April 2003, Issue no 16
http://resource.regional.net
impact@regionalnet.org

1. Funding Opportunities

2. Announcements and Upcoming Events

Fellowships at IDS
Application deadlines: April 16 and May 30, 2003


Participation and Development
The Participation Team are seeking to appoint one or more Fellows. At least one of the Fellows should have an expertise in participatory learning and teaching in a development context, and would in the first instance be responsible for co-ordinating and contributing to the teaching and supervisory responsibilities of an innovative proposed Masters Programme on Participation, Development and Social Change. All candidates should have research experience in work related to themes of participation in one or more of the following areas:
a) citizenship, rights and inclusion;
b) development organisations, policies and discourses; or
c) citizens' voices in economic agendas
Closing date: 16 April 2003 (Noon)
Interview dates: 28 & 29 May 2003

Environment
The Environment Team are seeking to appoint one or more Fellows to join its multi-disciplinary group, which works on resources, livelihoods, technologies and governance in a global context. Outstanding candidates with specialist research interests in the following areas are sought:
a) science, knowledge and participation, and
b) the political economy of resource conflict and institutions.
Closing date: 30 May 2003 (Noon)
Interview dates: 25 & 26 June 2003

More information: http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/recruit/Fellows-Ad.html


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Balkan Youth Partnership Program
Application deadlines: April 20th, June 30th and September 30th 2003


The Balkan Youth Partnership Program provides opportunities for
representatives from child- and youth-serving NGOs in different Balkan
countries to visit organizations and institutions in order to improve the
activity of their organization increase their efficiency and create better
conditions for youth and children.

The NGOs serving youth and children that work in the area of employment,
technology, non-formal education, health, civic education and democracy
building as well as community service, culture, and the environment are
invited to apply. In addition, technical areas such as fundraising,
sustainability, legislation, networking and external relations are eligible
areas for exchange.

The Partnership Program is open to applicants from child- and youth-serving
NGOs in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.

Applicants should be aged 18 or over. They should possess a certain level of
experience in program development and be in a position to influence
programming in their own organization based on what they learn during the
exchange. The applicant organization should send no more than two
participants.

More information: www.balkanyouth.org
lorita@balkanyouth.org , Lorita Constantinescu


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Fleishman Civil Society Fellowship Program
Application deadline: May 1, 2003


The Fellows Program was created in honor of Joel Fleishman, founding Director of the Institute. It provides a select group of leaders from domestic non-profit organizations, international non-governmental organizations, foundations, government, socially responsible businesses, and other civil society groups in the United States and internationally with the opportunity to be in residence at the Sanford Institute for a four-week mini-sabbatical. Full-time academics are not eligible to apply. As part of the Fellowship, housing and program expenses are covered. Fellows also receive a $6,000 stipend. Fellows will have access to Duke University library and research centers. The Fellowship period will begin October 1, 2003.


More information: www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/civil/index.html


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Regional Youth Grants Fund - Allavida
Application deadline: May 1, 2003


This grants fund was launched in November 2002, and covers the following territories: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia.
The fund's objective is to promote regional partnership-building and the transfer of skills and knowledge, and above all to encourage links between organisations at grass-roots level which have not had access to cross-border opportunities.
This is a programme concerned with long-term development issues - creating and enhancing capacities for young people to play greater roles as active citizens. We do not provide huge financial resources or seek to create structures that cannot be sustained, but instead are working to enable participants to secure local constituencies of support, public and private, at a realistic level.

More information: http://www.allavida.org/youth.htm
info@allavida.org


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LOCAL PILOT PROJECTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION.
Application deadlines: May 1, October 1, 2003


Projects must take place between March 2003 and March 2004. Selected projects can be funded up to a maximum of 7 600 euro. Financial assistance in support of local pilot projects is important to the Youth Programme on Human Rights Education because it will allow for new initiatives to be set up and will motivate supporting local NGOs and groups to undertake action related to human rights education with young people. By funding pilot projects on human rights education through the European Youth Foundation, the Directorate of Youth and Sport seeks to actively contribute to the inclusion of human rights education in youth work practice and to encourage innovative practices and partnerships, both in formal and in non-formal education contexts.

