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Compétition 2009 APPEL A CANDIDATURE

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Programme de petites subventions pour la recherche en Population & Développement

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Call for papers

APS is the only international bilingual Journal [English and French] that focuses on African population and development issues. It is published twice a year, in April and October, by the Union for African Population Studies. It publishes original, dependable and timely research on population-related matters in Africa, including the causes and consequences of changing population size and composition.

By so doing, it seeks to advance scientific debates on population issues facing Africa. Themes covered include all branches of population studies, ranging from technical and substantive issues of population dynamics to socioeconomic and development consequences of population change. It covers such broad areas as analysis of population dynamics, reproductive health broadly defined, populationdevelopment interlinkages, marriage, family, family planning, gender, population policy and programmes, urbanization etc. All contributions must inform policy and programme development in the continent. Scholars are invited to submit articles on these broad issues or to act as guest editors on special topics relevant to African population discourse.

APS is now indexed in several databases including WHO Index of Medicus, CS Sociological and also abstracted on-line http://www.ajol.info and as open access journal at www.bioline.org.

Please submit one electronic-copy of English manuscript to The Editor, Clifford Odimegwu uaps.editorinchief@wits.za Submit French manuscripts to The Deputy Editor, Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue pme7@cornell.edu

For more information Visit UAPS website at http://www.uaps-uepa.org for up to date information on guidelines on how to submit manuscripts, subscription rates, and reprints.

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International Conference Education and Demography Vienna/Austria, 30 November – 1 December 2009

Organiser: Vienna Institute of Demography / IIASA

Call for Papers:

The theme of the 2009 VID/IIASA conference is the complex interaction of educational and demographic processes within the broader context of economic and social development. It seeks to address both the impact of demography on education as well as the reverse perspective of education as a factor of heterogeneity for demographic processes and hence an instrument of public policy, both in developed and developing countries. We shall also focus on the application of demographic methods to the modelling of human capital dynamics. Indeed, education is considered a crucial variable in explaining differences in fertility, mortality, morbidity and health, migration as well as variation in macro- and micro-levels of economic development. But despite the fact that education is a good predictor of most demographic behaviours and economic growth patterns as shown by evidence in many settings, the precise causal mechanisms underlying these relationships are less clear, especially when comparing across countries and time.

This conference will provide a platform to develop a conceptual framework of the processes through which education and human capital formation causally influence demographic determinants. The conference also aims at discussing the trends and prospects regarding the link between demographic changes and the developments in the population of students and teachers from both a quantitative and qualitative standpoint. Migration streams have led to the emergence of new issues concerning inequality in access and participation in receiving countries. Poor countries with slow or stalling fertility transitions are primarily concerned with growth in the schooling age population that can represent a serious obstacle towards increasing enrolment ratios. We also welcome papers on projections of the education of schooling-age and working-age population that show the combined momentum of demography and educational development on the labour force.

For more information please visit: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/educ

A Workshop in Geospatial Analysis for Attaining the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development

The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) of The Earth Institute at Columbia University is now accepting applications for participation in a five-day training workshop in geospatial data analysis techniques for population and demographic research focused on attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable development.

There is a growing recognition that spatial data analysis techniques and data integration (the integration of data from censuses and surveys with environmental, health, and sanitation data) are vital skills required for developing country government agencies as they strive to meet the MDGs. There is a need for data to be processed and made available at the most spatially disaggregated level possible so that they can be used for planning by cities, neighborhoods and localities. Such data, whether from censuses or surveys, or in the form of small area poverty estimates (which combine the two), can help in targeting resources, whether for broader public health and social service interventions, or more specific population and reproductive health programs. When spatially disaggregated population and poverty data are analyzed in conjunction with environmental data sets derived from remote sensing, air and water quality monitoring programs, or ground-based surveys, it improves the understanding and mitigation of environmental health threats.

This workshop is primarily targeted to the needs of national census bureau staff, health ministry officials, and NGOs in developing countries. Secondarily, the workshop is open to researchers addressing environmental health, poverty alleviation, or population dynamics. The workshop will be held at the University of Bonn from April 20 through 24, 2009. This date was selected so the workshop would run one week prior to the Open Meeting of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, scheduled for April 26 through May 1, 2009. (http://www.ihdp.unu.edu/)

Up to ten participants will be selected to attend the workshop. All workshop fees, travel, lodging will be covered for the selected participants along with a small per diem to cover meals. This workshop is made possible from a grant from the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). Participants should have some basic experience using GIS software. This workshop will be conducted in English.

