FOODSCAPES

Access to Food – Excess of Food

Seggau Castle, Austria –September 22-25, 2013

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the first Foodscapes conference organized by the Department of Geography and Spatial Research, University of Graz, with the support of the two “LEADER regions” Vulkanland and Almenland (Styria). The conference will take place from the 22^nd to the 25^th of September, 2013 in the Castle of Seggau, in Southern Styria, 40 km from Graz.

Confirmed Keynote speakers include: Julie Guthman and Melissa Caldwell (University of California, Santa Cruz); Mara Miele (Cardiff University); David Evans, (Manchester University); and Mike Goodman (King’s College, London).

Foodscapes focuses on “Access to Food – Excess of Food”, a theme that brings special attention to the contradictions inherent in contemporary practices of modern industrialized food production, circulation, and consumption.

We therefore invite you to send us papers and/or panel proposals on, but not limited to, the following broad topics:

·               Conventional/alternative food networks

·               Everyday practices of food provisioning, consumption and circulation

·               Food quality and quantity

·               Food waste

·               Food in education and the media

·               Food safety, policy and ethics

·               Regional development through production and marketing of food

·               Changing food regimes/geographies

·               Food, space and time

Please send your abstracts (200-300 words) to [log in to unmask] by June 1^st, 2013.

Conference organizers: Ulrich Ermann, Renate Renner, Annalisa Colombino (Department of Geography and Spatial Research, University of Graz).

An excursion to visit the wine region is planned for the afternoon of September 22^nd. Excursion cost to be determined.

Conference fees and registration

Three-day conference attendance (22^nd-25^th, September)

Early-bird registration (before 10 June): € 160

Late registration (after 10 June): € 200

2-day conference attendance

Early-bird registration (before 10 June): € 120

Late registration (after 10 June): € 150

1-day conference attendance

Early-bird registration (before 10 June): € 60

Late registration (after 10 June): € 75

Note that the conference fee includes organization costs and food (coffee breaks, lunch and dinner).

Conference Registration

All conference delegates should register and pay the registration fee in full before September 1st, 2013.

Currently you can register and pay through bank transfer. An online payment system will be organised in the near future.

UniCredit Bank Austria

Kontoinhaber: Universität Graz

Kontonummer: 500 955 0605

BLZ: 12000

IBAN: AT32 1200 0500 9550 0605

Swift Code = BIC: BKAUATWW

Verwendungszweck (reason/reference **mandatory field): AEP140200016 Food Conference and specify the exact date of your attendance

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is provided by the Castel of Seggau http://www.seggau.com/

Please book through the Seggau hotel:

E-Mail: [log in to unmask]

Tel.: +43 (0) 34 52 / 82 4 35-7235 OR -7234

Please specify that you are attending the Foodscapes conference.

Accommodation cost:

Single room: €72 per night, including breakfast.

Double room: € 57, including breakfast.

Conference participation grants

We are able to offer some financial support for conference delegates. The grant is meant to support the participation of junior researchers and will cover part of the costs for travelling/accommodation/fee. Information on how to apply will be soon circulated and published on the conference website.

A website for the Foodscapes conference to be launched soon with further detail and information.