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Global Passport:  Your Digital Source for 
International Education Information @ UWM
A Publication of UWM's
Center for International Education
October 9, 2006            Established February 12, 2001

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A publication of UWM's Center for International Education, Global Passport provides up-to-date information on international education programs, opportunities, and resources, including those offered by All those interested in international education are invited to subscribe.  Subscription instructions and general policies are included at the end of each newsletter.  Please send your comments and proposed contributions to: rjbeck AT uwm DOT edu.  Previous issues of Global Passport may be accessed at: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/GlobalPassport/newsletter.shtml

Accommodation of Persons with Special Needs
For all UWM Programs:  If you have special needs that require assistance, please notify the program organizer(s) in writing or by phone, reasonably in advance of the scheduled program(s).  A two-week notification is suggested.

Support the CIE
With a gift to the Center for International Education, you can help support internationally oriented research and public programming.  Your unrestricted gift allows the Director to launch special initiatives among the Center's programs.  Please make your check payable to the UWM Foundation, with the "Center for International Education" on the memo line, and mail to:

Center for International Education
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201


GLOBALocal Dialogues 2006
"Exploring Your Place in the World  -- The Middle East"

A panel presentation from the region kicks off "GLOBALocal Dialogues 2006," a Tuesday evening fall program series of the Institute of World Affairs focusing on global - local connections in the Middle East.  Three interactive discussion-based programs will follow in a new program format: moderated small and large group discussions focusing on global issues, their local impact, and what we can do about them.ALL Programs:
 Registration:If you require religious accommodation, please call IWA at 414 229-3220.

In partnership with:
Culture Café - Fall 2006
2:00pm-3:30 pm
Garland Hall 104

Culture Café brings the world closer to the UWM campus and creates a time and a space for all students, U.S. and international, to get to know one another over FREE coffee, featured ethnic food, and a brief, informal presentation and discussion on the featured culture or country:
International Focus
Viewers are invited to tune in Sundays at 5 p.m. to Channel 36, WMVT, for the International Focus series hosted by Rob Ricigliano, Director of the Institute of World Affairs.
Young Global Leaders Summit: Bringing the World Home through Media
Students at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee wishing to make a difference in the world are invited to apply for the Young Global Leaders Summit: Bringing the World Home through Media. The summit will bring together young global leaders from across the U.S. for a day of workshops, speakers, and discussions on how young people can raise global awareness through new and old media. The summit will examine current challenges the U.S. media faces in reporting on global affairs and how diverse media—from newspapers and television to documentaries and blogs—can present the world to Americans in a more complete fashion. The summit is taking place on October 21, 2006 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The keynote speaker of the summit is Keith Porter, Director of Communications at the Stanley Foundation. Porter served as the executive producer and segment correspondent for the award-winning radio documentaries "The Russia Project" and "Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving." He also coproduced the 2004 award-winning public radio documentary "UNder Fire: The United Nations' Battle for Relevance" and the 2005 award-winning "Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats." Most recently he coproduced "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media" which aired on over 330 public radio stations across the United States.

At the Summit, students will have the opportunity to learn strategies for talking about global issues with Americans and techniques for writing, blogging and photographing global issues in a way that effectively brings the world home. Students will also have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with a diverse group of young leaders, equipping them with the knowledge, support and structure to implement these ideas in their neck of the woods.

Thanks to the generous support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Open Society Institute, Ford Foundation and Hewlett Foundation, the summit is free for selected participants, including tuition and food. Travel to the conference is at the participant’s expense, but Americans for Informed Democracy will do its best to set up car pools for participants coming from Kansas or the surrounding area.

To apply to the conference:  http://www.aidemocracy.org/media.cfm.
MPSA Conference
April 12-15, 2007 at the Chicago Palmer House Hilton
http://www.mwpsa.org

Call for Proposals. Deadline extended to today:  October 9, 2006. 

With the summer drawing to a close, now is the time to consider submitting a proposal to present at the MPSA National Political Science conference, held April 12-15, 2007, at the Palmer House Hilton (the oldest continuously operating hotel in America) in Downtown Chicago near Millennium Park and the Art Institute. This conference is one of the largest in the discipline, with around 4,000 presenters and 700 panels. There are currently 65 different "sections" (subfields or related organizations) that accept papers, panels, posters, chairs/discussants or roundtables – see the link below. We have included a link to the 2006 conference program so you can see what is typically presented at the conference. Conference registration is modest; faculty members pay as little as $100 and graduate students $26. Registration is more if you register late or do not stay in the conference hotel.
The Second International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 2006)
http://www.cisse2006online.org              
December 4-14, 2006
Technically Co-Sponsored by:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE); University of Bridgeport

Conference Overview:
CISSE 2006 provides a virtual forum for presentation and discussion of the state-of the-art research on computers, information and systems sciences and engineering. CISSE 2006 is the second conference of the CISSE series of e-conferences. CISSE 2005 was the World's first Engineering/Computing and Systems Research E-Conference. CISSE 2005 was the first high-caliber Research Conference in the world to be completely conducted online in real-time via the internet.