More information: http://www.coe.int/hre
eycb.secretariat@coe.int


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DM2003 Global Competition
Application deadline: May 2, 2003


The objective of Development Marketplace 2003 (DM2003) is to identify and fund the most innovative ideas in development from around the world. The Marketplace also brings together a variety of actors in development, staff from the World Bank and other donor organizations, civil society groups, social entrepreneurs, private foundations, academia, and private sector corporations, to promote knowledge sharing and help form networks. The goal of the Marketplace is to expose and engage the development community in productive and inventive partnerships that will have a potentially powerful impact in poverty reduction and economic development.
Theme
The theme for DM2003 is Making Services Work for Poor People. This theme underpins a key World Bank Group priority in the fight against poverty. Basic services in health, education, water and sanitation, roads and other infrastructure, transportation,conservation and ecosystems, social protection, and other services have often failed to reach the world's poor. Limited access to financial services, information and communication technology, and knowledge further marginalize poor people and keep them from participating in and benefiting from mainstream economic life. Improving both the quality and reach of services to the poor is essential to any effort to alleviate poverty and encourage growth in the developing world
The World Bank Group will provide roughly US$4 million in Development Marketplace Awards to the winners selected by an international jury. DM2003 is open to all, including Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), multilateral and bilateral development agencies (including the World Bank), private foundations, universities and schools, private sector groups, individuals, and local and municipal governments.

More information: http://www.worldbank.org/


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The Social Enterprise Laboratory
Application deadline: May 22, 2003


A Process to Support a New Generation of ICT-Empowered Social Entrepreneurs and Innovative Non-governmental Organizations Serving "Markets" at the Bottom of the Economic Pyramid. Digital Partners recognized early on the great potential that new information and communication technologies have to shape emerging economies and serve markets for the benefit of the poor. To activate this tremendous potential, Digital Partners developed The Social Enterprise Laboratory™ (SEL) to support those whose vision and business models seek to use ICT to empower the poor and their underserved communities.Applicants selected by an international team of judges to become part of the six-month SEL process are provided mentorship services by teams of professionals from selected graduate schools and industry. At the conclusion of the process, seed funding is awarded to those projects deemed to be the most promising. The Digital Partners Social Enterprise Award Winners are announced annually at the Baramati Conference in Baramati, India. Previous winners have seen capital infusions ranging from $10,000 to $50,000

More information: http://www.digitalpartners.org/sel.html
info@digitalpartners.org


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GKP Youth Award
Application deadline: August 31, 2003


Through this award, the GKP aims to reward and bring international recognition to the outstanding work of young people who have used information communication technologies (ICT) for the promotion of development in their communities.
Finalists will also be presented with the opportunity to showcase their projects to an international body of ICT4D policy makers and practitioners at the ICT4D Platform ( http://www.ict-4d.org ), held in conjunction with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva in December 2003.
The winning project will receive USD 5000.

More information: http://www.globalknowledge.org/
youthaward@gkpsecretariat.org.my


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ASEN (Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism) Prize for Best Graduate Student Essay in the Field of Nationalism and Ethnicity
Application deadline: September 30, 2003


The Prize will be awarded for the best article submitted to Nations and
Nationalism, and will be announced at next year's annual ASEN Conference.

It will include a sum of £250 and 2 years free membership of ASEN, and may
lead to publication of the article in the Journal.

Submission procedure:

1. All submissions and correspondence should be made to the Managing Editor
of Nations and Nationalism
2. Submissions may be made by currently enrolled doctoral students and those
who have submitted their thesis within the last two years.
3. Submissions must be accompanied by an official letter from the author's
supervisor confirming status and eligibility.
4. Articles must be submitted in English and in the Nations and Nationalism
house style ('Harvard' system). Please refer to a recent issue of Nations
and Nationalism for full Instructions for Authors or contact the Managing
Editor.
5. An author may only submit one article for consideration for the Prize.
6. Co-authored articles will not be considered.

More information: nations@lse.ac.uk
http://www.lse.ac.uk/asen


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S.T.E.P. beyond: the ECF's new Mobility Scheme
Application deadline: 8 weeks before travel


This ECF's new mobility fund will encourage cross-border cultural cooperation and exchange between the current European Union, the countries joining the EU in 2004, and the future EU's eastern neighbours. S.T.E.P. means 'Supporting Travel for European Projects', and this is precisely the aim of the new fund, which forms part of our Enlargement of Minds action line. S.T.E.P. beyond is the ECF's means of supporting individuals in the setting up-phase of exciting initiatives that will lead to greater understanding in the new Europe
Who can apply?
Professional Artists
Cultural operators
Cultural journalists
Cultural translators
Cultural researchers
What costs are covered?
The S.T.E.P. beyond fund will make a contribution to the travel costs, visa costs, and in certain cases the accommodation costs of those awarded a grant.

