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CFP: 6th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Rim
Education
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 13:02 Written by Wes Heber posted by RMcKeon

DECEMBER 18TH – 21ST, 2010
CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
SPONSORED BY
CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AUSTRALIA
COSPONSORED BY
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC EXCHANGE FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA
You are invited to submit an abstract for the 6th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Rim to be held in Cairns, Australia from Saturday, December 18th to Tuesday, 21st December 2010.
The conference will take place at the Pacific International Hotel, The Esplanade, in tropical Cairns. This conference will draw together delegates from the Pacific Rim to present academic papers, poster or cultural displays on issues in Indigenous education. Twenty minutes will be allocated for each presentation. Sessions will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the first and second day of the conference, and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the third and final day. Registration will be on the evening of Friday, December 17th at the conference site.
Please note that if papers are presented in a language other than English, an English version must be presented by PowerPoint projection. Please submit the below registration form by return email by APRIL 30, 2010 with title and abstract in Word, Times New Roman 11 font (English). For those who wish to have their papers published in the conference proceedings, full text of papers to be submitted as above by June 30th, 2010.
Conference Fees:
Delegate tuition: $400.00 AUD. Students, Elders, and retiree tuition: $200.00 AUD. Conference fees to be paid at time of online registration.
Note: All participants are responsible for their own transportation, breakfast and evening meals, and accommodation. Please feel free to forward this call for abstracts to your colleagues.
Abstraction Submission Form as PDF: HERE
Indigenous Student Invitation to SFSU Masters of Science in Geographic Information Science
Education
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 11:21 Written by Ellen Hines, posted by RMcKeon

This new program would be a quite exciting opportunity for Indigenous students interested in getting a Masters of Science in GIScience, which includes, geographic information systems, remote sensing and global positioning systems. If prospective students have any questions, please feel free to email me at ehines AT sfsu.edu Please see the link below and follow it to the new program's website!
http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2010/spring/29.html
best regards, Ellen
Ellen Hines, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA. 94132
ehines AT sfsu.edu
bss.sfsu.edu/ehines
Editor's note: Applicants interested in applying to the program for Fall 2010 must apply by April 1. More information can be found at: http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/msgis.htm
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