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International Consortium for Social Development
Call for
Proposals For Hosting the 2011 International Symposium
Proposals due October 15, 2008
The
International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) is
receiving proposals from organizations interested in hosting the
17th Biennial International Symposium to be held in
summer 2011. Proposals will be considered at the ICSD Executive
Council and Board meetings in fall 2008.
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, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey,
and the United States. The 16th Biennial Symposium
will be held in Monterrey, Mexico in July 2009. Proposals for
the 2011 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).
·
The Biennial Symposium normally lasts 4.5 days and
it is usually held in July or August.
·
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.
·
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.
·
During the Symposium, a scholarship breakfast is
held and participants contribute to a scholarship for students
in social development in the host country.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
There should be a discussion of security and human
rights considerations in the host country.
·
The local social development organizations that
might be visited as field sites during the Symposium should be
identified.
·
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 2011 Symposium should be submitted to:
Frank B. Raymond III, Ph.D.,
President of ICSD
College of Social Work
University of South Carolina,
Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
Email: frank.raymond@sc.edu
Phone: 803-788-4746; fax: 803-777-3498
More information
on ICSD symposia can be found on the Symposium page of this
site. symposium.htm
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