More information: http://www.eurocult.org/pdfdb/intro/Guidelines.doc
Lieke Schuitmaker, lschuitmaker@eurocult.org


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Public Art and Urban Design : Interdisciplinary and Social Perspectives Conference
September 25- 27, Barcelona, Spain
Application deadline: April 15, 2003


Papers are invited on any of the key themes listed below and an abstract including title and outline content should be sent to the conference organizer. These are normally presented in a ten-minute period allowing at least 10 minutes for debate and discussion.
Key themes of the conference
- Interdisciplinary approaches to Public Art, Urban Design and Public Space
- Art and Cultural Inclusive Strategies for Urban Development
- Environmental Impact of Public Art, Urban Design and Public Space
- Civic participatory processes in Public Art, Public Space and Urban Design
- Inclusivity: Public Art, Public Space and Urban Design Case studies
- Inclusivity: the physical city and design for all
- Analysis of the role of the artist, designer and architect as Facilitator of inclusive social processes
Papers presented will be published in conference proceedings and distributed at the conference. If accepted, papers for the proceedings must be submitted by 15th August 2001. Papers may also subsequently be considered for publication. Young researchers can participate in specific sessions.

More information : http://www.ub.es/escult/water3/index.htm
remesar@trivium.gh.ub.es


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Globalization and Poverty Seminar
June 28 - July 4 , Georgetown University, Washington, DC , USA
Application deadline: April 15, 2003


The Globalization & Poverty seminar provides an opportunity to re-examine issues related to globalization from a different perspective. That perspective stresses the importance of freedom, choice, opportunity, and prosperity in a world connected.
The Globalization & Poverty seminar offers...
- An intensive learning experience

We assemble a top-notch faculty of leading scholars and experts. They draw on history, economics, political theory, culture, and more. Spending the entire week with students, they share knowledge, trade ideas, present arguments and counterarguments, and explore practical implications.
- Discussion and debate

Each day is structured to include many opportunities for discussion. Participants exchange views in small groups, ponder thought experiments posed by professors, and offer challenges to the ideas. Informal discussion goes on into the wee hours of the night.
- Career Advice

A career session focuses on how people who care about how people are affected by globalization can get involved. And interaction with faculty and staff throughout the week gives students an opportunity to gain insights about careers in the world of ideas, from academia to public policy, from journalism to film.
Accepted applicants are awarded scholarships worth approximately $1,000, covering the cost of the program, room and board on a college campus, and materials and books.


More information: http://www.aworldconnected.com/category.php/44.html
info@aworldconnected.org


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European Weekend Project
May 16-18, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey
Application deadline: April 18, 2003


It will be an opportunity for the international students to exchange ideas and develop a common vision for the future of Europe. All papers for the project are welcome. However, the event aims to debate relevant key issues through an interdisciplinary approach with a particular emphasis on European Union, and we especially encourage the submission of proposals on integration and enlargement of the EU. The topics for your papers include:
-European Integration
-European Enlargement
-European Culture
-European Identity
-Economic and Monetary Union
Your application should include:
1. A short abstract concerning your motivation for participation in the European Weekend Project in Istanbul. (100 words maximum).
2. Your name(s) your e-mail address(es), postal address, phone
number, and fax number.
Participation Fee:
75 Euro (Western Europe) / 60 Euro (Central and Eastern Europe) The fee includes lunches, dinners, refreshments, sightseeing tours along the Bosphorus, and accommodation.

More information: http://www.ces.boun.edu.tr
ces@boun.edu.tr
Tel: +90212 3581591/+90212 3581540-ext.2344
Fax: +90212 3581591


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Center for Policy Studies - Central European University -Call for interns
Application deadline: April 21, 2003


The Center for Policy Studies (CPS) at the Central European University (CEU) is currently accepting applications for its research internship program in two fields.
1/ Interns will work on a voluntary basis at the CPS office (located in the Budapest) in a diverse, challenging and exciting environment. He or she will contribute to CPS research, help in the development of publications, the organization of public events, and generally participate in a variety of projects addressing the Central-Eastern European, Southeast European and Central Asian regions. The internship cycle will last for a period of three - six months depending on the availability of selected applicant.
2./ Interns will work on a voluntary basis at the CPS office (located in the Budapest) helping in the development of an on-line policy documentation center.
As the official language of CEU is English, excellent written and oral skills are essential.
The CEU is unfortunately unable to provide compensation for its interns, and encourages prospective applicants to seek outside sources of funding.

More information: http://www.ceu.hu/sun/index.htm
summeru@ceu.hu


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International Congress on Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and Environment - ITAFE'03
October 7 to 10, 2003 , Izmir, Turkey
Application deadline: April 30, 2003


It is our pleasure to kindly invite researchers, scientists, students, farmers and those professionals who are interested in any aspects of Information and Communications Technology in Agriculture, Food and Environment to participate at the Congress. The major aim of the Congress is to provide a meeting place for experts, professionals and beneficiaries of all information and communication technologies which are utilized mainly within the sectors of agriculture, food and environment. The Congress will also give the opportunity to participants to discuss up to date of their work and to exchange ideas on design, development, use, management and all other aspects of ICT. Contributions from various countries will allow a broadened perspective for all participants. To enhance the applications and industrial perspective of the Congress, participation from research, extension and industrial authors is particularly encouraged.
The Registration fee for the Congress will be EUR 75. The fee for students and accompanying persons will be EUR 50.

