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*apologies for cross-posting* 24 January 2011 - BSA Presidential Event: People Trafficking - British Library Conference Centre, London, UK BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! <http://bsas.esithosting.co.uk/public/event/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10101> Following on from the success of the first Presidential event on Climate Change, the BSA President, Professor John Brewer, proudly announces the second of a series of Presidential events (free to BSA members). PEOPLE TRAFFICKING - This one day conference will examine international migration, immigration and people trafficking. We are delighted that Robin Cohen, Director of the International Migration Institute at the University of Oxford, will be taking the lead on this event and presenting International Migration: then and now. The conference programme includes the following high-profile speakers who, being leaders in their field, are sure to be thought-provoking and invite lively debate: * A welcome to the conference from BSA President, Professor John Brewer. * Professor Robin Cohen, IMI, University of Oxford: International Migration: then and now. * Dr Bridget Anderson, COMPAS, University of Oxford: Ethics and Immigration Control. * Professor Karen O'Reilly, Loughborough University: Lifestyle Migration - the British abroad. * Dr Vron Ware, The Open University: Soldiers and Migrants - civil-military relations. * Dr Nicola Mai, London Metropolitan University: Sexuality, Gender and International Migration. * Dr Danny Sriskandarajah, Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society: Why we need a migration museum? BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! <http://bsas.esithosting.co.uk/public/event/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10101> Cost: FREE for BSA Members*; £25 for Non-Members* *Places for this event are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Lunch and refreshments are included. BSA Members can attend this event free of charge (your 2011 subscription must be paid in advance of registration). Non-Members of the BSA may also attend this event for a registration fee of £25. Please direct any queries about this event to [log in to unmask] or call the BSA Events Team on 0191 383 0839. For further information, please visit the BSA website: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/presidential.htm.