For consideration, please complete the application form , attaching all application materials, and send to the address listed below. Please note: email submissions are preferred. Deadline for applications is Monday, February 23, 2009. Decisions will be announced on March 2, 2009.

Mark Becker mbecker@ciesin.columbia.edu CIESIN 61 Route 9W Palisades, NY 10964 USA Fax : +1-845-365-8922

For more information please contact Mark Becker at: +1-845-365-8980 mbecker@ciesin.columbia.edu

Colloquium on the Oldest Old (80+) with Focus on Health and Care-Giving
Thiruvananthapuram, India February 9-11 2009

This International Colloquium intents to highlight the socio-economic and health problems of the oldest old  (80+) population which is  the fastest growing group among the elderly. As per UN calculations, the oldest old who are  already 13% of the older population will be 20% of the old by 2050 and the developing countries will have the bulk of them (71%). Nonetheless, their special problems and needs have not been appropriately taken care of by those concerned, including the UN. Since health and care-giving will be the most critical concerns  in their life, the Colloquium focuses on these two items. At this age, the old will have very poor health and will be economically dependent. Also, they will need a lot of care-giving to overcome their social isolation and psychological insecurity. The Colloquium expects to get insights from the suggestions and experiences of participants and to come out with new light on the issue that would  help policy makers and programme planners with necessary inputs in an area where there is considerable knowledge gap.

Kindly download the full description of the collquium or visit our website: www.cgsindia.org  for details

Permanent Research Seminar on Migration

Coordinated by Enrique Oteiza and Susana Novick
August 28, 2008 6pm to 8pm

“Emigration and War. The French Community in Argentina and World War I”
Keynote speaker: Hernán Otero. CONICET -  of the Instituto de Estudios Históricos y Sociales, Universidad Nacional del Centro;  Centre d'Études Nord-Américaines (CENA) de la Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.

Venue: Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Pte. J. E. Uriburu 950, 6º floor, Buenos Aires. Room I

Free admission. Certificates of attendance will be issued.

First international Conference for Developing Countries Think Tanks

Cairo, January 2009

Realizing the importance of sharing developmental Knowledge and enhancing developmental cooperation between the developing countries, The Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) (www.idsc.gov.eg) is taking the initiative of holding a first International Conference for the Developing World Think Tanks in Cairo. The significance of this initiative resides in the fact that this would be the first international conference ever grouping the developing world Think Tanks that are becoming more and more essential policy actors in their societies.
The Conference will promote South-South Cooperation and will aim to:

• Encourage collaboration on joint research projects between Think Tanks in order to share the most successful best practices and experiences in developmental policies.
• Develop concrete mechanisms between Think Tanks for Sharing Knowledge concerning socio-economic development across the Developing World.

The Conference will also gather Think Tanks that represent the vanguard of reformers Think Tanks across the Developing World and its activities will provide a valuable forum and a neutral space where reformers ideas can be discussed in a serious and non-adversarial way.

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Call for Registration for the International Conference on 'Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability'(EFMSV) on 9-11 October 2008 in Bonn, Germany.

The scientifically and politically highly interesting EFMSV-Conference will focus on the linkages between environmental change, migration and factors of social vulnerability.

The purpose of the event is to bring together the research, professional communities and policy makers dealing with these specific aspects of mig ration and vulnerability in order to enhance the current state of knowledge to assist people on the move.

To register and for more details on the conference please visit the official website of the conference www.efmsv2008.org.

Permanent Research Seminar on Migration

Coordinated by Enrique Oteiza and Susana Novick
June 26, 2008 6pm to 8pm

Analysis of jurisprudence with reference to the New Migrations Law. Keynote speaker: Gabriel Chausovsky, of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral Law School

Venue: Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Pte. J. E. Uriburu 950, 6º floor, Buenos Aires. Room I

Free admission. Certificates of attendance will be issued.

