Things to do in October...

Refugee Law Course, Sanremo, 2-6 November 2010 [info]
- Apply by 1 October 2010.

Sixty-first session of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (EXCOM), Geneva, 4-8 October 2010 [info]
- See the Note on International Protection and the elements of the High Commissioner's opening address.

World Social Forum on Migration, Quito, 8-12 October 2010 [info]
- Register by 15 September for the reduced rate and by 8 October at the latest.

Panel Discussion on "Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication and Proposals for Reform," York University, Toronto, 14 October 2010 [info]
- Presentation by Philip G. Schrag and Jaya Ramji-Nogales, with commentary by Sean Rehaag.

CFP: Middle East Research Competition [info]
- Deadline for receipt of final proposals is 15 October 2010.

CFP: British Sociological Association Annual Conference, London School of Economics, 6-8 April 2011 [info]
- The Sociology of Rights/Human Rights section of the 'Law Crime and Rights Stream' at the BSA Annual Conference will be running special sessions on the following three sub-themes: Sociology of Rights and Human Rights; Analysing Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; and 60 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention: Sociological Perspectives on Rights and International Solidarity Obligations. Deadline for abstract submissions is 15 October 2010.

Call for contributions to the research project: "Responding to Conflict-Induced Displacement in Protracted Refugee Situations: Pathways to Enhancing Transatlantic Cooperation" - Iraq case-study [info]
- EU-funded project, with draft papers due mid-October 2010.

Researching Country of Origin Information, Blended Learning Course, 15 November-10 December 2010, Vienna (face-to-face meeting 16 Dec.) [info] [registration]
- Register by 22 October 2010.

Launch of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) Observatory on Migration, Brussels, 25-27 October 2010 [info]
- Includes panel discussion, country overviews, and discussions around various research themes including forced migration and migration and climate change.

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