>  >Conference-
>  >
>  >Gender in the Mediterranean:
>  >
>  >Emerging Practices and Discourses
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >5-7 March 2004
>  >
>  >
>  >Intercollege, Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Call for Proposals
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >On the occasion of International Women's Day, the
> Mediterranean
>  >Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) in
> collaboration with the British
>  >Council organise a conference under the title
> Gender in the
>  >Mediterranean: Emerging Practices and Discourses,
> for scholars,
>  >researchers, professionals, activists and policy
> makers to exchange
>  >experiences, knowledge and insights as these
> relate to the analysis
>  >and activism on gender issues in the
> Mediterranean. It aims to
>  >provide interested parties from diverse
> backgrounds with an
>  >opportunity and a forum to explore how gender
> relates to key
>  >socio-economic and political issues in the
> Mediterranean.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Participants will come together to explore and
> analyse issues and
>  >perspectives of gender as these affect and are
> affected by women's
>  >and men's cultural, economic, political and social
> realities in the
>  >Mediterranean on multiple levels, and encourage
> the exchange, debate
>  >and discussion of ideas/solutions for promoting
> gender equality and
>  >justice, build strategic regional alliances,
> strengthen advocacy
>  >campaigns and put new issues on the agenda of
> gender.  The
>  >conference will provide a platform for a critical
> approach to
>  >profound global changes and their effects on the
> lives of women and
>  >men, and promote a trans-cultural dialogue amongst
> diverse
>  >Mediterranean voices.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >The conference aspires to highlighting the need
> for further interest
>  >in gender issues in the Mediterranean and the
> establishment of a
>  >network of activists and scholars committed to
> advancing them.
>  >
>  >The conference will be structured around plenary
> sessions, poster
>  >presentations and thematic workshops related to
> specific themes of
>  >gender in the Mediterranean. These will address,
> illuminate,
>  >integrate, question and deconstruct matters of
> gender in the
>  >Mediterranean. The areas to address are the
> following:
>  >
>  >·         Human Rights
>  >
>  >·         Social Exclusion - Otherhood -
> Discrimination
>  >
>  >·         Interpersonal, Domestic, and Ethnic
> Conflict and Violence
>  >
>  >·         The Role of Women in Non-Governmental
> Organisations -
>  >Resistance and Empowerment
>  >
>  >·         Sexuality
>  >
>  >·         Female Genital Mutilation
>  >
>  >·         Trafficking of Women and Girls
>  >
>  >·         Sustainable Development and the
> Environment
>  >
>  >·         Language, Images and
> Representation/Media and Fiction
>  >
>  >·         Governance, Leadership and
> Decision-Making
>  >
>  >·         Gendered [Un]Employment
>  >
>  >·         Religion
>  >
>  >·         Immigration
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Funding
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Grants to cover the full cost of attendance for
> one/two participants
>  >are available at the following British Council
> offices: Malta,
>  >Portugal, Spain, Serbia and Montenegro [other
> offices might also
>  >have funds]. Please contact the British Council
> Office in your
>  >country for further information.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Guidelines of Submission
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Please send:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >1.         A page where you clearly state
>  >
>  >Name:
>  >
>  >Address:
>  >
>  >Email:
>  >
>  >Phone Number:
>  >
>  >Title of paper:
>  >
>  >Institutional Affiliation:
>  >
>  >Short biographical note [no more than100 words]:
>  >
>  >2.         An abstract [maximum] of 350 words in
> word format only by
>  >October 15thth, 2003 to
> 
>
><mailto:info@medinstgenderstudies.org>info@???.
>  >Please write "GMC Abstract" in the Subject line.
> The abstract's
>  >filename should include the last name of the
> author followed by the
>  >GMC [for example, smithGMC.doc].
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Notification of Accepted Abstracts:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >If your abstract is accepted for presentation, you
> will be notified
>  >by December 15th, 2003
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Registration Fee:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Conference fee: £50 Cyprus pounds [approximately
> 90 Euro]. The fee
>  >includes conference registration, the opening
> ceremony, 2 lunches,
>  >and tea/coffee throughout the conference. Special
> cases will be
>  >considered for a partial or full reduction in fee
> - please indicate
>  >accordingly on your registration form.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >For Information on Logistics:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Special rates will be negotiated with hotels near
> the venue.
>  >
>  >Nicosia Hotels Offering Special British Council
> Rates for March 2004
>  >
>  >applicable for this particular seminar - Please
> note that the rates are in
>  >
>  >Cyprus pounds per room per night inclusive of
> taxes and service.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Five minutes walk for the venue:
>  >
>  >Hilton Park Hotel ****
>  >
>  >Single B&B: £72, Double B&B: £81
>  >
>  >Grivas Digenis Avenue, CY 2413 Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >P O Box 21390, CY 1507 Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >T: +357 22 695111 / F: +357 22 351918
>  >
>  >E-mail: hiltonpark@???
>  >
>  >Website: www.hiltonpark.com
>  >
>  >In the old town:
>  >
>  >Holiday Inn ****
>  >
>  >Single B&B: £38 (subject to change)
>  >
>  >Double B&B: £55 (subject to change)
>  >
>  >70 Regaena Street, CY 1504 Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >P O Box 21212, CY1504 Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >T: +357 22 712712 / F: +357 22 673337
>  >
>  >Website: www.tamasos.com/nicosiaholiday.html
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Classic Hotel ***
>  >
>  >Single B&B : £34
>  >
>  >Double B&B: £44
>  >
>  >94 Regaena Street, CY 1513 Nicosia
>  >
>  >P O Box 21758, CY 1513 Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >T: +357 22 664006 / F: +357 22 670072
>  >
>  >E-mail: classic@???
>  >
>  >Website: www.slh.com/classic/
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >In the town centre:
>  >
>  >Cleopatra Hotel ****
>  >
>  >Single B&B: £50
>  >
>  >Double B&B: £62
>  >
>  >8 Florinis Street, CY 1065 Nicosia
>  >
>  >P O Box 21397, CY 1507 Nicosia, Cyprus
>  >
>  >T: +357 22 671000 / F: +357 22 670618
>  >
>  >E-mail: cleotel@???
>  >
>  >Website: www.hotelworld.com
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >More information about hotels and rates as well as
> registration
>  >forms and other details [room sharing, transport
> from the airport
>  >etc] will become available for downloading on the
> conference website
>  >and by contacting Ms Katerina Andronikou at the
> British Council  as
>  >from October 1st at:
>  >
>  >Telephone: +357 22 585232
>  >
>  >Fax:  +357 22 585239
>  >
>  >Email:
> 
>
><mailto:katerina.andronikou@britishcouncil.org.cy>katerina.andronikou@???
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >For Updates check:
>  >
>  >
>  >
> 
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>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >The Organising Committee:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Myria Vassiliadou at
> 
>
><mailto:vassiliadou.m@intercollege.ac.cy>vassiliadou.m@???
>  >
>  >Anthoulla Papadopoulou at 
> <mailto:chaos@cytanet.com.cy>chaos@???
>  >
>  >Alexia Panayiotou at
> <mailto:alexiap@ucy.ac.cy>alexiap@???
>  >
>  >Miranda Christou at
> 
>
><mailto:mirandachristou@yahoo.com>mirandachristou@???
> 
> 
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