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Conference: American Society of International Law

The organizers announce the 107th ASIL Annual Meeting will take place in Washington, DC from April 3-6, 2013. The conference theme is: International Law in a Multipolar World. With over a century of tradition and experience behind it, ASIL's Annual Meeting has become the most important gathering in the field of international law. More than 1,400 practitioners, academics, and students travel to Washington, DC, each spring from all over the world to debate and discuss the latest developments in their field. Registration is now open and room reservations are being taken by the conference host hotel. Please see the conference website for more information. ASIL is an ISA cooperating organization.

Call for Editors: Cooperation and Conflict

The Nordic International Studies Association (NISA) announces a search for a new editorial team to take over the running of Cooperation and Conflict (CoCo) during mid-2013 and for a four-year period. CoCo, published by SAGE Publications, was launched more than forty years ago and is one of the prominent international journals in the field. It ranks in the top third of journals in both International Relations and Political Science, and it has been growing in terms of submissions and impact factor (currently 0.902) in recent years. The present editorial team consists of Lee Miles and Jan Angstrom. NISA is looking for an editorial team with the academic strength and institutional support to continue the growth of the journal established by the previous editors. Enquiries can be made to NISA chairman, Sten Rynning, sry@sam.sdu.dk. Applicants should email an application including a cover letter with a statement describing the editors’ goals for taking CoCo forward, CVs, and a confirmation of institutional support from the appropriate authority. The closing date for applications is March 15, 2013. NISA is an ISA Cooperating Organization.

CFA: APSA MENA Workshop

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is now accepting proposals from political scientists interested in serving as co-leaders for the inaugural APSA MENA Workshop, which will take place in August 2013 in partnership with the American University in Cairo. The MENA Workshops are a multi-year collaboration with early career political science faculty in the Arab Middle East and North Africa to enhance regional scholarly capacity and networks. Leadership teams will be composed of senior researchers from the MENA region and their colleagues from the US and Europe. Together, co-leaders will serve as academic directors of the two-week event and will be responsible for all substantive content. Full details are available online. The application deadline is December 6, 2012.

ASIL Midyear Meeting and Research Forum

ASIL’s Midyear Meeting kicks off in downtown Atlanta with a career and mentoring program, followed by the panel discussion (eligible for 1.5 CLE credit hours*) on the theme "When Transnational Business Deals Go Sour: The Challenges and Opportunities of International Arbitration" and a reception. The meeting will be held October 19-21, 2012 and starts in Atlanta and then moves to the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens. The meeting will include keynote addresses by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN General Counsel Patricia O’Brien and U.S. State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh as well as the Research Forum. The Research Forum will provide a setting for the presentation and focused discussion of more that 50 scholarly works-in-progress. Please see the Midyear Meeting website for more information. ASIL is an ISA Cooperating Organization.

ISA Cooperating Organization: The American Society of International Law

ISA announces that the American Society of International Law (ASIL) has been granted Cooperating Organization status with ISA.  Founded in 1906, ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization.  ASIL’s mission is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.  The Society’s nearly 4,000 members (from more than 100 countries) comprise attorneys, academics, judges, students, and others interested in international law. Cooperating Organizations are a network of international studies groups accredited by ISA to promote contacts among specialists and practitioners and facilitate scientific and cultural exchange. Some Cooperating Organizations receive a quota of panels at our Annual Convention and our international conferences. We look forward to working with ASIL to promote our shared goals.

CFA: FPA Global Career Courses

The Foreign Policy Association will be hosting specialized career development courses this spring – offering expert-led instruction & networking opportunities for globally minded professionals in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Boston. This spring, courses will be offered on the following topics:

• Landing a Job in International Development
• Global Careers Boot Camp
• Opportunities in International Exchange & Education
• Breaking into Global Finance

For full schedule information & registration, please visit www.fpau.org or email fpau@fpa.org. Students please use code “FPA” to receive a discount during registration.

Foreign Policy Association: FPA U Career Seminars Fall 2011

Established by the renowned Foreign Policy Association, the FPA U program was initiated as a response to an observed demand for resources and training to help prepare individuals for job opportunities in foreign policy and international affairs. Hosted in New York City, Washington D.C., and Boston, the expert-led program provides specialized courses, networking opportunities, and invaluable access to insider information for the next generation of global professionals. Registration is now open for the Fall 2011 Program:

Careers in International Development
New York City: October 6
Washington, D.C.: October 18
Boston: November 3

Getting Into the Best International Affairs Graduate Program
New York City: October 11
Washington, D.C.: October 17
Boston: October 24

Landing a Job at the United Nations
New York City: October 12
Washington, D.C.: October 19
Boston: October 26

Working Around the World
New York City: October 13
Washington, D.C.: October 20
Boston: October 25

Please visit www.fpau.org for details & registration. Email fpau@fpa.org with any questions or comments.

The Foreign Policy Association is an ISA Cooperating Organization.

AIR & IRCT Join ISA Cooperating Organizations

ISA announces that the Association for International Relations (AIR) and the International Relations Council of Turkey (IRCT) have been granted Cooperating Organization status with ISA.  Cooperating Organizations are a network of international studies groups accredited by ISA to promote contacts among specialists and practitioners and facilitate scientific and cultural exchange. Some Cooperating Organizations receive a small quota of panels at our annual convention and our international conferences. We look forward to working with these organizations.

ISA Announces First International Program Chair

ISA is pleased to announce the creation of the new position of International Program Chair of the International Studies Association.  This new position responds to the growing need of the Association to develop and nurture intellectual ties between the ISA and cooperating organizations world wide. The International Program Chair is responsible for arranging for the best possible participation of leading scholars from the ISA to participate in the programs of cooperating organizations.  The inaugural position will be held by PROFESSOR WALTER MATTLI, Fellow of St. John's College and Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University.

CFP: WISC 2011

The World International Studies Committee (WISC) invites you attend the Third Global International Studies Conference, to be held at the University of Porto (Portugal) from 17-20 August 2011. The first global conference was held in Istanbul (Turkey) in 2005 and the second in Ljubljana (Slovenia) in 2008. The success of these conferences encouraged WISC to organize a third one. The conference will be held under the title: “The World in Crisis: Revolution or Evolution in the International Community?” We think it is a timely topic where scholars and practitioners can contribute significantly to the understanding of one or more contemporary issues as well as learn from numerous other colleagues. The call for papers has been posted to the conference website here. Proposals should be received by November 30, 2010.