Conferences and Events in September 2008
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4th Annual Conference 2008: Cultural Citizenship
This conference seeks to explore the inter-relationships between citizenship and culture and their contemporary social, cultural and political significance in a number of different contexts. more >
'Diversity unites'
Intercultural work in European cities – experience, concepts, perspectives. The culture office of the city of Dortmund is organising an international conference to present and discuss different concepts of the intercultural work in local communities. more >
Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging
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This multi-disciplinary project seeks to explore the new and prominent place that the idea of culture has for the construction of identity and the implications of this for social membership in contemporary societies.
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Community, Health and the Arts 'Vital Arts - Vibrant Communities'
Today there is increasing awareness that the arts play a crucial role in improving the health and social wellbeing of communities. more >
Community, Health and the Arts 'Vital Arts - Vibrant Communities' Conference
Today there is increasing awareness that the arts play a crucial role in improving the health and social wellbeing of communities. more >
Fourth Art of Management and Organization Conference
The aim is the exploration and promotion of the arts (in the most inclusive sense) as a means of understanding management and organization(al) life more >
Journeys and their perambulations: inquiries in artworlds and organisations
We invite participants to bring modes of discussing approaches to inquiry about aesthetic processes. In particular we wish to focus on the nature of place in these worlds. more >
Indigenous Peoples’ Development with Culture and Identity
In 2008-2009, UNESCO is chairing the Inter-Agency Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues (IASG). In this capacity, the organization will host the annual meeting of the IASG, which coincides with the official visit of three members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). more >
Turning The Tables. A two-day conference exploring the progression and future of community and participatory arts in the UK
The conference will explore what we currently need and what issues affect us as a sector. It will explore the pressures that we are under and the possibilities which are on offer. more >
Digital Content Creation: Creativity, Competence, Critique
This conference will present and discuss the most advanced and exciting research on digital content creation, its socio-cultural contexts and educational consequences. more >
International Social Capital Conference
The conference will discuss the issues associated with social capital, social inclusion and social cohesion, bringing together social scientists, economists, policymakers, social workers and the widest spectrum of the involved players to explore the social cohesion issues arising in society. more >
Measuring and understanding the creative economy: Methodological approaches and issues
The first seminar will focus on the methodological approaches used and the issues encountered when investigating the creative industries and the regional dimension. more >
Experimenta 3.0
La tercera versión de Experimenta Colombia, Festival Latino de Artes Electrónicas, se llevará a cabo del 11 al 25 de septiembre y contará con la presencia de los artistas Eder Santos de Brasil y el mexicano Fernando Llanos. more >
Experimenta 3.0
The third Experimenta Colombia, Latin Festival of Electronic Arts, will take place September 11-25 in Bogotá, Colombia and will feature artists like Eder Santos, from Brazil, and Fernando Llanos, from México. more >
Scène Ouverte: European Cultural Action Across Borders
At the Mediterranean seaside, the conference will address two main themes: culture in the European Union’s external relations and the role of civil society in European cultural policy-making. more >
Sustainable City and Creativity, Naples 2008
The aim of the Meeting is to analyze in depth principles and practices of the creative city for the formulation of policy lessons and recommendations able to contribute to the building of a creative city. more >
Less Remote: The Futures of Space Exploration
For the first time, the arts and humanities have been officially invited into the professional space explorers global meeting place: The International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow. more >
16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS
The 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), to be held in Quebec, Canada, on 29 September - 4 October 2008 under the title The Spirit of Place Between the Intangible and the Tangible, calls for papers. more >
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