Call for Papers for the symposium of the research group 'Young Demography' "Demographic change and its challenges for economic policy” February 25-26, 2009, Berlin/Germany

The overarching theme of the meeting will be on Demographic change and its challenges for economic policy. The symposium will examine national as well as international perspectives on economic policy options relating to the demographic development. This symposium aims at presenting latest insights into anticipated economical impacts, discussing its consequences and identifying political options for action.The meeting aims to be interdisciplinary and international.

For more information please visit http://www.young-demography.org.

Colloque: Le Maghreb et les mouvements Migratoires du XVIe siècler à nos jours
Tunis, 20-22 novembre 2008

Appel à communications, Call for papers

BSPS Annual Conference 2008
10-12 September 2008, The University of Manchester, UK.

Call for Papers: The 2008 BSPS Conference will be held at Hulme Hall, the University of Manchester, from 10-12 September. There will be a full programme of simultaneous strand sessions of submitted papers. Proposals or abstracts for papers and posters are invited across the entire demographic and population studies spectrum. For organizational purposes, strand organizers have been allocated to specific themes, but if you wish to submit a paper that does not appear to come under any of the headings given, please submit either to the strand organiser that appears most appropriate, or to Professor Paul Boyle, as shown in the list provided in the full announcement. If accepted, the paper will be allocated to an appropriate strand session when the programme is timetabled. Submissions of both qualitative and quantitative papers are most welcome.

Plenary speakers will be announced shortly. Information updates on the Conference will be posted to the BSPS website at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BSPS/annualConference/2008.htm as available. Presenters of posters will be expected to attend the scheduled poster session on the first evening of the Conference, but posters will remain on display for the duration of the Conference.

Preliminary abstracts of papers – which may be in the form of a declaration of intent – (maximum 250 words, please), plus a provisional title, should be submitted by Thursday 1 May 2008, preferably by email, and accompanied by a submissions pro-forma to strand organisers.

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A summer short course in Environmental Demography is being offered by the University of Colorado Population Center (CUPC), July 16-18, in Boulder, Colorado. The course will provide an overview of the sub-discipline and several in-depth examples of central areas of research. Top scholars in the field will review both conceptual and methodological aspects of their research. In addition, students will receive an introduction to spatial data and analyses with a focus on the link between demographic and environmental processes.

Topics include: Population and Environment Scholarship: A Review and Considerations for the Future (Lori Hunter, University of Colorado – Boulder); Agent Based (Simulation) Approaches to Modeling Population and Environment (Barbara Entwisle, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill); Population and Deforestation: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches (David Carr, University of California - Santa Barbara); Measuring Environmental Racial Inequality: Using GIS to Link Theories, Questions, Definitions, and Indicators (Liam Downey, University of Colorado – Boulder).

Format: The course is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty from any institution. CUPC will provide a limited number of stipends to pay for travel to and from the short course. Course credit: If desired, students may enroll in the course for 1.5 credits, and the CUPC will cover tuition expenses. Credit-seeking students will be expected to complete a final exam.

For further information, including application information, please see:
http://www.colorado.edu/ibs/cupc/short_courses/env_demography/
or contact: Lori.Hunter@colorado.edu.

Application deadline: April 6. Supported, in part, by NICHD.

Lori M. Hunter (Colorado-Boulder) has taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Population and Environment published by Springer and encourages submissions from the IUSSP research community examining the association between demographic characteristics/dynamics and context. Details on the journal are provided below, but please feel free to write her directly if you have questions about the relevance of your scholarship.

The journal is keen to expand its representation of quality research by IUSSP scholars!

The journal's mission statement: Population and Environment publishes articles, commentary and reviews related to the bi-directional links between population, natural resources, and the natural environment, with the purpose of deepening scientific and policy dialogue in this often complex area. The coverage is multidisciplinary, spanning a range of social, policy, life, and natural sciences. Work at all scales, local to global, is presented as are both theoretical and empirical contributions. Population and Environment reaches a wide readership of researchers working in academic and policy institutions in the fields of demography, economics, sociology, geography, environmental studies, public health, ecology and associated sub-disciplines.

