Message-ID: <20050304130457.17478.qmail@web14207.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 05:04:57 -0800 From: "John T. DENNY" <mailto:timdenny66@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Int Conf: Peace/Global Issues Chaing Mai University August 5/6 To: mailto:INTDEV-L@PETE.URI.EDU
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Call for Presentations
International Multidisciplinary Conference
PEACE AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
August 5th and 6th 2005
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
FREE FOR ALL PRESENTARS AND PARTICIPANTS.
Chiang Mai University invites educators, students, activists and others
interested in peace and global studies to submit presentation
proposals. We especially welcome presentations that include innovative
teaching/learning approaches developed on one or more of the following
general themes:
• Education
• Government/policy
• Peace/security
• Environment
• Health
• Global issues
• Gender
• Human rights
• Alternative Education
• Multicultural Issues
• Teaching/learning Issues
• International Relations
• Comparative Studies
• Ethnic Minorities
Session formats include, but are not limited to; panel discussions,
workshops, research presentations, slide/video shows, and poster
sessions. We encourage submissions which indicate progressive
presentations methods. Also, please be aware that all presentation must
be in English.
We propose some basic formats;
#1 Panels – 2 hours in length, whereby one of the sub themes is used
with a 5-person moderated panel discussion. Each panelist will speak
briefly, allowing maximum time for interactive discussion.
#2 Concurrent Sessions – 1 hour in length whereby individual or joint
presentations are encouraged.
#3 Poster Presentation – The display will be left up for the duration
of the conference. The author will be asked to be present for at least
a few hours during the conference to answer questions.
To be considered for this meeting, please submit the following:
1. Name(s), postal address(es), telephone/fax number and email
addresses
2. Title of presentation (under 15 English words)
3. Summary of presentation (50 English words)
4. Presentation type - workshop, lecture with Q&A, demonstration,
panel, poster session or alternative
5. Preferred length of the session - part of a 5-person 2-hour panel,
1-hour concurrent session or a poster display
6. Preferred presentation day – Friday August 5th or Saturday August
6th
7. Presentation needs - OHP, VCR, DVD, Computer and LCD projector
etc...
All submissions should be sent by e-mail to:
mailto:cmu_peace_conference@yahoo.com We prefer that you send submissions as
text in the body of the email or attachments in Microsoft Word.
Deadline for submissions: May 6th , 2005
Notification of Decisions: Will be notify by email by May 27th, 2005
Detailed conference information in English can be found on our website:
TBA
NOTE: This conference is primarily self-supporting. Therefore, we ask
that you submit a proposal only if you will be able to participate in
the conference. There is no registration and/or participation fee for
all attendees. However, expected participants must be able to cover
their own travel and lodging expenses. Estimated lodging is from Baht
400 ($10 USD) and up. Chiang Mai University will provide lunch and
coffee breaks during the conference. In cases of financial hardship,
the Peace as a Global Language conference may be able to provide very
limited financial support or accommodations to support select
presenters.
John T. Denny Ph.D.
International Development Studies
Kyoto University
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Sciences
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