The CISSE 2006 virtual conference will be conducted through the Internet using web-conferencing tools, made available by the conference. Authors will be presenting their PowerPoint, audio or video presentations using web-conferencing tools without the need for travel. Conference sessions will be broadcast to all the conference participants, where session participants can interact with the presenter during the presentation and (or) during the Q&A slot that follows the presentation. This international conference will be held entirely on-line. The accepted and presented papers will be made available after the conference both on a CD and as a book publication.

CISSE's publisher for the book proceedings is Springer.

Paper Submission:
Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers electronically in Microsoft Word format through the website of the conference at http://www.cisse2006online.org.

Accepted papers must be presented in the virtual conference by one of the authors. To submit your paper, visit http://www.cisse2006online.org.

Paper submission Deadline:  October 13, 2006  
Notification of Acceptance:  November 7, 2006
Final Manuscript and Registration:  November 24, 2006

Conference Participants:
Authors, presenters and attendees - only need an internet connection and sound available on their computers in order to be able to contribute and participate in this international ground-breaking conference. The on-line structure of this high-quality event will allow academic professionals and industry participants to contribute work and attend world-class technical presentations based on rigorously refereed submissions, live, without the need for investing significant travel funds or time out of the office.

Potential non-author conference attendees who cannot make the on-line conference dates are encouraged to register, as the entire joint conferences will be archived for future viewing.

CISSE 2005 received 255 research paper submissions and the final program included 140 accepted papers, from more  than 45 countries. The concept and format of CISSE 2005 were very exciting and ground-breaking. The PowerPoint presentations, final paper manuscripts and time schedule for live presentations over the web had been available for 3 weeks prior to the start of the conference for all registrants, so they could choose the presentations they want to attend and think about questions that they might want to ask.
The live audio presentations were also recorded and were part of the permanent CISSE archive, which also included all power point presentations and papers.

The CISSE conference audio room provided superb audio even over low speed internet connections, the ability to display PowerPoint presentations, and cross-platform compatibility (the conferencing software runs on Windows, Mac, and any other operating system that supports Java). In addition, the conferencing system allowed for an unlimited number of participants, which in turn granted us the opportunity to allow all CISSE participants to attend all presentations, as opposed to limiting the number of available seats for each session.

Four Conferences:
CISSE 2006 is composed of the following four conferences:
  • International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation (IETA 06)
    • Topics: Advanced and Distributed Control Systems, Intelligent Control Systems (NN, FL, GA, .etc), Expert Systems, Man Machine Interaction, Data Fusion, Factory Automation, Robotics, Motion Control, Machine Vision, MEMS Sensors and Actuators, Sensors Fusion, Power Electronics, High Frequency Converters, Motors and Drives, Power Converters, Power Devices and Components, Electric Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation, Process Automation, Factory Communication, Manufacturing Information System Advances in Manufacturing Systems, Industrial Applications of Multi Media, Intelligent Systems Instrumentation, Industrial Instrumentation, Modeling and Simulation, Signal Processing, Image and Data Processing, VR and Parallel systems..
  • International Conference on Telecommunications and Networking (TeNe 06)
    • Topics: Optical Networks and Switching, Computer Networks, Network architectures and Equipment, Access Technologies, Telecommunication Technology, Coding and Modulation technique, Modeling and Simulation, Spread Spectrum and CDMA Systems, OFDM technology, Space-time Coding, Ultra Wideband Communications, Medium Access Control, Spread Spectrum, Wireless LAN:  IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN, Bluetooth, Cellular Wireless Networks, Cordless Systems and Wireless Local Loop, Mobile Network Layer, Mobile Transport Layer, Support for Mobility, Conventional Encryption and Message Confidentiality, Block Ciphers Design Principles, Block Ciphers Modes of Operation,  Public-Key Cryptography and Message Authentication, Authentication Application,  Stenography, Electronic Mail Security, Web Security,  IP Security,  Firewalls, Computer Forensics.
  • International Conference on Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering (SCS2 06)
    • Topics: Grid Computing, Internet-based Computing Models, Resource Discovery, Programming Models and tools, e-Science and Virtual Instrumentation, Biometric Authentication, Computers for People of Special Needs, Human Computer Interaction, Information and Knowledge Engineering, Algorithms, Parallel and Distributed processing, Modeling and Simulation, Services and Applications, Embedded Systems and Applications, Databases, Programming Languages, Signal Processing Theory and Methods, Signal Processing for Communication, Signal Processing Architectures and Implementation, Information Processing, Geographical Information Systems,Object Based Software Engineering, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Real Time Systems, Multiprocessing, File Systems and I/O, Kernel and OS Structures.
  • International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning (EIAE 06)
    • Topics: Instructional Design, Accreditation, Curriculum Design, Educational Tools, 2-2-2 Platforms, Teaching Capstone Design, Teaching Design at the Lower Levels, Design and Development of e-Learning tools, Assessment Methods in Engineering, Development and Implementation of E-learning tools, Economical and Social Impacts of E-learning.