For further information, please visit the journal’s website www.springer.com or Lori Hunter directly: Lori.Hunter@colorado.edu

Workshop Aging, Care Need, and Quality of Life Rostock, 30.January 2008- 1 February 2008

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Call for papers: International Conference on “Can policies enhance fertility in Europe?” organized by the Vienna Institute of Demography to be held in Vienna/Austria, 6–7 December 2007

Deadline to submit abstracts or full papers is 12 October 2007.

The unprecedented, low fertility levels in Europe have raised considerable concern among policymakers. The European Commission’s White Paper The demographic future of Europe – from challenge to opportunity (COM (2006) 271 final) clearly expresses the need for governmental action. The purpose of this conference is to present and discuss past and future trends in the relation between fertility and the prevailing policy environment. In particular the conference will address the question of which policies can influence fertility and to what extent?
The organizers invite contributions on the following topics:

• Indicators of the tempo and quantum of fertility: Which fertility indicators are appropriate for studying the effects of policies? How would policies addressing the tempo of fertility differ from those addressing the quantum?
• Desired vs. realised fertility: Is there a persistent gap between desired and realised births? What reasons impede people to have the number of children they want to have? Is the conflict between work and childcare at the heart of the problem? Which policies could help to close the gap?
• Micro-macro relations and the welfare state: To understand the role of policies in fertility decisions we need to go to the micro level. However, society imposes constraints and incentives on individuals. Is multi-level analysis the best way to study this question?
• Co-benefits and contradictory policies: Many policies are primarily motivated by a social or gender policy rationale with the hope that they may also lead to higher fertility as a side effect. Is this realistic? Would changing certain policies with anti-natalist side effects make a difference?
Proposals of other relevant topics are welcome. The conference will bring together scientists and selected policymakers in a lively discussion about the future of Europe’s population. We plan to document the conference by a publication.

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For more information about this conference, please visit http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/pef .

Abstract and paper submissions should be sent by e-mail to Dimiter.Philipov@oeaw.ac.at. Acceptance decisions will be communicated in October 2007

Call for Abstracts:3rd National Conference on PHE (Population, Health and Environment)

Tagaytay City, Philippines 5 – 7 March 2008

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Investing in Young People’s Health and Development: Research that Improves Policies and Programs

An International Conference

April 27-29, 2008 (April 30 optional sessions)
Abuja, Nigeria

Primary sponsors: Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA; Institute of Public Health, Obafemi Awolowo University; and Center for Population and Reproductive Health, University of Ibadan; and Nigeria’s federal ministries of health, youth, and education; in partnership with a consortium of more than 20 international and national organizations

The conference organizers invite the submission of research abstracts with direct program or policy implications for youth development programs in developing nations for review for oral or poster presentation. The deadline for submission of abstracts to gates@jhsph.edu is November 15, 2007.

The conference will open the evening of Sunday, April 27, 2008 and be followed by two full days of conference sessions. April 30 program is reserved for optional follow-on, youth-friendly, translational activities that we anticipate partner organizations will be sponsoring. More information is available from the conference website: www.jhsph.edu/gatesinstitute/policy_practice/adolhealth. Shortly, travel support application forms will be available as well from the website.

Organizations interested in sponsoring skill-building or related workshops around the conference schedule are invited to contact Ms. Natalie Culbertson at gates@jhsph.edu. Sponsored workshops may be scheduled either for the daytime of April 27 or on April 30. Other questions about the conference may be directed to this email address as well.

As some of you may be aware, the 3rd African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights is also being convened in Abuja, Nigeria, in February 2008 (www.africasexuality.org). Although in the same location and covering related themes, the Investing in Youth Health and Development Conference will take place in April, is internationally oriented, focused on young people, and concentrates on the accumulated research and program evidence that can inform young people’s health and development programs

PAA 2008

The Call for Papers can be found at www.popassoc.org.

L'appel à communications est disponible à www.popassoc.org.

Submissions are made online at the 2008 Annual Meeting Program Website. Les soumissions doivent être faites en ligne sur le site du programme 2008. http://paa2008.princeton.edu.

Deadline for submissions. Date limite pour les soumissions- September 21, 2007. 1 Septembre 2007

PDF versions of the Call for Papers, Member-Initiated Meetings and Travel Award Application forms are also available at the PAA website. Des versions pdf de l'appel à communications, des séances additionnelles et des formulaires de demande de financement sont aussi disponible sur le site de PAA: www.popassoc.org.

