The International Studies Association-Midwest invites proposals for papers, panels, and roundtables on any subjects related to international studies, broadly defined, for its annual meeting. The conference will be held November 20-22 at the Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The deadline for paper and panel submissions is Wednesday July 1, 2015.

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The International Studies Association West Region is pleased to announce our 2015 annual conference, September 25th - 26th, in Pasadena, California, USA. ISA-West invites paper, panel and roundtable proposals on any subject related to international studies, broadly defined. Particularly welcome are submissions related to our 2015 conference theme, “Innovations and Challenges in Teaching and Learning in a Globalizing World Order.” Our conference continues its collaboration with ISA sections International Ethics and Active Learning in International Affairs. In addition, ISA-West will award the Ole Holsti Disinguished Scholar Award, given annually to a scholar who has significantly influenced the ISA West region through an outstanding record of research, teaching and mentorship, as well as service to the International Studies Association West region. This year's recipient is Dr. Jacek Kugler.

ISA West is also pleased to announce its call for nominations for the 2016 ISA West annual conference chair. The conference program chair will serve as the ISA West President beginning in December 2017. Nominations and self nominations are welcome. Please send nominations to Carolyn James, ISA West President.

Paper, panel and roundtable proposals are being accepted until the May 20th deadline. ISA-West continues to have paper awards and limited travel grants available to ISA members only. Any questions about the conference should be directed to the conference program chair, Lui Hebron.

This year ISA-West will continue its Emerging Scholars Forum (ESF, funding pending). Senior graduate students and junior faculty are encouraged to apply when submitting paper proposals for the program. Similar to ISA's Junior Scholar Symposium, this is a valuable opportunity to receive in-depth feedback from a senior scholar at a regional conference.

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The International Studies Association-South is pleased to announce our 2015 annual conference, October 23rd - 25th, at the Downtown Hilton, in Tampa, Florida, USA. ISA-South invites paper, panel and roundtable proposals on any subject related to international studies, broadly defined, for our annual conference. Particularly welcome are submissions related to our 2015 conference theme, Global Governance: the United Nations at 70. Proposal submissions open immediately - please submit your proposals through the ISA submission system. Paper and/or panel proposals are due by Wednesday, July 15, 2015. 

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Plenary speakers confirmed to date include:

• Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen, Dutch Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, The Hague
• Dan Saxon, Former Legal adviser, UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria & Former Prosecutor at ICTY, Lecturer at Leiden University
• Franziska Eckelmans, Legal Officer ICC and special Legal Advisor Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 
• Eduard Nazarski, Director, Amnesty International Netherlands

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The FPA section welcomes nominations for the FPA Distinguished Scholar Award. Nominations should be received by May 1, 2015.

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The Publications Committee of the International Studies Association invites applications for the new editorial team of the journal International Political Sociology. The individual or team then selected to serve as editor(s) of IPS will hold that position for a five-year term January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2021. Applications should be received no later than September 15, 2015.

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