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Convention Hotels

The host hotel for the Annual Convention, the San Francisco Hilton, is now SOLD OUT. The Parc 55 hotel is now accepting reservations at the same group rate. For more information, please see the convention hotel website.

Employment: University of Wyoming

The International Studies Program at the University of Wyoming invite applications for a full-time, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with a focus on Latin American studies beginning in August 2008. PhD (or ABD near completion of the PhD) in international studies, Latin American studies, political science, anthropology, or geography is required. Review of applications will begin on October 31, 2007. Continue reading ad...

Resident Fellowship Program

The Center for Inter-American Studies and Programs (CEPI) with the support of the Ford Foundation, invites applications from professionals of diverse disciplines and sectors to participate in its Resident Fellowship program, based at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), a prestigious Latin American university located in the San Angel area of Mexico City. CEPI offers a limited number of Resident Fellowships annually to nationals of any country. Applications are invited from the following sectors: academic, public sector, diplomatic, and intergovernmental, NGO, and the media. Deadline for worldwide applicants: January 7th, 2008. CEPI Resident Fellowships will have a 3 – 9 month duration.
For further information on the CEPI Resident Fellowships at ITAM, consult the CEPI website.

Employment: Virginia Tech

The Program on Government and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs (http://www.spia.vt.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, focused on the theories and processes of globalization. Application review will begin October 24, 2007. Continue to ad...

Employment: University of Kansas

The Department of Political Science at the University of Kansas invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Middle East Politics beginning August 18, 2008, January 1, 2009, or negotiable. Specific research interests are open, and could include political behavior within or between one or more Middle Eastern or North African states. Initial review of applications begins October 22, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Continue to ad...

Employment: Lewis & Clark College

The Lewis & Clark College Department of International Affairs invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with a specialization in the European Union.  We are especially interested in candidates with the research expertise to teach courses on EU foreign policy, the sources and consequences of integration and expansion, and the department's introduction to international affairs course. Review of applications will begin on October 19, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.

Oceanic Conference on International Studies

The school of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland will host the Third Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS) from 2 to 4 July 2008. Conference rates, postgraduate stipends, and additional information available at: http://www.uq.edu.au/ocis. Proposals are due December 3, 2007.

WISC Paper & Panel Submission Deadline

Dear Colleague,

I want to remind you that the application deadline for submission of papers and panel proposals for the second meeting of the WISC conference is rapidly approaching (November 30th). You can see the call for papers, the theme of the conference, and can apply at: http://www.wiscnetwork.org/.

As you will recall, WISC is a collaborative enterprise of some three dozen international studies associations including ISA. Its first conference in Istanbul two years ago was a substantial success and next year we expect the meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia (July 23-26) to be even more so. The WISC conference is meant to broaden cooperation and collaboration across the global community of international studies scholars and seeks to bring together academics from around the globe.

In order to allow younger scholars to participate, ISA has set aside a small budget for travel support for international conferences where ISA is a substantial partner. This is one of those. These funds are meant to be seed money (roughly $250 to $300 per successful application), to be used in conjunction with other funds that applicants would secure for their travel. We will post the link for travel grant applications for ISA members only on the WISC website around the time that the program chairs select participants for the program.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

With regards,
Tom Volgy

Annual Convention Participation Announcements

Dear Colleague,

We understand that there was a error on the web page indicating that notifications for acceptance/rejection to the program would be sent out by September 28th, which was the deadline for last year's convention. As a result of the typo, the program chairs have been queried by a number of you regarding why you may not have received a notification last Friday.

Please note that the error was made at HQ and in behalf of all of us there, I apologize for the error. The program chairs have met all the deadlines despite a record setting, tremendous volume of applications for the San Francisco program.

Note as well that all the notifications are being e-mailed today and tomorrow.

Again, my apologies.

With best regards,

Tom Volgy