More information: http://itafe.ege.edu.tr


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Parameters of Desire: Between the Public and the Private (A Civic Education Project Conference)
June 8-11, 2003, Bielsko-Biala (Poland)
Application deadline: April 30, 2003


The "Parameters of Desire" conference will try to trace the complex circuits of (queer) desire, with special emphasis on the dialectic of public and private spaces. Not only do we intend to problematize the very definition of "the public" versus "the private," but also to investigate the ways in which "public" and "private" spaces influence the production of desire, as well as the ways in which (queer) desire can become a tool in political, social or cultural contestation.
We would like to concentrate on such issues as:
- claiming the public space / defending the private space
- public space and the heterosexual norm
- language and the heterosexual norm
- public performance of gender
- the aesthetics of camp
- forms and strategies of public participation
The proposed conference will be fourth in a series of queer and gender studies conferences that have been organized since 2000. A selection of papers from the past two conferences (A Queer Mixture: Gender Perspectives on Minority Sexual Identites) was published in September 2002.
Abstracts of approximately 300 words (in Polish or English) should be sent by e-mail or snail mail to the address below.

More information: Tomasz Sikora
Dept. of English Literatures and Cultures
University of Bielsko-Biala
ul. Piastowska 44
43-300 Bielsko-Biala
Email: tsikora@us.edu.pl


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European Summer Institute 2003 (ESI 2003) on Future of Europe: Addressing Enlargement and the Convention
June 28- July 8, 2003 , Prague, Czech Republic
Application deadline: May 1, 2003


European Summer Institute is a short-term educational project for students launched by the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy. It will become a part of the larger project, which aims at the dissemination of information on the EU integration, debate on the challenges of enlarged Europe, position of the current EU members towards the upcoming change and implementation of policy reforms in the accession countries. The specificity of the institute is to involve students from diverse national and educational environments into the interaction of experiences, which together with the knowledge provided during the lectures should generate new ideas and thoughts. It should enable to answer a number of important questions about the future of integrated Europe. Students from a wide range of nationalities have a great opportunity of cross-cultural communication and learning from each other's experiences in ways that can benefit their educational and professional development. American students are provided with a chance to discover different cultures and get the first-hand information about the EU integration process, whereas students from Western Europe have a possibility to encounter the challenges and solutions of the future EU partners from the East. Institute participants will come together in the classroom to contemplate how the EU eastward enlargement will change the economics and politics of the current and future member states.
The program cost is 580 USD . A limited number of scholarships may be available. Partial scholarships are primarily reserved for early-bird applicants and students from developing countries.

More information: http://www.europeum.org/summer_school/
esi2003@europeum.org


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East-West Trade and the Cold War
November 20—23, 2003, Jyväskylä, Finland
Application deadline: May 1, 2003


Context of the Conference:
The East-West Trade and the Cold War conference aims to bring the international community of researchers studying the impact of Cold War trade to Finland for an interdisciplinary conference, on the basis of which both the East-West Working Group (see the conference website) can obtain new members and the Finnish researchers of the Cold War economy can attain a possibility to engage in a dialogue with their international colleagues. As a place the Department of History at the University of Jyväskylä offers both the suitable facilities to organize the conference as well as the required international connections to undertake this endeavor. The participants will, among others, consist of the members of the said project, Nordic Cold War scholars as well as researchers of this topic in Finland. The target group for the conference and for this Call for Papers comprises especially social scientists and historians. In addition, the conference organizers want to offer a possibility for graduate students to develop their own international networks. Finally, we wish to bring forth new research especially on the European Cold War economies, and proposals from the Eastern European countries will be welcomed in particular.
The scientific contribution of the conference focuses foremost on the analysis of the East-West trade during the Cold War, both at the meso- or macro-level as well as at the micro-level. Thus, the aim is to emphasize the study of this topic as a comprehensive phenomenon. At the same time the purpose is to delve deep into the most significant research problems in this area of endeavor. At the meso- and macro-levels the focal interest areas include especially the institutions and organizations of the Cold War trade, economic warfare and the roles of international organizations, as well as the economic significance of the East-West trade. Moreover, the conference aims to bring forth new country-based case studies, concerning the Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries in particular. There is a need to re-evaluate the role of the so-called weak states (=small and medium actors in the international system) in international organizations, also from today's perspective.
Conference paper themes: (indicate which your proposal would most closely correspond with):
1. Institutions and Organisations of the Cold War trade
2. Economic Warfare and International Organizations
3. Economic Significance of the East-West Trade
4. Significance of Eastern Europe in East-West Trade
5. Role of the So-Called Weak States Between East and West
Send your proposals (2-3 pages) either by mail to address and/or email below. Proposals will be accepted in Word, PDF, and RTF -formats. Best conference papers as well as the conference's keynote speech will be published in a conference volume edited by the organizing committee.

