4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – PERSON. COLOR. NATURE. MUSIC
May 18, 2005 – May 21, 2005 – Daugavpils Latvia
“¢ Psychology for Sustainable Education: challenge or illusion?
“¢ Sustainable Education for All.
“¢ Innovation in Teachers Professional Development – Changes in Education.
“¢ Problems of Art and Art Education.
“¢ Generative Art.
“¢ Tendences of Development of Music Pedagogy.
“¢ Multi Media Technology and Computer Design.
ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT CONFERENCE
May 24, 2005 – Oakland, California, USA – http://nposector.us
The Association, Government, and NonProfit Symposium will be held on May 24, 2005, at the Jack London Inn, Oakland. Join professionals and colleagues for dynamic presentations in this collaborative environment:
“¢ Fundraising for Non-Profits
“¢ Starting Your Own Non-Profit
“¢ Quickbooks for Associations and Non-Profits
“¢ Legal Issues for Associations and Non-Profits
“¢ Protect Your Employees with Medical Benefits
“¢ Networking and Increasing You Sphere of Influence
“¢ Capacity Assessment for Non-Profit Organizations
“¢ Marketing Techniques for Associations and Non-Profits
“¢ Peer Consulting Roundtable
THE ART OF LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE – LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
May 25, 2005 – May 26, 2005 – London, UK – http://www.caol.info/conference05.htm
Reservations Hotline – 0845 331 3402
Previous models for leadership training are no longer appropriate for the 21st Century. The Centre for Arts & Organisational Leadership recognises that we are all more business literate and aware than at any time in the past and, even at local level, are faced with ever increasing competition. We have instant access to more information than previous generations could have dreamed of, that wealth of data can create confusion. It is time for a new paradigm, for new models and new approaches to leadership and leadership practices, to ensure that you remain at the cutting edge of your sector.
The Conference will showcase expert international speakers who are all leaders in their fields of expertise. However, you will not just listen to a sage on a stage. You will be offered demonstrations, workshops and showcases. You will be challenged to adjust your vision to the way that the arts are perceived … no longer as entertainment or relaxation but, as dynamic tools for change, for education and for success. You will discover how to convert that new vision into a set of powerful, practical strategies to create qualified and quantified improvements within your organisation. Delegates will come from the broadest spectrum of enterprise, including Government Agencies, Local Authorities, The National Health Service, Global Corporations and Entrepreneurial Manufacturing and Service Businesses and academic institutions. You will have ample opportunities to network with them all – from CEOs and Chairmen to innovators, academics and individuals in private practice.
You can meet and speak with our celebrity speakers, some of whom normally command large sums for their ‘one-on-one’ consultancy and coaching. In addition, you are offered the confidential services of an executive coach (either during or after the conference) to embed your new experience, sustain your learning and then introduce this knowledge into your own organisation. The exclusive Executive Coaching component of the Conference offers you a unique opportunity to test the effectiveness of coaching for yourself and will show how you can introduce coaching within all levels of your enterprise.
There is also opportunity to meet the speakers, celebrities and workshop facilitators in a relaxed atmosphere so join us for an early Champagne Breakfast on Day One or and Early Bird Breakfast on Day Two, rub shoulders with the speakers and facilitators, book these separately but don’t delay as we are only able to accept limited numbers for these special events. The Centre is dedicated to exploring research and cutting edge innovations in leadership and effective management. It offers dynamic interactive methodologies and practices that go way beyond the theoretical, to deliver practical and effective tools and support. Hosting this brand new event is just one of many proactive ventures that are undertaken during the year.
ELECTROCOR 2005
May 2 – May 4, 2005 – Cadiz, Spain – http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2005/ecor05/index.html
ELECTROCOR 2005 aims to present and discuss the state of the art on the computer simulation of electrochemical processes and the electric fields associated with these processes. Comparison of simulation with experimental measurements is actively encouraged as well as the presentation of case studies.
