Jun 10, 2008

CfP: Gender and Disasters

THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON GENDER AND DISASTERS:

"CONSTRUCTING THE FUTURE IN RELIEF WORK: LEARNING FROM WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE CONDITIONS

Date: 8-11 October 2008
Location: Derbent Hotel - Kocaeli, Turkey
Workshop Host: Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey

Deadline: July 15, 2008

Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey, seeks proposals for participating in an interdisciplinary international workshop for the victims of the recent disasters, emergency responders, relief workers, volunteers of voluntary organizations, governmental representatives, as well as the researchers who focus on gender related disaster topics.

The event will cover topics that integrate the gender perspective into all natural disaster related policies and decision-making processes with the consideration of cultural differences.

Lodging, breakfast and some meals will be provided for all participants. Limited funds available for travel support for the international participants coming from the non-Western world.

The language of the meetings will be Turkish and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided for all of the sessions.

Participants will be notified by August 10, 2008.

For more information please visit our website at http://www.genderan ddisaster2008. org

For any queries, email to Ms. Derya Keskin Demirer at info@genderanddisas ter2008.org

Contact address:
Yücel Demirer and Güven Bakýrezer

Kocaeli Üniversitesi

Ýktisadi ve Ýdari Bilimler Fakültesi

Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

Umuttepe Yerleþkesi 41380 Ýzmit/Kocaeli

Phone: +90-262-303 16 05

Fax: +90-262-303 15 03


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