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John Bousfield Distinguished Visitorship In Planning

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The Graduate Planning Program at the University of Toronto invites applications from accomplished practitioners and scholars who wish to contribute to the teaching and research activities of the Program. Applications are sought for Winter term, 2014 (which begins January 6) for visitors interested in teaching a graduate level course on some aspect of Environmental Planning.   We are particularly interested in visitors who have expertise in Planning for Climate Change, Cities the Environment and Resilience, or Environmental Impact Assessment. The Visitorship also supports research activities and visitors typically give at least one lecture or talk open to the public as well as members of the department. Specific activities will be negotiated with the successful application.

ABOUT THE VISITORSHIP:

The John Bousfield Distinguished Visitorship in Planning was established through a major donation to and a matching grant by the University of Toronto. The Visitorship honours John Bousfield, a distinguished Canadian urban planner now in his 60th year of professional practice, and enables the Planning Program to bring to the University accomplished individuals who can teach, give public lectures and participate in collaborative research projects on issues important to the field of planning.

The Bousfield position is intended to offer the visitors an opportunity for research, writing and reflection, while also enhancing the learning experience of students in the Program in Planning, providing diverse and innovative perspectives on contemporary planning issues and enhancing the relations between the Planning Program and the community at large.

Located in one of the most diverse cities in North America, the Planning Program offers its students a dynamic, interdisciplinary blend of practical knowledge and critically engaged theory. Information on the Program in Planning can be obtained from its website (http://geography.utoronto.ca/graduate-planning/).

ELIGIBILITY, EXPECTATIONS AND HOW TO APPLY:

The Planning Program is seeking applications from practitioners and scholars who have substantial planning experience in public, private, non-profit or community organizations, in local, national or international venues. The program especially encourages applications from those whose experiences and viewpoints are underrepresented within planning.

The Planning Program can support a one semester visitorship with a stipend of up to CDN $12,000, depending on the duration and intensity of the period in residence at the University.

Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae and a two-page plan of the individual’s proposed activities (including a requested stipend) should be sent by email attachment to Professor Virginia Maclaren, Chair, Department of Geography and Program in Planning (jobs@geog.utoronto.ca) by November 14, 2013. Please direct any inquiries about the position to Professor Paul Hess, Associate Chair and Director, Graduate Programs in Planning, (hess@geog.utoronto.ca).

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 Paul Hess | Associate Professor | Associate Chair | Director, Graduate Programs in Planning | Dept of Geography and Planning | University of Toronto

Room 5067,  Sidney Smith Hall,  100 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G3

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF FORCED MIGRATION 15th CONFERENCE FORCED MIGRATION AND PEACE

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF FORCED MIGRATION 
15th CONFERENCE 
FORCED MIGRATION AND PEACE 
30 Years of the Cartagena Declaration on Asylum Seekers 
Cartagena, Colombia, 14 – 17 July 2014 
CALL FOR PANELS 
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2013
Introduction 

The fifteenth IASFM Conference will take place in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), from the 14 to the 17 of July 2014, at the Centro de Formación de la Agencia de Cooperación Española AECID. This event will constitute a space for reflection around the arguable relationship between forced migration and peace. Thus, the context under which the venue was chosen to host the conference is not coincidental. 

Colombia is the scenario in which two fundamental events have met; one from the past and the other belonging to future. The year 2014 commemorates the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Cartagena Declaration on Asylum Seekers, a regional initiative to confront the grave consequences of armed conflicts taking place in Mesoamérica, with the consequent spread of massive fluxes of refugees and internally displaced people all over the region. The Declaration was the final outcome of a common effort carried out by Governments, International Organizations and civil society whose main outcome was the crystallization of regional customary law on the widening of the limits of International Refugee Law. Likewise, it contributed to the progressive recognition of internally displaced as subjects of special protection. Finally, it was the starting point for the undertaking of several projects on humanitarian assistance and durable solutions, seen as central elements to peacebuilding.     

Currently, the Colombian Government and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) are engaged in a peace negotiation process intended to end a 60-year-long armed conflict. Although one of the greatest tragedies of such phenomenon was the exodus of millions of people, it is a fact that a peace agreement between the Government and guerrillas will not mean the end of people’s displacement. 

The intersection of these two events constitutes a unique moment for the assumption of several challenges associated with forced migration, and gives IASFM the opportunity to develop a deeper reflection on the complex relations between forced migration and peace, from a global perspective.   

