IWSGS Conference: Feminist Utopias-Redefining Our Projects

[Kathy Chung]

Got this through one of my mailing lists:

A notice of a conference with the Institute for Women's Studies and Gender
Studies, New College, U of T.  There's a prelim note first.  I believe
registration is actually cheaper for students and free for U of T students.

--- Kathy.

(1) Note from Margrit Eichler, head of the IWSGS:

>Dear Friends of IWSGS -
>
>we have been extremely busy with our launch and conference here. We had an
>overwhelming response from across the world to our call for papers, and
>now have a preliminary program which is truly exciting. Now is the time to
>register for the conference. Until August 31 you get the early bird price
>of $75.- More importantly, SPACE IS LIMITED. Registrants will be accepted
>on a first come first serve basis. We expect that the conference will be
>sold out, and that we consequently will have to close registration at some
>point. The next message from iwsgs conference will provide you with all
>the necessary details - this is simply a warning that you should read that
>message carefully or go directory to the website:
>
>
http://www.utoronto.ca/iwsgs/conference.html
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Margrit Eichler

(2) Conference Notice:

>Date:         Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:38:43 -0400
>From: IWSGS Conference <iwsgs.conference at utoronto.ca>
>Subject:      IWSGS Conference:  Feminist Utopias-Redefining Our Projects
>To: IWSGSFRIENDS-L at listserv.utoronto.ca
>
>FEMINIST UTOPIAS:  REDEFINING OUR PROJECTS
>An International Feminist Conference
>November 9-11, 2000
>
>Some time ago, you received a call for papers for this conference. You
>will recall that the conference asks:
>
>Imagine an ideal world - an ideal feminist world. What would it look
>like? What would we have to change for us to get there? This conference
>is bringing together feminists from across the world to assess and
>redefine feminist projects in a number of areas affecting women's lives
>today.
>
>This event will include the launch and inaugural conference of the
>Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies (IWSGS) at the
>University of Toronto, which came into existence in 1999. In accordance
>with the mandate of IWSGS, the conference aims to create a "polylogue"
>between feminists across disciplines, regions and countries as well as
>between feminist scholars, artists and activist, while integrating race,
>gender and sustainability.
>
>The conference promises to be truly exciting.  It is made up of two
>plenary sessions of invited speakers ("Sustainable Societies in an Era
>of Globalization", and "Intersectionalities: Race, Gender and
>Sexualities"). It also includes a large number of parallel sessions
>which resulted from an international call for papers. Due to the
>overwhelming response to our call for papers for the parallel sessions,
>we have had to turn down about 100 high quality abstracts and session
>proposals. Some 200 scholars, artists, activists and writers from around
>the world will speak on issues related to engendering sustainable
>energy, creating feminist spaces, cyberspace, health, violence,
>educating for equity, etc.
>
>SPACE IS VERY LIMITED, SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.  Registration
>information is now available on our website:
> http://www.utoronto.ca/iwsgs/conference.html
>and the Preliminary Program will be posted there next week!
>
>TO REGISTER:
>1)  Go to the website and register online.
>2)  If you do not have access to the web, please email or call to
>request a faxed copy of the registration form.
>
>Feminist Utopias Conference
>Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies
>New College - University of Toronto
>40 Willcocks Street
>Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5S 1C6
>Email: iwsgs.conference at utoronto.ca
>Phone: (416) 946-3817 or (416) 946-5800
>