General Skill Development
This section provides information on various seminars that may be of interest to postgrad students. Please check it regularly for updates
Arts Postgraduate Survival Seminars
The Divsion of Arts runs a series of postgraduate survival seminars for arts research students over the course of the year. Please contact Georgina Wright, the admin officer for the Devision of Arts (Research) on 93602319 or via email G.Wright@murdoch.edu.au for further information and details.
Philosophy Cafe 2006
The Philosophy Cafe is held on a regular basis at the Biscuit Factory, Suite 5, 330 South Terrace, South Fremantle WA. The topics vary greatly with a new discussion area each meeting. Please join in for some interesting philosophical exchange. Coffee and tea provided with a Gold coin donation to cover venue cost appreciated. Visit their website at
Sociology - TASA CONFERENCE 2006 Perth 4-7 Dec
Sociology for a Mobile World
This year's national Sociological Association conference will be held in
Perth for the first time in 14 years. We hope to have a range of local,
national and international participants, and staff from other
disciplines and postgraduates are most welcome. The conference will be
held at UWA, and co-hosted by Murdoch and UWA. There is still time to
submit abstracts for papers for the full and working papers sections,
though the proceedings section is now shut. Please see the conference
website for abstract submission details (abstracts must be submitted via
the website).
Conference Streams
Please visit the conference website www.tasa.org.au
<http://www.tasa.org.au/> for more information.
Gender, sexuality, family and youth
Health and ageing
Urban and rural sociology
Law, politics, crime and deviance
Education, work, stratification and class
Indigenous issues, race, ethnicity and migration
Theory and methodology
Leisure, tourism, sport and everyday life
Culture, media and communication
Open section
Key Events
Health Day
* Monday 4 Dec
Postgraduate Workshop
* Monday 4 Dec 10.30am - 4.30pm
Methodology half-day (NEW!)
* Thursday 7 Dec 1pm-5pm
Opening Reception
* Monday 4 Dec 6.00 - 7.30pm
Women's Breakfast
Tuesday 5 Dec 7.30 - 8.30am
Lecture/Cocktail Reception
Tuesday 5 Dec 5.30 - 7.30pm (at Murdoch)
Conference Dinner
Wednesday 6 Dec 7.30pm
Paper Deadlines
Full Paper (Refereed):
3000 words, 200 word abstract
Full paper to be submitted by 31 July 2006
Full Paper (General):
Abstract to be submitted by 1 September 2006
Work in Progress Paper:
Abstract to be submitted by 1 September 2006
Keynote Addresses
* Professor Stephen Castles, University of Oxford
* Dr Susan Maushart, Sociologist, columnist for the Weekend
Australian and bestselling author
* Professor David Silverman, Goldsmiths College , University of
London , UK (Methodology half-day)
* Professor Bryan Turner, National University of Singapore
Conference Registration
Early Bird registrations close 15th October, 2006
REGISTER on line at
http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/activities_and_programs/programs_2006/TASA_2006
<http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/activities_and_programs/programs_2006/TASA_20
06>
Registrations close 12 November, 2006
~ ASA, BSA, SAANZ & SAI Reciprocal Conference Arrangements. Members of
these associations can register for the TASA Conference at TASA member
rates.
~ Join TASA now and receive a $100 discount on full Conference
registration!
~ The Registration Fee for full-time registrants includes:
* Welcome Drinks on Monday
* Daily catering Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
* Cocktail Reception on Tuesday
* Women's Breakfast
* Conference Dinner
* CD-ROM of TASA 2006 Refereed Conference Proceedings
* Conference Handbook
~ Day registration includes:
Lunch and refreshments for that day but not other social functions .
Tickets to these functions may be purchased separately.
Go to the following link for full registration and other details:
www.tasa.org.au/conference/conf_registration.php
Conference Organising Committee
* Dr Val Colic-Peisker, Murdoch University (co-convenor)
* Dr Farida Tilbury, Murdoch University (co-convenor, Methodology
Day coordinator)
* Dr Bev McNamara, UWA (co-convenor, Health Day coordinator)
* A/Prof Loretta Baldassar, UWA
* Dr Raelene Wilding, UWA
Conference Secretariat
For registration, accommodation and general enquiries please contact:
Institute of Advanced Studies
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway ,
CRAWLEY WA 6009, Australia
t: +61 8 6488 1340
f: +61 8 6488 1711
e: iasuwa@admin.uwa.edu.au www.ias.uwa.edu.au
For all TASA Conference Information go to TASAweb homepage and click on
the Conference link.
Following the TASA conference, UWA will be celebrating the 50th
anniversary of Anthropology at UWA with a Symposium,
Anthropology in the West: 1956 - 2006
8 & 9 December, 2006
Please check http://www.anthropology.arts.uwa.edu.au/50th for more
information
www.philosophywa.com to access background Reading for Cafe and to find out more about the events and when the next philosophy cafe will be held.
Contact Us:
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