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Subject: Call for Papers - 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences Date: Friday 31 October 2003 18:37 From: "Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences" social@hicsocial.org To: "Hawaii International Conferences" social@hicsocial.org

Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences June 16 - 19, 2004 Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii, USA

Submission Deadline: January 27, 2004

Sponsored by: East West Council for Education Center of Asian Pacific Studies of Peking University

Web address: http://www.hicsocial.org Email address: social@hicsocial.org

The 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be held from June 16 (Wednesday) to June 19 (Saturday), 2004 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from the social sciences fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. Cross-disciplinary submissions with other fields are welcome.

Topic Areas (All Areas of Social Sciences are Invited):

*Anthropology *Area Studies (African, American, Asian, European, Hispanic, Islamic, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Russian, Women's and all other cultural and ethnic studies) *Communication *Economics *Education *Ethnic Studies/International Studies *Geography *History *International Relations *Journalism *Political Science *Psychology *Public Administration *Sociology *Urban and Regional Planning *Women’s studies *Other Areas of Social Science *Cross-disciplinary areas of the above related to each other or other areas.

The Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences encourages the following types of papers/abstracts/submissions for any of the listed areas:

Research Papers - Completed papers. Abstracts - Abstracts of completed or proposed research. Student Papers - Research by students. Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for future projects. Reports on issues related to teaching.

For more information about submissions see: http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm

Format of Presentations:

-Paper sessions will have three to four papers presented in each 90 minute session, giving each presenter 20 – 30 minutes. -Workshop presentations will be given a full 90 minute session. -Panel sessions will provide an opportunity for three or more presenters to speak in a more open and conversational setting with conference attendees. Submissions for these 90 minute sessions should include the name, department, affiliation, and email address of each panelist in addition to a description of the presentation and the title page. -Poster sessions will last 90 minutes and consist of a large number of presenters. Poster sessions allow attendees to speak with the presenters on a one-to-one basis.

Submitting a Proposal:

1. Create a title page for your submission. The title page should include:

a. title of the submission b. topic area of the submission (chooses from above list) c. presentation format (choose from above list) d. name(s) of the author(s) e. department(s) and affiliation(s) f. mailing address(es) g. e-mail address(es) h. phone number(s) i. fax number(s) j. corresponding author if different than lead author

2. Email your abstract and/or paper, along with a title page, to social@hicsocial.org receipt of submissions will be acknowledged via email within 48 hours.

If you do not wish to email your submission, you may send it via regular mail or fax to:

Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences P.O. Box 75023 Honolulu, HI, 96836, USA

808-947-2420 (Fax)

***If submitting via regular mail, please supply two copies of your submission***

There is a limit of two contributed submissions per lead author.

3. Submissions will only be published in the conference proceedings if at least one of the authors registers and attends the conference. More information will be provided upon acceptance.

4. If you wish to be a session chair, please e-mail your request to social@hicsocial.org and indicate the topic area in which you are interested. Registration for the conference is required to be a session chair.

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Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences P.O. Box 75023 Honolulu, HI 96836 USA Telephone: (808) 946-9932 Fax: (808) 947-2420 E-mail: social@hicsocial.org Website: www.hicsocial.org

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