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International Consortium for Social Development
Call for
Proposals For Hosting the 2013 International Symposium
Proposals
due June 1, 2010
The
International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) is
receiving proposals from organizations interested in hosting the
18th Biennial International Symposium to be held in
2013. Proposals will be considered at the ICSD Executive
Council and Board meetings in fall 2010.
ICSD’s
previous Biennial Symposia have been held in regions throughout
the world. The countries that have hosted the Symposia include
Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, Finland, Great Britain, Hong
Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Turkey, and the United States. The 17th Biennial
Symposium will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in January 2011.
Proposals for the 2013 Biennial Symposium will be welcomed from
any part of the world. Organizations wishing to submit
proposals should be guided by the following information:
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The host
and sponsor of the Symposium can be any type of organization
concerned with social development (such as a university,
social agency, or NGO).
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The
Biennial Symposium normally lasts 4.5 days and it is usually
held in July/August or January.
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The
Symposium is planned by two Co-Chairs who work closely
together. The ICSD Executive Council appoints one Co-Chair
and the other is selected by the host organization. These
Co-Chairs are assisted by two committees: the Symposium
Organizing Committee which includes representatives
appointed by the ICSD from throughout the world, and the
Local Organizing Committee which is appointed by the host
organization.
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The
Symposium, which always focuses on social development,
includes presentations by experts in this area as well as
papers selected from among the proposals that are
submitted. The Co-Chairs develop a theme for the Symposium
and issue a “Call for Proposals” that addresses this
theme. Proposals are welcome from people throughout the
world, and individuals from the host country are especially
encouraged to submit proposals.
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Efforts are
made to keep the cost of attending the Symposium as low as
possible in order to enable people from less-developed parts
of the world to participate. Outside sponsors are sought to
contribute to the support of the Symposium. ICSD does not
seek to make a profit on symposia. Extra revenue produced
by a symposium is set aside for scholarship funds for people
from less-developed countries at the next biennial
symposium.
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During the
Symposium, a scholarship breakfast is held and participants
contribute to a scholarship for students in social
development in the host country.
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The person
selected to get the Dan Sanders Peace and Social Justice
lecture will receive a $400.00 honoraria. Honoraria are not
given to other speakers, although expenses might be paid in
some cases.
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The Local
Organizing Committee is usually allocated advance planning
money of $1,000-$2,000.
Proposals
from interested organizations should include the following
components:
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Information
on the organization wishing to host the Symposium should be
provided. This should describe the structure of the
organization, its auspices, and the organization’s
involvement with social development. There should be
assurances that the organization has sufficient resources
and experience to host the conference. The proposal must
include an official letter of invitation from the proposed
host organization.
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There
should be a description of local sponsors and the financial
support that they might contribute. This financial support
can be in cash or in kind. For example, support can take
the form of sponsorship of dinners, registration and/or
housing scholarships for participants from developing
countries, subsidized housing for all participants, the
provision of bus transportation and/or box lunches for field
visits, or other type of assistance that will help offset
the cost of implementing the symposium.
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A
description of proposed conference facilities should be
included, along with assurances that these facilities will
be adequate to meet the needs of the symposium and will be
available. When possible, the symposium should be held at a
hotel where the conference sessions and accommodations are
at one venue.
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There
should be assurances of inexpensive hotels, dormitory or
other living accommodations at or near the proposed
Symposium site. It is important that accommodations be
affordable for members from less-developed countries.
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The food
services that will be available to participants should be
described. There should also be a description of medical
resources that are available either onsite or near the
Symposium.
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Evidence of
convenient and reasonable transportation for participants
from various parts of the world should be provided.
Airlines often provide discount prices for group travel of
conference attendees.
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There
should be a discussion of security and human rights
considerations in the host country.
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The local
social development organizations that might be visited as
field sites during the Symposium should be identified.
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There
should be a description of the proposed host organization’s
previous experience in hosting and managing conferences and
symposia. This should include a discussion of special
supports and/or needs that the organization anticipates in
planning and hosting the Symposium.
Proposals
for the 2013 Symposium should be submitted to:
Barbara W.
Shank, Ph.D.,
President of
ICSD
School of Social Work
University of St. Thomas
SCB 201, 2115
Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN
55105
Email:
bwshank@stthomas.edu
Phone:
651-962-5801; fax: 651-962-5819
More
information on ICSD symposia can be found on the Symposium page
of this site.
symposium.htm
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