Saturday, February 19, 2011

Notifications

Conferences/ Calls for Submissions
1. Multiple Childhoods/ Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Interrogating Normativity in Childhood Studies. May 19-21, Philadelphia.(Graduate Student Forum: Charting the Course) - abstract submission is closed, but notified in case anyone wants to attend. 
2.  Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS) in association with Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water (CREEW) and The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) are organizing the Second National Symposium on Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on 22 March to commemorate Nepal National Water Week 2011. 
Abstract submission : By 28 February 2011
3. The Queer Ink Anthology (Contemporary LGBT stories of India) is inviting submissions by March 15, 2011. 
4.  Conference Against Warming the Globe- Tamil Nadu 2011,  Journey towards Nature – human friendly development, organized by Socially Concerned People, on   March 18, 19, 20 – 2011 at  Thamukkam Grounds, Madurai.Tamilnadu. 
5. The fIrst South Asian Youth Conference will be held in Bangalore on May 23-28th. Apply now. 
6. Call for Papers for the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), on "Nature, Economy and Society: Understanding the Linkages" to be held from October 20-22, 2011 at Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad. 
7. Call for participation in a seminar on Invoking Ambedkar – Contributions, receptions, legacies" on 11 and 12 March, 2011at Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Block – DD, 27/D, Sector – I, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 064. Contact rcrkchatterjee@gmail.com for details. 
8. Call for Papers, NATIONAL SEMINAR ON "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL POVERTY IN INDIA" SPONSORED BY UGC, MARCH 28-29, 2011
9. 4th Global Conference Madness: Probing the Boundaries,  Tuesday 27th September – Thursday 29th September 2011 at Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom. Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 25th March 2011.
10. 5th Global Conference, Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging, Thursday 22nd September – Sunday 25th September 2011
Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom. Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday
25th March 2011. 
11. Global Business and Social Science Research Conference, 20 to 21 June 2011, Beijing, China. The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 9 May
2011.
12. 1st Global Conference on Gender and Love, Monday 19th September – Wednesday 21st September 2011 at Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Papers will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 25th March 2011.
13. 2011 World Green Energy Symposium 19 to 21 October 2011, at Philadelphia, United States
14. 3rd Global Advances Business Communication Conference and Exhibition (GABC2011) 8 to 11 June 2011, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 31 March 2011.
15. 3rd Global Conference Heroes and Villains: Justice and Punishment Saturday 10th September – Monday 12th September 2011 at Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom. Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 25th March 2011. 


Opportunities 
1. IPROMO 2011 course announcement from the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, Rome on "Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Management in Mountains" The course will run from 9 to 22 July 2011 with 14 days of full immersion learning. Applications due by March 15, 2011. 
2. The School Education department of Haryana Govt. (India) is establishing an independent research unit REAP (Research and Evaluation for Action and Policy) at SCERT Gurgaon to undertake research and evaluation of various interventions made by Government of Haryana through RMSA, SSA, Mid-day-Meal, etc. Applications are invited from professionals (on deputation or contract basis) for the following positions:- Research Head (1), Research Manager (1) and Research Associates (2). More information is available on this attachment, as well on this link: (The deadline for applications is February 18 2011.
3. Youth Corner is calling for contributions on climate change, in the form of posters, stories, videos and artwork. The deadline is February 20,  2011.  
4. InSpire applications for the summer program are open, and will close on March 18th. 
5. A call for the COST FP0603 Spring School 2011 "Modeling Forest Ecosystems - Concepts, Data, and Application" is now open. This Spring School will take place at Kaprun /Austria from the 9 to 13 of May 2011.
6. Applications for Indicorps 2011 are now open. 
7. The USDA and USAID are offering Global Alliance Research Fellowships to work on climate change mitigation.
8. Applications to the Atlas Corps program are open.  
9. The deadline for World Bank Research Grants is March 31, 2011. 
10. Applications for the ICICI Fellows Program close tomorrow. 
11. Applications for the SRUTI Advocacy Fellowships close tomorrow. 
12. Youth Action Net calls for applications for the 2011 program. The deadline is March 11, 2011. 
13. Applications for the Grassroutes fellowships are open, and will close on March 1, 2011. 
14. Agenda for Survival - a month-long summer certificate course on environment and development issues will take place from June 1-30, 2011. Last date for applying: April 15, 2011. Contact: Sharmila Sinha, CSE, Phone : 91 (011) 29955124 (Ext. 280)Email: sharmila@cseindia.org
15. Orientation program for policy makers on Urban transportation reforms for clean and liveable cities by the Centre for Science and Environment. Contact 
Priyanka Chandola Tel: 011 - 29955124 9810414938 (Mobile)  priyanka@cseindia.org for details. 
16. Dabba Radio and Jalebi Ink want to create a student-run radio show. Contact thane@dabbaradio.org or anuradha.sengupta@gmail.com
17.  Invisible Constellation' is a work by *Sreejata Roy* and *Mrityunjay Chatterjee, *January 2011. This is an online interactive work. The are inviting people across the globe to participate and share stories relating to the urban experience. 
18. National Geographic is offering a bunch of research grants for field programs.
19. Call for Applications

Seventh 4-week Refresher Course in Public Economics 

for the South Asian Region organised by the 

National Institute of Public Finance & Policy. Deadline: April 1, 2011. 
20. Students for Right for Food are looking for volunteers. 
21. Applications for Global Health Corps Fellowships are now open and will close on April 1,2011. 
22. Trends, an international architecture and design magazine, urgently requires interns. The magazine, published in India by Worldwide Media (a joint venture between the Times Group and BBC Worldwide), focuses on residential architecture and covers projects across the country. Interested candidates can get in touch with Trends editorial co-ordinator Harshal Wesavkar at 2273 5779 or mail her atharshal.wesavkar@wwm.co.in
23. ISEC is offering research grants on "Monetary and Credit Policies for Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth in India".
24. The non-profit organization Dar Si-Hmad for Development, Education and Culture, based in Ifni, Southwest of Morocco is offering an internship this coming summer to a documentary film-maker. Starting June to mid July 2011 Dar Si-Hmad is launching its fog-collecting project in order to provide drinking water to Amazigh communities living in the Anti-Atlas Mountains and relieving women from an average of 3.5h/d to the chore of fetching water. To apply, please visit their web-site www.darsihmad.ma, development programs section
and fill in the form by April 5 2011. 
25. Applications for PUKAR's Youth Fellowship Program close on March 1, 2011.


Events 
Delhi, February 25 - Beat Repeat Literature Festival 
Delhi, February 12-21; Dastkar Basant Bazaar, at CCRT. 
Gurgaon, February 27 - Walkathon for the Blind, for details call: 011-26691046 / 1047
Mumbai, 21st- 25th February, Alliance Francaise with IFA present Cinema Satsang at the Katha Centre for Film Studies. 
Mumbai, March 1st: Vikalp is screeing "Inshallah, Football" at Prithvi, at 7 pm. and .