Modern Industry applies a wide range of electrochemical processes to protect against corrosion, provide surface treatments and to manufacture products. This conference is focused on the computer modelling of these industrial processes and techniques. Engineering uses electrochemical processes to protect structures and systems against corrosion. Cathodic protection is widely used in the Maritime, Defence, Oil & Gas and Utility industries to control corrosion. The electrical and magnetic fields associated with the electrochemical processes is also of significant interest to engineers responsible for the performance of maritime systems, the operators of rail systems and owners of electrical transmission systems. For instance, system interactions between rail and commuter electric light-rail, are of concern to operators. Electrochemical systems are widely used to deposit coatings on the surface of products and structures. The accurate prediction of the performance of the coating and the optimisation of the process is of major importance to manufacturing engineers. Electrochemical techniques are also used to form or fabricate a wide variety of different products. The common theme of this conference is the development of computational models and their application.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR SUPERVISORS – HOUSTON
May 2, 2005 – May 3, 2005 – Houston, Texas, USA
http://www.peice.com/eventdetails.aspx?event=101545&ref=Allconferences&frfi=16734
Fee: $ 1095 USD – This two-day course presents practical principles to assist supervisors and managers in their efforts to motivate and mobilize team members toward the fulfillment of objectives. Course discussions and case studies will focus on topics which participants have identified as challenges in their current job assignments. The session, designed to help participants bring out the best in their subordinates, is designed for those currently in, or aspiring to, supervisory positions. A complete set of course materials and lunch are included. Due to the highly interactive nature of this course, the session is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
Course Outline:
“¢ Introduction – Leadership
“¢ The Uniqueness of Individuals – Basic Human Needs
“¢ Understanding Personality Types and Motivational Differences
“¢ The Requirement for Trust – The Leadership Entry Point
“¢ “Good versus Best” – Prioritizing Activities and Resources
“¢ Achieving Results Through Others – Strategic Delegation
“¢ Significant Achievement Through Teams
“¢ Cultivating Good Decision Making Habits
“¢ Preventing and Resolving Inevitable Conflict
“¢ Effective Negotiation – Building Mutually Beneficial Relationships
Please note that this course, or portions of this course, are also currently available as one or more live, interactive, instructor-led online seminars (typically 1-3 hour sessions) for groups of 6 or more participants from your organization.
TRANSLOCALITY. DISCUSSING CULTURE AND CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
MAY 3-8, 2005 – Merida, Mexico – http://www.cas-sca.ca/meetings.htm
Our increasingly complex world cannot be understood today as a collection of self-contained localities. Anthropology has been quick to respond to the challenges posed by the new forms of hybridity and intensified exchange between localities, nations and world regions. One of the implications of the new approaches is that our perspective itself has changed the way we perceive culture, borders, power and change. The relationships between localities and supralocal or global institutions continue to change according to fluctuations in larger socioeconomic cultural and political processes. It is possible to argue that localities may open or close themselves to the world, according to changes in their larger, socioeconomic and cultural environment. In the meantime, the new movements for aboriginal rights and other social movements are staking their claims on strong notions of place and locality, which are often conflated with identity and cultural belonging. Furthermore, the idiom of the nation is gaining new strength as it is redefined outside its prior identification with the boundaries of States.
The Canadian Anthropological Society / Societe Canadienne d’Anthropologie (CASCA), the Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA), an the Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas de la Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán (UADY) have joined to hold together their 2005 Conference in the city of Merida, Yucatan, in Mexico. This tri-national and tri-lingual anthropology conference will take place May 3-8, 2005 at the central campus of the Automous University of Yucatan. We invite you to explore with us the issues of locality, translocality, nationality and transnationality in what promises to be an exciting transnational gathering, bringing together anthropologists from around the world.
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
May 3, 2005 – Manchester, UK – http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/capri/symposium/
The issues of Confidentiality and Privacy took numerous twists and turns during the second half of the 20th Century, as the media globalisation, computing, the Internet, surveillance technology all emerged and then became more sophisticated, faster, and more efficient. As we have entered the 21st century the notion of the Grid has appeared with its promise of fast distributed analyses over multiple, very large sets of data. The potential for linking data of different types, and from different sources has become more feasible.
In the light of these changes the notion of confidentiality has itself been required to changed taking into account the new technology, but also using that technology through sophisticated systems of disclosure control and more recently through such ideas as intruder detection and data sentries. This symposium will bring together international experts in confidentiality and privacy research from the fields of law, data protection, statistics, social science and computer science to debate the implications of recent technological advances.
Key questions to be addressed are:
“¢ How is new technology going to affect the way we view privacy, confidentiality and disclosure?
“¢ How can technology be used to enable confidentiality rather than threatening it?
“¢ How is disclosure risk assessed? How is that likely to change over time?
Papers will be given be experts in confidentiality and privacy: describing their research, discussing the relationship between research and policy, together with future gazing – outlining the possibilities, potential threats and opportunities. The day will be structured around eight speakers with plenty of discussion time.
Contributors: The keynote address will be give by Professor George Duncan from Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Other invited speakers include: Professor John Forster (University of Southampton); Professor JJ Salaza (University of Teneriffe); Dr Michael Carlson (University of Stockholm); Julian Stander (University of Plymouth); Dr. Dean Judson (US Census Bureau); Prof. Charles Raab (University of Edinburgh) and Dr. Francis Aldhouse (UK, Information Commission).
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
May 6, 2005 – May 8, 2005 – Canterbury, UK
The Archaeology of Infancy and Childhood Conference 2005 is designed to provide a relaxed forum for postgraduate students and other researchers to explore new ideas concerning the place and worth of young children within the archaeological record. Despite previous attempts by past researchers, children remain largely invisible within modern archaeological reporting and theory formation. The aim of the conference is twofold. It seeks to highlight the social, cultural and symbolic worth of infants and children within period-specific societies, while also emphasising the ability of such individuals to inform archaeology on wider cultural issues.
GLOBALIZATION AND HORIZONS OF FUTURE EDUCATION
May 10-11, 2005 – Ma’an, Jordan – http://www.ahu.edu.jo
Conference Objectives – The conference aims at presenting scientific papers which contribute to:
“¢ promote learning/teaching processes to comprehend globalization concepts.