PAA in New Orleans, April 17-19, 2008

The Big Easy was knocked down but not out by the levee failures following Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The extensive flooding of key residential areas has resulted in unprecedented shifts in population size and composition, and these profound demographic changes will be highlighted at the meetings. There will also be opportunities for attendees to visit affected areas, be briefed about their recovery, and even participate in the rebuilding in a small way.

But the older sections of the city most familiar to visitors did not flood and were scarcely damaged at all. The convention hotels and nearly all of the major restaurants, the entire Central Business District, the French Quarter and Marigny Districts, the Garden District and Uptown – i.e., all of the major tourist areas - are all now fully functional. Opportunities to explore and enjoy the “old” New Orleans will be extensive. A special wildlife tour into the swamp, as well as a “wildlife” tour of the best music and nightclub scenes in the city are in the works. Those returning to New Orleans will find nearly all of their favorite restaurants and night spots ready and eager to welcome them back.

For the most serious music lovers, plan to come early or stay late: PAA week will be sandwiched by French Quarter Fest (April 11-13) and the first week of Jazz Fest (April 25-27).

We’re planning for a big time in the Big Easy!

Mark J. VanLandingham, Tulane University
Member, PAA 2008 Local Arrangements Committee

Fiftieth Anniversary of CELADE

CELADE, the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre/Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will celebrate its 50 th anniversary in 2007. Numerous commemorative activities will mark CELADE’s contributions to knowledge of demography and the technical assistance it provides to the countries of the region. The first public celebration will coincide with World Population Day, 11 July, with an event to highlight the links between population and development. In August, the agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Chile that gave birth to CELADE will be commemorated at a joint ceremony with the University of Chile. And on 10-11 October, an international seminar will take place in which leading experts will debate the major socio-demographic changes of the past half-century and examine current challenges in research, training and the design of population and development policies.

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This information is also available at http://www.cepal.org/celade/celade50/ where further information on upcoming activities will be available.

For further information, please contact celade50@cepal.org

5th African Population conference

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Union of African Population Studies are pleased to invite you to be part of the 5th African Population conference to be held in Arusha, Tanzania, between December 10-14, 2007. The African Population Conference is organized every four years in order to review the state of knowledge on various population issues affecting the African continent. The conference brings together a diverse set of professionals, including: multi-disciplinary scholars, government officials, parliamentarians, service providers, multilateral and bilateral donors, the media and civil society. The conference plays a key role in strengthening networks; enhancing the visibility of African population issues, and promoting an integrated approach to the study and application of knowledge on population dynamics in development planning.

The conference will consist of consist of over 50 plenary and parallel sessions, poster presentations and technical workshops in support of the general theme of the meeting which is “The theme of the conference is: Emerging Issues on Population and Development in Africa”

Interested scholars and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts to present papers during the formal sessions to address the overall theme of the conference. The deadline for submission of abstracts in April 30, 2007 and the abstracts must be submitted through an online submission system kindly made available to the conference through support from the IUSSP and the Princeton University. To submit an abstract, follow instructions on: http://uaps2007.princeton.edu.

Decisions on successful abstracts will be communicated by May 31, 2007 and authors of accepted papers should upload the full papers onto the website by September 30, 2007. Limited funds will be available to support participation of participants who will not be in a position to raise their own travel funds and the deadline for application for these funds is June 30, 2007.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For questions concerning the submission of abstracts and the scientific program please contact uaps2007@opr.princeton.edu. For further details or queries about the conference, contact the Conference Coordinator at the African Population and Health Research Center (uaps2007conf@aphrc.org), or the Executive Director for UAPS (Elizabeth Anna Yao: yao@uaps.org). Details about the host country can be obtained from the Chairperson of the National Organizing Committee in Tanzania (Florence Mwanri: fmwanri@yahoo.com).

3rd International Conference on e-Social Science

Ann Arbor, October 7-10, 2007

Initial Announcement and Call for Submissions

http://ess.si.umich.edu

The aim of the conference on e-Social Science is to bring together international representatives of the social science and cyberinfrastructure research communities in order to create better mutual awareness, harmonize understanding, and instigate coordinated activities to accelerate research, development, and deployment of cyberinfrastructure to support the social science research community.