More information: http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~pete/eastwest.htm
pete@tukki.jyu.fi
Phone: +385-14-2601269
Fax: +358-14-2601251


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Course The Women's Learning Partnership
May 26- August 1, 2003, on-line
Application deadline: May 1, 2003



The Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) has announced a new distance learning course on leadership development that is being implemented in cooperation with Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). The course involves approximately 40 hours of on-line sessions, interaction with students and facilitators, and readings and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on May26, 2003. The course focuses on developing participatory leadership skills intended for leaders, activists and staff of NGOs involved in promoting human rights and equitable societies. The course will train leaders who seek to create egalitarian, democratic, and pluralistic societies based on collaborative decision making, coalition building, and gender equality.

More information: www.learningpartnership.org/projects/distancelearning/03leadershipeng.phtml


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International school on disarmament and research on conflicts- "nuclear weapons in the new international context: hopes of reductions, risks of proliferation"
June 16-26, 2003, Candriai, Italy
Application deadline: May 5, 2003


The courses are intended for people already having a professional interest in the problems of international conflicts, or for those who would like to play a more active and technically competent role in this field. The courses have an interdisciplinary nature, and their subject matters extend from the technical and scientific side of the problems to their sociological and political implications. English will be the working language of the School. There will be approximately 60 participants. They are expected to attend all lectures and seminars. The nominal admission fee which includes attendance, accommodation and full board is Euro 300,00. Students without a salary up to the age of 26 can ask for a reduced fee of Euro 150,00.

More information: www.isodarco.it
isodarco@roma2.infn.it


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1st Global Conference Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberpunk and Science Fiction
August 11-13, 2003, Prague, Czech Republic
Application deadline: May 9, 2003


Marking the launch of a new annual conference, research and publication series, this inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary project aims to explore what it is to be human and the nature of human community in cyberculture, cyberspace and science fiction. In particular, the project will explore the possibilities offered by these contexts for creative thinking about persons and the challenges posed to the nature and future of national, international, and global communities.
Papers, short papers, and workshops are invited on issues related to any of the following themes:
the relationship between cyberculture, cyberspace and science fiction * science fiction and cyberpunk as a medium for exploring the nature of persons * humans and cyborgs; the synergy of humans and technology; changing views of the body * human and post-human politics; cyborg citizenship and rights; influence of political technologies * bodies in cyberculture; from apes to androids - electronic evolution; biotechnical advances and the impact of life, death, and social existence; the impact on individuality * gender and cyberspace: new feminisms, new masculinities * electronic persons, community and identity; cyberspace, cybercommunities, virtual worlds, and home worlds * nature, enhancing nature, and artificial intelligence; artificial life, life and information systems, networked living * Cyberpolitics, cyberdemocracy, cyberterror; old conflicts, new spaces: elections, protest and war in cyberspace; nationality and nationalism in cyberculture; the state and cyberspace: repression vs. resistance * cybercultures: the transnational and the local * boundaries, frontiers and taboos in cyberculture * cyberculture and orientalism * religion and spirituality in cyberculture, science fiction and cyberpunk * old messages, new medium: cyberspace and mass communication * cyberculture, cyberpunk and the near future: utopias vs. dystopias * technology vs. the natural? cyberculture and the green movement
Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted to the Joint Organising Chairs by Friday 9th May 2003. Full draft papers should be submitted by Friday 11th July 2003. Send proposals to the contacts below.

More information: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/vhccsf03cfp.htm
rf@inter-disciplinary.net, cjm23@ukc.ac.uk


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SEMINAR ON PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG WOMEN IN POLITICAL LIFE
16 - 17 September 2003,Strasbourg, France
Application deadline: May 15,2003


The theme of this seminar responds to a growing concern in member states with regard to balanced participation of women and men in political life as a factor of social cohesion, democratic stability, equal opportunities and full enjoinment of fundamental human rights by all members of society. The Council of Europe has issued, over the past decade, a number of policy recommendations on various aspects of gender equality and youth participation in policy-making.
Much work has been done in the field of citizenship and equality education, awareness-raising and assistance to the development of policies for greater participation of young people and women in political life.
Most of the normative and policy-related work mentioned above is relevant to the issue of political participation of young women, although not specifically focusing on it. However, the issue needs to be addressed specifically in order to:
1. assess the effectiveness of existing legal instruments and programmes with regard to young women's participation and identify gaps which may require future action;
2. identify obstacles on the way of balanced participation of young women and men;
3. take stock of good practice at local/regional, national and international levels and generate ideas for disseminating effective experiences.

