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GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
6-8 December 2000
SINGAPORE
FIRST CIRCULAR
Conference Rationale
There are few opportunities for "economic geographers" (broadly defined) to
engage in genuinely global dialogue. In the context of globalising
tendencies in the world economy, such dialogue is increasingly important for
it facilitates the development of knowledge, and the establishment of
international collaborative relations for both teaching and research. Such
dialogue also requires economic geographers to face head on the complex
issues of vantage point and ethnocentric bias.
We believe the timing is appropriate for a global conference on economic
geography. As one of the key sub-disciplines in Geography, it is time to
discuss and debate current research agendas in economic geography. It is
also a critical time to rethink the relationship between the sub-discipline
(within human geography) and the wider social science community; a "project"
invigorated by the recent collection Geographies of Economies (eds. Roger
Lee and Jane Wills, 1997, Arnold).
In organising this global conference on economic geography, we have three
specific objectives:
* The conference will provide a forum for constructive cross-regional
dialogue among economic geographers from all regions and countries. Such
dialogue is critical for the advancement of the subject.
* The conference will provide an opportunity for economic geographers
from outside Asia to interact with geographers and other interested social
scientists from within the host region. While acknowledging the
Anglo-American influence in much of the recent work in economic geography,
we recognise that there is a considerable stock of knowledge in the Asian
region that contributes to our understanding of regional and global economic
geographies. In short, the conference will enhance the global
interdependence of networks of economic geographers.
* The conference and its associated activities will enable economic
geographers from outside the Asian region to experience (first-hand) the
dynamics of economic transformations in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Through carefully-designed field trips, both within and outside of
Singapore, the conference will offer insightful educational experiences that
can be brought home for the benefits of students and institutions.
Conference Themes
We invite papers on any of the following themes of economic geography. We
also welcome proposals for additional themes and papers to be incorporated
into the final program. Thematic options include:
* theories and discourses in economic geography
* culture and ethnicity in economic geography
* engendering economic geography
* consumption and economic geography
* finance and economic geography
* geography of service economies
* organising industrial spaces
* labour geographies
* development geography
* geographies of international trade and investment
* dynamics of urban and regional development
* geographies of transitional economies
* non-capitalist economic geographies
* economy and the environment
* virtual economies
* methodologies and economic geography
* uneven geographies of global capitalism
* innovation, learning, and communities of practice
* rural and resource economies
* the future of economic geography
Conference Format
The conference will consist of plenary panels; special sessions organised by
various Economic Geography Study Groups of geographical societies; and
general sessions made up of submitted papers. We also welcome proposals for
other formats and styles of presentation.
Organiser
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, in collaboration
with economic geography study groups of Association of American Geographers,
Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers, Institute of
Australian Geographers and International Geographical Union.
Conference Organising Committee:
Neil Coe (National University of Singapore)
Philip Kelly (National University of Singapore)
Andrew Marton (National University of Singapore)
Kris Olds (National University of Singapore)
Martin Perry (National University of Singapore)
Jessie Poon (University of Buffalo-SUNY)
K. Raguraman (National University of Singapore)
Henry Wai-chung Yeung (National University of Singapore)
Conference Setting
The conference will be held in the city-state of Singapore. Situated at one
of the most important cross-roads in Asia, Singapore is a unique blend of
"East" and "West", the product of an evolving constellation of local,
regional and global social and economic networks. Singapore is made up of
over three million Chinese, Indian, Malay and Eurasians, along with a huge
temporary migrant labour force of approximately 700,000 people. English is
spoken everywhere, and is the common language for business, government, and
education. There is a wide variety of reasonably priced hotels offering good
standards of service and hospitality. Singapore is also well-known for
offering an incredible range of culinary experiences - from basic hawker or
Western fast food options, to elegant Thai, Chinese, French and Italian
restaurants. The climate is warm and welcoming all year round, with
temperatures ranging from 23°C at night to 34°C in the day.
Field trips will be conducted to specific sites in Singapore, as well as
nearby parts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Of course participants are
encouraged to use this conference to embark upon more lengthy trips
throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Finance and Participation
We expect the registration fee to be in the range of US$80 to US$100,
inclusive of two lunches and all tea/coffee sessions.
Please note that we are seeking financial support to offer reduced
registration fees for graduate students and participants from developing
countries in order to encourage their active participation in this global
conference. We are also seeking funding to invite several plenary speakers
to address the conference.
Tentative speakers in the conference include John Allen, Ash Amin, Yuko
Aoyama, Peter Daniels, Peter Dicken, Richard Florida, Meric Gertler, Gernot
Grabher, James Harrington, Katherine Gibson, Ray Hudson, Roger Lee, Bob
Jessop, Katharyne Mitchell, Andrew Leyshon, Anders Malmberg, Linda McDowell,
Phillip O'Neill, Sam Ock Park, Jamie Peck, David Sadler, Allen J. Scott,
Nigel Thrift, Adam Tickell, Richard Walker and Michael Webber.
Graduate students are, of course, also welcome to attend and present papers
at the conference.
Enquiries and Further Information
Please direct all your enquiries and requests to either:
Dr. Kris OLDS
Chair, Organising Committee
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge
Crescent, Singapore 119260 Tel: 65-874 6811; Fax: 65-7773091; E-mail:
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OR
Dr Henry Wai-Chung YEUNG
Secretary, Organising Committee
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge
Crescent, Singapore 119260 Tel: 65-874 6810; Fax: 65-7773091; E-mail:
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A Second Circular will appear towards the end of 1999, including a
provisional programme, themes and titles of papers.
GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
6-8 December 2000
SINGAPORE
Pre-Registration Form
(non-binding)
Name: Mr/Ms/Prof/Dr/Other:
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Institutional Address:
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Mailing Address (if different from above):
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Fax: ___________________Phone:____________________________
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Field-trips: (Please indicate your preference)
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PLEASE SEND IN THIS FORM BY 30 NOVEMBER 1999. PHOTOCOPIES ARE ALLOWED. THE
SECOND CIRCULAR WILL BE SENT ON RECEIPT OF THE PRELIMINARY FORM.
This First Circular and further conference details will be available on the
following web site in the near future:
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/geog
This form should be sent to:
Dr Henry Wai-chung YEUNG
Secretary, Organising Committee
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
Tel: 65-874 6810; Fax: 65-7773091; E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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