4.0173 Conference Announcements (2/74)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 13 Jun 90 17:53:22 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0173. Wednesday, 13 Jun 1990.
(1) Date: Fri, 08 Jun 90 14:42:49 EDT (53 lines)
From: John McRae <JRM@CORNELLA>
Subject: Conference announcement
(2) Date: 13 Jun 90 9:54 -0600 (21 lines)
From: Hedy McGarrell <alfmcgarrell@brocku.ca>
Subject: FREINET CONFERENCE
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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 90 14:42:49 EDT
From: John McRae <JRM@CORNELLA>
Subject: Conference announcement
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
"Buddhism in the Modern World"
FKS International Buddhist Conference
December 25-29, 1990
Fo Kuang Shan
Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
The North American coordinators for the FKS International Buddhist
Conference, to be held December 25-29, 1990 at Fo Kuang Shan,
Kao-hsiung, Taiwan, on the subject of "Buddhism in the Modern World,"
are issuing a call for paper proposals. Topics may involve any aspect,
country, or tradition of contemporary Buddhism (i.e., doctrine, recent
history, social issues; Thailand, CHINA, UNITED STATES, ETC.; THERAVADA,
MAHAYANA, VAJRAYANA) BUT SHOULD REPRESENT original research.
Papers will be selected on the basis of originality and significance;
graduate students, independent scholars, and junior and senior faculty
are encouraged to apply. Please send a statement of intent and a brief
description of the proposed paper as soon as possible; an information
packet including a description of paper format, reply form, and personal
data form will be provided. Abstracts of 500-1000 words are due
September 10, 1990, and initial paper drafts by November 1; requests for
extensions of these deadlines will be considered on an individual basis.
This is the third in a series of major conferences sponsored by Fo Kuang
Shan, THE EARLIER TWO BEING ON SUTRIC AND TANTRIC BUDDHISM (DECEMBER
1986) AND THE PLATFORM SUTRA AND CH'AN BUDDHISM (JANUARY 1988). IN
ADDITION, THE 1990 conference will be followed by a FKS Buddhist Youth
Conference on "The Modernization of Buddhism," January 1-5, 1991, which
participants will be invited to attend.
All participants will be responsible for their travelling expenses to Fo
Kuang Shan and back, but the Fo Kuang Shan Cultural and Educational
Foundation will be responsible for food, lodging, and local sightseeing
during the conference. All papers recommended by the Program Committee
and presented in the conference will be rewarded $700.00. After panel
discussion and any necessary revisions by the author (to be done within
one month after the conference) all papers will be collected and
published by the Fo Kuang Shan Cultural and Educational Foundation.
Send paper proposals, abstracts, and any requests for further
information to:
John R. McRae, Asst. Professor (607) 255-1328
Department of Asian Studies, RF 389 BITNET: JRM@CORNELLA
Cornell University
ITHACA, NY 14853-2502
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Date: 13 Jun 90 9:54 -0600
From: Hedy McGarrell <alfmcgarrell@brocku.ca>
Subject: FREINET CONFERENCE
One of my colleagues asked me to submit the following announcement:
FREINET PEDAGOGY/COOPERATIVE LEARNING CONFERENCE
Plenary sessions and workshops on the Celestin Freinet approach to
cooperative learning, with attention to Language Arts, Arithmetic,
Social Studies, and Community Projects. Sessions by presenters from
Canada, the USA and France.
October 11-13, 1990, at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario,
CANADA, L2S 3A1
Full schedule and registration details by return post or fax from John
Sivell, Department of Applied Language Studies (416-688-5550 x3374; Fax
416-682-9020), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada,
L2S 3A1 (or use e-mail ALFMCGARRELL@BrockU.CA)