Dear all, There are a couple of spaces left for this conference, but we're particularly keen to involve postgraduates, so please pass this on to any students you think may be interested... ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC SPACES: NEW POLITICAL STORIES Conference, Hull University, July 11-13, 2005 Keynote address : J.K. Gibson-Graham. Other confirmed speakers include : John Paul Jones III, Roger Lee, Andrew Leyshon, Ulf Strohmayer, Nigel Thrift We are expecting around 40 participants for what promises to be a stimulating event. There are still a couple of places available for papers and participants and we ESPECIALLY want postgraduates to take advantage of the conference fee rebates available (thanks to the Political Geography Research Group). Five paper sessions are planned, as well as the keynote address and panels: Session 1: Alternative geographies of agriculture & food; Session 2: Alternative financial spaces and the city; Session 3: Rethinking spaces of innovation & regional development; Session 4: Livelihoods, communities and economic diversity; Session 5: Alternative spaces of politics. If you would like to attend, please complete the registration form and send your conference fee of £45 (£25 postgraduates and unwaged) to Andrew Jonas at the address indicated. Forms (and accommodation details) can be downloaded from: http://www.hull.ac.uk/geog Please return the form and fee by 6th June. Any questions, please contact one of.... Andrew Jonas, [log in to unmask] David Atkinson, [log in to unmask] Elizabeth Gagen, [log in to unmask] Mitch Rose, [log in to unmask]