Call for Papers "Peace Research and Education" 2006 Conference Canadian Peace Research and Education Association (CPREA) University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver, BC (Canada) 24-26 June 2006
Dear Peace researchers, educators, activists and community members, I AM DELIGHTED TO INVITE YOU TO THE 2006 CANADIAN PEACE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (CPREA) CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (UBC), VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (B.C.), CANADA, DURING JUNE 24-26, 2006. The CPREA Conference will be held in conjunction with the World Peace Forum, Vancouver, B.C., June 23-28, 2006. The Programme Committee invites proposals for papers, panels or roundtables on all aspects of Peace, (e.g. Peace Research, Conflict Resolution, Social Justice, Global Order, Human Rights, Ethnic and National Movements, Disarmament, Environment, Sustainable Development & Peace, International Law, Globalization, Terrorism, etc.). Both interdisciplinary and discipline-specific proposals are welcome. Please send your proposals by e-mail the whole body of the proposal (without attachments or encoding or word processing documents) to Dr. Shreesh Juyal, President, CPREA at the following e-mail address: <[email protected]> DEADLINE FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF PROPOSALS: NOVEMBER 30, 2005 ACCOMMODATION: Regarding accommodation, Ms. Lynn Hainsworth, Executive Director of the World Peace Forum (WPF) writes that "For those delegates who would have a difficult time due to the high cost of accommodation in Vancouver, there will be space available at minimal cost in the residences of UBC (900 spaces, some shared). In addition, the WPF is aranging 1500 billets. The WPF can also find reasonably- priced accommodation in hotels in Richmond (which is close to the UBC Campus) for delegates who can afford better accommodation". SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORLD PEACE FORUM: Confirmed Participants include: * The prestigious Pugwash Institute (an international organization of scientists founded by Albert Einstein to prevent nuclear war). * Walden Bello- Focus on Global South, Thailand * Prof. Alicia Cabezudo- Universidad Nacional, Argentina * Dr. Helen Caldocott- Nuclear Policy Institute, Australia * Karen Dolan- Cities for Peace in Washington * Orlando Fundora- President of the World Peace Council * Mel Hurtig- Author and Publisher, Canada * Ron McCoy- President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in the U.S. * Roger Dittmann, President of the United States Federation of Scholars and Scientists (CPREA Conference) * Alfred Marder- President of the International Association of Peace Messenger Cities in the U.S. * Ursula Spring Oswald- Secretary General of the Latin American Council for Peace Research in Mexico * Ernie Regher- Project Ploughshares * Judy Rebeck- Boradcaster and Author, Toronto * Hon. Douglas Roche- Chair of the Middle Powers Initiative * Alice Slater- President of Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, New York * Stephen Staples- Executive Director, Polaris Institute, Ottawa * David Suzuki- Founder Suzuki Foundation * Milani Trask-Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action in Hawaii * Alyn Ware- Global Coordinator for the Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament, New Zealand, * Mayors for Peace * Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space * The British Columbia Teachers Federation * Canadian Teachers Federation * City Council of Vancouver, B.C. With more to come. The WPF publishes the weekly World Peace Forum News. The WPF website is: WWW.worldpeaceforum.ca DEAR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, PLEASE JOIN THE CPREA BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORGANIZING A GREAT CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER, B.C. Travel information: Vancouver, B.C., is one of the most beautiful Pacific Coast cities in the world. The weather is great and the region is a top destination for visiting scholars and vacationing families. The University of British Columbia- the venue of the CPREA Conference- was recently ranked as one of the top 35 universities in the world. With best wishes, Shreesh Juyal CPREA President _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
