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1. EDUCATION, GENDER, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION (March 15th, 2009 : August 3rd, 2009)

2. Shifting the Geography of Reason: Migrations and Diasporas (February 15th, 2009 : August 12th, 2009)

3. "Enhancing Diversity at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Levels" A symposium at the American Chemical Society National Meeting (March 16th, 2009 : August 16th, 2009)

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1. EDUCATION, GENDER, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION

Organizers: Women in Africa and the African Diaspora (WAAD) Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
Location: Abuja, NIGERIA

Conference Date(s): August 3rd, 2009 - August 8th, 2009
CFP Deadline: March 15th, 2009

Conference URL: http://www.waadconf.org

Keynotes/Speakers:
Senator Joy Emodi, Chair, Senate Committee on Education, Abuja, Nigeria Professor Celeste Schenck, President, American University of Paris, Paris, France Ambassador Kema Chikwe, PhD, Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, Cosby Chair, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, USA Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper, President, Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), Washington DC, USA Professor Margaret Aguwa, Chair, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Ambassador Ozichi Alimole, PhD, Pelham, New York, USA Professor Zillah Eisenstein, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, USA Professor Molara Ogundipe, Ashesi University, Ghana

Theme:
THEME (Education, Gender & Sustainable Development in the Age of Globalization)
The 4th WAAD interdisciplinary conference will provide opportunities for researchers, academicians, practitioners, policy makers, professionals, and students from various disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, pure and applied sciences, professional schools, etc. to discuss the education of women and girls in Africa and the African Diaspora and explore its relationship to sustainable development in a rapidly globalizing, complex world. How can the acquisition of different forms of knowledge guarantee women’s participation in ensuring that today’s growth does not jeopardize the growth and possibilities of future generations? The conference will examine the central role indigenous knowledge as well as the arts and humanities play in the global knowledge economy. How can humanistic studies dialogue with scientific studies in addressing global issues such as social and environmental justice, gender/social inequality and knowledge gap, and education for 21st century global citizenship?

Suggested Topics:
SUBTHEMES
Capacity-building and Leadership
Civil Society, NGOs and Transnational Activism
Creativity (Oral & Written Traditions), Artistic Expressions and Development
Curricular Development and Reform
Democratization and Women’s Participation
Educating against War and Militarization
Volunteerism, Civic Engagement and Global Citizenship
Education Policy, Teacher Education, and National Development
Energy, Mineral Wealth and National Security
Entrepreneurship and Small/Medium-size Businesses
Feminist/Womanist Interventions
Gendered Inequalities and Access to Education
Migration, and the Diaspora Question
Global Financial Institutions and Women in Developing Countries
Health, Medical Sciences and Health Education
Gendered Violence, Human Rights and Social Justice
Libraries and Archives
Mobilization and Transnational Social Movements
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Poverty Alleviation, Agriculture, and Food Security
Preserving the Environment, Saving Our Planet
Religion, Culture, and Indigenous Knowledge
Skills-Training and Economic Independence
Communications, Technology and the Digital Divide
The Economy and Global Capital
The Humanities, Development, and Globalization
Women in Higher Education: Research, Teaching and Administration
Youth Engaging Development Strategies

CFP Address:
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Forms for paper, panel, roundtable and workshop proposals are available on the conference website: www.waadconf.org. Click on "Proposals." Send as e-mail attachments the completed proposal form, abstract and curriculum vitae

CFP Email Address: waadconf@iupui.edu

Contact: Professor Obioma Nnaemeka, Convener 2009 WAAD Conference Department of World Languages & Cultures Indiana University 425 University Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

E-Mail: waadconf@iupui.edu

Alternate E-Mail:

Telephone: 317-278-2038

2. Shifting the Geography of Reason: Migrations and Diasporas

Organizers: Caribbean Philosophical Association
Location: University of Miami, Coral Gables

Conference Date(s): August 12th, 2009 - August 15th, 2009
CFP Deadline: February 15th, 2009

Conference URL:

Keynotes/Speakers:
Lewis R. Gordon. Temple University. Walter Mignolo. Duke University. Linda Martin Alcoff. CUNY/Graduate Center

Theme:
The Caribbean Philosophical Association (CPA) invites proposals from scholars in any discipline who aim to “shift the geography of reason” by exploring critical, theoretical, and creative questions about or relating to the Caribbean, its Diaspora, and the “global south” more generally, including the South in the North. We particularly welcome North-South and South-South intersections and/or dialogues. The theme for this meeting deals with migrations and diaspora. While proposals dealing with the broader organizing theme of the CPA (“shifting the geography of reason”) will be welcome, the organizers are especially interested in presentations and panels that highlight questions about space, traveling, national and transnational communities, gender and sexuality, and issues of race and identity across migrations and diasporas not only in the Caribbean, but globally. We accept proposals in English, French, and Spanish.

Suggested Topics:
Nation and migration; decolonization theory; Citizenship and "illegal" migration; critical race theory; gender and women's studies; migration of social movements; epistemologies of the south; coloniality of gender and coloniality of power; diaspora in literature, music, and art

CFP Address:

CFP Email Address: caribphil@yahoo.com

Contact: Nelson Maldonado-Torres, President

E-Mail: caribphil@yahoo.com

Alternate E-Mail:

Telephone:

3. "Enhancing Diversity at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Levels" A symposium at the American Chemical Society National Meeting

Organizers: Megan Grunert Shannon Watt
Location: Washington, D.C.

Conference Date(s): August 16th, 2009 - August 20th, 2009
CFP Deadline: March 16th, 2009

Conference URL: http://oasys.acs.org/acs/238nm/oasys.htm

Keynotes/Speakers:

Theme:
While the pipeline to careers in chemistry for women and underrepresented minorities is known to leak at all educational and professional stages, statistics indicate that it hemorrhages before, during, and after Ph.D. study. The goal of this symposium is to catalyze an open, constructive conversation between students, educators, and other chemical professionals regarding diversity at the graduate and postdoctoral levels. The organizers welcome submissions from researchers, administrators, and program leaders who are studying, interested in, or working towards enhancing diversity at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.

Suggested Topics:

CFP Address:

CFP Email Address: mgrunert@purdue.edu

Contact: Megan Grunert

E-Mail: mgrunert@purdue.edu

Alternate E-Mail: shwatt@umich.edu

Telephone: Megan Grunert 765-494-1602