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- SECOND GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE
Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
30 May to 1 June 2009 The Global Studies Conference and Global Studies Journal are devoted to mapping and interpreting new trends and patterns in globalization. The conference and journal attempt to do this from many points of view, from many locations in the world, and in a wide-angle kaleidoscopic fashion. Plenary speakers include: *Georges Corm, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon *Lena Jayyusi, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates *Habibiul Haque Khondker, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates *Vibodh Parthasarathi, Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, New Delhi, India *Mouin Rabbani, International Crisis Group, Amman, Jordan *George Ritzer, University of Maryland, College Park, USA In addition, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed Global Studies Journal. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 11 January 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Dubai in 2009. Yours Sincerely, Jan Nederveen Pieterse University of Illinois, Urbana, USA For the Advisory Board, Global Studies Conference and Global Studies Journal
website: http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com - 8th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences June 4 - 7, 2009
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu Hawaii, USA Submission Deadline: February 14, 2009 Sponsored by: University of Louisville - Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods The 8th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be held from June 4 (Thursday) to June 7 (Sunday), 2009 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from social sciences related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. Topic Areas (All Areas of Social Sciences are Invited): *Anthropology *Area Studies (African, American, Asian, European, Hispanic, Islamic, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Russian, and all other cultural and ethnic studies) *Communication *Economics *Education *Energy Alternatives *Ethnic Studies/International Studies *Geography *History *International Relations *Journalism *New Urbanism *Political Science *Preservation and Green Urbanism *Psychology *Public Administration *Social Work *Sociology *Sustainable Development *Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods *Urban and Regional Planning *Women's studies *Other Areas of Social Science *Cross-disciplinary areas of the above related to each other or other areas Submitting a Proposal: You may submit your paper/proposal by using our online submission system! To use the system, and for detailed information about submitting see: http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm To be removed from this list, please click the following link: http://www.hicsocial.org/index.php/list-manager/ or copy and paste the link into any web browser. Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences P.O. Box 75023 Honolulu, HI 96836 USA Telephone: (808) 542-4986 Fax: (808) 947-2420 E-mail: social@hicsocial.org Website: www.hicsocial.org
website: http://www.hicsocial.org - SIXTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1-4 July 2009 http://www.LearningConference.com The International Conference on Learning is for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning - and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Learning. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 29 January 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.LearningConference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Barcelona in July 2009. Yours Sincerely, Prof. Juana M. Sancho Gil and Prof. Fernando Hernandez University of Barcelona, Spain For the Advisory Board, International Conference on Learning and International Journal of Learning
website: http://www.LearningConference.com/ - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Key themes addressed by the Conference include the social impacts of science, the values and ethics of science, the pedagogies of science, the knowledge making processes of science, the politics of science and the economics of science. At first glance, the scope and concerns of the Conference are enormous. However, in contrast to conferences with a specialist disciplinary focus, this Conference aims to explore in an interdisciplinary spirit linkages between different areas of concern and practices of investigation. We welcome presentation proposals which range from broad explorations of philosophical, theoretical, methodological and policy questions, to proposals which present finely grained evidence of the connections of science to society in microcosms of research, teaching and practice. As well an impressive international line-up of main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Science in Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 19 February 2009. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.ScienceInSocietyConference.com We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Cambridge in August 2009. Yours Sincerely, Homer Stavely Professor of Psychology Emeritus Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire, USA For the Advisory Board, International Conference on Science in Society and International Journal of Science in Society
website: http://www.ScienceInSocietyConference.com - 14th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center San Diego, CA CONFERENCE VENUE Town and Country Resort & Convention Center 500 Hotel Circle North San Diego, CA 92108 T: 619-291-7131 F: 619-291-3584 QUESTIONS IVAT Conferences Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma 10065 Old Grove Road San Diego, CA 92131 858-527-1860 ext. 4030 or ivatconf@alliant.edu
website: http://www.ivatcenters.org/Conferences.htm - Study Abroad based in Munich, Germany beginning on January 4, 2010, and ending on January 12, 2010.