We invite contributions from members of the social science and cyberinfrastructure research communities with experience of - or interests in - exploring, developing, and applying new methods, practices, and tools that are facilitated by cyberinfrastructure in order to further social science research, and in studying the wider development of cyberinfrastructure-enabled research and its component technologies.

Details of submission topics and formats can be found at http://ess.si.umich.edu/call.htm

Deadlines: paper abstracts: May 15th, 2007.

Workshop, tutorial, and panel outlines: May 31st, 2007.

Poster abstracts: June 30th, 2007.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Population Review
Population Review is seeking original articles on human population problems, solutions, issues, trends and events. The journal’s focus is not limited by geography. In addition to quality articles, we are looking for brief research reports, viewpoints, and new additions to our scientific review board.
Important notice: Population Review is moving to Springer. Springer will produce a hard copy and an electronic version. Articles will be published immediately after acceptance. We are excited about this move and look forward to working with Springer!
For more information, please visit our website (www.populationreview.com)

Send any queries/submissions to: editor@populationreview.com

Moscow State Lomonosov University, with the support and participation of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affaires of the Russian Federation, the Federal Employment Service of the Russian Federation, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Office in Moscow, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Office in the Russian Federation,
the Council of Europe, International Union for Scientific Studies of Population (IUSSP)

are organizing, within the frame of The Fifth Valenteevskiye Chteniyathe, the International Conference on MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(13-15 September 2007 Moscow, Russia)Deadline to submit abstracts or full papers is 15 April 2007.

Interested participants are encouraged to register to participate before 31 March 2007

Conference Organizers: Victor Sadovnichiy, Academician, Rector of the Moscow State Lonomosov University; Vasiliy Kolesov, Professor, the Dean of the Faculty of Economics; and Vladimir Iontsev, Professor, Head of the Department of Population

For further information please contact the organization committee at the following email addresses: iontsev@econ.msu.ru ; ivakhnyuk@econ.msu.ru

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Appel à communication pour la prochaine Chaire Quetelet 2007, sur :

"Dynamiques de pauvretés et vulnérabilités. Mesures et processus explicatifs en démographie et en sciences sociales."

qui se tiendra du 27 au 30 novembre 2007, à Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgique)

Les communications porteront sur l’un ou l’autre des cinq thèmes retenus, en référence à des pays du Nord ou du Sud :

Aspects méthodologiques : des définitions aux mesures
Santé et précarité des parcours de vie
Marginalité et stratégies de survie
Entourage et relations inter- et intra-générationnelles
Mobilités, ségrégations et fragmentations des espaces

Descriptif des séances : www.uclouvain.be/47506.html

Afin de favoriser l’implication des jeunes chercheurs dans la Chaire Quetelet 2007, une demi journée leur offrira l’occasion de présenter leurs travaux relatifs aux différentes thématiques traitées dans le cadre d’ateliers dont les discussions seront animées par des personnes expérimentées. Les jeunes chercheurs sont libres de proposer une communication dans ces ateliers ou en séance plénière.

La date limite de réception des propositions (résumés) est fixée au 27 avril 2007.
Organisation : Institut de démographie, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique ( http://www.uclouvain.be/demo).
Plus d'informations : http://www.uclouvain.be/47506.html ou theysi@demo.ucl.ac.be
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Call for papers for the 2007 Chaire Quetelet :

"Poverty dynamics and vulnerability. Measures and explanations in Demography and Social Sciences"

November 27-30, 2007, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

The papers should deal with any of the five themes considered here, referring to both developed and developing countries.

Methodological aspects: from definitions to measures
Health and precariousness of life histories
Living on the edge and survival strategies
Social environment and inter/intra-generational relations
Mobility, segregation and fragmentation of spaces

Description of the sessions: http://www.uclouvain.be/47506.html

To favour the implication of young researchers in the Quetelet seminar 2007, a half day will offer them the opportunity to present their work on one of the topics described in the programme during workshops animated by experienced researchers. The young researchers are free to submit a paper for these workshops or for a plenary session.