More information: BIRGIT.BERTSCH@COE.INT
HTTP:/WWW.COE.INT/YOUTH
TEL: + 33 (0)3 88 41 23 04
FAX: + 33 (0)3 88 41 27 77


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Pristina Summer University 2003
14 July - August 1, 2003, Pristina, Kosovo
Application deadline: May 16, 2003


In the summer of 2003 the University of Pristina (UP) and the Academic Training Association (ATA) will organise the 3rd edition of the Pristina Summer University in Pristina, Kosovo. The programme will bring together regional & international professors and lecturers for a period of three weeks and will provide about 30 courses and workshops in the field of humanities, law, economics, social sciences, arts, medicine and natural sciences. In addition, public discussions, lectures etc. will be organized on prominent issues in Kosovar and (South) East European society. Recreational events and excursions will also be organised for students and staff. Sixhundred participants will be accepted at the PSU 2003, of which 450 from Kosovo, 100 participants from SEE/ CEE & NIS, and 50 self-financing international students.

More information: http://www.antenna.nl/ysy/PSU2003to4.html


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European Forum Alpbach 2003- Continuity and Discontinuity
August 14 - 30 , 2003, Alpbach/Tyrol, Austria
Application deadline: May 30, 2003 ( for scholarships)


As in previous years, the Austrian College's work in 2003 will focus on promoting the idea of European unity and enabling a dialog among various groups, countries and professions. The underlying theme of this year's forum is "Continuity and Discontinuity," which will form the basis for our talks as well as the seminars in the week preceding the forum.
The individual topics of this year's talks will be as follows (working titles):

Architecture Forum (Aug. 15-16): Architecture & Nature
Tyrol Day (Aug. 17): Traditional and Modern Life in the Tyrol
Reform Forum (Aug. 18-20): Social Models
Technology Forum (Aug. 21-23)
Health Care Forum (Aug. 24-25): Active Aging
Political Forum (Aug. 24-27): Euro-Atlantic Partnership
Banking Seminar (Aug. 25-27): Bank Management and Uncertainty
Economics Forum (Aug. 27-29): Economic Systems in the US and EU
Media Forum (Aug. 28-30): Culture and the Media

Scholarships for the European Forum Alpbach are available for students and recent graduates of below 35 years of age. We welcome applications from all nationalities and academic disciplines. Applications can only be submitted by mail to the office of the European Forum Alpbach and should also contain:
# Letter of motivation
# Curriculum Vitae
# Confirmation of study performance

More information: European Forum Alpbach Tel. +43 (1) 1 718 17 11-13
Invalidenstraße 5/7 Fax +43 (1) 718 17 01
A 1030 Vienna stipendium@alpbach.org
Austria www.alpbach.org


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2nd World Congress on Family Violence
June 21-26, 2003, the Prague, Czech Republic
Application deadline: May 31, 2003


The Second World Congress on Family Violence (WCFV) provides an interdisciplinary, multicultural learning opportunity for professionals in health care, education, law, child and adult protection, social services, public policy, human rights advocacy, public health, governmental and intergovernmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations.
Family violence - intrafamilial child abuse, spouse/partner abuse, elder abuse - is a social, legal and health protection issue of epidemic proportions in many nations of the world, whether they be developed, developing or in transition.
The delegates to the World Congress on Family Violence will:
- Share innovative practices, programs, research, and partnerships between practitioners/providers, governments, legal systems, social service agencies, and advocates that improve physical, emotional, legal and social protection;
- Exchange expert but practical, scalable prevention and intervention strategies relevant to all ages within families of diverse nationalities, cultures, races, classes, ethnicities, religions, and physical abilities;
- Promote outreach to students and to current health, education, legal and social work practitioners from central and eastern Europe, Eurasia and Russia whose participation in WCFV may kindle a career interest in family violence prevention, treatment and research in their respective nation states;
- Foster solidarity through a multicultural, interdisciplinary understanding of family violence that goes beyond recognition of the pathologies of victimization to a commitment by delegates to proactive solutions that impact the nuclear and extended family, both perpetrators and victims, in homes, workplaces, religious and civic groups, hospitals, schools, and in all geographic settings -- communities, states, provinces, regions, nation states and internationally.
- Utilize Information Technology to scale up the post-dissemination of WCFV proceedings and resulting plans of action that will benefit delegates and interested persons during the intervening years between each biennial WCFV

More information: http://www.wcfv.org
wcfv@aol.com


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SPACES, GAPS, BORDERS 8th Conference of the Bulgarian Society for British Studies
24-26 October 2003, Sofia, Bulgaria
Application deadline: June 1, 2003


The conference aims at exploring relationships between the English language, English-speaking cultures, and diverse mappings of space, symbolic terrains and meaningful divisions in a globalizing world, borders and borderlands, lines of communication and their failure, moments of silence and pregnant pauses. Possible topics include: constructing imaginative geographies/histories, space and place, gender and space, gaps and/in canons, silence and creativity, globalization and cultural divisions, globalization and the English language, the Divided Kingdom, literature and markets.

