The International Research Conference on Higher Education

(IRCHE 2015)! The International Research Conference on Higher Education 2015 (IRCHE 2015) with the theme “Social Capital and Innovation: Bridging the Knowledge Gap for International Competitiveness” is a four-day, biennial activity initiated and organized by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC). The Conference will be held on December 2-5, 2015 at the Travelers Hotel and Convention Center, Subic Bay Freeport,…continue reading →

The Philippine Sociological Society 2015 National Conference

Sociology of Peace and Conflict: Contexts and Challenges 16-17 October 2015 | Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology To make sense of intractable and emerging conflicts in contemporary societies is one of the biggest challenges sociologists face today. Whether the context is Mamasapano or the West Philippine Sea, an urban household or a rural village, within Philippine institutions or cosmopolitan spaces, the 2015 PSS National Conference aims to shed light as well as interrogate the complexities of peace and conflict. The conference welcomes theoretical, methodological and empirical papers that deepen and expand…continue reading →

51st Annual Conference of the CSA-SCS

CSA@Congress 2016 In conjunction with the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences, our next annual conference will be held at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta from May 30 through June 3, 2016. Energizing Communities In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the University of Calgary, the Congress 2016 theme “Energizing communities” reflects the university’s commitment to community engagement at local, regional, national and transnational levels. This commitment is rooted in the belief that knowledge and understanding are created through associations of shared values, grounded in respect for difference and diversity…continue reading →

37th Annual Conference of the Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao and 7th Annual National Conference of the Philippine Geographical Society

Where: Siliman University, Dumaguete City When: October 22-24, 2015 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (updated) The 2015 Joint Regional Conference of the Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao, Inc. (Anthropological Association of the Philippines) and of the Philippine Geographical Society on the theme “Dagat ug Kinabuhi/Maritime Cultures, Spaces and Networks” will take place on October 22-24, 2015 in Silliman University, Dumaguete City. The conference hopes to create an interdisciplinary regional forum (encompassing the area between the Indian and the Pacific Oceans) to discuss issues and debates revolving around maritime contexts as (structured and structuring) fluid zones of spatial connection…continue reading →