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Please find below first call for papers sent on behalf of Stuart Aitken, with apologies for any cross-postings: 4th International Children’s Geographies Conference Young People, Borders & Well-Being San Diego, California January 12-15, 2015 Call for Sessions, Papers and Posters: Located on the US/Mexico border, the conference has a theme of young people, borders and well-being. We encourage delegates to explore the bordered contexts of children and young people -- childhood, adulthood, intergenerational relations, politics, mobility/staying put, ethnicities, citizenship, education, labor, play, engagement and activism, etc. – in terms of the ways that they promote well-being and geographies of hope. The conference is also open to innovative sessions that focus on experimental themes, methodologies, presentations and performances. In addition to plenaries, special events, receptions and a banquet, the conference will comprise two and a half days of paper and poster sessions in three separate meeting rooms. The deadline for submission to the conference program (organized sessions, papers or posters) is Friday, August 1 2014. Submissions should be received by this date. Proposals and enquiries can be submitted to Stuart C. Aitken ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Thomas Herman ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). For sessions, papers or posters, please send abstracts of no more than 250 words. Include your affiliation and contact information. If you are organizing a session, please send the names and affiliations of participants. Each session is 100 minutes (1 hour 40 minutes), which can be divided into a variety of different formats (4 papers with discussion is suggested). Conference Registration: Fees for 'early-bird' bookings received by Friday, September 26, 2014 $250 standard rate $125 student rate Fees for bookings received after Friday, September 26, 2014 $275 standard rate $140 student rate The delegate registration fee includes access to all conference sessions, evening receptions and the conference banquet. The fee does not include accommodation or any pre-conference workshops/symposia. Bookings for this event are non-refundable. Conference Hotel Rooms: $119 special conference rate (mention the International Children's Geographies Conference to get the special rate) Conference Venue and Hotel: Wyndham San Diego Bayside Further details of the conference are available via the following web link: http://icgcsandiego.wix.com/ypbw