Please read all instructions. The link to submit your abstract is http://www.dihrc.org/

The Decolonizing Indigenous Health Research Conference provides an opportunity for community members, educators, health workers, researchers, and students to meet and to learn from each other about current issues, practice, and research findings related to Indigenous health. The conference is supported by funding from the National Center on Minority and Health Disparities.

The program Committee invites individuals from all disciplines to submit program proposals.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

Knowledge Sharing

• Latest health disparity solution based research
• What academic educators and health-care providers need to know
• Community capacity-building

Mentorship

• Cross-discipline linkages
• Financial and training supports for communities

Health & Wellness

• Targeted health education trainings
• Best practices within Native and Indigenous communities
• From science to practice
• Traditional health techniques

Seven Generations

• Developing forums for exchanging ideas
• Human protections during research
• Ethics, research and traditional knowledge
• Human rights

Program Director
Aboriginal Health Research Networks Secretariat (AHRNetS)
(519) 445-0023 ext 228
www.ahrnets.ca

The “Art of Public Health” Conference will feature an outstanding keynote address by Dr. Sarah Flicker, and informative sessions aimed at engaging our participants by providing an opportunity for dialogue and debate pertaining to arts in public health research, knowledge translation, program planning, evaluation and empowerment.

We are currently seeking submissions from interested students, community organizations, practitioners, researchers and artists interested in sharing their research, experience or expertise in the use of arts in public health. Individuals or groups wanting to exhibit works of art, dance, theatre, film or photography are also encouraged to participate.

Please see the Call for Proposal for more details, as well as the submission form. These documents can also be downloaded from our website (www.artofpublichealthconference.com). Applications will be accepted until August 6th, 2010.

For more details, please visit the Art of Public Health website at artofpublichealthconference.com, become a fan on Facebook (Art of Public Health), or follow us on Twitter! (@ArtofPH). If you have any questions please contact the conference organizers at phconference2010@gmail.com.

We look forward to hearing from you! Please feel free to circulate widely, and we offer our apologies for cross-posting.

Sincerely,

DLSPH Students in “The Art of Public Health” Conference Planning Committeea

An international conference on women’s issues called Women’s Worlds 2011 (WW 2011) is happening from 3-7 July next year in Ottawa-Gatineau.

WW 2011 wants to reach out and support Aboriginal women, Elders, and youth to participate in this exciting event. Why? Because we value the non-tokenistic involvement of Aboriginal/Indigenous women.

If you are a part of a grassroots women’s project or group (even if it’s made up of just 3-4 women) and if you want a forum to discuss and highlight Aboriginal women’s issues in Canada, then your involvement is welcome at this event.

WW 2011 is prepared to provide you and the members of your group with a small grant to help with expenses to attend. To be considered for the grant, use this easy online form to submit a brief description of your ideas: http://womensworlds.ca/expression-interest

You can also request a paper application form or get help filling it out by phoning 1-877-868-8292, extension 6600.

Please share this invitation with your community, friends and networks. WW 2011 is committed to having Aboriginal women participate at this historic event.

The deadline for these forms is 15 July 2010.

Signed,

The WW 2011 Aboriginal Women’s Leadership Circle

circle@womensworlds.ca

Background

Women’s Worlds 2011 is an international congress happening in Ottawa-Gatineau from 3-7 July of next year. Around 2000 women and female youth are expected to attend. Special effort is being made to ensure that Indigenous women from around the world and their issues are a major part of the event.

A small side project called “Women Build Up to the Congress” has been set up to help women from local communities across Canada to participate.

This project is intended to highlight the work and achievements of grassroots Canadian women’s organizations – especially Aboriginal women – to the international audience at WW 2011. This can be done through workshops, presentations, discussion groups, or in other ways.

At six regional meetings between February and April 2010, women discussed the priority issues of their region and how women’s groups are dealing with those —> this is the “Participation Plan” (PP).

