[Equal] cfp

[Kathy Steiner]

>Conference:
>
>Gender in the Mediterranean:
>Emerging Practices and Discourses
>
>5-7 March 2004
>Intercollege, Nicosia, Cyprus
>
>
>CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
>
>On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Mediterranean
Institute
>of Gender Studies (MIGS) in collaboration with the British Council
organise
>a conference under the title "Gender in the Mediterranean: Emerging
>Practices and Discourses", for scholars, researchers, professionals,
>activists and policy makers to exchange experiences, knowledge and
insights
>as these relate to the analysis and activism on gender issues in the
>Mediterranean. It aims to provide interested parties from diverse
>backgrounds with an opportunity and a forum to explore how gender
relates
>to key socio-economic and political issues in the Mediterranean.
>
>Participants will come together to explore and analyse issues and
>perspectives of gender as these affect and are affected by women’s and
>men’s cultural, economic, political and social realities in the
>Mediterranean on multiple levels, and encourage the exchange, debate
and
>discussion of ideas/solutions for promoting gender equality and
justice,
>build strategic regional alliances, strengthen advocacy campaigns and
put
>new issues on the agenda of gender.  The conference will provide a
platform
>for a critical approach to profound global changes and their effects on
the
>lives of women and men, and promote a trans-cultural dialogue amongst
>diverse Mediterranean voices.
>
>The conference aspires to highlighting the need for further interest in

>gender issues in the Mediterranean and the establishment of a network
of
>activists and scholars committed to advancing them.
>
>The conference will be structured around plenary sessions, poster
>presentations and thematic workshops related to specific themes of
gender
>in the Mediterranean. These will address, illuminate, integrate,
question
>and deconstruct matters of gender in the Mediterranean. The areas to
>address are the following:
>
>· Human Rights
>· Social Exclusion ? Otherhood - Discrimination
>· Interpersonal, Domestic, and Ethnic Conflict and Violence
>· The Role of Women in NGO - Resistance and Empowerment
>· Sexuality
>· Female Genital Mutilation
>· Trafficking of Women and Girls
>· Sustainable Development and the Environment
>· Language, Images and Representation/Media and Fiction
>· Governance, Leadership and Decision-Making
>· Gendered [Un]Employment
>· Religion
>· Immigration
>
>
>FUNDING:
>Grants to cover the full cost of attendance for one/two participants
are
>available at the following British Council offices: Malta, Portugal,
Spain,
>Serbia and Montenegro [other offices might also have funds]. Please
contact
>the British Council Office in your country for further information.
>
>
>GUIDELINES OF SUBMISSION:
>
>Please send:
>
>1. A page where you clearly state
>
>Name:
>Address:
>Email:
>Phone Number:
>Title of paper:
>Institutional Affiliation:
>
>Short biographical note [no more than 100 words]:
>
>2. An abstract [maximum] of 350 words in word format only by October
15th,
>2003 to info at medinstgenderstudies.org. Please write "GMC Abstract" in
the
>Subject line. The abstract’s filename should include the last name of
the
>author followed by the GMC [for example, smithGMC.doc].
>
>
>NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS:
>If your abstract is accepted for presentation, you will be notified by
>December 15th, 2003
>
>
>REGISTRATION FEE:
>Conference fee: £50 Cyprus pounds [approximately 90 Euro]. The fee
includes
>conference registration, the opening ceremony, 2 lunches, and
tea/coffee
>throughout the conference. Special cases will be considered for a
partial
>or full reduction in fee ? please indicate accordingly on your
registration
>form.
>
>
>FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LOGISTICS:
>Special rates will be negotiated with hotels near the venue.
>More information about hotels and rates as well as registration forms
and
>other details [room sharing, transport from the airport etc] will
become
>available for downloading on the conference website and by contacting
Ms
>Katerina Andronikou at the British Council as from October 1st at:
>
>Telephone: +357 22 585232
>Fax:  +357 22 585239
>Email: katerina.andronikou at britishcouncil.org.cy
>
>
>FOR UPDATES CHECK:
>www.medinstgenderstudies.org [current events] and
www.britishcouncil.org.cy
>
>or email: info at medinstgenderstudies.org
>
>
>The Organising Committee:
>
>Myria Vassiliadou at: vassiliadou.m at intercollege.ac.cy
>Anthoulla Papadopoulou at: chaos at cytanet.com.cy
>Alexia Panayiotou at: alexiap at ucy.ac.cy
>Miranda Christou at: mirandachristou at yahoo.com
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------

>
>
>
>
>
>*********************************************
>FROM JUNE 18, 2003 WE HAVE A NEW ADDRESS:
>
>Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Vrouwenstudies
>Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies
>Muntstraat 2A, 3512 EV UTRECHT, The Netherlands
>Tel: +31 (0) 30 - 253 6001
>Fax: +31 (0) 30 - 253 6134
>nov at let.uu.nl  ---  www.let.uu.nl/nov

--

Kathy Steiner
Koordinationsstelle
Kompetenzzentrum Gender Studies
Universität Zürich
Voltastrasse 59
8044 Zürich
Tel.: 01 634 26 71
Fax: 01 634 43 69
Homepage des KGS: http://www.genderstudies.unizh.ch