The School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is offering a Study Abroad based in Munich, Germany beginning on January 4, 2010, and ending on January 12, 2010. This course examines human rights within a social work framework, from both European and US perspectives. Field visits and course instruction focuses on political and social human rights, with an emphasis on defining human rights principles as they apply to social work. The location of Munich, Germany highlights the importance of human rights within our current environment, as contemporary human rights arose from the history of this part of the world. Participants in the course have the opportunity to explore concepts of human rights that apply to their own experiences, as well as historical events. This course is ideal for undergraduate or graduate students and professionals interested in learning about different approaches to social problems within a human rights context. The estimated program fee is $2,000, not including airfare from the US to Germany. The program fee includes all necessary transportation relating to the course within Germany, accommodation, and some meals. Three hours of course credit is available from Southern Illinois University, with tuition charged in addition to the program fee. At current rates, three hours of tuition at SIU costs about $900. However, participants outside SIU are not required to take the course for credit. Scholarships are available for SIUC undergraduate students. Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor of Social Work at SIUC and author of several books and articles on human rights, will conduct the course. For further details, please contact Dr. Reichert by email at reichert@siu.edu or contact her by telephone at 618 684 5687. If you are interested in applying for the above study abroad course in Munich, Germany, you will need to do the following: 1. Email Saundra Cawthon at saundra@siu.edu to request an application form. Saundra works with the SIUC International Programs office and handles applications for the program. 2. Along with the application form, you will need to make a $250 deposit by check or money order, which generally is fully refundable if you decide not to participate in the course. The deposit is not refundable once SIUC has incurred costs on your behalf relating to the course. SIUC usually does not incur these costs until the last month before the course begins, so you have plenty of time to decide whether to continue or not. 3. Mail the application and deposit to the address on the application form. Once SIUC receives these items, we will place you on the course list. Also, please inform Saundra whether you wish to take the course for credit. If you do, you will need to complete additional documents for payment of tuition, a cost which is in addition to the program fee of $2,000. The payment of tuition is treated separately from payment of the program fee. 4. The initial $250 deposit will be applied toward the program fee, leaving you with a balance due of $1,750. This balance must be paid in full by the end of November 2009. We will send you a payment schedule after you have sent in the application and initial deposit. So, that?s it. The process is not difficult, but you do need to complete the application and send in the $250 deposit. Once we have those items, we will then provide more information regarding the course. However, a final syllabus for the course will not be available until around November 2009. You can review the previous syllabus on the internet site, but the course structure varies each time. However, the previous syllabus will give you an idea of the course content. If you have any further questions regarding the application procedures, please contact me. Thank you for your interest in the course. Dr. Elisabeth Reichert (reichert@siu.edu) Professor of Social Work Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (618) 684 5687
email: reichert@siu.edu
website: http://socialwork.siuc.edu/germany/may.htm - January trip to Israel for MSW students or upper division undergraduates
The Rutgers School of Social Work is again sponsoring a January trip to Israel in conjunction with course credit, open to MSW students or upper division undergraduates. About the Program The School of Social Work of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is offering a study abroad program to Israel in January of 2010 to study management practices and direct services of governmental institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO?s). The program will be based at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva, and will include travel to Eilat and Jerusalem, among other places. Concentrating on organizational and community issues in the human and social services and cultural diversity, the program will include field visits to governmental and non-governmental organizations in Beer Sheva, Arad, Eilat and Jerusalem, among others. Course of Study Upon completion of the study tour and the required assignments, participants will receive 3-course credits from Rutgers University. Participants who choose not to receive academic credit may earn Continuing Education hours. Admission Requirements A complete application package includes: either the attached application or an online application http://studyabroad.rutgers. edu, your most recent transcript, a one-page personal statement, including why you have chosen this program and what you would like to gain from studying in Israel, and one letter of recommendation from a professor. Admission is open to graduate students and upper division baccalaureate students in Social Work and related departments or academic disciplines. Students are selected from Rutgers University and from colleges throughout the United States and Canada. The application deadline is 2 November. Applications are accepted until the program is full. Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D., ACSW Dean and Professor II Rutgers University School of Social Work 536 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732/932-7520, ext. 101 redwards@ssw.rutgers.edu
website: http://studyabroad.rutgers - SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
5-7 January 2010 We are particularly excited about holding this year's Sustainability Conference in Cuenca, Ecuador. Ecuador is a country of remarkable environmental and cultural resources, and has made significant progress in their sustenance. The Galapagos Islands, for instance, were designated Ecuador's first national park in 1959 and remain one of the most biologically diverse and unique locations in the world. The Cuenca city center, a UNESCO World Heritage Trust site, continues as a site of picturesque and historically important architecture. This Conference aims to develop a holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the fundamentals of sustainability. The Conference will includes numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and social Sustainability. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication, as well as access to the Journal. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 14 May 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, may be found at the Conference website - http://www.SustainabilityConference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Cuenca in January 2010. Yours Sincerely, Lucia Astidillo University of Cuenca, Ecuador For the Advisory Board, International Conference and Journal on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
website: http://www.SustainabilityConference.com - THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM
Davos, Switzerland
9-11 January 2010