Call for Essays: Land Rights & Conflict
Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice is an international journal distributed in more than 50 nations. We seek essays on the theme of "Land Right and Conflict" for a special issue.
 
In agrarian societies, conflict and violence are often caused, or exacerbated, by power struggles between and within different social classes over the questions of access to and control over land resources. In many contexts, land has a multi-dimensional character. For example, it is crucial for the autonomy and capacity of people to construct sustainable livelihoods, prevent social exclusion, gain access to political processes, and preserve cultural heritages. Land-based conflict and violence come in various forms, degree and intensity: from the genocide in Rwanda, to the most common forms of daily landlord harassment reliant on state courts and the police, such as in Brazil, the Philippines, and Egypt, to those between these two extremes, such as the use of para-legal military forces in Colombia.

A democratic resolution can contribute to preventing conflict and violence, and can also enrich efforts at strategic peace-building. Many of the countries that have carried out far-reaching redistributive land reforms in the past have tended to manifest a greater degree of political stability and peace, as shown in the cases of Kerala in India, China, Japan, South Korea, and Chile.

Peace Review invites submissions for a special issue devoted to land, We are looking for essays that explore the following:  the close relationship between land, conflict, violence and peace-building; recent market-oriented land policies implemented in different countries; how a land policy framework can lead to democratic resolutions; and what new land policies can end persistent conflict and violence in order to achieve social justice and peace.

Please send essays on this theme by October 15, 2006. Essays should run between 2500 and 3500 words, and should be jargon- and footnote-
free. See Submission Guidelines at http://www.usfca.edu/peacereview/PRHome.html.

Send essays to:
Robert Elias (Editor) or Kerry Donoghue (Managing Editor)
Peace Review
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
USA

or by e-mail: peacereview@usfca.edu
Careers Across the Map: NATO
Monday, October 16
11 am -12 pm
Union E280 (Updated location)

This presentation series allows students and others to become more knowledgeable about various international career fields.  Tania Price, Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy (UK) and NATO Briefing Team Officer, will provide an overview of NATO’s mission and its new strategy for managing peace and dealing with crises.  She will also discuss her personal experience working for over 30 years within this organization. 

For more information e-mail tbuss@uwm.edu.
Global Studies Colloquium
Going Abroad and Returning Home:  The Experiences of International Assignees

Professor Margaret Shaffer
Richard C. Notebaert Distinguished Chair of International Business and Global Studies Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business

Wednesday, October 18
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Garland 104

Professor Margaret Shaffer will discuss her research on the experiences of expatriates and repatriates.  How do they adapt to their new jobs, their new relationships, and their new cultural environment?  How do their efforts to adapt affect their job performance and their career development?  An understanding of these issues will help firms capitalize on the experiences and expertise of their international assignees.
Fulbright Faculty Workshop
Saint Xavier University (Chicago Campus), Shannon Athletic Center – Alumni Room (2nd Floor), 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago, IL 60655
Friday, October 27, 2006 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
 
Richard Pettit, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) will offer a workshop on the Fulbright Program for Faculty and Professionals: 
There is a charge of $10 per person to cover the cost of lunch. Fulbright campus representatives and interested faculty are encouraged to attend.
To reserve a seat, please contact Maureen Kelly at (773) 298-3313 or kelly@sxu.edu.   Space is limited; please RSVP by Friday, October 20, 2006.
Fifth Session of the ASP of the International Criminal Court
Council for American Students in International Negotiations
http://www.americanstudents.us/

The Hague, Netherlands - November 23 to December 1, 2006

The Council for American Students in International Negotiations (CASIN) would like to extend this invitation to its members and other eligible candidates to attend the Fifth Session of the Assembly of States Parties (“ASP”) of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”). The Conference is scheduled to take place at the ICC's Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, November 23-December 1, 2006.