More information: http://writingacademia.org/bsbs/events.html
veskat@fcml.uni-sofia.bg , Dr. Vessela Katsarova


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CEU Summer University (SUN)
Summer, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: June 1, 2003


Initiated in July 1996, the Summer University (SUN) is an academic program for university teachers, researchers, administrators and professionals. It offers a series of intensive two and three-week courses in the social sciences and humanities to encourage and promote regional academic cooperation and curriculum development by drawing together young faculty in lectures, seminars and workshops. Courses are led by professors from Central European University departments/programs as well as other regional or western universities. The courses are supplemented by public lectures, teaching methodology workshops and optional evening Internet instruction.

More information: http://www.ceu.hu/sun/index.htm
summeru@ceu.hu
Tel.: (36-1) 327-3811
Fax: (36-1) 327-3124


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FESTIVAL e-phos 2003
September 15-25, 2003,Athens, Greece
Application deadline: June 1, 2003


E-phos is an annual large-scale festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of digital arts and creative technology. Organized by the Athens-based non profit cultural organization ALAS,festival e-phos is an interdisciplinary happening that aims to support a creative exchange of experiences and contacts in the sphere of digital creation and the arts, and to develop the public's understanding and appreciation of a new audiovisual language that emerges through the fusion of different mediums and genres.

More information: http://www.filmart.gr
alas@ath.forthnet.gr


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Eighth Annual European Summer School in Local Government Studies
July 16-25 2003, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Application deadline: July 16-25,2003


The programme for the Cork Summer School will include 15 hours of lectures and 20 hours of work in small workshop groups. There will also be field-trips to local authorities and discussions with local government actors. The programme is open to a maximum of 40 students who will be accepted on the basis of applications. Emphasis will be placed on securing broad geographical representation. Students attached to doctoral and post-graduate programmes outside the EUROLOC Network are therefore encouraged to apply.
In particular the EUROLOC Network is keen for participants from Central and Eastern Europe to become actively involved. In the 2002 school in Stuttgart, students attended from Croatia, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, Belarus, Czech Republic and Estonia.

The Summer School will be conducted in English with the overall theme, “Innovations in Local Government”. A list of required and recommended literature will be distributed in the late spring. There is no examination, but in order to receive a Course Certificate documenting participation, students will be expected to attend all lectures and to participate in group work, making a number of presentations.

Every effort is made to keep costs as low as possible for participating students. The Summer School will involve only a small fee of €200. Local organisers are otherwise seeking funding and sponsorship with hopes of providing accommodation, meals and core course literature to all participants at no additional cost. Students, however, must cover their own costs of travel to Cork

More information: http://www.ucc.ie/euroloc/index.html
a.quinlivan@ucc.ie, Dr Aodh Quinlivan


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Ethnic Communities in Democratic Societies - Call for Papers
May 20 - 23, 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece
Application deadline: December 20, 2003


Proposals for workshops and papers may engage the following topics, among others:
Negotiation of culture, language, religion within (non-)territorial communities / Parochialism and globalization / Community and fragmentation in global cities / Communitarianism vs. rights / Literary and artistic productions within transnational democracies / Aesthetic concerns of ethnic subjects in democratic societies / How literature reflects democratic concerns / Negotiating ethnic exceptionalism and participation in a larger collectivity / Nation states and imagined communities / Nationalism and transnational loyalties / Nativism and racism in democratic contexts / Ethnic Press and transnationalism / Ethnic community vs. local law / (Il)legal immigration / Transnational identities / Fragmented identities / Political agency, political choices / Balkanization of mentality / Bastions of ethnic tolerance / Citizenship and ethnopolitics / Civis and civility / Ethnic anxieties / Ethnic discrimination and affirmative actions / Ethnogenesis and ethnostasis / From Confrontation to cooperation / Internal colonialisms / Mythologized nationalisms / Xenophobia/xenophilia. Send a one-page proposal and a one-paragraph bio on the same page as e-mail submission to:


More information: http://www.mesea.org
raphael-hernandez@mesea.org, Dr. Heike Raphael-Hernandez
University of Maryland in Europe
Im Bosseldorn 30
69126 Heidelberg
Germany


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International Law Seminar
July 7 to 25, 2003, Geneva, Switzerland
Application deadline: not available


The Seminar is intended to enable students at the postgraduate level or young university teachers specialized in international law and lawyers at the beginning of their career, whose work involves questions of international law, to widen their knowledge both of the work of the International Law Commission and of the codification and development of international law. It also provides an opportunity for lawyers representing different legal systems and cultures to engage in an exchange of views regarding items on the Commission's agenda.