The Participation Plans contain ideas about the most pressing issues are facing women in different parts of Canada. You may not have attended one of these regional meetings, but you are still welcome to apply for a grant through this project. We know you are involved with important projects in your community that women around the world should hear about.

The six regional networks are: BC-Yukon, Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic/Acadian, North.

The scientific section of AFT 2011, scheduled for 26-28 January 2011, is entitled “The Arctic in the Earth System perspective: the role of tipping points” and will be divided into three parts:

• A joint and multi disciplinary day with ten invited speakers, ending with a panel and plenum debate;
• Four parallel sessions (included a poster session); and
• A summary session ending with a plenum debate.

The parallel sessions address four connected, interwoven, and interdisciplinary themes:

• Sea ice and oceanographic perspectives;
• Marine ecosystems and fisheries;
• Socioeconomic and institutional perspectives; and
• People of the North.

Interested scientists are invited to submit abstracts to one of these four sessions for both oral and poster presentations.

Abstract submission deadline: 25 October 2010.

For further information, please download the complete call for papers at: http://www.arcticfrontiers.com.

CAHR has chosen the City of Saskatoon to host the 19th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, from May 13 to 16, 2010. “The Province of Saskatchewan has Canada’s fastest growing rate of new HIV infections. By holding the 2010 CAHR Conference there, CAHR hopes to focus greater attention on the changing geographic and demographic nature of HIV/AIDS in this country,” says Dr. Brian Conway. Dr. Conway, who is co-Chairing the Conference with Dr. Kurt Williams, continues with, “The sunny city of Saskatoon is Canada’s heartland, and we know that our 800+ scientists and community leaders will be inspired by the opportunity to present and discuss their work in this unique setting.”

• To view the 2010 Conference Website click here
• To go directly to the the 2010 Conference Registration page click here
• To view photos from the 2009 Conference click here
• To view a listing up Upcoming Conferences click here

The TCU Convention Centre, one of Western Canada’s finest conference facilities, has been chosen to hold the upcoming conference. Hotel accommodations will be provided by The Hilton Hotel, which is across the street from the Conference Centre.

As with previous conferences, CAHR acknowledges the support of our pharmaceutical industry sponsors. The generous donations from companies such as Tibotec, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Shire, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, Merck Frosst, Schering-Plough, Abbott Laboratories and other, make it possible for CAHR to hold this annual conference.

The 2010 Conference website is now available. Please follow the links above to find out the details about the program and to register online. In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like more information, you can email CAHR at: info@cahr2010.ca

The main focus of the Polar Worlds Conference is to account for observed changes with a joint environmental and social perspective. It seeks to give an overview of certainties and uncertainties in current mutations.

A unique feature of this event will be to put different scientific communities (e.g. – anthropology, linguistics, history, archaeology, geography, geomorphology, hydrology, climatology, health) into common work sessions. In order to encourage interdisciplinary interactions, plenary sessions will be preferred, with a few specialized workshops. This multidisciplinary approach is based on the experience of the conference organizing group: the “Polar Mutations: Environment and Societies” research group (CNRS, France), which has been promoting interdisciplinarity in arctic studies for 30 years.

Main Conference themes:

1. 1 – Environmental and social changes: certainties and uncertainties
   e.g. – climate, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, ecosystems, languages, cynegetic activities (hunting, herding, fishing, etc.) and travelling techniques, social organization, public health.
2. Responses to current mutations
   e.g. – political organiations; local authorities, partnerships, co-management; knowledge transmission; technological innovations; field observation methods; circulation of goods, people and information.
3. Propositions and prospective approaches: Resources, policies, challenges and land management
   e.g. – renewable and non-renewable natural resources exploitation, risks, politics and land management, geopolitics, maritime routes, tourism.

Abstracts are invited in English or French. Abstracts must be submitted electronically (polarworlds-2011@univ-fcomte.fr) and use the style sheet available on the conference website at:
thema.univ-fcomte.fr/polarworlds-2011/resume_en.html.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Saturday, 15 May 2010.

