2015
IAHR Bulletin 40 (August 2015): Erfurt Congress edition
The IAHR Bulletin 40 (August 2015): Erfurt Congress edition has been published. It is primarily meant to serve members participating in the IAHR International Committee Meeting as appointed delegates and in the General Assembly as members. The documents enclosed speak of important developments and discussions within the IAHR; within its elected leadership, within its constituency and thus within the institutionalized academic study of religions around the world. It informs you about the activities of the IAHR Executive and International Committees, especially over the past 5-10 years. The IAHR claims to be the “preeminent international forum for the critical, analytical, and cross-cultural study of religions, past and present”.
Contents
1. IAHR – Policy Statement, 3
2. Welcome & Announcement, 4
3. List of IAHR Delegates to the International Committee, 7
4. Provisional Agenda of the IAHR International Committee, Erfurt, Germany, Wednesday August 26, 2015, 15
5. Provisional Agenda of the IAHR General Assembly, Erfurt, Germany, Saturday August 29, 2015, 16
6. Minutes of the International Committee meeting, Liverpool, UK, September 4, 2013, 17
7. Minutes of the General Assembly, Toronto, Canada, August 21, 2010, 37
8. Report by the General Secretary, 49
9. Report by the Treasurer, 78
10. Nominations & Candidates for the IAHR Executive Committee 2015-2020, 86
11. Statements of Candidacy for the IAHR Executive Committee 2015-2020, 90
12. Proposal for a Change of Name for the IAHR, 103
13. Proposal for Changing [IAHR] ‘General Secretary’ to ‘Secretary General’ 107
14. The IAHR Constitution and By-Laws, 108-125
- IAHR Constitution, 108
- IAHR Rules of Procedure, 111
- Nomination Procedure for the Executive Committee, 117
- Proposals for Honorary Life Membership, 118
15. The Executive Committee of the IAHR 2010-2015, 119
16. Honorary Life Members of the IAHR, 122
Appendices, 125
Appendix 1. Conference Report: EASR University of Groningen, 11-15 May 2014
Appendix 2: Resolutions of the General Assembly of CIPSH Paris, Unesco, 14th-15th October 2014
2015
NASR 36th Annual Conference, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 8-11 September: Call for Papers
NASR 2015 CONFERENCE INVITATION
NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS (NASR)
This is to invite you to the 36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the above named association slated between Tuesday, 8th September and Friday, 11th September at the Department of Religious Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The theme of the Conference is RELIGION AND DEMOCRATIC SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA
The sub-themes are:
1. Christianity and democratic sustainability
2. Islam and democratic sustainability
3. African Traditional Religion and democratic sustainability
4. Theological issues in democratic system and values
5. Religion, ethnicity and democratic sustainability
6. Religion, gender and democratic sustainability
7. Religion and ethical principles of democratic sustainability
8. Religion, music and democratic sustainability
9. Religion, art and democratic sustainability
10. Religion, media and democratic sustainability
11. Religion, language, communication and democratic sustainability
12. Religion, ICTs and democratic sustainability
13. The religious role of the diaspora in democratic development and sustainability
14. Religious leaders and democratic sustainability
15. Religion, civil societies and democratic sustainability
16. Religious and theological imperatives for accountable governance
Abstract of not more than 300 words with 5 keywords arranged in alphabetical order, processed in Microsoft Word should be submitted to the Secretary, 2015 LOC NASR Conference: aaolaniyi@gmail.com, not later than 31st July, 2015.
Full length manuscripts should be sent to the same address not later than 31st August, 2015. Authors of papers should submit 15 copies of their papers typed in English language on arrival for the conference at the registration centre at the conference venue. All manuscripts must be typed in Times New Romans, font size 12, double spaced, Chicago Style of referencing (16th Edition) on A4 paper.
Formal Opening Ceremony will come up on Wednesday, 9th September, 2015 at 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Professor Dapo Asaju, Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos, Nigeria.
Lead paper presenters:
1. Professor (Mrs) Celestina O. Isiramen, Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, Nigeria
2. Professor Muibi O. Opeloye, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Chief Host: Professor Bamitale Omole, Vice Chancellor, OAU, Ile-Ile, Nigeria
Host: Dr. S.A. Owoeye, Acting Head, Department of Religious Studies, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Contact Persons:
1. LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC)
Abiola A. Olaniyi, Secretary, LOC aaolaniyi@gmail.com +234 8023855215
Prof. M.O. Opeloye, Chairman, LOC opeloyem@yahoo.com + 234 8033340495
2. NASR EXECUTIVE COMMITTE (EXCO)
Dr. Benson O. Igboin, General Secretary, NASR, bensonigboin@gmail.com +234 8160220622
Dr. Musa O. Adeniyi, President, NASR, madeniyi@oauife.edu.ng +234 803 334 0495
Registration fee: N2000 (new members); Annual dues N2000; Conference fee: N6000; Postgraduate Students fee: N5000.
