Dear all

Diasporas, Migration and Identities Postgraduate Event at the University of Leeds, 13 and 14 December 2006.

This is the first of two postgraduate events to be run under the auspices of the Diasporas, Migration and Identities Programme. The second will be held in 2008.

It will provide an opportunity for you to meet other postgraduates from many different disciplines, and will be an occasion when you can present a paper to your peers in an informal seminar, or participate in and even lead a workshop.

The programme is likely to follow the following format:

First day:

Coffee and registration
A keynote lecture
Lunch
Afternoon seminars and workshops
Evening reception and meal
Perhaps some form of evening entertainment

Second Day:

Morning seminars and workshops
Lunch
Plenary session
Close

I would be glad to hear from you if you are interested in principle in attending the event.

We would also like to have your input into the way the event should be run, including:

- the format of the seminars and workshops. What would you like to see included? Are you keen to have plenty of time for discussion, or is the sharing of papers more important to you? Or would a mixture of both be more appropriate?
- would you wish to give a paper or lead a workshop?
- do you have anyone in mind who you would like to hear as a keynote speaker?
We are also looking for other postgraduates in the region to help with the organisation of the event, and would like to hear from you if you want to become involved. The working group has had its first meeting, but we will be meeting again in May to discuss the next stage.

Once we have finalised the way the event will be organised, we will email you again with further information.

Katie Roche
AHRC Programme Administrator
Diasporas, Migration and Identities
Address: Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: +44 113 3437838
Fax: +44 113 3433654
email: k.a.roche@leeds.ac.uk
http://www.diasporas.ac.uk