For further information on the conference, please go to:
thema.univ-fcomte.fr/polarworlds-2011/accueil_en.html.

In 2010: Year of the Inuit, such as proposed by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit organization in Canada, UQAT is proud to invite you to this 17th Inuit Studies Conference, whose theme is “The Inuit and the Aboriginal World”. Through this theme, our intention is to mobilize the knowledge accumulated up to now in the perspective of exploring the common preoccupations of the Inuit and the other Aboriginal peoples throughout the world, and particularly their neighbors, the First Nations of Canada and of Alaska, the Sami and other circumpolar peoples. We propose the following sub-themes: education (teacher training and academic success), issues related to languages and cultures, identity, the environment, climate changes, health, economic development and the development of tourism as well as public services and public policy.

Aboriginal peoples account for 370 million individuals on the planet. Of that number, 155,000 individuals make up the large family known as the Inuit people. Since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on September 13, 2007, many Aboriginal peoples have stepped up their protest and recognition activities in order to make themselves heard, as much within the applicable states, as on the international stage. Organizations which represent the Inuit (Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland self-government, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Makivik Corporation and others) have a determining role to play in the future of these peoples and their interactions have local, territorial and international consequences. For example, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) recently adopted a declaration on the sovereignty of the Arctic (Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty, April 28, 2009). This declaration stipulates, among other things, that it is imperative that those who wish to use Inuit land first communicate with the Inuit, and respect their rights.

The participants to the 17th Inuit Studies Conference will explore the current leadership and the leadership of tomorrow, upon which the future of the Inuit will be built.

Proposals for presented papers or academic posters as well as seminars or workshops focusing on the suggested issues are welcome, although other dimensions may also be addressed. We particularly invite people interested in issues related to the environment, health, economic development and education, to submit their proposals.

We would like to see approximately half of the presentations prepared by local people (Inuit and other residents of the North).

CALL FOR PAPERS

Proposals for papers must be sent to conference coordinators by email or postal mail by Friday, April 2, 2010, at the latest. Proposals must be presented in French or in English, within 15 to 20 lines of text, with a specific title. Please indicate the following information:

• Title of the paper
• Name, title and role of the author(s)
• Home institution, department or division
• Complete contact information (including an email address)
• Text of the proposal

A Scientific Committee will evaluate the proposals and confirm their acceptance. The Committee’s selection will be announced in May 2010.

Required audiovisual equipment (projector, screen and computer) will be available on-site.

CALL FOR SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS

People interested in organizing a seminar or a workshop about a specific issue may also submit their proposals to organization committee of the Conference, by email or by postal mail, before Friday, April 2, 2010. Individuals making such proposals will be responsible for the planning, organization and presentation of the activity. They will be able to rely on the organization committee’s support for this purpose.

The following information must be sent to the organizers for approval by the Scientific Committee:

• Title of the activity
• Name, title and role of the individuals involved in the activity
• Home institution, department or division
• Complete contact information for the person in charge of the seminar or workshop (including an email address)
• Summary of the theme and sequence of the activity (20 to 50 lines)

Proposals may be presented in English or in French. Seminars and workshops will occur in French, in English, or in both languages, according to the methods established by the person in charge of the workshop or seminar. Note that no simultaneous translation services have been planned by conference organizers for these activities. Required audiovisual equipment (projector, screen and computer) will be available on-site.

A Scientific Committee will evaluate the proposals and confirm their acceptance. The Committee’s selection will be announced in May 2010.

CALL FOR ACADEMIC POSTERS

The deadline for proposals for academic posters is Friday, September 24, 2010.

Posters must be printed on standard paper and must comply with the following format:

Height: 36 inches
Width: 42 inches
Maximum of one poster board per proposal.

