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An invitation to the 5th New Zealand Mobilities Symposium Theme: Future Mobilities and Resilience 3-4 July 2014 Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zaaland CALL FOR ABSTRACTS We invite researchers from the social sciences and humanities to join the mobilities studies community in Aotearoa New Zealand in exploring current and possible future mobilities and resilience. Work from any discipline is welcome. We encourage postgraduate participation. We are interested in empirical research and ideas about how people, things and ideas may move - or not - in the future, and how such mobilities may impact on human, economic and environmental resilience. Presentation topics could include: likely future mobilities how people, things, or ideas may travel in the future resilience in the world of mobilities – past, present, future future movements across and within borders forecasting future mobilities; learning from successes and failures of forecasting in the past future communications and mobilities the future of different kinds of transport mobilities of specific groups pathways from current to future mobilities other topics relevant to the theme. KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS Dr Juliet Jain and Dr Billy Clayton, Centre for Transport & Society, University of the West of England. Dr Tara Duncan, Department of Tourism, University of Otago. PRESENTATIONS There is a single stream of presentations, to enable in-depth discussion, networking and development of themes. We invite presentations: 20 minutes on the topics suggested or others relevant to the theme panels or group sessions on specific topics with up to four 15-minute papers other types of presentations of up to 20 minutes, e.g. short films, performance. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT Email proposals to Marie Russell ([log in to unmask]) before 16 May 2014, with Mobilities Symposium in the subject line. Include your name, email address, phone, affiliation, presentation title, abstract of up to 150 words (if accepted, this will be published in the programme), and a biographical note of up to 50 words. REGISTRATION Registration is free but if you wish to attend you MUST register. Email Marie Russell by 13 June 2014: [log in to unmask] The total number of registrations may be limited, to facilitate discussion Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements, accommodation, and lunches etc. PROGRAMME Thursday 3 July: 10.30am to 5.00pm plus evening session Friday 4 July: 9.00am to 4.00pm. Hosted by: Department of Public Health and New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. Regards, Marie Marie Russell Research Fellow Department of Public Health / Te Tari Hauora Tumatanui University of Otago, Wellington PO Box 7343, Wellington South, New Zealand Street address: 23a Mein Street, Newtown Phone +64-04-806 1844