CFP: 2012 ISSS/ISAC Annual Conference

You are invited to submit a proposal for the next ISSS/ISAC Sectional Conference 2012. The conference theme will be "Security Studies in Times of Transition." The event will be hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (a consortium of Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University) and will be held at the Friday Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,  4-6 October 2012. Out of town registrants will be lodged at the collocated Courtyard Marriott Hotel. One of the great challenges in any field of study is to integrate elements of continuity with the dynamics of change. To ensure the continued relevance of security studies at a time dominated by a dramatic transformation of international politics, it is vital to correctly name the political environment and assess what practical changes might be needed in perspective and action to effectively maintain security. To that end, this year's conference will cultivate a discussion among scholars and practitioners, on the frontiers of knowledge in the field of security studies. We strongly encourage full panel proposals. Individual paper proposals will be matched as appropriately as possible. Non-paper roundtables also are encouraged as are persons interested in serving as discussants/chairs. While we welcome foci geared to colleagues' particular areas of research, we particularly seek papers that address breakthroughs in the field under a broad conception of international security. Proposal submissions are due no later than 26 June 2012 and should be submitted via the MyISA system website.  Applicants will be notified of their placement by 1 August.  Please note that early registration (with reduced rates) will be available until 13 August and group discount rate and room availability at the Marriott cannot be guaranteed beyond September 4th.  To find out further details about the conference and read the full call for papers, please see the conference website.