
  

• 2005 Conference "Cultures in Contact", Basel University, 10-11 June, Co-organizer. Publication
  

• 2001 Conference "Shakespeare in European Culture", Basel, November. Co-organiser. Documentation. Publication
  

• 1998-2008 International Shakespeare Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, Advisory Board.
  

• 1997 ESSE/4 Conference, Debrecen, Hungary, September. Chair Academic Programme Committee.
  

• 1996 The Solothurn Symposium, sponsored by the British Council and the University of Basel, September. Organizer (with Terence Hawkes).
  

• 1996 Seminar "The Uses of Shakespeare" at the World Shakespeare Congress, Los Angeles. Convener (with John Drakakis).
  

• 1987 Konferenz über "Das Festspiel in der Schweiz", Bern, Herbst 1987. Organisator zusammen mit Georg Kreis. Publikation
  

Funded projects

• 2007-2010 "Passages we Live By" ("Hyperhamlet"). Chair. Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Website
  

• 1984-1987 "Forms of Communication in English Poetry". Chair. Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
  

• 1995-2008 Eight projects in the framework of the "Englisch-deutsche Studienausgabe der Dramen Shakespeares". Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Cooper Fund.
  

Editorial work

• 2008-2014 Kolloquien der Schweizerischen Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (Tagungsbände)
  

• 1991-2007 ICSELL (International Cooper Series in English Language and Literature), Co-editor (with D.J. Allerton, W. Elmer, and H. Isernhagen).
  

• 1990-2012 Englisch-deutsche Studienausgabe der Dramen Shakespeares, Advisory Board. Publications
  

• 1986-1990 English Studies (Amsterdam) Associate Editor.
  

• 1985-1988 Corresponding Secretary for Switzerland of the International Federation for Theatre Research (FIRT/IFTR).
  

• 1978-79 Redaktor UNI NOVA Mitteilungsblatt der Universität Basel.

• 1977-1980 Swiss correspondent of Shakespeare Quarterly.
  

• 1972-2012 Reader of manuscripts for the German-Swiss-Austrian project "Englisch-deutsche Studienausgabe der Dramen Shakespeares".
  

Boards of professional associations

• 2011-2020 Shakespeare-Stiftung (Weimar), Stiftungsrat Website
  

• 2007-2009 European Shakespeare Research Association (ESRA), vice-president. Website
  

• 1998-2007 "Shakespeare in European Culture" network, Steering committee.
  

• 1993-2011 Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, Board member. Website
  

• 1991-2003 European Society for the Study of English (ESSE), Board member. Website
  

• 1989-2000 Swiss Association of University Teachers of English (SAUTE), Board member; President 1996-2000. Website
  

• 1986-1993 Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft West, Board member.
  

• 1985-2000 Swiss Association for Theatre Studies, Board member; President 1986-90. Website
  

• 1981-1989 Swiss Association for North-American Studies (SANAS), Board member; President, 1981-86. Website
  

Boards of public institutions

• 2008-2010 Kuratorium des Neuen Baseldeutsch Wörterbuchs
  

• 1998-2007 Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, Board; vice-president 2004-2007.  Website
  

• 1992-2003 Regionalrat DRS member (Swiss Radio/Television DRS).
  

• 1989-1994 Foundation "Swiss Theatre Collection", Board member. Website
  

• 1989-2002 Radio- und Fernsehgenossenschaft Basel (RFB) Board member; president 1992-1997.
  

• 1988-1992 Centre Suisse of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), Board member.
  

• 1966-1967 Mitglied des Kirchenvorstands St. Theodor, Basel
  

Prize committees

• 2000-2008 "Die Goldene Brille", Media prize of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prize committee.
  

• 1998-2005 "Lehnert-Preis" of the Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, Prize committee.
  

• 1986-1990 Prize committee Hans Reinhart-Ring (Swiss national theatre prize), President.
  

University administration

• 1981-2007 Innumerable faculty committees, Faculty of Philosophy, Basel University
  

• 1997-1999 University Planning Committee, Basel University
  

• 1991-1992 Dean, Faculty of Philosophy, Basel University