From udepnet - Urban Development & Environmental Professional Network: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: BENV - FW: Call for Abstracts WORK 2001 Conference, deadline 31 May 2000 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:53:02 +0100 From: "Roy Killey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "built-environment" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Filip Taylor-Parkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Call for Abstracts WORK 2001 Conference, deadline 31 May 2000 Date: Mon, Mar 27, 2000, 9:17 am Dear Colleague, It is my pleasure to bring you the following Call for Abstracts. Further information is enclosed in this mailing, or visit the following Internet address: http://www.civil.wits.ac.za/rmc/w2001index.html or the shortcut: http://work2001.cjb.net (if this message is not relevant to you, please forward this message to appropriate colleagues) Thank you for your attention, and we hope to see you in April 2001! Robert McCutcheon and Filip Taylor Parkins, convenors WORK 2001 Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The WORK Research Centre for Employment Creation in Construction and The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Presents the First International Conference WORK 2001 on "Employment Creation in Development" from 2-5 April 2001 First Announcement & Call For Abstracts And Papers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ How can we develop ways of improving and evaluating the manner in which we deal with job creation issues? The First International Conference WORK 2001 to be held in Johannesburg during 3 days in April 2001 will focus on this emerging and important topic. Not only will the conference provide a forum for interesting and animated debates on the subject, but it will also set grounds for a progressive foundation devoted exclusively to the employment generating process in our field. More detailed information will be available soon from our Web site: http://work2001.cjb.net CALL FOR PAPERS The Organising Committee of the Conference cordially invites you to submit an abstract for the conference related to the main theme "Employment Creation in Development" or to one or more of the following sub-themes identified by the Committee. The abstract should be no longer than 300 words, and should be submitted before 31 May 2000. CONFERENCE THEMES * Employment-Intensive Construction: High-Tech or Low-Tech? * Transportation and Employment * Tourism as an Employment Generator * Small-scale Entrepreneurs & SMMEs * "Jobless Growth or Job Destruction"? * Health and Employment Generation * Emergency Relief and Employment * Legal and Contractual Implications * Financial and Socio-Economic Cost Comparisons in Employment Generation * The Controversy: Capital-Intensive vs. Employment-Intensive * Gender and Employment Creation * Labour-Friendly Tools, Materials and Resources * Implementing the Policies * Large-scale National Employment Creation Programmes * Low-investment Employment Creation * "Rural and Urban People Have No Voice in Development" * Historical Precedences of Employment Creation * Labour Organisations and Job Generation * Privatisation and Structural Adjustment ESSAY COMPETITION The Organising Committee will reward a maximum of 3 best papers with a prize comprising airfare or other transport, free attendance to the Conference, and 3 nights accommodation in Johannesburg to a maximum total value of US$2000. All accepted and camera-ready papers will be entered in this competition, and the official prize-giving ceremony shall take place during the Conference. CONFERENCE VENUE This prestigious gathering will be hosted on the Campus of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa from 2 to 5 April 2001. Further details about the exact date will be available later this year. The University offers a full spectrum of meeting, catering and function rooms and facilities in a relaxed and safe environment. Besides the Conference venue, South Africa boasts a wide variety of professional and touristic opportunities. The Organising Committee will offer various optional visits to construction sites and/or townships, game-viewing tours and other interesting venues. CONFERENCE FEES A special fee structure will be available for professionals, full-time students and one-day visitors. Through the essay competition a maximum of 3 delegates will be fully sponsored. More information on fees will be available on our website and in later announcements. GENERAL ENQUIRIES WORK 2001 Conference Secretary Lesley Stephenson, CEE Division University of the Witwatersrand PO Box 327, WITS 2050, South Africa Tel: (011) 716-5091 Intnl: +27-11-716-5091 Fax: (011) 339-7835 GSM: 083-6790697 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES WORK 2001 Conference convenors Prof. Robert McCutcheon Mr. Filip Taylor Parkins Department of Civil Engineering Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, South Africa Tel: (011) 716-4423 Intnl: +27-11-716-4423 Fax: (011) 339-1762 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.civil.wits.ac.za/rmc/rcindex.htm INTERNET http://work2001.cjb.net (shortcut to: http://www.civil.wits.ac.za/rmc/w2001index.html) REPLY FORM WORK 2001 First name: Surname: Company/organisation: Postal address: Telephone: Fax: Cellphone: E-mail: I would like to make the following suggestion(s) regarding the conference: I would like to submit a paper entitled: (I enclose my abstract, maximum 300 words) I would be interested to mount an exhibition entitled: -----------------------------------------