Please note that while the actual conference will take place on the above date, be prepared to commit your time from November 22 – December 1, 2006.

For information on eligibility and to apply to attend this conference, please consult the application to attend this conference (PDF).
http://www.americanstudents.us/ICCASPAppSept2006.pdf

Application must be received by October 20, 2006.
Second International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
University of Granada, Spain, July 10-13, 2007
http://www.SocialSciencesConference.com

The conference will examine the nature of disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices across the social sciences, as well as the relation of the social to the natural sciences, applied sciences and the professions. The focus of papers will range from the finely grained and empirical (research practices and results exemplifying one or more disciplines), to wide-ranging multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary practices, to perspectives on knowledge and method.

I would particularly like to invite you to respond to the conference call for papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for consideration before or after the conference in the fully refereed International Journal of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. 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 the journal, and give you access to the electronic version of the journal.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is October 22, 2006. Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission.

Full details of the conference, including an online call for papers form, are to be found at the conference website:  http://www.SocialSciencesConference.com
The UN and the Millennium Development Goals
October 24, 2006

Chandrika Bahadur
Policy Advisor
UN Millennium Project

Chandrika Bahadur is Policy Advisor responsible for facilitating the work of the Task Forces on Poverty and Economic Development; Hunger; Education; and Gender Equality. She is also responsible for helping to ensure gender issues are incorporated across all Task Forces of the Millennium Project. Previously, Ms. Bahadur worked with the UNDP Regional Program on HIV and AIDS for South and Southwest Asia in New Delhi and also as a consultant to UNDP's Bureau for Development Policy.

UWM Library Conference Center
2311 E Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI  53211
Registration:  6:30 pm
Program:  7:00-8:30 pm

$8/General Public
$4/IWA Basic Members and UWM Community
FREE/IWA Premium & Above Members and Area Students Information and registration at http://www3.uwm.edu/dept/cie/iwa/events/event_details.cfm?event_id=1261
or by calling 414 229-3220

Co-Sponsor:  Milwaukee Rotary Club.
United Nations Day -- Photo Display
A photographic display will help commemorate United Nations Day, October 24.  All interested viewers are invited to the UWM Union Concourse from 9 - 3 pm.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 2007 Conference
SITE 2007 is the 18th annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. This society represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development.  SITE is a society of AACE.

You are invited to participate in this international forum which offers numerous opportunities to explore the research, development, and applications in this important field. All proposals are peer reviewed.

SITE is the premiere international conference in this field and annually attracts more than 1,200 leaders in the field from over 50 countries.

To submit a proposal, due October 25, complete the online form at:  http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm.
National Taiwan Normal University 2007 Visiting Scholars Program
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is committed to enhancing academic exchange and mutual collaboration with academic institutions around the world. For this purpose NTNU would like to invite faculty members of sister universities to visit NTNU in the year of 2007. Grants are now available to support these visits with details as follows.

Purpose:  The grants aim to promote academic exchange and enhance mutual collaboration through academic visits of full-time faculty members to NTNU.

Duration:  The grant is intended to support short visits of up to two months.

Deadline:  October 30, 2006

Value of Grant: the grant will normally cover:Obligation:Accommodation:  Single room accommodation will be provided by NTNU. Additional rental fee will be charged to the visiting scholar if accompanied by dependents.

Application Requirements:For further information, please contact:
Ms. Chi-Fan Lee
Assistant Coordinator of Division of Academic Cooperation,
Office of Research and Development, National Taiwan Normal University
E-mail: e90009@ntnu.edu.tw    Fax: +886 2 23698305
US Security and the Middle East:  Have We Lost Our Way?
October 31, 2006

Robert G. Gard, Jr.
Lieutenant General USA (Retired)

Lt. Gen. Robert Gard retired from the U.S. Army following a distinguished 31-year career that included combat service in Korea and Vietnam. He is a former military assistant to the Secretary of Defense and former President of National Defense University. General Gard recently co-organized an open letter from twenty one former generals and national security advisers calling on the Bush administration to engage in direct talks with the government of Iran.