MATERIAL ASPECTS

Conference attendees will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. The registration fee for the conference is CAD $275.00. Graduate and post-graduate students whose proposals are selected will pay a reduced rate of CAD $150.00. These fees include all lunches, refreshment breaks and the banquet.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Submission of proposals for papers:
April 2, 2010

Notification of the Scientific Committee’s selections:
May 2010

Publication of the preliminary Conference program and start of Conference registration:
August 2010

CONTACT

Website: http://www.uqat.ca/isc-cei-2010
Email address: isc-cei.2010@uqat.ca

17th Inuit Studies Conference
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
675, 1st Avenue
Val-d’Or (Québec)
J9P 1Y3

For more information, please contact:

Josée Lacroix
Events Coordinator
DIALOG – UQAT
1-819-874-8728, ext. 6518
Toll-free: 1-866-891-8728

Anyone is welcome to participate and webstreaming is free. Webstreaming will include real-time video and text chat. If you plan on participating in the webstreaming, please fill out the short registration form at: http://soa.arcus.org/streaming.

To participate fully, your computer should have the following:

1. Flash Player 10 (http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/)
2. Javascript enabled in your Internet browser

If you have any problems or need more information on webstreaming, please contact Ronnie Owens at: ronnie@arcus.org.

The State of the Arctic will be a milestone for arctic science by providing an open international forum to review the current knowledge of the arctic system in a time of rapid environmental change and point to future research, resource management, and policy directions. Participants will include a diverse and interdisciplinary group of scientists, students, agency personnel, policy makers, stakeholders and northern representatives, and media. Nearly 400 talks and poster presentations will address all aspects of arctic science and policy.

For further information on the State of the Arctic, please go to: http://soa.arcus.org.

Please find attached a brochure inviting you to this largest gathering of polar scientists ever.

The IPY-OSC is an interdisciplinary, international conference of interest to all scientists (not only polar researchers) and with a contents of relevance to most sectors of society.

For scientists, the IPY- OSC offers a unique opportunity to meet colleagues, take actively part in the conference and organize informal and formal side meetings.

For other participants, you may choose between 2.500 science presentations, take part in a number of side events (see web site), enjoy considerable EOC (Education, Outreach and Communication) activities integrated into the conference, or be up-dated on the latest research on climate and polar research.

The major group of participants will be scientists. However, you will meet quite a number of science managers, polar bureaucrats, polar policy people and a number of VIPs. In total we expect about 4.000 participants.

The PolarEXPO will feature the state of the art within scientific instruments, polar products and services, including a wide array of international organizations, publishers etc. PolarEXPO is located next to the poster hall and the meeting rooms. If your organization is interested in promotion, please look at PolarEXPO brochure on the web site listed below.

Visit: www.ipy-osc.org for details on the programme, and watch it over the next months as it will be continously up-dated.

Please note that the early bird registration date is: 8 March (low registration rate and guaranteed hotel reservation).

We look forward to seeing you in June, and please consider ways to make this conference useful for yourself.

Best regards,

Odd Rogne
Senior Advisor IPY-OSC
Norwegian Research Council
P.O. Box 2700, St.Hanshaugen, N-0131 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47-2203 7504 (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
E-mail: odr@nrc.no, oddr@hotmail.com (all week)
www.ipy-osc.org

Download registration from here.

March 23, 20109:00 AM ~ 4:00 PMTree of Peace Friendship CentreLarge Board Room5011 ~ 51 StreetYellowknife, NT

Findings will be presented on these topics:

• Demographic trends
• Family, community, language & culture
• Health, housing, & well-being
• Education, labour, & income

Presenters will discuss:

• Challenges in producing statistics
• Key sources of Aboriginal data
• Recent analysis of Aboriginal data
• How to access the data

Prior registration is mandatory. There is no cost to attend. Seating is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, please contact:

Connie LeGrande
Advisor, Aboriginal Liaison Program
Statistics Canada
P: 780.495.5145
F: 780.495.5318
connie.legrande@statcan.gc.ca