it seems there are more conferences in 2012 with that theme for the whole event - RGS-IBG in 2012 in Edinburgh- Theme: Security of geography/geography of security http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/ConferencesAndSeminars/Annual+International+Conference/AC2012+date+and+location.htm we should think about something here as well. best wishes nilh >CALL FOR PAPERS > >Association of American Geographers Annual >Meeting, 24-28 February 2012, New York > >Geographies of Security and Surveillance > >Convened by David Murakami Wood, Queen's >University, Ontario, and Steve Graham, Newcastle >University UK. > >This session will provide a space for the >discussion of the growing interest in >geographies of security and surveillance. We >welcome submissions on any aspect of this broad >area, but would particularly encourage papers on: > >International comparative studies of security and surveillance >The political economy of security and surveillance >Surveillance, intelligence and the 'war on terror' >The globalization, reterritorialization and >rescaling of security and surveillance >Critiques of dominant theorizations of security >and surveillance, and new directions from / in >geography >Emerging geographies of surveillance and >security, e.g. social networks, online >gameworlds etc. >Historical geographies of security and surveillance >Security, surveillance and culture >Geographies of openness, transparency and exteriority >Geographies of closure, privacy and interiority > >Potential presenters should first register for >the meeting >at: <http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting/register_to_attend>http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting/register_to_attend > >They should then send their name, affiliation, >conference ID number, and a 250-word abstract to: > >David Murakami Wood: ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>mailto:[log in to unmask] > >The deadline for submission is: 21st September 2011 > > >Successful submitters will be notified before >28th September 2011, when the full session will >be submitted to the AAG > > >David Murakami Wood >Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Surveillance >Studies, Surveillance Studies Centre, >Associate Professor, Department of Sociology >/ Cross-appointed in Department of Geography, >Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. > ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > >**************************************************** >This is a message from the SURVEILLANCE listserv >for research and teaching in surveillance >studies. To unsubscribe, please send the >following message to : UNSUBSCRIBE SURVEILLANCE >For further help, please visit: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help >**************************************************** -- Dr. Nils Zurawski Institut für Volkskunde/Kulturanthropologie Universität Hamburg ESA 1 (West) Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1 20146 Hamburg tel. +49 40 42838 7421 Projekt: Konsumkontrolltechnologien http://www.surveillance-studies.org/blog **************************************************** This is a message from the SURVEILLANCE listserv for research and teaching in surveillance studies. To unsubscribe, please send the following message to <[log in to unmask]>: UNSUBSCRIBE SURVEILLANCE For further help, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help ****************************************************