UWM Library Conference Center
2311 E Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI  53211
Registration:  6:30 pm
Program:  7:00-8:30 pm

$8/General Public
$4/IWA Basic Members and UWM Community
FREE/IWA Premium & Above Members and Area Students Information and registration at http://www3.uwm.edu/dept/cie/iwa/events/event_details.cfm?event_id=1301
or by calling 414 229-3220

Co-Sponsor:  Secure America
Trans, Pan, Intra: Cultures in Contact
The Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association Puebla, Mexico (April 19-22, 2007)
Seminar: Global Mediations: Post-Fordism and Transnational Literature

This seminar intends to examine contemporary literary production with a transnational, or global focus as mediations of the socioeconomic change from Fordism to post-Fordism. As terms such as “globalization,” “Empire” etc. are beginning to lose descriptive and analytical rigor, submissions to this panel should examine contemporary literary production in relation to the concrete social and economic changes underlying the transition into post-Fordism in order to arrive at a more concretely grounded interrogation of the engagement of current literary production with current political economy (as broadly, heuristically alluded to by the terminology mentioned above). It may then be even possible to theoretically refine such popular analytical categories as “globalization,” or even “multitude.” To that end this seminar invites literary papers engaging with this theoretical issue, as well as purely theoretical analyses of post-Fordist culture and political economy/subjectivity.

Possible approaches to this topic may include:Please send paper proposals not directly to this email address. Instead the ACLA reqests electronic submission of all required materials. Submit all proposals by visiting the following website (select the title of this seminar and then fill out the submission form):
http://dev.cdh.ucla.edu/acla2007/?page_id=46

The deadline for paper submissions is November 1, 2006.

Seminars at the ACLA consist generally of 12 presentations divided up over 3 days to facilitate intensive discussion, feedback and intellectual exchange.

See the conference website for further information: http://acla2007.complit.ucla.edu/

All further questions please direct to: mnilge1@uic.educiencesConference.com.
Call for Abstracts
Global Health and Social Justice Conference:  “Violence as Disease”
Thursday, March 29 - Friday, March 30, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) School of Continuing Education, 161 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

This multidisciplinary conference will address violence as a health issue
including: causes, forms, consequences, and coping.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:Presentations by scholars, practitioners, students, and community members are invited.

Abstract Guidelines:Abstracts should be submitted electronically to Dr. Anne Banda at banda@uwm.edu as a Word attachment.

Acceptance letters will be sent via e-mail by December 22, 2006.  For more information, contact Anne Banda (banda@uwm.edu) or Sylvia Forbes (forbes@uwm.edu).

Sponsored by Center for Cultural Diversity and Global Health, Continuing Education and Outreach Programs, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).  Additional support provided by the Cultures and Communities Program at UWM, and the UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
MEI 2007
You are invited to submit a paper/abstract to The 3rd International Symposium on Management, Engineering and Informatics (MEI 2007) in the Context of The 11th World Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2007) (http://www.iiis-cyber.org/mei2007).  The symposium will be convened in Orlando, Florida, USA, from July 8-11, 2007.

All submitted papers will have an extensive reviewing process. A multi-methodological review will be applied in the selection process of this multi-disciplinary conference. Submitted papers or extended abstracts will have three kinds of reviews: double-blind (by at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer-to-peer review. These three reviews will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal. Details are given in the conference web site.

Of the papers presented, the best 10%-20% of the papers will be published in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal (http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI) and sent free to over 200 university and research libraries

Also, you are invited to organize an invited session related to a topic of your research interest. If you are interested in organizing an invited session, please fill out the respective form provided in the conference web page.

More details about the reviewing process, organizing invited sessions and submissions deadlines can be found at this web site: http://www.iiis-cyber.org/mei2007.
2006 International Bazaar
The International Bazaar is an annual fall event convened at UWM during International Education Week.  It is a celebration of all the diverse cultures at UWM and the Milwaukee Community.

Various UWM cultural student organizations prepare authentic dishes from their countries, set-up cultural displays, and participate in cultural demonstrations at the Bazaar. Throughout the day ethnic and international dance and performing groups take part in entertainment programming.

In the past the Bazaar has hosted the Ko-thi African Drumming Company of Milwaukee, the UWM Capoeria Club, and the Hmong Student Dancers, along with various student organizations.

The fall 2006 International Bazaar will be held on Thursday, November 16 in the Wisconsin Room on the second floor of the UWM Union.

For more information about how to become involved in this year's event please contact the Global Student Alliance at excite@uwm.edu or 229-6925.
The International Association for Media and History:  Call for Papers
IAMHIST XXII:  "Media and Imperialism -- Press, Photography, Film, Radio and Television in the Era of Modern Imperialism"
Amsterdam, July 18-21, 2007
Organised by the University of Amsterdam, dept. Media Studies in close cooperation with the International Association for Media and History and Utrecht University.

Aims - We are entering a whole new era where the circulation of images is concerned, due to the large-scale digitisation of archives and collections, which has revolutionised existing practices of preservation, retrieval and distribution. We signal therefore an urgent need to rethink the relationship between media and modern imperialism, particularly in light of the complex process of globalisation. These developments invoke critical discussions between various disciplines, such as media studies, ethnology and history.