The deadline of receipt of the proposals (abstracts) is April 27, 2007

Organisation : Institut de démographie, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium ( http://www.uclouvain.be/demo).
Information :http://www.uclouvain.be/47506.html or theysi@demo.ucl.ac.be

The Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS, Montréal) and the Institut national d’études démographiques (INED, Paris) are jointly organizing an international conference on "Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity: Should we count, how should we count and why?" in Montreal, December 6-8, 2007.

The main goal of the conference is to establish links between the production, analysis, uses and interpretation of social statistics related to ethnic diversity. The Conference aims to encourage international exchanges in order to document the diversity of situations, namely: the experience of countries of immigration (Canada, the United States, Australia, etc.), the European experience, and the experience of countries of the South (Africa, Latin America, Asia, etc.).

The Conference also aims to generate debate between the many different actors involved: organizations that produce statistics, researchers, and users (including civil society, in particular NGOs involved in anti-discrimination activities). Submissions of Proposals: This conference aspires to bring together decision makers, policy analysts, community workers, and scholars (including students).

Persons interested in submitting a paper proposal should send a one-page abstract (around 500 words) by May 1st, 2007 simultaneously to the three following addresses: a.gagnon@umontreal.ca; victor@acpd.ca; simon@ined.fr . Presentations can be made in French or English. Authors will be notified of acceptance by June 1st, 2007.

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Le Centre Inter-Universitaire Québecois de Statistiques Sociales et l'Institut national d'études démographiques (INED) organisent conjointement une conférence internationale sur "Statistiques sociales et diversité ethnique : doit-on compter, comment et à quelles fins ?" à Montréal du 6 au 8 décembre 2007.

L’objectif principal de la conférence est d’établir le lien entre la production, l’analyse, l’utilisation et l’interprétation des statistiques sociales reliées à la diversité ethnique. La Conférence veut favoriser un échange international afin de montrer la diversité des situations : l’expérience des pays dits d’immigration (Canada, États-Unis, Australie, etc.), l’expérience européenne et l’expérience du Sud (Afrique, Amérique Latine, Asie…).

La Conférence veut également provoquer un débat entre plusieurs acteurs : les organismes producteurs de statistiques, les chercheurs et les utilisateurs (incluant la société civile, en particulier les organismes non-gouvernementaux de lutte contre la discrimination). Soumission de propositions : Cette conférence s’adresse aux décideurs, analystes politiques, intervenants communautaires, chercheurs universitaires (y compris les étudiants).

Les personnes qui désirent soumettre un projet de communication doivent faire parvenir un résumé d’une page (environ 500 mots) d’ici le 1er mai 2007 aux trois adresses suivantes simultanément: a.gagnon@umontreal.ca; victor@acpd.ca; simon@ined.fr. Les présentations peuvent être faites en français ou en anglais. Les avis de participation seront envoyés aux auteurs d’ici le 1er juin 2007.

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Belgian Platform on Population and Development

The Belgian Platform on Population and Development kindly invites you to participate in the international conference ‘Population Ageing. Towards an Improvement of the Quality of Life?’ on 1st March 2007 in Brussels, Belgium.

The subject of the conference is directly linked to the annual theme of the 40th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) of the United Nations. In 2007 the subject is: “The changing age structures of populations and their implications for development” ? in other words, ‘population ageing’’.

Please see the programme of the conference. There are in total 13 international speakers. The purpose of the conference is to put the issue of ‘population ageing’ (and the socio-economic problems associated with it) into a broad international perspective. Indeed, ‘population ageing’ is not a ‘European’ issue, but a ‘global’ issue.

Presentations will be made in English, French, and Dutch. Simultaneous translation will be available in all three languages.

The presentations will be followed with discussions from the floor and with panel discussions. The panel members will be a mixture of parliamentarians, academics, representatives of ngo’s, and high-level civil servants. All panel members have a keen interest in the subject of population ageing, its socio-economic consequences and its importance in the broader perspective of international development cooperation.
The conference is organised under the auspices of the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC), the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITG) in Antwerp, and the Study Centre of the Flemish Government (SVR).

The venue of the conference is indicated on the registration form. (See also French or Dutch version of the form) For those of you who come from outside Brussels, please note that the Hendrik Consciencegebouw is at 10 minutes walking from the North Station (and close to the Place Rogier).

