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Community Newsletter November 2008 - Journal News

** International Journal of the Humanities **
Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 6 of the Humanities Journal.

Authors will be notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you are asked to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all referees. If your paper is accepted for publication and your registration payment has been confirmed, the authors will receive a publishing agreement. Once the authors have accepted the publishing agreement, the final paper may be uploaded. Once final papers are received, they will be typeset and authors will be sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy. If you have received your PDF proof for approval, please check your PDF by the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is.

** Humanities Journal Subscription **
All officially registered Humanities Conference participants have a complimentary one-year subscription to the International Journal of the Humanities. This subscription is valid for one year following the end date of the Conference. To access the subscription, see:
http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/subscriptions.html .

** Would you like to be an Associate Editor? **
All referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal to which they have contributed (the particular papers they refereed will not be identified). If you would like to referee papers, please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume along with any research interests. If we have any appropriate papers, we will contact you.

Community Newsletter November 2008 - Conference News

The Seventh International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
2-5 June 2009, Beijing, China
http://www.HumanitiesConference.com

** Plenary Speakers **
http://h09.cg-conference.com/main-speakers
*Greg Clingham, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Humanities Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/proposal-types. To submit a proposal, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/proposal-entr y-intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/options-fees. To register for the 2009 Humanities Conference, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/registration.

** Creator Sites **
All officially registered Humanities Conference delegates may make their own Creator Website. Visit the CGPublisher Creator page at http://www.cgpublisher.com/ui/about/f or_creators.html.

** Create a YouTube Presentation **
Whether presenting at the Conference or virtually, we encourage all participants to present on the International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities YouTube Channel. These presentation recordings will be published to YouTube with a link to your Session Description on the Conference website, and (if your paper is accepted to the Journal), a link to the abstract of your paper on the Journal website. YouTube presentations may also be created for past presentations and published papers. For instructions on how to create and upload these presentations, visit the Conference website at http://h09.cg-conference.com/online-present ations.

Community Newsletter November 2008 - Community News

** Conferences **
The Second World Universities Forum
16-18 January 2009, Mumbai, India
http://www.universitiesforum.com

International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement:
New Departures for a Learning World of Quality and Equality
4-7 January 2009, Vancouver, Canada
http://www.icsei2009.org/

The Human and Humanities in Literature, Language, and Culture
Biennial Conference of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association
4-6 February 2009, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
http://aulla.com.au/AULLA09.html

Le Corbusier Conference
26 February to 1 March 2009, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, USA
http://architecture.spsu.edu/AnnualDean sSymposium/

&HPS2 Integrated History and Philosophy of Science
12-15 March 2009, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, USA
http://www.nd.edu/~andhps

Far West Popular Culture & American Culture Associations
13-15 March 2009, Palace Station Hotel, Las Vegas, USA
http://farwestpca.blogspot.com

Ninth Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern Studies
25-27 March, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
http://www.uamena.org/grad_conference.html

Life on the fringe? Ireland and Europe between 1800 and 1922
3-4 April 2009, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi ?ID=163990

British Association for American Studies Conference
16-19 April 2009, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
http://www.baas.ac.uk/administration/baas conf.asp

Virtual Reality International Conference - The Philosophy of Identity in the Virtual: Symposium 6
23 April 2009, Laval, France
http://www.laval-virtual.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=111

** Fellowships **
Center for Philosophy of Science
Postdoctoral Fellows Program http://www.pitt.edu/~pittc ntr/Joining/postdoc_fellows_program.htm

Community Newsletter October 2008 - Conference News

The Seventh International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
2-5 June 2009, Beijing, China
See: http://www.HumanitiesConference.com

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Humanities Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/proposal-types. To submit a proposal, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/proposal-entry-intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/options-fees. To register for the 2009 Humanities Conference, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/registration.

Community Newsletter October 2008 - Journal News

** International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 6 **
Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 6 of the Humanities Journal.

Authors will be notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you are asked to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

If your paper is accepted for publication and your registration payment has been confirmed, the authors will receive a publishing agreement. Once the authors have agreed to the publishing agreement the final paper may be uploaded.

Once final papers are received they will be typeset and authors will be sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy. If you have received your PDF proof for approval, please check your PDF proof by the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is.

** Humanities Journal Subscription **
All officially registered Humanities Conference participants have a complimentary one-year subscription to the International Journal of the Humanities. This subscription is valid for one year following the end date of the Conference. To access the subscription, see:
http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/subscriptions.html.

Community Newsletter October 2008 - Community News

Please send news items to garett.gietzen@commongroundpublishing.com

** Publications **
Wendy M. Sargent, "Civilizing Peace Building: Twenty-first Century Global Politics" (Ashgate Publishing, 2007)
See: http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=637&calcTitle=1&title_id=9636&edition_id=10339

** Conferences and Symposia **
The Second World Universities Forum
16-18 January 2009, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
See: http://www.universitiesforum.com

The Human and Humanities in Literature, Language, and Culture
Biennial conference of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association
4-6 February 2009, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
See: http://aulla.com.au/AULLA09.html

Le Corbusier Conference
26 February to 1 March 2009, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia, USA
See: http://architecture.spsu.edu/AnnualDeansSymposium/

Life on the fringe? Ireland and Europe between 1800 and 1922
3-4 April 2009, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
See: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=163990

British Association for American Studies Conference
16-19 April 2009, University of Nottingham, England, UK
See: http://www.baas.ac.uk/administration/baasconf.asp

** Grants **
Digital Media And Learning Competition 2008, Focus: Participatory Learning
Deadline: 15 October 2008
See: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=164001

Community Newsletter September 2008 - Journal News

** International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 6 **
Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 6 of the Humanities Journal. Submission guidelines may be found at http://h08.cgpublisher.com/publish.html.

Authors will be notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you are asked to referee please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

If your paper is accepted for publication and your registration payment has been confirmed, the authors will receive a publishing agreement. Once the authors have agreed to the publishing agreement the final paper can be uploaded.

Once final papers are received they will be typeset and authors will be sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy. If you have received your PDF proof for approval, please check your PDF proof by the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is.

** Humanities Journal Subscription **
All officially registered Humanities Conference participants have a complimentary one-year subscription to the International Journal of the Humanities. This subscription is valid for one year following the end date of the Conference. To access the subscription, see:
http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/subscriptions.html.

Community Newsletter September 2008 - Conference News

** 2009 Humanities Conference **
The Seventh International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
2-5 June 2009
Beijing, China
See:http://www.HumanitiesConference.com

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see:
http://h09.cg-conference.com/proposal-types. To submit a proposal, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/proposal-entry-intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present can register at any time. For registration options, see: http://h09.cg-conference.com/options-fees. To register for the 2008 Book Conference, see:
http://h09.cg-conference.com/registration.

Community Newsletter September 2008 - Community News

Please send news items to garett.gietzen@commongroundpublishing.com

** Conferences and Symposia **
The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society
30 January-1 February 2009, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
See: http://www.technology-conference.com

Subjectivity, Creativity and the Institution
10-11 February 2009, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
See: http://subjectivitycreativityandtheinstitution.com/

Annual Conference for The International Society for the Social Studies
26-27 February 2009, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
See: http://www.theisss.org/

Coming Home?: Conflict and Return Migration in Twentieth-century Europe
1-3 April 2009, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
See: http://www.soton.ac.uk/ml/research/cominghome.html

In Sickness & In Health: Government of the Self in the Clinic and the Community
15-17 April, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
See: http://www.isihconference.com/main.cfm?cid=1275

** Call for Book Reviewers **
Southwest Journal of Cultures
See: http://southwestjournalofcultures.blogspot.com/