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CFP: ISA West Annual Conference 2013

The program chairs invite proposals for the ISA West Annual Conference, September 27-28, 2013, at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel. ISA-West seeks paper and panel submissions related to all areas of international studies and world politics.  Particularly welcome are submissions related to our 2013 conference theme, Disruptions in World Politics: Policy Challenges, Normative Responses. We invite submissions of papers and panels that explore the questions and difficulties raised by the disruptions of the twenty-first century.  Please submit your proposals through the ISA website. The deadline for the submission of proposals is July 26, 2013. Questions concerning the Conference should be directed to Amy Eckert at isawest2013@isanet.org.

The ISA-West 2012 Conference Report

The ISA-West Annual Conference 2012, “Climate Change and Human Security,” was held in Pasadena, California from Oct. 19-20th. Over these two days, 126 people participated on 23 panels and 9 roundtables. Highlights included the luncheon talk on climate change by Josh Busby (UT-Austin), a documentary on climate change by Miroslav Nincic (UC-Davis), and a talk on globalization and the wine industry by Mike Veseth (University of Puget Sound), accompanied by a wine tasting at a local wine bar.  The conference featured four roundtables related to professional development, two of which were supported by a Professional Development Committee grant: “Navigating the Mentor-Mentee Relationship,” “Navigating Departmental and Campus Politics,” “Walking the Walk: Human Rights Activists in the Field,” and “Teaching Insights by Award-Winning Teachers.” We look forward to seeing everyone again in Pasadena in September 2013!

ISA-NE Conference Is On

Amid concerns about Hurricane Sandy, Samuel Barkin, ISA-NE Program Chair 2012, has just notified us that the region's annual conference (scheduled for Nov. 2-3 in Baltimore, MD) will go on as planned:

The ISA-NE conference in Baltimore will be going ahead as planned. If you will not be able to attend the conference, please notify both me and your fellow panelists as soon as possible. Since some people will undoubtedly not be able to attend, we may need to be a little flexible in making some panels work. If you are a discussant on a panel and will not be able to make it to the conference, please consider alternative mechanisms for delivering comments, such as sending comments that can be read in your absence. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns, at isa-ne2012@isanet.org. Thanks, and I hope to see you there.

Please see the conference website for more information.

ISA-NE Early Registration Ending

Early registration for the ISA-NE 2012 Annual Conference ends tonight at midnight Pacific Time. Registration is taking place online via the MyISA system. The conference will be held 2-3 November 2012 at the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference will address a wide variety of topics including international relations theory, international law and organizations, foreign policy, globalization, human rights, international development, conflict resolution, military/strategic studies, the environment, feminist theory/gender studies, and international political economy. Please see the conference website for more information.

ISA-Midwest Registration Deadline Extended

The ISA Midwest Annual Conference 2012 will take place Nov. 1-4, at the Hilton at the Ballpark in St. Louis, MO. The pre-registration deadline has been extended to noon Wednesday, October 24, 2012.  Please see the conference website for more information.

ISA-West Registration Reminder

ISA-West sends this quick reminder that the early registration deadline for the region annual meeting is fast approaching (September 1). Registering by the deadline allows you to register at a reduced rate. You may access the on-line registration through the ISA website.  This link will bring you to the MyISA page.  Please login to MyISA to pay for your conference registration and follow the instructions to guide you through the pre-registration process.  ISA membership is not required, but you will need to setup an account on the system in order to register. Please see the conference website for more information.

CFP: 2012 ISA-West Annual Meeting

Please note the new extended deadline of July 20th: The 2012 ISA-West Annual Meeting, co-sponsored this year by the ISA International Ethics Section, will be held October 19-20 at the Pasadena Hilton in the heart of Pasadena, California. We invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals on any aspect of international studies, including those related to pedagogy within the discipline. We especially welcome proposals related to this year’s theme, Climate Change and Human Security.  The predicted impact of climate change on human societies has been a topic of wide-ranging discussion for some years.  While there are still "climate deniers" who argue that climate change is not happening or is not resulting from human activity, groups such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have issued a series of reports detailing predictions for the future in areas of food security, fresh water availability and access, health and the spread/migration of disease, and effects on coastal areas due to rising sea levels and increased storm severity.  All of these will have significant consequences on human societies; many will lead to life-threatening challenges for various populations around the world. Proposals must be submitted via MyISA. The deadline for the submission of proposals is July 20, 2012. Questions about submissions and registration may be directed to the conference organizers at isa-west2012@isanet.org. For more information, please see the full call here.

CFP: 2012 ISA-West Annual Meeting

The 2012 ISA-West Annual Meeting, co-sponsored this year by the ISA International Ethics Section, will be held October 19-20 at the Pasadena Hilton in the heart of Pasadena, California. We invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals on any aspect of international studies, including those related to pedagogy within the discipline. We especially welcome proposals related to this year’s theme, Climate Change and Human Security.  The predicted impact of climate change on human societies has been a topic of wide-ranging discussion for some years.  While there are still "climate deniers" who argue that climate change is not happening or is not resulting from human activity, groups such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have issued a series of reports detailing predictions for the future in areas of food security, fresh water availability and access, health and the spread/migration of disease, and effects on coastal areas due to rising sea levels and increased storm severity.  All of these will have significant consequences on human societies; many will lead to life-threatening challenges for various populations around the world. Proposals must be submitted via MyISA. The deadline for the submission of proposals is July 20, 2012. Questions about submissions and registration may be directed to the conference organizers at isa-west2012@isanet.org. For more information, please see the full call here.

CFP: ISA-South Annual Conference

Please note the new extended deadline of August 3rd: The program chairs of the 2012 ISA-South conference are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for the annual meeting is now available.  The conference is to take place 12-14 October 2012 at the Hilton Doubletree-Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia.  The theme for this year’s conference is Contestation and Change in International Affairs.  We encourage individual papers and organized panels that speak to the causes, courses and/or consequences of political change.  However, we welcome proposals on any theoretical, methodological or empirical issue related to international studies.  Advanced graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals and, if accepted, to compete in the Jim Winkates Graduate Student Paper Competition.  Proposal submissions are due by Friday, August 3, 2012.  All proposals should be submitted via the MyISA website.  Please see the ISA-South conference website for more information.

CFP: 2012 ISA-West Annual Meeting

The 2012 ISA-West Annual Meeting, co-sponsored this year by the ISA International Ethics Section, will be held October 19-20 at the Pasadena Hilton in the heart of Pasadena, California. We invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals on any aspect of international studies, including those related to pedagogy within the discipline. We especially welcome proposals related to this year’s theme, Climate Change and Human Security.  The predicted impact of climate change on human societies has been a topic of wide-ranging discussion for some years.  While there are still "climate deniers" who argue that climate change is not happening or is not resulting from human activity, groups such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have issued a series of reports detailing predictions for the future in areas of food security, fresh water availability and access, health and the spread/migration of disease, and effects on coastal areas due to rising sea levels and increased storm severity.  All of these will have significant consequences on human societies; many will lead to life-threatening challenges for various populations around the world. Proposals musst be submitted via MyISA. The deadline for the submission of proposals is July 1, 2012. Questions about submissions and registration may be directed to the conference organizers at isa-west2012@isanet.org. For more information, please see the full call here.