The World Universities Forum was created in the belief that academe must better engage today's most crucial questions, and that higher education itself must be included as part of the wider discussion of global change. The Forum encourages the participation of university executives, administrators, scholars and research students, as well as journalists, policy makers, business and political leaders, and others who understand that the importance of the university extends well beyond campus. As well as impressive international line-up of main speakers, the Forum will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Forum Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed World Universities Forum Journal. If you are unable to attend the Forum in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Journal. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Forum, we also encourage you to present on the Forum YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Forum website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the Call-for-Papers (a title and short abstract) is 12 March 2009. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Forum, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Forum website - http://universitiesforum.com. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Davos in January 2010. Yours Sincerely, Professor Fazal Rizvi Department of Educational Policy Studies University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois, USA For the International Advisory Board of the World Universities Forum and the Journal of the World Universities Forum
website: http://universitiesforum.com - Mandel School of Applied Social Science (MSASS) at Case
Western Reserve University
*Why take a 3-Credit Travel Course with MSASS? These international opportunities are designed to enable participants to experience a new culture, to see comparative social service systems and gain new insights into the needs of people in the US and abroad. Recent studies have shown participants who are immersed in short term travel programs to be more globally engaged, as well as rated their experience as the most significant of their college years. *Participants are invited to travel to* *Bangladesh*
website: http://msass.case.edu/international/index.html - EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA 29 June - 2 July 2010 We are very pleased to be holding this year's conference in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is one of the most diverse and dynamic cities in the United States, attracting immigrants and visitors from around the world to its wide range of attractions, activities and professional opportunities. Although Los Angeles is perhaps most well recognized as the center of U.S. movie and television production, its cultural role exceeds that of its most famous industry. Its music, literary and visual and performing arts communities, for instance, reflect the diverse perspectives of Angelinos and are internationally influential. The Los Angeles area is home to some of the best galleries and museums in the country and to distinguished centers for humanities research, such as the Getty Center, the Huntington Library and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. The city is also a center of higher education, boasting many of the finest colleges and universities in the United States, including the host of this year's International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Humanities Conference provides a space for dialogue and for the publication of new knowledge that builds on the past traditions of the humanities whilst setting a renewed agenda for their future. In addition to an impressive line-up of international plenary speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of the Humanities. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 13 August 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.HumanitiesConference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Los Angeles in summer 2010. Yours Sincerely, Tom Nairn Globalism Institute, RMIT University Melbourne, Australia For the Advisory Board, International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities and International Journal of the Humanities
website: http://www.HumanitiesConference.com/ - SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING
Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
The International Conference on Learning is for anyone with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning - and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. In present-day Hong Kong, traditional Chinese practices are met with a Westerly modern way of life. In similar fashion, education, too, has developed under this analogous balancing act, having integrated a western-style education model with a Colonial Hong Kong school system of education by the mid-nineteenth century. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, in the same vein, brings teacher education into the 20th and 21st centuries - the result of merging the five former Colleges of Education in 1994. Learning Conference plenary speakers include: Katerine Bielaczyc, National Institute of Education, Singapore Yasmin B. Kafai, Journal of the Learning Sciences Kerry Kennedy, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Samuel Leong, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Bob Lingard, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia The Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in The International Journal of Learning. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 17 September 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.LearningConference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Hong Kong in July 2010. Yours Sincerely, Prof. Nicola Yelland Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong For the Advisory Board, International Conference on Learning and The International Journal of Learning
website: http://www.LearningConference.com - FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ARTS IN SOCIETY -- University of Sydney, Australia
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ARTS IN SOCIETY 22-25 July 2010 The International Conference on the Arts in Society and The International Journal of the Arts in Society provide an intellectual platform for the arts and art practices, and enable an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of the arts in society. They are intended as a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation of ideas that connect the arts to their ontexts in the world - in studios and classrooms, in galleries and museums, on stage, on the streets and in communities. The 2010 Conference will coincide with the Sydney Biennale, and will be held in conjunction with featured exhibitions and programs. The Biennale of Sydney was created in 1973 as an international showcase for contemporary art. Its aim was to develop and present a program that challenged traditional thinking and encouraged innovative, creative expression. Within its first decade of exhibitions (1973-82) the Biennale of Sydney was among the first to celebrate Australia's cultural and ethnic diversity; the first to show indigenous art in an international contemporary art context; the first to focus on Asia and the contemporary art of the region. It was among the first to present to wide audiences the art of the social change movements which transformed Australian society in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The occasion of the Sydney Biennale provides an opportunity for the Conference to serve as a node in the larger phenomenon of fairs, festivals, and their networks. As such, the Arts Conference aims to discover what values, instincts and common ground may exist within the arts and their practices and sites of reception around the world. Your participation shapes the Conference itself. As well as an impressive line-up of plenary speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in The International Journal of the Arts in Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication. Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further details. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 8 October 2009. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.Arts-Conference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope that you will be able to join us in Sydney in July 2010. Yours sincerely, Prof. Colin Rhodes Dean and Director Sydney College of the Arts University of Sydney, Australia For the Advisory Board, International Conference on the Arts in Society and The International Journal of the Arts in Society
website: http://www.Arts-Conference.com/