Focus - The conference will focus on the politics of representation and media practices, from the emergence of mass media and modern imperialism in the mid-nineteenth century, to the successive episodes of decolonisation, as well as on more current issues surrounding heritage and ownership of media collections.

The conference welcomes papers from disciplines such as history, anthropology, media studies, history of art, visual culture studies, social and political science, literary and cultural studies. The organisers welcome participation from all over the world.

Visit the conference website: http:// www.media-and-imperialism.com

Paper proposals (200 words + short cv) are to be submitted before December 1, 2006 to:

info@media-and-imperialism.com

or

IAMHIST XXII: Media and Imperialism
University of Amsterdam
Department of Media Studies
Turfdraagsterpad 9
1012 XT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Call for Papers and Participation:  5th International Conference on Politics & International Affairs
June 25-26, 2007
Athens, Greece
 
The Politics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.) organizes its 5th annual international conference on Politics and International Affairs, June 25-26, 2007. The registration fee will be 250 (euro), covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands and a half-day tour to archaeological site and area.

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of Politics and International Affairs and other related disciplines. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. For programs of previous conferences and other information visit the conference website http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Politics.htm

Papers (in English) from all areas of education are welcome.  Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings or Edited Books as part of ATINER's mass media and communication book series. For Books and Proceedings of previous conferences you may visit http://www.atiner.gr/docs/POLITICS_PUBLICATIONS.htm for table of contents and order forms.

Please submit a 300-word abstract by December 3, 2006, by email (atiner@atiner.gr), to Dr. Ioannis Stivachtis, Head, Politics & International Affairs Research Unit, ATINER and Director, International Studies Program Virginia Tech - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA.
Please include: If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (gtp@atiner.gr), Director, ATINER.
Articles Sought by The Journal of International Communication 
The JIC seeks article submissions for two upcoming editions.

(1) Worlds Apart: Bridging the Global-Local Gap
New communication technology can be a bridge between communities separated by geography. It can be a bridge between different socio-economic groups. Intergovernmental, corporate and non-government institutions that operate internationally have access to both intercultural expertise and technology in communicating with each other and their publics. Are they better at communicating with themselves than with their varied publics?  To what extent do international governance structures see a need for direct contact with their publics at grassroots level in relation to democratising governance cultures through facilitating participation?

There are great cultural chasms between global, regional and national level governance structures and ordinary people in 'localities' throughout the world.  Where telecommunication bridges exist, and these are not universally available, cultural chasms often continue to discourage their effective use. How do plain folk in local communities think of global, regional and national institutions and the messages and policies that flow from them? What are the practices, strategies, structures and technologies that plain folk use to project their views at national, regional and global levels - and how effective are these?

JIC 13.2 will accept for review articles that address the issues outlined above. These issues are raised as triggers for the generation of ideas.  They are not meant to be exhaustive or exclusionary.  If a scholar is working on an area, related to the above issues, that is of interest to the multidisciplinary field of International Communication, s/he is welcome to send an abstract to Professor Chitty.

(2) Intercultural Communication
Editors: Naren Chitty & Lily A. Arasaratnam

Research in intercultural communication is more relevant to today's mobile and multicultural society than it has ever been before.
Intercultural communication is being studied from multiple research paradigms, especially in the field of communication. The more we study the subject the more we discover the complexity of the cognitive, emotional, and socio-cultural processes involved in the process of communication between individuals from different cultures.

Papers addressing the following topics and other related topics are invited for the special Intercultural Communication edition of the Journal of International Communication:JIC  will accept for review articles that address the issues outlined above. These issues are raised as triggers for the generation of ideas.
They are not meant to be exhaustive or exclusionary.  If a scholar is working on an area, related to the above issues, that is of interest to the multidisciplinary field of International Communication, s/he is welcome to send an abstract to Dr. Lily Arasaratnam at lily.arasaratnam@scmp.mq.edu.au.
For either JIC issue:  abstracts should be double-spaced and no longer than 500 words. They should be submitted to the Editor (address given below) by December 31, 2006.

Articles that are submitted for review should follow the APA style guide and must be double-spaced and no longer than 7500 words.  See http://www.mucic.mq.edu.au/jicfor style and submission guide. They must be submitted directly to JIC at the address below before the end of February 2007.   
Professor Naren Chitty
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of International Communication
c/o  Department of International Communication
Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy 
Macquarie University
North Ryde, NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA
naren.chitty@mq.edu.au
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Call for Papers: The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict
The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict, the journal of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, ISSN 1095-1962, publishes a variety of scholarly articles, essays, and poetry on topics such as war, peace, global cooperation, domestic violence, and interpersonal conflict resolution; including questions of military and political security, the global economy, and global environmental issues.  We wish to promote discussion of both strategic and ethical questions surrounding issues of war, peace, the environment, and justice. 