THEMES 

With the purpose of assuming the rather complex and ample relations between forced migration and pace, the Conference will handle five dimensions:   

1.- Peacebuilding and forced exodus: This dimension will address the need to include in the agenda of peaceful conflict resolution processes the management of internal displacement and refuge, as well as reparations to their victims. It will also examine the role of international actors in peacebuilding processes in relation to the management of forced migration through cooperation mechanisms similar to those that led to the Declaration of Cartagena. The participation of refugees and IDPs in peacebuilding processes, as well as in the design and implementation of public policy that can guarantee the right to return and ensure the sustainability of the process on the long term, will also take place during the conference. 

2.- Justice and forced migration: This approach will evaluate the possibilities that national judicial systems and international courts have to guarantee the rights to truth, justice and reparation of those who have been forced to migrate. It will create a special space to reflect upon the challenges faced in this task of transitional justice; as well as for the search of new forms of reparation for IDPs and refugees through judicial decisions. 

3.- Forced migration in the context of peace: Forced exodus is not only a product of armed conflict. In times of peace, different situations and actors generate processes of population expulsion which have not received the full attention from national and international authorities. Environmental migration and migratory movements caused by development projects are the first cases to come into mind, however, it should also include those related to the activities of gangs and criminals. 

4.- Regional responses to the forced exodus. In the past there have been cases in which regional initiatives have successfully addressed problems that result from the dynamics of forced exodus in specific contexts, such as the case of the 1984 Cartagena Declaration, but also of the OAU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa 1969 and the recent African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa 2009. Such efforts should not be overlooked. It is crucial to work on building dialogue between local and international actors to contribute in the formulation of proposals addressing refugee and displacement situations with a regional focus. 

5. Durable solutions. The end of the armed conflict does not mean the end of the forced exodus, nor the return of victims to the places from which they were uprooted. It is necessary to look for alternatives to overcome the condition of vulnerability posed by forced exodus, alternatives that enable the restoration of the enjoyment of their rights, reinstitute their goods and lands they had been deprived of, and to establish the conditions necessary for them to regain their status as full citizens. The transition from humanitarian aid to development policies is essential. 

Structure of Conference 

The proposed conference seeks to create a space in which academic rigor engages with the compromises inherent in policy, as well as the challenges of practical work in the field. As such, while presentations of academic research will continue to provide the intellectual backbone of the conference, these will go hand in hand with round tables engaging policy makers and governmental stakeholders, as well as presentations and discussions around practical approaches to dealing with forced migration from a range of practitioners.  Furthermore, the conference will draw on non-academic analyses, interpretations and representations of forced migration (e.g., portrayals of displacement using art & crafts, performances, fictional literature, etc.) in order to diversify the entry points into discussion of the major themes identified. 

The conference will also become a forum for the development of a long overdue conversation. This is the dialogue that must take place between the actors of the global South. For this purpose, meeting places for academics, activists and policy makers in Latin America, Africa and Asia, will be established, in order to promote networking and the development of research agendas and joint work. The foregoing is without prejudice to the dialogue between the North and the Global South which will also be held throughout the event. 

The conference will be held between the 14th and 17th of July. An expected 300 participants will go to four plenary sessions and participate in conference panels which will discuss papers that revolve around any of the five previously mentioned themes dealing with the relationship between forced migration and peace. 

Submission of proposals for panels 

We invite scholars, students, practitioners, policy makers, people working with forced migrants, displaced persons and refugees to propose panels made up of three or four papers on topics related to the five themes of the conference. Likewise, we invite the submission of proposals for panel discussions of ongoing research projects that have reached at least preliminary conclusions. 

Please submit your abstracts online at this site: http://tinyurl.com/mobud4g. Proposals for panel and roundtable discussions of projects should include the following elements: 

• Identification of the type of proposal: panel or roundtable 
• Title of presentation 
• Description of the topic and connection to one of the themes identified.  If you are submitting on behalf of a panel, the titles and abstracts of your co-presenters must also be included in this section. Maximum 250 words per abstract summary. 
• Panelists 
• Thematic track of the conference that the panel belongs to. 

Proposals may be submitted in English or Spanish. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2013. The papers presented during the conference are expected to be at least final drafts of texts to publish or broadcast. The panelists that are approved must send these texts to the conference organizers no later than June 15, 2014. 

The best papers, taking into account their degree of creativity, innovation and contribution to the debate, will be considered for publication in scientific journals, regardless of the theme. 

