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January 2-5, 2001
RGS-IBG Annual Conference
"Gender Into the Future"
Plymouth, UK
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January 5-7, 2001
Third International Conference on Gender and Equity Issues
Radisson Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
* Sponsored jointly by Srinakharinwirot University and Salisbury State University in the United States.
For More Information Please Contact:
Dr. Thomas L. Erskine
English Department
Salisbury State University
Salisbury, Maryland 21801 USA
Telephone: (410) 543-6371
Fax: (410) 548-2142
E-mail: tierskine@ssu.edu
This conference will examine women's studies theoretical, political and pedagogical directions. It will consist of three sessions of two panels each. Papers are invited from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives that consider the institutional situation of women's studies, its intellectual foundations (or lack thereof), its pedagogical practices, its political inspirations, and its future (im)possibilities.
For More Information Please Contact:
Women's Studies Conference
c/o Tracey Sedinger
Department of English
501 20th Street
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
E-mail: tasedin@bentley.UnCo.edu
For More Information Please Contact:
Cheryl Dobinson
Association for Research on Mothering
726 Atkinson College, York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON Canada
M3J 1P3
Telephone: (416) 736-2100
E-mail: arm@yorku.ca
Website: http://www.yorku.ca/crm
Researchers, policy makers, educators, community activists, service providers and students are invited to this national Women's Health Conference. The Conference will focus on the diversity of women's health research and will explore various approaches and challenges of services delivery, research processes and action strategies.
Registration:
Before February 1st: $125
February 1st - April 20: $150
Fees include opening reception, all materials, breaks and lunches.
Registration packages and programs will be sent out in Fall 2000. Students, community organizations and unemployed/underemployed persons are welcome to apply for a subsidy. Please contact NNEWH for an application.
NNEWH
E-mail: nnewh@yorku.ca
Website: http://www.yorku.ca/research/nnewh
CESAF
E-mail: cesaf@ere.umontreal.ca
Website: http://www.cesaf.umontreal.ca
The BAITWorM Network is made up of professors in the natural and social sciences, women's studies and health professions who are committed to doing and teaching "science as if the world mattered".
Biological science has brought some wonderful insights including an understanding of ecology, developments in medicine, and the ability to grow food. However, many scientists are increasingly worried that biological research is not responsive to human needs, is concerned with technical details to the detriment of the big picture, and controlled by the agendas of pharmaceutical companies and chemical manufacturers.
For More Information Please Contact the Conference Co-ordinator:
Dr. Linda Muzzin,
Higher Education Group,
Theory & Policy Studies in Education,
OISE/University of Toronto,
252 Bloor Street West,
Toronto ON M5S 1V6
Telephone: (416) 923-6641 Ext. 4490
Fax: (416) 926-4741
E-mail: l.muzzin@UTORONTO.CA
For more information on the whole project check the website at:
http://anacaona.org/baitworm/
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May 25-27, 2001
CWSA (Canadian Women's Studies Association) Conference
Conference Theme:
Across, Between, and Within Generations: Re-thinking Women's Studies
Universite de Laval, Quebec City, Quebec
At the start of the new millenium, the meaning and status of the term
"Women's Studies" have become increasingly contentious in a variety of
venues as multiple voices and positions subject the question of defining
the term to increased scrutiny, challenge and re-examination. This year's
special conference theme seeks to explore some of the current debates,
questions, issues, conflicts, anxieties, possibilities, and opportunities
raised by these multiple re-examinations through asking (and answering?)
questions such as:
"What is Women's Studies today?"
"How is Women's Studies imagined across the many definitions of
generations?"
"How might it be re-imagined?"
"Is Women's Studies (still) relevant?"
"How is that relevance understood by those different generations?"
This year they are planning to include more joint sessions with other associations and an increased number of participant proposed panels, workshops, and roundtables for more interactive participation. In addition, they will have several plenary sessions addressing topics related to the conference theme, such as current challenges and opportunities in rethinking Women's Studies, interrelationships between Women's Studies and other 'new' critical approaches such as queer studies, postcolonial studies, etc., and issues in institutionalizing Ph.D. programs in Women's Studies.
For More Information Please Contact:
Ann Braithwaite
abraithwaite@upei.ca
Barbara Crow
crow@ucalgary.ca
Liz Kaethler
lkaethle@spartan.ac.brocku.ca
For additional information please check out the website at: http://www.brocku.ca/cwsa_acef
For more information, contact mastroh@ucalgary.ca or visit the Conference Website.
Hosted by: The Women's Studies Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan Co-sponsors: Office of the President and Vice President (Academic)
The Women's Studies Research Unit hopes to encourage support for the interdisciplinary work of scholars and activists who are bringing to our consciousness pressing issues that concern the lives of women and girls. Threaded throughout the conference tapestry will be themes that focus on "Gendered Research" contributing to: local and global; social, cultural and natural; controlled and controlling environments. In introducing the intertwining themes of the conference, the keynote speakers will open inquiry into how the environment can withstand the cumulative internal and external influences that shape and influence all aspects of our lives. The intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, mobility, and ability will unite all these topics into a cohesive and comprehensive focus for identifying and rethinking possibilities for action.