“¢ benefit from globalization outputs in higher education institutions with the aims of benefiting from other nations’ experience and promoting education.
“¢ introduce concepts of cognitive economy and control quality curricula.
“¢ introduce e-learning into higher education in situations.
Conference Themes
First Theme – Globalization Impact on Teaching and Learning
Second Theme – The Conflict between Localization and Globalization
Third Theme – Globalization Impact on Higher Education Institutions
Fourth Theme – Globalization Reality and Aspirations
Fifth Theme – E-education and Globalization
Sixth Theme – Cognitive Economy and Quality Control in the light of Globalization
Please address correspondence to the attention of:
Dr. Hani Obeidat, Chair, Dept. of Instruction and Curricula
College of Educational Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, P.O. Box 20, Ma’an, Jordan
Fax: 00962-3/2179050 Telephone: 00962-3/2179000 hussein_conf@ahu.edu.jo
EARLY LITERACY IN A CHANGING WORLD
May 7, 2005 – Portland, ME, USA – http://www.mainehumanities.org/programs/btr-conference.html
A conference for exploring the many paths to early literacy, sponsored by Born to Read, a program of the Harriet P. Henry Center for the Book at theMaine Humanities Council. This conference is designed for child care providers, preschool teachers, and others who work with children 0-5. Eight workshops offered in morning and afternoon sessions will promote the many paths to early literacy development-from storytelling to music to book selection and use. Lunch will be included to give conferees an opportunity to meet and discuss their work. The conference will feature keynote presentations from nationally acclaimed children’s book writers and illustrators:
Rosemary Wells is the author and illustrator of over 60 picture books and is the creator of such memorable characters as Max and Ruby, Yoko and Emily. Well’s picture books are entirely populated by animals. They address universal childhood themes of love, laughter, hope, and heroism in spirited tales, enabling children to confront their fears with confidence and optimism. At the conference, Wells will discuss the many issues relating to early literacy for children in today’s changing social environment. Conferees will learn about her Read to Your Bunny initiative and her philosophy and ideas for tackling issues for young children.
Ashley Bryan is an artist, storyteller, poet, folklorist and performer who has traveled all over the world performing and talking about his books that highlight West African tales and the African-American experience. At the conference, Bryan will present a performance on Friday evening that is open to the public; on Saturday, he will present workshops on storytelling and folkltales, open to early childhood professionals. This conference will be presented concurrently with “Blueberries and Moose: A Festival of Maine Children’s Literature,” being held at the Portland Public Market on May 7th. Conferees will have an opportunity to visit the displays and booths of many Maine authors and illustrators of children’s books.
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iCORE (Informatics Circle of Research Excellence) Summit – Aug. 2005 -Banff.
The second annual iCORE Banff Informatics Summit will bring together leading information and communications technology (ICT) researchers for three days. The field of informatics encompasses computer science, electrical and computer engineering, physics and mathematics. (403) 210-5335. http://www.icore.ca/.
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership Symposium – Oct. or Nov. 2005, Calgary.
The Chumir Foundation promotes an active, involved citizenry and principled leadership. (403) 244-6666. http://www.chumirethicsfoundation.ca/.
InfraEDUCA 2004 – June 25-27 – Pragati Maidan, New Delhi – The exhibition will be synergetic platform showcasing recent developments in Basic & Primary Education, Higher Education, Coaching Institutes, Specialized Courses, Vocational Training & Career Prospects, Distance Learning Systems, International Universities and Programs, E-Learning Tools and Educational Kits, Computer Education, Government Schemes and Programs etc. Details: http://www.friendzexhibitions.com/infraeduca2004/index.htm
PISTA ’04 – July 21-25 – Orlando, Florida – Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are transforming our societies, therefore papers about research results, solutions and problems of the applications of ICT in Politics and Society are highly encouraged. Details: http://www.confinf.org/Pista04/website/default.asp
EDUTEX Bangladesh 2004 – July 28 – 30 – Dhaka, Bangladesh. EDUTEX Bangladesh 2004 is the platform for you to promote your Institutions and services and to recruit students in Bangladesh. Details: http://www.expam.com/bangladesh/
Learning Services Conference – Oct. 1-2 – Edmonton, AB.
AU’s annual Learning Services Conference returns to the Crown Plaza Chateau Lacombe in downtown Edmonton October 1 and 2, 2004. Please mark your calendar. We anticipate a great conference this year, and welcome your participation. TO REGISTER: please use the online form at http://www.athabascau.ca/collab/lsconf_reg_form.html Just fill in the blanks and click “Submit.” If the 2003 form appears, click on your refresh/reload button and it will revert to the 2004 form. TO RESERVE A ROOM at the hotel: please call 1-800-661-8801 and mention “AU conference” to qualify for the negotiated conference rate.
N.A.Web 2004 – Oct. 16-19 – Fredericton, NB – The Tenth Annual International Web-Based Teaching and Learning Conference – Details: http://naweb.unb.ca/
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