Financial support 

Conference participants are responsible for their own expenses. Some financial assistance may be available to assist those who might be otherwise unable to attend the conference. Priority will be given to students, doctoral candidates, IDPs and refugees,  as well as participants from the Global South. Financial assistance will generally only be available to individuals presenting at the conference. Details of this assistance will be posted on the IASFM website in November 2013. Further details about the conference and the online submission form can be found on the IASFM conference website:http://www.iasfmconference.org. Requests for further information can be made to the following email address: be.sanchez20@uniandes.edu.co ormmillard@yorku.ca.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network

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ETHICS IN MINING SYMPOSIUM
CIM 2014 Convention 

May 11-14, 2014  |  Vancouver, BC
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstract Requested Submission Date: November 28, 2013 (extended)
Abstracts submitted and accepted after this date will not be included in the preliminary program, but will be considered for inclusion in the final program as space permits until March 15. 

Authors Notified of Acceptance: December 20, 2013  
Final Paper Submission Deadline: April 1, 2014 
Registration: A preferential registration fee for the Ethics in Mining Symposium has been set at $200.00

This is a call for abstracts for the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN)
Ethics in Mining Symposium at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) 2014 Convention in Vancouver. Accepted abstracts will be scheduled for 20-minute presentations in one of 6 lively and informative sessions, and submitted papers will be considered for a potential CIM Journal Special Issue and other appropriate venues. 

Submission of papers and case studies that explore the ethical responsibilities of mining and the capacity of mining to contribute to sustainable development are invited. Relevant topics and themes include but are not restricted to: 
  • Mining, Ethics and the Challenge of Diverse Needs and Perspectives: Is it possible to have diverse objectives but shared values?
  • Building Equitable Partnerships: What constitutes an equitable partnership? What are the precipitating conditions, structural and process considerations, and outcomes that should be considered? This session will include topics such as:
    • Negotiated Agreements: Process, Objectives, Implementation and Outcomes: What are the key considerations in the process, objectives, implementation and outcomes of negotiated agreements?
    • Operationalizing Engagement: Key issues may include local employment, local procurement, capacity development and other education-related topics, building consensus among diverse partners.
    • Inclusive Impact Measurement and Reporting: Topics may include impact and social performance assessment, transparency, accountability, codes and standards, with a focus on how to foster inclusivity in these tools.
  • Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Host Communities: Topics may include human, cultural, and indigenous rights, poverty alleviation, alternative royalty regimes, and the principle of "Free, Prior and Informed Consent and its operationalization.
  • Where is the Market Value for Ethical Performance? Topics may include responsible investing, social and environmental risk, shareholder accountability, executive compensation tied to ethics, board involvement in ethical decision making, and competing views of fiduciary obligations.
  • Mining and Health: This session will include both community and environmental health. Community health topics may include identification of impacts of mining on community health, attempted interventions or mitigation strategies, and assessment of their effectiveness. Environmental health topics may include biodiversity, water, species at risk, ecosystem services, natural capital markets, and climate change. 
  • The Past, Present and Future: This session will focus on critical issues from the past that hold significant insights for present and future projects including past environmental/social performance, legacy projects, failed proposals, abandoned mines, and innovative approaches to ethical mining practices.
Submission Details 
  • In order to be included in the preliminary program, abstracts of a maximum of 200 words must be submitted online by
    November 28th, 2013
    (please note this is an extended deadline from previous October 31 deadline).
  • Authors will be notified of acceptance by December 20th, 2013.
  • Presenters must register on or before April 1st, 2014 in order to guarantee a place in the program schedule.
  • A preferential registration fee for the Ethics in Mining Symposium has been set at $200.00. This provides entry into all Ethics in Mining sessions, the CIM Plenary, the Expo!, all free networking events, all coffee breaks and 2 lunches, and the Tuesday evening SMS/Komatsu party. Entry to the Gala and all other ticketed events is not included.
  • Paper manuscripts or PowerPoint presentations must be submitted online before May 1st, 2014. PowerPoint presentations uploaded on the website will not be used for onsite presentation.
  • The format of the conference allows for a 20 minutes presentation and a 5 minutes question and answer period.
  • Further details, including the online abstract submission portal, are available on the CIM website.
For more information please contact Angelique Slade Shantz atasladeshantz@cbern.ca.
 