Our keynote speakers include: Jean Kilbourne, author, lecturer best known for her
work on the images of women in advertising; Ghislaine Hermanuz, Director, City
College Architectural Center, New York; Winona LaDuke, enviromentalist, Co-chair,
Indigenous Women's Network; Karla Williamson, Director, Arctic Institute of North
America. They were selected to lead the discussion in the following:
- The impact of business and society on women and girls' identity, health and
well-being
- Architectural spaces and places for women of poverty and other
special needs
- Aboriginal women and issues of power
- Women's environmental struggles
- When the legal rights of women are compromised
For More Information Please Contact:
Conference Committee
Women's Studies Research Unit
200 Kirk Hall, 117 Science Place
University of Saskatchewan
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
S7N 5C8
E-mail: marie.green@usask.c
July 20, 2001
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Genevihve Rail and I will be editing a special issue of Atlantis
on HEALTH PANIC AND HEALTHISM / SANTI ET PSYCHOSE NATIONALE. Those who are interested in submitting can get more information at the
Atlantis web site.
August 31 - September 7, 2001
World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance
South Africa
For More Information Please Contact:
Office of the High Commisioner for Human Rights
World Conference Secretariat
United Nations
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: (41-22) 917-9290
Fax: (41-22) 917-9022
E-mail: husbands@un.org
or rhusbands.hchr@unog.ch
OR
Department of Public Information
Development and Human Rights Section
United Nations, Room S-1040
New York, NY 10017, USA
Telephone: (212) 963-3771
Fax: (212) 963-1186
E-mail: vasic@un.org
* Additional information is also avalaible at: http://www.unhchr.ch
The Centre for Advanced Placement Education (CAPE) at Discovery Collegiate and the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland would like to invite you to the first annual Bits and Bytes: The Evolution of Technology in Education. The CAPE in partnership with the Faculty of Education and STEM~Net is taking a leadership role in the development of resources to support delivery of virtual schooling and online programs in Newfoundland.
Bits and Bytes 2001: The Evolution of Technology in Education is directed at educators from the K-12 and post-secondary sectors that have an interest in online learning for students at all levels. The conference is an opportunity for teachers and administrators who may be considering opening an online school. The conference will feature a concurrent stream of sessions specifically for college and university faculty that are also applying information technology to teaching and learning. Unlike a conventional conference, this online symposium will be conducted entirely online. This will allow participation from a greater number of individuals, as funding and travel will not be issues that need to be overcome
The online symposium will be held from 01-14 October 2001. On 21 October 2001, all participants will be sent an electronic document which will conclude the symposium.
The purpose of the symposium will be to:
Additional information will be posted to the Bits and Bytes website. To become a participant, contact Michael Barbour.
October 15, 2001
CALL FOR PAPERS - RESEARCH ON ADVANCEMENT AND
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN.
A special issue of The Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation: An International Publication.
In 1995 the Beijing Platform for Action was adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women. The Platform reflected a new international commitment to the goals of equality, development, and peace for all women everywhere. This commitment was reaffirmed in 2000 at the "Beijing + 5" special session of the United Nations General Assembly. At that time it was noted that "even though significant positive developments can be identified, barriers remain and there is still the need to further implement the goals and commitments made in Beijing." It was further noted that "effective and coordinated plans and programs for the full implementation of the Platform for Action require a clear knowledge of the situation of women and girls, clear research-based knowledge and data disaggregated by sex, short- and long-term time-bound targets and measurable goals, and follow-up mechanisms to assess progress."
Accordingly, the editors of the Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation: An International Publication invite manuscripts that address one or more of the following Critical Areas of Concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action:
Manuscripts should be one or more of the following types: empirical (quantitative and/or qualitative); conceptual, addressing theoretical model development; conceptual, addressing research methodology needs, strategies, or innovations; or reviews of empirically-based knowledge. Additionally, manuscripts should have an international perspective, through one or more of the following means: cross-national comparisons; studies of international migrants; or studies within one country that draw upon literature from other countries and derive implications for other countries.
Manuscripts should be in English, 16-20 pages in length, and include an abstract of 100 words or less. The references and format of the manuscript should follow the style of the American Psychological Association. Authors should submit four copies. Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by at least two consulting editors and returned with comments. Manuscripts should be submitted by October 15, 2001 to the Editors at:
Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation.
College of Social Work, The Ohio State University.
1974 College Rd, Columbus, Ohio.
43210-1162, USA.
Phone: (614) 292-5300, Fax: (614) 292-6940.
E-mail: tripodi.5@osu.edu.
Further information about the journal may be obtained at www.springerjournals.com.