2015
Celebrating 155 years of Indians in South Africa, 11-15 November 2015, CfP
Theme: Ethnicity, Race and Citizenship: Place of Indians in the New South Africa
Venue: Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Conference Registration Fee: $120 (USD)
Early Registration Fee: $100 (USD) before 30 October, 2015
Student Registration Fee: $75 USD
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 July, 2015
For further details: CfP.155 years of Indians in SA
2015
International Conference on Women/Youth and Transformational Leadership
— Published on behalf of AASR member, Dr Damaris Parsitau —
It is with great pleasure that I write to invite you to the first ever International Conference on Women/Youth and Transformational Leadership: whose theme “The Ripple Effect of Women/Youth Leaders: From Local Impact to Global Change” as well as the launch of the Global Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership (GCTIL), which will be held from the 13th to the 17th of Oct 2015 at the Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies (IWGDS), Egerton University, Kenya. The Conference and the launch of the GCTIL will be co-hosted by the IWGDS and the Global Women Leadership Network (GWLN). Expected to be highly acclaimed meetings in the field of Women/Youth and Transformational Leadership in Kenya and beyond, they will be game changers.
The Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies (IWGDS) was established in 1991 as the Centre for Women Studies and Gender Analysis to address issues that interfere with the pursuit of academic excellence among female students in campus. It was the first of its kind in Kenya and is credited as the first institute that offers both academic and social outreach programmes. The Centre was later upgraded to an institute with full mandate to offer academic and social programs. The institute has since grown into a formidable center of excellence in teaching, research, training, outreach and mentorship.
The Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) on the other hand is a non-profit organization (headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA) which provides leadership development skills and resources for women leaders around the world. Its Women Leaders for the World Programme (WLW) is a Transformational Leadership Educational Programme designed for women leaders keen on accelerating their ability to lead more effectively and dare transform their organizations, communities and the world.
Over 150 participants from all over the world are expected to gather at Egerton University to discuss the ripple effect of transformational leadership from local impact to global change, and for Kenyan women, pave the way for contesting the 2017 General Election.
The Local and International organizing committees are gearing up for an exciting, informative and learning conference programme which will include plenaries, parallel sessions, lectures, TED talk, speeches, sharing of experiences, narratives and motivational speakers. Women and men who are captains of their fields and industries will be invited to share their experiences and mentor participants aspiring to become leaders in various fields.
Special focus will be on women in public life and the interconnection between women/youth empowerment, politics, corporate governance, policy/decision making, legislation, education, health, entrepreneurship, environment, agriculture and agribusiness, food security, climate change, peace building, media and information, science and technology and youth mentorship among many other themes.
We invite you to block your diaries from the 13th -17th Oct, 2015 so as to tap into these historic events, including participating in our annual Gender Awareness Day on 17th of Oct. We assure you of a fulfilling and transformative experience with women/men/youth leaders from around the world.
Registration fees will be 100 US $ for International participants, 60$ for local participants and 30$ for students. We will let you know how to make your payments in our next communication. Unfortunately, we do not have funding to meet your travel and subsistence expenses.
All guests will be booked at Egerton University ARC hotel and other hotels in Nakuru Town. We will negotiate for the best prices possible and let you know.
We will be sending you more detailed information and brochures as well as the conference programme in the coming days.
We are also revamping our website and we will upload all the information by the end of March 2015 or Mid-April 2015.
Please share and circulate this information widely to your colleagues and networks.
On behalf of the GWLN, IWGDS Advisory Board Members and Faculty members, the International and local organizing committees, we look forward to meeting and welcoming you to Egerton University in October 2015.
For more information, please contact the Director, Institute of Women Gender and Development Studies (IWGDS) Dr. Damaris S. Parsitau at dparsitau@yahoo.com or the chair of the conference secretariat and acting Deputy Director Dr. Doris Nyokangi at dnyokangi@gmail.com.
On behalf of IWGDS/ GWLN/Advisory Board and the Conference Secretariat
Best wishes,
Dr. Damaris S. Parsitau
Director, Institute of Women, Gender and Development S (IWGDS) Studies,
EGERTON UNIVERSITY
2015
Seminar Legacies of Albert Schweitzer Considered: 15-16 October 2015, UNISA, Pretoria, CfP
Seminar Legacies of Albert Schweitzer Considered: 15-16 October 2015, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa
Call for papers
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2015
Cf. also http://www.unisa.ac.za/ritr2015