Call for Abstracts: CBERN PhD Winter Research Meeting 2014

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Friday, March 21 - Sunday, March 24, 2014

York University, Toronto, ON

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Abstract Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 10, 2013

Results Announced: Thursday, November 14, 2013  

Paper Submission Deadline: Monday, February 24, 2014 

This is a call for abstracts for the 5th Annual Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN) PhD Winter Research Meeting in Toronto from

Friday, March 21 - Sunday, March 23, 2014.

The PhD Winter Research Meeting will bring members of the PhD Cluster working in different disciplines together at York University, along with faculty and non-faculty discussants, to develop works-in-progress. CBERN aims to promote knowledge-sharing and partnerships within the field of business ethics and across private, governmental, voluntary and academic sectors. An important aim of CBERN is to support the next generation of researchers and practitioner-scholars from across Canada. This annual meeting features professional development workshops, networking, and opportunities for research development post event. Accommodations will be provided at the Executive Learning Centre Hotel at the Schulich School of Business, York University.

Eligibility

Participants must be registered in a PhD program at a Canadian institution, and working on a dissertation or substantial research project in business ethics, broadly defined*.

Membership in the Cluster is free, and requires only that students join the Network. If you are not yet a member, please join here.

Workshop Format

All participants will present and discuss a work-in-progress, which could include a paper they intend to send for publication, a paper they are preparing for a conference, or a chapter of their PhD dissertation.

Papers will be made available to all participants for comment and pre-event discussion three weeks before the workshop, in a secure area on the CBERN website.

During the weekend meeting, each paper will be discussed during a one-hour session. This will include a 10 minute review of the paper, followed by a 40 minute critical discussion aimed at exploring and developing this work from different disciplinary and cross-sector perspectives, leading off with responses from senior faculty and professionals working in sectors relevant to the topic. To focus time on discussion, presenters are encouraged to limit PowerPoint presentations (if used) to 5 slides.

 

Each discussion session will involve at least one faculty and one government, industry or NGO advisor. Advisors will review papers in advance and provide critical feedback to the students at the workshop. In past meetings, we have involved up to 12 faculty and over 20 non-faculty advisors in this meeting, providing a valuable range of expertise in discussing and developing PhD research questions and projects.

  

Submission Details
  • Abstracts from PhDs at all stages of the degree process are welcomed.
  • The deadline for submitting an abstract is Sunday, November 10, 2013.
  • Abstracts should be no more than 400 words.
  • Please include author, title, overview of argument or approach to the research problem, and potential contribution to theory and practice.
  • You will also need to provide the following information with your abstract. This information will be used for a CBERN application to the SSHRC Connection grant program (see submission form for details):
    • Information from your academic CV
    • A shortened version of your abstract (150 words)
    • A paragraph explaining how you will contribute value to the meeting through your presentation and participation in this cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral program.  
  • The deadline for submitting a complete paper is Monday, February 24, 2014. 
  • Complete papers should be no more than 20 pages double-spaced.

We aim to include as many participants as possible. However, space will be limited to 14-16 participants. Those accepted to present at the Winter Research Meeting will be contacted by Thursday, November 14, 2013, and asked to submit a full paper, at which time you must confirm your registration for the meeting.

 

Registration is a condition for travel subsidization, meals and accommodations during the event.   Confirming registration for the meeting includes agreeing to substantial participation in online discussion of the papers to be presented (your own and those of other students) in advance of the event.

 

Please submit your abstract online at:

www.cbern.ca/research/clusters/phd_cluster/winter2014/abstracts/   

 
Reimbursement

CBERN will reimburse the cost of travel based on a rate card indexed to the most economical fares to Toronto by region, and will arrange and pay for all meals and accommodations during the workshop.

 

Please note that adherence to the submission guidelines is a condition of eligibility for reimbursement from CBERN. This includes submitting your completed paper to the PhD Research Meeting workspace by the deadline of Monday, February 24, 2014, and online discussion in advance of the event.

 

To confirm your eligibility for reimbursement and for complete travel reimbursement policies, please contact Judy Patla, Project Coordinator: info@cbern.ca.

 

Knowledge Mobilization & Networking

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) will host a series of followup webinars featuring selected papers. This unique opportunity will facilitate discussion of works in progress by participants with the CBSR membership and wider community online. Information about the 2013 Research Directions Webinar series is available here: www.cbern.ca/researchdirections  

 

Canadian Centre for Ethics & Corporate Policy (ethicscentre.ca) will help to identify advisors in the public, non-profit and private sectors for PhD works-in-progress.

