Call for Presentations The 3rd annual Peace as a Global Language Conference September 24th, 25th and 26th 2004 at the Kyoto Museum for World Peace Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan The Peace as a Global Language Conference (PGL) invites educators, students, activists and others interested in peace and global studies to submit presentation proposals to our third annual conference. We especially welcome presentations that include innovative teaching/learning approaches developed on the following general themes: Education Government/policy Peace/security Environment Health Global issues Gender Human rights Alternative Education Multicultural issues Teaching/learning issues International/comparative studies Session formats include, but are not limited to; panel discussions, workshops, research presentations, slide/video shows, and poster sessions. We encourage submissions which indicate progressive presentations methods. We propose two basic formats whereby; seven or eight of the above topics will be chosen to form 5-person moderated panel sessions lasting 2 hours each. Each panelist will speak briefly; allowing maximum time for interactive discussion. The alternative format will be through concurrent sessions of 1-hour in length, whereby individual or joint presentation are encouraged. The be considered for PGL III, please submit the following: 1. Name(s), postal address(es), telephone/fax number and email addresses 2. Language of presentation- Japanese, English or bilingual 3. Title of presentation (less than 45 Japanese letters or 15 English words) 4. Summary of presentation (less than 150 Japanese letters or 15 English words) 5. Presentation type- workshop, lecture with Q&A, demonstration, panel, poster session or alternative 6. Preferred length of the session- part of a 5-person 2-hour panel or 1-hour concurrent session 7. Preferred presentation day- Friday, Saturday or Sunday *** All submissions should be sent by e-mail to: Dr. John T. Denny, Kyoto University <kyotopgl2004@yahoo.com> Deadline for submissions: March 15th, 2004 Notification of Decisions: On/around April 30, 2004 via email Detailed conference information can be found on our website: http://www.eltcalendar.com/pgl2004 NOTE: This conference is primarily self-supporting. Therefore, we ask that you submit a proposal only if you will be able to register for the conference at the appropriate fee (3000 yen/person and 800 yen for students). In cases of financial hardship, the Peace as a Global Language conference may be able to provide very limited financial support or accommodations to support select presenters. Please download our conference poster and distribute it widely: (jpg format, 1000k in size) http://www.geocities.com/kyotopgl2004/pgl3poster.jpg For possible conference sponsors please read the following: http://geocities.com/kyotopgl2004/sponsorshipdescription.html ==== John T. Denny M.S.Ed., Ph.D. International Development Studies Kyoto University Graduate School of Human and Environmental Sciences http://geocities.com/timdenny66/resume.html --- "If you go someplace where you're wanted and needed, you'll always have a better chance of success" J.T. Denny 2003 ======== Asia Pacific Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to <hre-asiapacific@hrea.org>. If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-hre-asiapacific@hrea.org>. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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