The conference will take place on the downtown campus of Concordia University in the heart of multilingual, multiethnic Montreal, in the midst of a multitude of cafes, bookstores, restaurants, boutiques, museums, art galleries, B&Bs, and hotels. Concordia is also not far removed Montreal's three other universities: McGill, Montreal, and UQAM (University of Quebec in Montreal). It is also walking distance or a short metro or bus ride to the Old City, the well-restored centre of Canada second oldest cities and one of the oldest urban centers in North America.

Sessions begins on Friday, June 29th with the opening reception the evening of June 28th.

Paper and session proposals on different themes and perspectives are most welcome.  We welcome your online submissions!  All submissions should be approximately 250 words.  In addition, you submission should contain your affiliation and contact information.  Please specify if you are a graduate student.

All submissions should be sent to:  morris.altman@vuw.ac.nz. The subject line should read ASE Montreal Conf 2010 sub (surname of submitter) i.e.:  ASE Montreal Conf 2010 Sub (Altman).

The deadline for submissions if February 1, 2010.  You will notified by February 28, 2010, whether or not your submission has been accepted for presentations.

All sessions will take place at Concordia University, downtown campus.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Graduate Program in International Affairs
The New School

Prior to coming to the New School, she was a Research Fellow at Harvard
University's Kennedy School of Government.
From 1995 to 2004, she was director of the UNDP Human Development Reports.
Founder and Editor of the Journal of Human Development
On the editorial board of Feminist Economics.

Professor Pierre Fortin
Department of Economics

Université de Québec a Montréal (UQAM) His research interests include wage and price dynamics, economic fluctuations and growth, adolescent behaviour, taxation, fiscal and monetary policies, social policy and population economics. He is now particularly interested in Identity, Social Interactions and Well-Being.

In 1995 he was recently selected by the Quebec Association of Business Economists as "the most influential Quebec economist of the last decade".
He is a past President of the Canadian Economics Association.

 

Alternative Knowledge and the Social Economy
Symposium and Exhibition
January 29-30, 2010

Celebrating alternative and creative ways of understanding the Social Economy, and giving voice to stories that cannot otherwise be heard through traditional academic channels.

FEATURING:

• Interactive workshops
• Keynote speakers
• Live Theatre
• Film Screening (locally sourced refreshments provided!)
• Art exhibition

 
LOCATION:
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Students with interests in social justice, environmental issues, and NGOs
• Artists and community groups working for a social purpose
• Anyone who wants to learn about alternative knowledge sharing and creation

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