 

*Research in Business Ethics

CBERN's mandate is to support and raise the profile of Canadian multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research in business and economic ethics, broadly defined. This includes, but is not limited to, research in business (management, leadership, finance, governance, public administration, entrepreneurship, consumer behaviour), economics, law, philosophy, geography, environmental studies, political science, sociology, religious studies, history, and organizational psychology. Some broad themes include corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing, stakeholder engagement, accountability, corporate governance, community economic development, meaningful work and sustainability.

 

For more information, please contact Hilary Martin, PhD Program Coordinator hmartin@cbern.ca.  

   

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Call for Expressions of Interest The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise: A country-by-country analysis of responsible business and social entrepreneurship

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Background
Sustainable enterprise – including social responsibility, environmental management,
corporate citizenship, business ethics, social enterprise and green entrepreneurship – has, over the past decade, moved from the fringes to the mainstream. Sustainable enterprise has also evolved from being a largely Western, developed country phenomenon to being a diverse, ‘glocal’ practice, with rapid take-up and many exciting innovations coming from developing countries and economies in transition.Building on the foundation that was laid by The World Guide to CSR (2010), this new edited collection will bring together powerful summaries of the best academic research and practical
cases on sustainable enterprise from countries around the world. However, unlike The World Guide to CSR, the emphasis of the new volume will be on sustainable business and social entrepreneurship, rather than traditional corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
philanthropic approaches. There will also be a stronger focus on case studies.

Structure
The book will select up to 100 country chapters (2,000 words each) and also have chapters for
8 regions (4,000 words each), including:
• Central, Eastern & Southern Asia
• Eastern & Southern Europe
• Northern & Central America & Caribbean
• Northern & Western Europe
• Northern Africa & Western Asia (Middle East)
• Oceania & South-Eastern Asia
• South America
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Each chapter of the book will include the following sections:

Section Description Word count
(region)
Word count
(country)
Regional or national context Introductory facts to provide an
overview
500 250
Priority issues Data on economic, social and
environmental challenges
500 250
State and trends Research on sustainable
enterprise in the region/country
750 250
Policies Relevant regional or national
legislation and voluntary codes
750 250
Case studies or projects Up to five best practice cases
(national) or projects (regional)
1,000 750
Further resources Up to five business associations
active in sustainable enterprise
300 150
References Up to five recommended reports
or articles
200 100

The full timetable is as follows:
• Autumn 2013 – Submission of expressions of interest (by 31 October 2013)
• Winter 2013 – Selection of contributors (by 15 December 2013)
• Spring 2014 – Submission of first draft chapters (by 31 April 2014)
• Summer 2014 – Editors comments and requested revisions (by 31 August 2014)
• Autumn 2014 – Submission of revised chapters (by 31 October 2014)
• Winter 2014 – Finalisation of manuscript (by 15 December 2014)
• Spring 2015 – Publication and launch of book (by 31 April 2015)

Next Steps
If you believe that you are well placed to write a 4,000 word regional chapter or a 2,000 word country chapter, please send a short motivation statement (max. 250 words), one sample of your writing (chapter or article) and a CV (including a list of publications) to:
waynevisser1@gmail.com.

Inclusion Day Conference

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Inclusion Day Conference 
  EVERY_BODY: Rethinking the Bodies that Belong 
January 23, 2014, York University - Keele Campus

York University’s Centre for Human Rights is hosting its 5th annual Inclusion Day Conference. This one-day conference will include sessions where participants will have the opportunity to explore the concepts of inclusion and belonging through a human rights lens. 

Keynote speakers, session presenters and workshop facilitators will have the opportunity to engage attendees in critically analyzing notions of space and the bodies that are/are not included. We are inviting submissions that focus on human rights related areas, including but not limited to: 

·        Indigenous knowledge 
·        Intersectional identities 
·        Race and racialization 
·        Gender expression/expectations/performance 
·        (dis)Abilities		 ·        Religion/Spirituality 
·        Knowledge production and pedagogy 
·        Athletics as a culture 
·        Politics of Space 
·        Sexual orientation

 

Presenters may submit proposals for a 60 minute session in one of the following formats:  

·        Roundtable discussion 
·        Do-it-Yourself  (DIY) workshop 
·        Individual or panel presentation 
·        Interactive workshop 
·        Dialogue process 
·        Artistic/Creative presentation & discussion 

Proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday, November 29, 2013, either by: 
online submission: http://www.yorku.ca/rights/forms/view.php?id=24 or email submission to: jtcheng@yorku.ca or jglean@yorku.ca  as a .doc or .pdf 

For more information or to request the proposal in an alternate format contact: 

Josephine Tcheng (jtcheng@yorku.ca) Advisor, Education & Communications, Centre for Human Rights | S327 Ross Building | York University | T: 416-736-5682 | TTY: 416-650-8023www.yorku.ca/rights 

 

Please see file below for registration. 

