Call for Papers: 14th National Conference on African Refugee and
Immigrants, 01/08
ECDC's 14th National Conference on African Refugee and Immigrants: The Optimism of
Generations
The coming year will mark Ethiopian Community Development Council's (ECDC) 25th
Anniversary of service on behalf of the African community here in the United States. This
year's conference theme, African Refugees and Immigrants: The Optimism of Generations,
will explore many pressing African refugee and immigrant issues. The Refugee Act of 1980
marked the first time Africans were resettled in the U.S. as refugees. In 27 years,
220,619 African refugees from diverse cultural backgrounds have been resettled in the
United States. Optimism and hope played critical roles as they fled their homelands; kept
them alive through countless harrowing situations; and helped them meet the challenges of
life in a new homeland. Today, we have a generation of Africans who arrived in the 1980s
and a second generation of American-born children of African heritage.
While we look at issues related to refugee flows in Africa and domestic resettlement, we
will also be exploring optimism and the generational challenges facing the African
newcomer community. Our theme reflects the continuum of the immense positive spirit of the
African community in facing crises from Darfur to Somalia and challenges as newcomers to
America. As the African newcomer population in the United States continues to grow, we
hope that this conference will provide both an educational tool and unique opportunity to
reflect on various African refugee and immigrant issues.
African Refugees and Immigrants: The Optimism of Generations
Call For Papers
Every year the conference includes sessions contributed by experts in the field. If you
are interested in participating and putting a session together for this conference, please
let us know by using the guidelines below. Submission deadline is January 18, 2008.
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Workshop Title
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Session abstract: Please give a brief description of the session and the intended
objective in about a 100 words or less.
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Type of presentation: Specify if the session is a panel, single person presentation,
roundtable discussion, etc.
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Amount of time required. Please note that sessions are an hour and a half long.
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Audio visual needs: Indicate slide projector, TV/VCR, overhead projector or other.
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If you or any of your presenters are likely to need travel and accommodation subsidies, please estimate and provide the overall cost to be incurred by ECDC. Please note that funds are limited.
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List and provide contact information of additional panelists/presenters, if applicable.
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Provide contact information of session organizer: This should include name, position, affiliation/agency, mailing address, phone, fax, and email.
Please mail your workshop concept proposal to:
ECDC CARI ? 901 S. Highland St. ? Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: (703) 685-0510 ? Fax: (703) 685-0529 ? Website: www.ecdcinternational.org or www.ecdc-cari.org
You may also email your proposal to kate.vandermade@ecdcinternational.org
Evaluation and selection process
All submitted proposals will be reviewed by the conference planning committee and will be selected based on the relevance of the topic to the audience. Authors of accepted concept papers will be notified by the first week in February.
Kate Vandermade
Program Specialist
Center for African Refugees and Immigrants
ECDC Headquarters
901 S. Highland Street
Arlington, VA 22204
Tel: 703.685.0510 x212
Fax: 703.685.0529
ECDC Website: www.ecdcinternational.org
ECDC CARI Website: www.ecdc-cari.org
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