Perhaps some of our South Korean student members would be interested in presenting papers at this conference, about the roles of one-to-one computing and Free Software in international development. Anybody else who can get there, too, of course.
I can suggest some more specific topics. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Fouad Bajwa <[email protected]> wrote: > World Civic Youth Forum 2009 > "Global Issues of the 21st Century and the Role of College Youth" > At the Global Campus of Kyung Hee University > Gyeonggi-do, Korea > May 5-8, 2009 > www.wcyf2009.org > > HOW TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS > > The Call for Papers and Panels is open to all undergraduate and > graduate students of colleges and universities from all over the > world. Any undergraduate or graduate student may propose papers or > panels by completing and submitting a Paper and Panel Proposal Form > on-line at the WCYF 2009 official website: www.wcyf2009.org. All > proposals must be written in English with MS Word and submitted > electronically. The length of a proposal must not exceed 4 > double-spaced pages (less than 1,000 words, 4,000 characters), > excluding references. > > WCYF 2009 encourage college youth from all quarters of the world to > partake in the WCYF. The WCYF committee invites submissions for papers > and/or panels. A panel consists of two or three paper presenters, a > moderator, and discussant(s). We welcome the inflow of young and > creative perspectives of college youth on global issues. > > PROPOSED THEMES > > > The main theme of the 2009 WCYF is "Global Issues of the 21st Century > and the Role of College Youth." Under the main theme, WCYF Committee > proposes six themes that could guide the discourse of the 2009 WCYF. > Under each theme, any relevant topic is discussible. > > For more clear communication, the committee suggests example topics to > discuss under each theme. Please keep in mind that they are just > example topics. Any additions or changes of your own are all welcome! > > 1. PEACE > Korean Peninsula and Peace Building in Northeast Asia > Ethnic and Religious Conflicts > Global Peace and the Role of Youth > Sports and World Peace > > 2. ENVIRONMENT > Climate Change and Global Warming > Resource Depletion and Sustainable Consumption > Environmental Protection and the Role of Youth > Food Safety in a Globalized World > > 3. DEVELOPMENT > Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) > Youth Unemployment > Fair Trade and Economic Development > Poverty and Foreign Aid (ODA) > > 4. HUMAN RIGHTS > Minority Groups and Social Justice > The Protection of Child Rights > Information Society and Human Rights > Global Epidemics and Human Health > > 5. GENDER > Women Rights and Sex Commercialization > Gender Discrimination in the Workplace > Gender Equality and Reverse Discrimination > > 6. CULTURE > Intercultural Dialogue and Global Culture > Globalization and the Multicultural Family > Higher Education and Civic Engagement > > DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS : March 20, 2009 > > Paper and panel proposals must be received by March 20, 2009. The WCYF > will confirm acceptance of submissions by March 25, 2009 at the > latest. The acceptance process will proceed on a > first-come-first-served basis. > > By submitting a proposal, an author also agrees, if requested, to > serve as a discussant or moderator at the Forum. The WCYF committee > encourages authors whose proposals are accepted to honor this > commitment. The authors of accepted proposals are required to upload > their FINAL revised manuscripts to the WCYF 2009 official website by > April 19, 2009. > > http://wcyf2009.org/callforpaper/sub01_write.html > > CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF PROPOSALS > > The WCYF welcomes academic, practical, and case-study-based proposals > from college youth in global communities. All proposals will be > subject to review by a WCYF committee, sorted according to the six > proposed themes with views, opinions, or perspectives on role of > college youth. 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