Call for Proposals 2014

Call for Papers: Environmental Conservation Themed Issue on Tradable Rights in Conservation

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Call for Papers

Environmental Conservation Themed Issue on

Tradable Rights in Conservation

Market-based mechanisms such as biodiversity credits, offsets, tradable harvest quotas and environmental water traders, are increasingly being applied in conservation policy. Designing, implementing and evaluating such markets requires insights from across a range of disciplines, such as ecology, geography, economics and the social sciences. There is a clear need for interdisciplinary research to support such markets, but most of the academic literature remains within disciplinary boundaries. There are also opportunities to share insights between domains, such as between terrestrial biodiversity offset schemes and tradable fishery quotas.

The aim of this thematic issue is to provide a forum for papers which can inform the design of conservation trading policy mechanisms. The focus is on markets in which conservation-related rights (e.g. harvest quotas, biodiversity offsets, etc., but not carbon, pollution, etc.) are traded among different users, rather than purchased by a single buyer (as is the case in most “payment for ecosystem service”-type schemes). Papers drawing lessons from past and present schemes which are relevant to other issues and regions are of particular interest, as are papers which cross disciplinary boundaries.

Potential topics include, but are certainly not limited to:

  • What evidence is there on the effectiveness of offset schemes – do they conserve biodiversity or simply streamline development?
  • How can equivalence be established in offset schemes? How to deal with time lags, uncertainty and spatial interdependencies? How is the baseline, above which offsets are awarded, determined?
  • How can multiple species be incorporated? What are the pros and cons of broad vs narrow coverage?
  • How can conservation requirements be addressed in existing markets? For example, how effective are ‘environmental water’ traders within irrigation water markets?
  • How can harvest quota markets work across jurisdictional boundaries? Can other environmental impacts be incorporated?
  • What evidence is there of the applicability of tradable quotas beyond fisheries?
  • How do resource users view tradable rights? What proves necessary to secure the support of users? What are the similarities, and differences, between users of different resources?
  • How can conservation markets incorporate new scientific information or social preferences, and respond to environmental disturbances?

Priority for the special issue will be given to empirical papers, but theoretical work will also be considered. Environmental Conservation always welcomes the submission of novel and rigorous science relevant to environmental policy issues, so any submissions which do not fit within the special issue will (with the authors’ permission) be considered for publication in a regular issue.

Managing Editor: Andrew Reeson, CSIRO, Australia (Andrew.Reeson@csiro.au )

 

Submission Guidelines

Only original and unpublished high-quality papers are considered and manuscripts must be in English. Instructions for Authors can be found at http://tiny.cc/iv6kg and papers must be submitted via the journal web submission route (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/envcon). You must provide a cover letter to indicate that the submission is for the “Tradable Rights in Conservation” theme. If this is not supplied, the submission is late, or if too many/insufficient papers are accepted for a particular theme, they may be published by the journal as regular submissions. All papers will be submitted to a rigorous peer-review process and the fact that they submitted to a themed issue (solicited or not) does not guarantee acceptance.

 

Important Dates

Manuscript submission deadline: 31st January 2014, Publication of themed issue: Late 2014 (TBC)

Graduate funding opportunities for research in the North!

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Northern Scientific Training Program

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Northern Scientific Training Program’s (NSTP) partnership with Canadian universities, encouraging the next generation of northern research specialists and scientists. The NSTP is administered by the Canadian Polar Commission as part of its mandate to foster science and technology in the Canadian North. The Program's aim is to promote interest in northern studies, and provide opportunities for advanced and graduate students to obtain experience and professional training in the North.