The Wisconsin Institute is committed to a balanced review of diverse perspectives.  Submissions are welcome from all disciplines.  Our intended audience includes scholars from a wide range of interests within the university community and educated members of the larger public.  The format allows the publication of original previously-unpublished works of sufficient length to give authors the opportunity to discuss a particular topic in depth.  Other forms of creative writing are invited.  Contributors should avoid submissions accessible only to specialists in their field.  The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict may also include book reviews.  Persons interested in reviewing should contact the editor.

Submissions should be a maximum of 25 pages, double-spaced.  All manuscripts should be composed in MS Word using Bookman Old Style, 10-point font.  Citations are to be in the body of the text, e.g., (Jones, p.35), with a full bibliography at the end of the article.  Do not use footnotes.  Content notes should be placed at the end of the manuscript.  Include separately a brief bio statement with a note that includes your institution, your email and mailing addresses, and work phone number.  Be certain that you have spell-checked your manuscript prior to submission.

Submissions are accepted on a continuing basis.  Five copies of each submission should be sent to
Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Points
LRC
900 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
In addition, supply the manuscript electronically to wiinst@uwsp.edu.

Visit our website for more information:  http://www.wisconsin-institute.org

International Topics
Call for Graduate Student Submissions

Graduate students in Old Dominion University's Graduate Program in International Studies have published the first issue of International Topics, and are currently in the closing stages of the second issue.  International Topics solicits articles from graduate student internationally and is peer-reviewed by Ph.D.s across the nation.  Its features, including book reviews, NGOs of interests, and job profiles, are uniquely catered toward graduate students in the field of international relations and international studies.  We're off to an exciting start but need your help to make this endeavor even better. We're asking for submissions from IS/IR grad students like ourselves who are interested in getting original work published. Submissions should be sent to arulska@odu.edu.

International Topics journal publishes articles written by graduate students nationwide in several fields including, but not limited to, international studies, political science, international relations, philosophy, peace studies, and regional studies.  Several features are provided in the journal, in addition to the original research, which allow for the specially tailored journal to address the needs of graduate students.  These features include reviews of books of special interest to students in the IR/IS field, career profiles, and chosen NGOs.

Our focus on graduate students lends a unique character to the format of our journal.  As such, International Topics focuses not only on the academics, but also profiles issues of unique concern to the graduate community, such as career development, continuing research and further educational opportunities.  The journal, thus, provides a valuable resource for students in their continuing education regardless of their post-graduate goals.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. The journal would like submissions sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Anna Rulska at arulska@odu.edu.  From this point the editorial staff facilitates proof reading and distribution to a blind peer review process. Each submission is reviewed by three members of the Academic Review Board, composed of Ph.D.s across the nation.  The Academic Review Board recommends acceptance, acceptance with suggested modification, or rejection.  Submissions accepted with modifications are returned to author for resubmission. Upon resubmission, the editorial staff will review modifications.
American Geographical Society Library Fellowships for 2007
The American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, welcomes applications for two short-term fellowship programs:

The AGS Library is one of North America’s foremost geography and map collections with strengths in geography, cartography and related historical topics.  Formerly the library and map collection of the American Geographical Society (AGS) of New York, it was transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries in 1978.  

Applications must be received by October 20, 2006.  All fellowships are tenable in 2007.  For further information, write, call or e-mail the AGS Library, P.O. Box 399, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0399, Tel. (414) 229-6282, E-mail agsl@uwm.edu. 

Web site: http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/fellowships.html

RCUK Research Fellowships
The Communication and Media Research Institute has two vacancies for Research Council UK funded Research Fellows.  These posts are designed to build on CAMRI's developing areas of strength.  One is in Arab media policy.  The other is in Chinese journalism.  Details and applications forms can be obtained at http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-850.

CAMRI has a well-established programme of research through the China Media Centre in aspects of Chinese media.  The Fellow appointed will work closely with Professor de Burgh, particularly on the relations between Chinese journalists and the global media.  We are expanding our work on media in the Arab world and the Fellow appointed will work closely with Dr Naomi Sakr on the changing Arab media scene.

RCUK Research Fellowships are five year post-doctoral positions that lead to a permanent post at the host University.  While they are primarily research posts, they involve some teaching and other duties. 