There will be a maximum of 24 participants who should be not less than 25 and not more than 40 years of age on 1 January 2003 from various Member States of the United Nations. The working languages will in principle be English, French and Spanish, but it is possible that simultaneous interpretation may not be available for all sessions. It is therefore desirable that the candidates have a sufficient knowledge of two of the working languages. The Library of the United Nations Office at Geneva will be at their disposal. While participation in the Seminar is free, the United Nations is unable to assume either travel costs or living expenses of participants. However, a limited number of fellowships will be made available to participants, particularly from developing countries (travel and subsistence expenses or travel expenses only), depending on the amount of voluntary contributions received from Governments.

More information: http://www.un.org/law/


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e-2003 eChallenges
October 22- 24, 2003, Bologna, Itlay
Application deadline: nor available


This is the thirteenth in a series of Annual conferences, which regularly attract over 500 delegates from commercial, government and research organisations. Focusing on e-business, e-government, Organisational Knowledge, e-work and Knowledge Work and eEurope 2005, the goal of e-2003 is to stimulate rapid take-up of Research and Technology Development (RTD) results by European industry. The programme will combine case studies, demonstrations, technical, legal and policy papers. It provides an excellent networking environment to discuss problems and new ideas, share knowledge and experience and obtain feedback from potential partners and users.

More information: www.eChallenges.org


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Globalization and National Environmental Policy
September 22-24, 2003, Veldhoven, the Netherlands
Application deadline: not available


The aim of the conference is to assess how globalization has affected the present types
of government interventions (such as permit policies, standards for products and
processes, voluntary agreements, levies, and benchmarking). Does globalization
render government's decision-making style more adversarial? Is there a stronger
reliance on liberalised markets? Do proactive multinationals assume former roles of
government, such as promoting sustainable development, in order to position
themselves as ethically correct companies? Important questions, since the
effectiveness of government policies depends on the appropriateness of the available
tools to affect decisions by producers and consumers. The process of rapid
globalization, which has been going on for more than a decade, has inevitable led to
changes in the choice of government interventions and the ways they are implemented.
But what changes have taken place so far? By whom have they been initiated? And
how successful have they been? Taking stock of these changes is the central focus of
this conference.

The Conference is relevant for constituencies with an interest in environmental
policies of governmental bodies. These include environmental policymakers of
national, provincial and supranational governments, companies and trade associations,non-governmental organizations, and academics. All participants will actively take part in the meetings by presenting and exchanging their experiences and views.

More information: www.tilburguniversity.nl/globalizationconference
frank.wijen@uvt.nl, Dr. Frank Wijen
Phone: 31- 13- 466 8708/ 8015
Fax: 31- 13- 466 8018


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Announcement: New Europe College Regional Program Yearbook


Please be informed that, besides the hardcopy, the New Europe College
Regional Program Yearbook for 2001-2 has been published also on the Net
at: http://library.nec.ro/papers/regional2001-2002/yearbook.htm .

It comprises the research papers of the NEC Fellows within the 2001-2
Regional Program coming from Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkey, and Yugoslavia.
The studies cover different fields, from sociology, to visual arts.

More information:http://library.nec.ro/papers/regional2001-2002/yearbook.htm
imihai@nec.ro, Irina Vainovski-Mihai


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European Caravan of Youth Envoys
June 23 - July 12, 2003, Europe
Application deadline: not available (still open)


People to People invites its young members and non members to a three week trip through Europe. As a participant you will be part of a 30 person large group travelling through six European countries getting to know both the local culture and PTP member organisation.
We plan 2-3 homestays during which you will be staying in families getting to know more about the local customs, food and traditions.
Route
We will travel by bus to the following cities:
Budapest (HU) - Gliwice (PL) - Berlin (DE) - Strasbourg (FR) - Bern (CH) - Enns (AT) - Budapest (HU)
Aim of the program
1. Create and use a model to describe and compare cultural identity,
2. Learn about and promote discussion on European youth issues, and
3. Establish a network of contacts to ensure the continuation of the meetings the following year.
During the program the participants will meet with representatives from different communities, who will introduce their communities with emphasis on a youth perspective: level of youth community involvement, means and level of community's international contacts and identify initiatives to increase awareness of developing European countries. The participants will as envoys promote discussions to compare the identified issues.

More information: http://www.ptpe.org/caravan/


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Euroregional Center for Democracy

Semenic Nr. 10
1900, Timisoara
Romania

Tel: + 40 256 221 471
Fax:+ 40 256 436 633

http://www.regionalnet.org

Editor:
Alina Dutu

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