Social Policy Association and listmembers may be interested in
the following forthcoming conference
Caroline
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Subject: Circular 1 - ISSC International Conference on Social Science and Social Policy
Date sent: Tue, 7 May 2002 12:04:24 +0100
Circular 1
International Conference on Social Science and Social Policy
and the 21st Century
Organized by the International Social Science Council (ISSC)
in cooperation with the United Nations Educational Scientific and
Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)
Co-sponsored by the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and
Culture and the Austrian Commission for UNESCO Vienna
International
Centre, Vienna, Austria, 9-11 December 2002
Founded in 1952 by UNESCO, the International Social Science Council
(ISSC) celebrates its 50th anniversary. In cooperation with UNESCO
the plan was developed to commemorate this event by convening,
immediately before the XXIVth ISSC General Assembly, a representative
international conference on the state of the social sciences and their
role for national and international societal policy making. The ISSC
is the one and only world-wide scientific council representing most
international social science associations and many national and
regional social science research councils throughout the world.
Preliminary Programme
Monday 9th December 2002
Morning Opening Plenary I: Synergies in the Social Sciences
Afternoon Special sessions and discussion groups
Evening Reception
Tuesday 10th December 2002
Morning Plenary II: Advances in social and behavioural science
disciplines
Plenary III: Utilization of social sciences and
expectations of decision makers and scholars
Afternoon Special sessions and discussion groups
Evening Special Lecture
Wednesday 11th December 2002
Morning Special sessions and discussion groups
Afternoon Plenary IV: International Cooperation in the Social
Sciences
Closing Evening Social evening
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Registration: Registration will be handled by ISSC Secretariat in
Paris.
There is no registration fee.
Conference language: The conference will be held in English.
Social programme: General reception as well as a typical Viennese
social
evening will be included in the Conference
programme. Sightseeing tours
and special programme for accompanying persons will
be available on request.
Accommodation: Hotel reservations are going to be made by appointed
Travel
Agency, which should be contacted directly. Address
will be announced in
Circular 2.
Insurance: All participants must have valid health insurance.
Transportation: International Airport Schwechat has direct
connections with
most cities of Europe and many centres overseas. It
is located 18 km
southeast of Vienna and connected with Air Terminal
by frequent bus service
(20 minutes) as well as train.
Visas: Persons requiring visas are advised to
request a formal invitation
letter from the ISSC Secretariat. The request
should include passport
number and the country which issued it.
For more information, please contact:
Leszek A. Kosinski, Secretary-General
International Social Science Council
Maison de l'UNESCO
1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15
France
Tel. +33 1 45 68 25 58
Fax. +33 1 45 66 76 03
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.unesco.org/ngo/issc
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Caroline Glendinning
Professor of Social Policy
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
Williamson Building
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
Tel 0161 275 7607
Fax 0161 275 7601
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