Additional Information

Call for Papers: Polar Geography and Cryosphere

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The Polar Geography and Cryosphere Specialty Groups of the Association of
American Geographers call for papers for the 2014 Annual Meeting of the AAG
under the following areas:


Polar Geography Sessions:

Sustainable Development in the Arctic

Issues pertaining to sustainable Arctic environments, cultures and 
economies amid climate change and globalization

Urbanization and Transportation in the Arctic

Examinations of development trends in and between Arctic communities

Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic Communities and the Environment

Observed and anticipated impacts of a warming climate on natural and
human systems
in high latitude regions

Northern Resource Geographies and Extractive Industries

Exploring the past, present and future of resource extraction in the Arctic
and sub-Arctic regions and its role in local and global economies

Polar Geopolitics

Recent developments in the political landscape and governance of polar
regions

Send abstract and PIN to *stephenson@ucla.edu*

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Cryosphere Sessions:

Advances in Cryosphere Research

Recent developments in remote sensing and modeling methodologies for any
aspect of the cryosphere

High Latitude Environments in a Changing Climate

Impacts of climate change on high latitude hydrologic, atmospheric, and
terrestrial systems, including polar ice sheets

Mountain Ice and Snow

Glacier environmental change and impacts on water resources

Send abstract and PIN to *venachu@ucla.edu*

Other sessions will be considered if there are sufficient submissions. Graduate students and young scholars are encouraged to apply.

Please contact the organizers if you have any questions. If you wish to be included in one of these sessions, please register on the AAG website http://www.aag.org/, and then submit your abstract and PIN to Scott Stephenson (*stephenson@ucla.edu*) or Vena Chu (*venachu@ucla.edu*) The deadline for submitting abstracts with a discounted registration fee is October 23, 2013. An extended deadline will be available through December 3.


Poster Session: R.S. Tarr Award for Student Research

The Polar Geography and Cryosphere Specialty Groups are pleased to sponsor
the annual R.S. Tarr Award for student research on any aspect of
cryospheric science.
The R.S. Tarr award is given to the undergraduate or graduate student
presenting the illustrated paper judged best in the special R.S. Tarr
Illustrated
Paper Session held during the 2014 Annual Meeting. The recipient of the
R.S. Tarr award will receive a cash prize.

The illustrated paper must be completed and presented by the student;
however, the paper can be coauthored by the student's advisor. Illustrated
papers will be judged on their originality and contribution to cryospheric
 science.

This competition is in honor of Ralph Stockman Tarr who was an accomplished
glacial geologist and geographer. He studied under W.M. Davis at Harvard.
While teaching at Cornell he led numerous scientific expeditions to
Greenland and Alaska.

To participate in the R.S. Tarr session please submit your abstract
for an illustrated
paper through www.aag.org and send your PIN to venachu@ucla.edu.

 

Call for Submissions: TLN “Mundo Canuck” Student Essay Prize

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Call for Submissions: TLN "Mundo Canuck" Essay Prize 

CERLAC invites submissions from eligible undergraduate students of York University to the annual Telelatino Network "Mundo Canuck" Essay Prize competition.

The Telelatino Network "Mundo Canuck" Essay Prize is awarded annually to two York undergraduate students, to recognize exceptional writing on the experiences of Hispanic people in Canada. Two prizes are granted each year, one of $800 and the other of $450. The Prize was established in 2009 by a donation made to York University by Telelatino (TLN), a Canadian television channel that broadcasts programs of interest to the Hispanic and Italian communities.

THE ESSAYS:
Winning essays will provide critical reflection on the experiences of Hispanic people in Canada, highlighting their past, present and future contributions to Canadian society and/or addressing the challenges they have successfully overcome as members of a minority group in the Canadian context. Essays may be based on work done for a course. Length: 2,000-2,500 words maximum. They may be written in Spanish or English, and will be judged by the following criteria: critical insight, originality, relevance, clarity of presentation, coherence of argument and persuasiveness.

ELIGIBILITY:
The essay’s author must be an undergraduate student registered in an academic degree program at York University (any Faculty or College, including Glendon). Eligible students must be Canadian citizens, Ontario residents and demonstrate financial need.

PROCEDURE:
For this year’s competition, submit an electronic copy of your essay to cerlac@yorku.ca no later than 28 June 2013. A panel of York University professors associated with CERLAC and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Program at York will act as judges for the contest. The winner will be announced in August 2013. Prize winning essays will be announced by TLN and by CERLAC and published on-line on their websites. The winners will also be announced on TLN (which may also interview and profile each winner).

Submit to: cerlac@yorku.ca 
Deadline for submissions: 28 June 2013

More information: contact CERLAC at 416.736.5237 or cerlac@yorku.ca

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