Notifications

A. Events and Conferences

1.The Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning at IISc, Bangalore will be organising a day-long seminar, 'Mobilicity 2012', on January 10, 2012.

2. The second Indian Student Parliament will be held in Pune from January 10-12, 2012. Participants must register in advance. Clarifications may be sought by calling +91-8888815421 or sending them an email.

3. Media Matters, in association with UNICEF, is organising a workshop on 'Exploring Participatory Theatre to Advocate for Rights & Entitlements of Children & Young People' from January 23-26, 2012. Applications for participation must be emailed to them by Saturday, December 31, 2011. 

4. The sixth edition of the World Water Forum will be held in Marseille, France, from March 12-17, 2012. The Water Youth Movement is sending a delegation to participate and invites applications to be submitted by January 15, 2012.

B. Competitions and Calls for Papers

1. The GNLU Centre for Food Security and Agro-Economy is inviting submissions for the first edition of its journal, themed on 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a Food Secure World'. Abstracts must be submitted by January 7, 2012. For details, contact Alok Nayak on +91 9924222640 or send him an email.

2. USAID in association with Devex is conducting an essay competition on specific themes in relation to food security and health. Submissions must be emailed to them by January 8, 2012.

3. The NLIU Law Review is inviting contributions for its fourth issue which is due to be published in April 2012. Submissions must be emailed to them by January 27, 2012.