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Dear BSA Gender Group, Please see below for an invitation to a symposium I am organising at the University of Warwick on 12th June on conferences and caring responsibilities. I hope some of you can make it! All best wishes, Emily "In Two Places at Once": Dissemination Symposium (see information here<https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/twoplaces/dissemination>) You are warmly invited to the dissemination symposium for the project: 'In Two Places at Once: The Impact of Caring Responsibilities on Academics' Conference Participation' 12th June 2018,11:00am registration for 11:30 start, 3:30pm close OC0.01 (Oculus Building), University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL Registration is essential. SIGN UP HERE<https://warwick.ac.uk/services/equalops/diversityatwarwickevent/carerssymposiumregistration> *Some care bursaries are available for care-related expenses incurred by attending the event. See details and apply on the sign-up form* The symposium includes the following: - A presentation to share the findings and recommendations from the project, where the project report and briefing documents will be launched. - A panel where academics with caring responsibilities discuss their experiences of attending conferences. - An interactive workshop session to consider how to translate the recommendations into action. - A discussion panel where representatives from academic associations and higher education institutions respond to the issues that arise from the earlier sessions. About 'In Two Places at Once': * The project has produced important insights into the challenges that academics with caring responsibilities face when attending conferences, both from their home institutions and from conference participation itself. * While conferences may seem to form a relatively minor part of an academic's work, they are well known to be vital sites for career progression, networking and intellectual engagement. As such, issues of access and participation should form part of the wider equality agenda in higher education. * This study fills a gap in knowledge in how caring responsibilities impact on academics' ability to both attend conferences and fully participate in conferences when they are there. * The study provides evidence of the challenges and has also produced practical recommendations for higher education institutions and conference organisers. For more information on the study see the project home page<https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/twoplaces> and the events & outputs<https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/twoplaces/outputs/> page. Project contact: Emily Henderson ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Dr Emily F. Henderson Assistant Professor of International Education and Development Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick Course leader, MA Global Education and International Development<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/prospective/postgraduate/taught/geid> View my Warwick profile<https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/staff/emilyhenderson/> View my academia.edu page<https://warwick.academia.edu/EmilyFHenderson> - New article: 'Anticipating doctoral supervision: (Not) bridging the gap from supervisee to supervisor' (Teaching in Higher Education) [View<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2017.1382466>] - Academic Blog: Conference Inference: Blogging the World of Conferences [View<https://conferenceinference.wordpress.com/>] - Book: Gender Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning and Tracing Gender in Higher Education (Palgrave) [View<http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137428486>] - Networks: AMIN - Academic Mobilities and Immobilities Network (co-convener) [View<https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/amin/events/>] SRHE International Research and Researchers Network (co-convenor) [View<https://www.srhe.ac.uk/networks/international_research_and_researchers.asp>] - Projects: 'A Fair Chance for Education: Gendered Pathways to Educational Success in Haryana, India' [View<https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/research/projects/rlaaa3083/>] 'In Two Places at Once: the Impact of Caring Responsibilities on Academics' Conference Participation' [View<https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/twoplaces>] The BSA Gender Study Group mailing list is for the exchange of ideas and information related to any aspect of Gender Studies and scholarship. We do not undertake editorial control of postings; viewpoints and information posted to the list do not necessarily represent the views of the convenors or association. We encourage respectful communication on the list and ask that questions related to specific postings be directed to the appropriate party.