Friday, August 27, 2010

Notifications

Conferences
1. The Institute for Global Citizenship and Equity at the Centennial College, Canada. is organising a conference entitled, "Engaging Hearts and Minds, Equity, Social Justice and Citizenship in Action" on 8 March 2011 in Toronto. Papers are due on September 30, 2010. Details are available here: http://www.centennialcollege.ca/citizenshipandequity/HeartsMinds
2. The Fifth International Film Festival and Conference on Water will be held from 27- 30 August in Bangalore at multiple venues. For details please visit: http://www.voicesfromthewaters.com/
3. The 1st Global Conference Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds will be held on 20th March – Tuesday 22nd March 2011 in Prague. Abstracts are due on 1 Oct 2010. For details visit http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/education/experiential-learning-in-virtual-worlds/
4. PILSARC is organising a conference on ths Status of Refugees in North Eastern States on 4th September in Delhi. For details visit: http://pilsarc.blogspot.com/2010/08/conference-on-refugees-in-north-eastern.html


Calls for Papers
1. NLIU Law Review has called for papers. The deadline is October 4. For details, visit: http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2010/08/off-topic-call-for-papers-nliu-law.html
2. The Journal of Empire Studies has called for papers which examine specific subjects comparing eastern and western empires. The deadline for the next issue is November 15 2010. For details, visit: http://www.iflair.biz/jes/


Competitions
1. Toto Funds the Arts is offering an award for Creative Writing. The deadline is October 15, 2010. For more information go here: http://blog.prathambooks.org/2010/08/toto-awards-2011-creative-writing-in.html
2. SPAN, the magazine is holding an article writing competition. Entries are due on September 1st. For details, see http://span.state.gov/mar-apr2010/eng/span_cover_art_contest.html#SPAN%20Article%20Contest.
3. The Development Alternatives Group in partnership with Green Economy Coalition (GEC), the Ring Alliance of Policy Research Organisations, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi are organising the TARAGRAM YATRA, an event to bring to together policy makers, research scholars, and practitioners to address problems relating to poverty and the environment. It will take place from 17-21 September at Delhi. For details visit:http://taragramyatra.org/
4. The ICRC is holding a young reporter competition. The deadline for entries is October 1 2010. Details may be found here: http://www.icrc.org/eng/competition


Plays/Screenings/Shows/Talks
1. Bhagwan Dhoondo, a play by Yours Truly Theatre will be performed ADA ranga mandira, JC road, next to townhall,

 infront of Ravindra kalakshetra, Corporation circle, Bangalore at 7 pm on 29 August.

2.The Bangalore Photography Club is having their annual exhibition, called Frames of Mind, at Chitrakala Parishat from 22-24 October. For details visit here: http://bangalorephotographyclub.com/activities/fom10.html
3. Indian Ensemble will be performing Treadmill (lang: HIndi) by Sandeep Shikhar, directed by Abhishek Majumdar at Ranga Shankara on 29 August. For details visit rangashankara.org
4. The Bangalore International Centre is having a talk on Adoor Gopalkrishnan on September 13th, delivered by Gautaman Bhaskaran. It is open to the public.

5. The Bangalore RTI Clinic will be holding a session at Cubbon Part on 28 August, from 2-4 pm, opposite the Press Club. For information contact: Manohar +91.95.3503.7596, or Gururaj +91.94.4884.9353



Volunteering and Internships
1. Citizen Matters, an online newsletter and service is looking for contributors and columnists. For details, see the attached document.
2. Accountability Initiative is looking for a Research Associate. For details, visit:http://www.accountabilityindia.in/opportunities-us


3. Google is looking for a policy intern. For details, see the attached document.

 

General / Of Interest
1. Madness Mandali, an open visual poetry project is open. You can participate or visit here: http://madnessmandali.blogspot.com/
2. The Planning Commission invites comments on the 12th 5 Year Plan - visit here: http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/comments/inter.htm

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