We woudl like to remind you of a relevant and highly topical Conference: 
apologies for cross posting

website including booking:
http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/romale/conf_2000 

MINORITIES in a  PLURALIST SOCIETY in the new MILLENNIUM

CONFERENCE: 1-3 SEPTEMBER 2,000 (31/8 - 4/9 including flights to & return)

FOR POLICY MAKERS, EDUCATIONISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, 
ADMINISTRATORS:

MASARYK UNIVERSITY, BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC
Sponsors: CR Government;  UK Foreign Office

Email enquiries: [log in to unmask]  (Eva Polaskova)
UK enquiries to: Dr Hilary Gray, Tel: +44 (0)1629 55345;  [log in to unmask]

Conference opening: Czech Minister of Education & the UK Ambassador 

Committed speakers:  
Prof Sally Tomlinson: U Oxford
Prof Tony Cline: U Luton
Prof Ed Cairns, U Ulster (Member, APA Ethnic Conflict Committee)
Prof John Rex, U Warwick

Plenary & Parallel Sessions:
Ethnicity, anti-racism 
National and local administration for Equal Opportunities.
Anti-oppressive practice: working with minority families
School management and curriculum in the interests of all children
Educational assessment of ethnic minority children 
Promoting skills in young children 

Conference languages: Czech and English 

If you research, administer policy, or practice with ethnic minority children 
and their families, you probably have a contribution which would help Czech 
professionals with their difficult problem. Workshop material is particularly 
welcome. 

Visits to local provision, films, a reception, and an exhibition.

THIS IS A FINE CENTRAL EUROPEAN BASE: JOIN THE EVENT, MEET THE PEOPLE, MAYBE 
TRAVEL AFTERWARDS.

Submission of Papers: as soon as possible & not later than 20 05 2,000
You will be informed within 3 weeks and not later than 30 05 2,000:
Title, short resume, and generous abstract (approx 700 words) 

Send to: Dr Christopher Alan Lewis,
Psychology Department, Behavioural & Communication Studies,
University of Ulster at Magee College, Londonderry, BT  48 7JL
+44 (0)1504 375 320          [log in to unmask]

CONTEXT & RATIONALE:
Brno, a fine Central European city, is capital of Moravia & the Czech 
Republic's second city. Approximately 200 km by rail or road from Prague 
(Vienna is nearer), BRNO is an excellent base for visits to Central Europe: 
castles & renaissance towns within easy reach; un-missable Czech beer; night 
life second to none.

Masaryk University is the country's second oldest, with 20,000 students.
This conference will complete one of the Czech Republic's first Equal 
Opportunities projects in post-communist times, conducted in the Faculty of 
Social Studies, by the Department of Psychology, a discipline which  suffered 
heavy repression in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. The education system 
also carries effects of the totalitarian regime: it successfully teaches 
basic skills, but is formal in delivery and management.

All the psychologists' research has been within the context of the Roma 
community, the ethnic minority who suffer much discrimination thorughout East 
& Central Europe. The research has included an investigation of Roma 
child-rearing, (relevant to anti-oppressive social work), a study of fair 
educational assessment of children,  (including Dynamic Assessment), and a 
project to facilitate democratic classroom discipline.

Venue:
The Conference venue is Masaryk University's very modern Economics Faculty 1 
km from the town centre. Meals and accommodation are 4 minutes away, in 
comfortable, modern 2-bed rooms (bathroom between 2 rooms)

Costs: 
Participants living, working & holding passport of East European country:
Waged: 500 Krc + 250 Krc / night + 250 Krc food / day (total 1750 Krc (35 
gbp) for meeting, 2 nights & 3 days.
Conference dinner extra 250 Krc (5 gbp).

Western participants: Waged: 120 gbp; Unwaged 75 gbp. 
This includes:
Meals from evening 31/8 to breakfast 4/9, (1 day before & after conference) 
Accommodation with 2 sharing (you can request single rooms and/or additional 
nights: 5 gbp / night)
This price does not include airfare. 

Two main groups will be travelling on 31 / 8 & returning on 4/9: 

>From Heath Row, almost certainly on the BA flight at 11 00am, returning at 15 
00. 
200 GBP, payment to East European Psychology Conference, c/o Dr C A Lewis 
(address above) by 30 06 00.

>From London Stanstead, 15 00pm with BA Go, prices from 98 GBP. This is self 
booking with credit card by phone: 0845 60 54321 or via the Internet: 
www.go-fly.com 
The convenient return flight is at 11 20 from Prague.
Book quickly for these Supersaver fares!

If you arrive early in the Czech Republic, Prague is now relatively 
expensive, but we recommend Pension Denis, Narodni Obrany 33, Prague 6, 00420 
2 312 02 24 for clean, satisfactory accommodation at the end of the city 
metro nearest to the airport (119 'bus from the airport).

If you wish to remain in Brno before or after the Conference, we anticipate 
no problems with accommodation at our excellent hostel, but please notify us.

Some people will remain in the Czech Republic or Slovakia after the 
Conference, if you wish to join a short extension. We are also delighted to 
recommend interesting & beautiful visits if you prefer independent on-going 
travel.


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