IASFM12

The 12th meeting of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) will be held 28 June to 2 July 2009 at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. A draft programme is available on the conference web site. Paper titles and abstracts can also be browsed.

Last year, Forced Migration Online produced podcasts of the plenary sessions for IASFM11. Hopefully, web technologies of one kind or another will also be employed during this year's meeting, to enable those who cannot participate to still partake of the discussions.

Speaking of web technologies, a report on the Refugee Research Network is due to be presented at IASFM12. This network was "created to mobilize and sustain a Canadian and international network of researchers and research centres committed to the study of refugee and forced migration issues and to engaging policy makers and practitioners in finding solutions to the plight of refugees and displaced persons." To that end, the RRN web site will offer a series of tools to promote greater interaction and communication among forced migration researchers. These include blogs, discussion lists, and collaborative software, among other things. You can read more about the web site's plans and what the network hopes to accomplish.

It's an ambitious endeavor. It will be interesting to see how it all unfolds.

Tagged Events & Opportunities and Web Sites/Tools.