Important! The participation at the conference is free. The only requirement to participate is to fill out the registration form and return it before 17 February to the organisers : conference@sensoa.be .

A timely registration will guarantee an invitation to a free lunch (a cold buffet) and to the reception at the end of the conference.

With kind regards, and hoping to meeting you in great numbers on March 1st, 2007.

On behalf of the organising committee,
Ronald Schoenmaeckers
Member of the Belgian Platform ‘Population and Development’,
Scientific Director/ Coordinator SVR (Research Centre of the Flemish Government)

You can download the invitation to the conference (also in French and Dutch)

Innovative Methodologies for Censuses in the New Millennium An ISI, IASS, IAOS sponsored Satellite Meeting of the 56th Session of the ISI, Lisboa, 2007

August 31st - September 2nd 2007
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, S3RI
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

CALL FOR PAPERS

Population censuses are a key source of detailed demographic and socio-economic information, despite increasing difficulties in conducting them. In addition, they are often the main source for the updating of sampling frames that form the basis for carrying out regular household sample surveys, required to provide ongoing information for monitoring economic and social development. In the past, conferences on the topic of censuses have tended to focus on the management of the census process, rather than on the underlying methodology, with methodological issues usually confined to occasional sessions at general statistical conferences. In recent years, National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) have been directing more resources for developing innovative statistical methodological techniques, in order to increase the efficiency of the census process, such as in non-response and coverage adjustments, estimation, editing and imputation techniques, etc. The aim of this meeting is to highlight and focus on the methodological advances that are taking place around the world, and raise awareness regarding best practices in census methodology.

For further information please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/isi2007 or download the full call for papers

Workshop on "Individual, area and group variation in morbidity and mortality", Monday 17th September - Wednesday 19th September 2007.

The workshop is being organised by the Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche of the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" and IRPPS-CNR (the Italian Research Institute on Population and Social Policy of the National Research Council) and will be hosted by IRPPS. The local organising committee is chaired by Viviana Egidi and Frank Heins. As in the past, there will be no registration fee, but participants will need to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Further information, especially regarding the local arrangements will be published in due course on www.irpps.cnr.it.

As we search for ever more complete explanations of differences in health and longevity, mortality research is expanding its gaze. We are no longer satisfied just to look at current conditions of the individual: the physical and social environment or the quality of public health and medical assistance. Without denying the importance of these, we are now looking backwards, at genetic, childhood and even prenatal influences; we are looking at household structures and the social environment, the effects of local-area averages, inequalities and social heterogeneity, and the way these all interact with individual characteristics. In a way, the question remains the same: what are the requirements of the human organism if it is to survive and stay healthy, and how do these needs vary with age and sex? At the same time, however, we appreciate that the answers need to be sought at many different levels and over a long period of time.

The workshop will look at work being done at these different levels, juxtaposing them, and seeking new, synthesising formulations. It is anticipated that there will be about 20 participants in the workshop, giving each participant a good half hour to present his/her work and then have it discussed by the whole group. Researchers interested in presenting their work at the workshop are invited to contact Jon Anson at anson@bgumail.bgu.ac.il (fax: +972 8 647 2933) with an abstract or preliminary conceptualisation. Please also send a copy to Viviana Egidi at viviana.egidi@uniroma1.it (fax: +39 06 8530 3374).The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, 30th March, but please contact us sooner, if possible.

Université de Tunis 29-30 Novembre 2006

L'unité de recherche " Migration, Gestion et Développement " de l'Université de Tunis et l'unité de recherche " migrations internationales et minorités " de l'INED- France, envisagent l'organisation de journées de recherche sur le thème des migrations Maghreb-Europe. Cette rencontre scientifique regroupera des chercheurs des pays du Nord et des pays du Sud de la méditerranée pendant une durée de deux jours.

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Population Association of America
2007 Annual Meeting. March 29-31, 2007, New York, USA.

Call for Papers Now Available Online at www.popassoc.org

Submissions are made online at the 2007 Annual Meeting Program Website http://paa2007.princeton.edu.
Deadline for submissions - September 22, 2006

PDF versions of the Call for Papers, Member-Initiated Meetings and Travel Award Application forms are also available at the PAA website http://www.popassoc.org/meetings.html.