Potential applicants wishing to have informal discussions about the posts may contact Colin Sparks (sparksc@wmin.ac.uk).
Featured Web Sites
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Earth Climate Course
    http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/modules/eccm/
Through their interactive website and educational outreach efforts, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies brings many of their research findings to the general public. In this particular learning module, educators and students will get the chance to learn about how a planet’s climate is determined. The primary aim of the module is “for students to develop a scientific view that our environment is a system of human and natural processes that result in changes over various space and time scales.” Educators are most welcome to download the entire set of teacher notes, student activities, and data sets for their use. Each section may also be downloaded individually as well, and visitors would do well to read the thorough introduction.

The Global Technology Revolution 2020
    http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2006/RAND_TR303.pdf
The RAND Organization never shies away from complex or difficult questions, and in one of their most recent publications, they have taken on a weighty topic indeed. Released earlier this year, this report authored by a team of experts addresses the ongoing technology revolution in a variety of sectors, including biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology. In this 316-page work, the authors assess a sample of 29 countries across the spectrum of scientific advancement with respect to their ability to implement a number of key technology applications, including cheap solar energy and wireless communications. Along with the work’s four primary chapters, visitors can also make use of the eleven appendices, which include explorations of related themes, such as technology and terrorism and leading trends in information technology.

An Agenda for Harnessing Globalization
    http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/fellows/ghani20060901.pdf
Getting a handle on what the phrase “globalization” means can be a bit like trying to lasso a fast-moving cloud. Does globalization mean the cross-pollination of different musical styles? Is it the vast geographical expansion of major multinational corporations into remote locales? Well, of course, it’s both of these things and quite a bit more. In a paper that appeared in the Autumn 2006 edition of The Washington Quarterly, two Brookings Institution colleagues articulated an agenda for harnessing the power of globalization. In their 14-page work, Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart offer their own appraisal of globalization’s appeal (and potential shortcomings) in terms of creating opportunity for many of the world’s people. The paper will be of great interest to persons concerned with or interested in substantial policy issues, political economy, and economic development.

Private Sector Development
    http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/
The World Bank is perhaps one of the world’s premier organizations regarding development opportunities, and they are widely recognized for their work in the developing world. With this latest outing, they have created the Private Sector Development (PSD) Blog, which is designed to be both quirky and opinionated, qualities which are never in short supply as one wanders around the web. Having said that, the site is rather erudite, as it provides intelligent comments on topics that include disaster recovery, foreign direct investment, and corporate governance. New users will want to browse through some of the recent posts, and then perhaps look at the “Categories” section on the left-hand side of the page for future explorations. As might be expected, each post also contains links to external readings from a diverse set of publications, such as the Financial Times and like-minded ventures.

French in Action
    http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html
For those people who embarked on a program of instruction in French in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the phrase “These people speak French. In this course, everybody speaks French” may remind people of a very well-regarded television program designed to get students speaking French quickly. This program is “French in Action”, and on this website, educators and students can partake of all 52 half-hour programs at their leisure. Originally created by master teacher Pierre Capretz, the presentation of this program is made possible by the Annenberg Media Foundation. Over these episodes, users will learn French in context through the experiences of one French family (and a visiting American) as they go on trips, make their way around Paris, and visit with friends and strangers alike.

NationMaster
    http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
With endorsements from such respectable institutions as the New York Times and the BBC, NationMaster presents a formidable amount of data for the general public in a way that is both accessible and at times, downright addictive. The website brings together data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, the United Nations, as well as other such organizations. On the left-hand side of the page, visitors can peruse areas such as “Top Stats”, “What’s New” and “Stats in the News”. The “Top Stats” presents information on the countries with the greatest life expectancy, the highest median income, and so on. Journalists may find the “Stats in the News” area particularly helpful as it presents data on topical areas of interest such as statistics on bird flu infection rates and oil consumption. Additionally, users can offer comments on some of the data sets, and at any given time, there tends to be a great deal of commentary on almost all of the items featured on the site.

InternationalEd.org
    http://www.internationaled.org/
As part of the Asia Society’s continuing efforts to educate the public about the world around them, they have created this website which is meant to “put the world into world-class education.” To accomplish this goal in the United States they are primarily interested in developing resources that will help Americans learn more about the geography, history, culture, and languages of other regions around the world. First-time visitors will appreciate the visual legibility of the homepage, and they can move around to sections that are designed to provide them with information about the world of international studies. There are a number of concrete, hands-on activities for young people and educators available in the “Network “section of the site. Here, visitors can learn about upcoming pedagogical workshops, browse the online library of lessons plans, and also partake in a discussion forum for fellow international-studies aficionados.  
 
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