First International Education for Peace Conference—2007
Announcing the First International Education for Peace Conference—2007: Strategies for Building a Civilization of Peace at Granville Island in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (14-17 November 2007)
Conference Mission:
The primary goal of the conference is to contribute to the worldwide efforts to create a civilization of peace. Essential to this undertaking is life-long peace education at home, in schools, and in the community, with its focus on the integral role of all members of society—children, youth, and adults—and with the equal participation of women and men in the administration of human affairs. Through the sharing of advanced research findings and proven effective strategies for creating peace at all levels of human society and interactions, the conference offers the participants the opportunity to explore ways of creating environments—families, schools, and communities—built on the foundations of a culture of peace, a culture of healing, and a culture of excellence: the three requisites of a civilization of peace.
Guest speakers include:
Prof. Zvi Beckerman, School of Education, Melton Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Claire McGlynn, School of Education, Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland
Prof. Gavriel Salomon, Co-Director of the Center for Research on Peace Education University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Dr. Rosemarie Stallworth-Clarke, President, AERA Peace Education SIG
Prof. Dan Rae, Georgia Southern University, Co-Chairperson, Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Prof. Alan Smith, UNESCO Chair, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Prof. H.B. Danesh, Founder and President, EFP-International, Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Roshan Danesh, Adjunct Professor, EPU, Austria and President, EFP-Canada
Frank Borowicz QC, Chairman & Chief Elected Officer, Vancouver Board of Trade
See the Conference Flyer in the attachments.Registration. Full Conference information can be found at: http://www.efpinternational.org/conference2007/
Register now to participate in this important inaugural event! Please circulate to your co-workers, networks, and others who might be interested in participating.
Call for Proposals:
Individuals, groups and institutions are invited to submit proposals for papers, workshops, displays, and artistic presentations that fall within the scope of the conference program.
Proposals should include the information listed below (from A - I) and be e-mailed to conference@efpinternational.org as a word file by June 1, 2007. Authors will be notified within 4 weeks of the deadline of acceptance and will be required to register for the conference by June 15, 2007.
Proposals should include the information listed below and be e-mailed to
A. TITLE OF PRESENTATION (12 words maximum)
B. AREA OF FOCUS OF PRESENTATION (Choose one area)
- Peace education and cultural diversity - Peace education and the business community
- Peace education, leadership, and governance - Peace education in the family
- Peace education and the media - Peace education and philanthropy
- Peace education in religious communities - Peace education and the environment
- Peace education and the arts - Peace education in schools
C. ABSTRACT (50 word maximum; appropriate for inclusion in conference program booklet)
D. DESCRIPTION (300 word maximum); providing sufficient information concerning the proposal for the reviewers to evaluate its suitability for this year’s conference.
E. NAME OF PRESENTER(S)
F. CONTACT INFORMATION - Name address, telephone fax and email of contact person (one of the presenters)
G. MINI-BIOGRAPHY - of presenters (30 word maximum per person)
H. FORMAT (Choose one)
Paper, workshop, display, or artistic presentations
I. PRESENTATION/AV REQUIREMENTS – Please provide details of the equipment that you will need for your presentation. We cannot guarantee the availability of all equipment. Each request will be reviewed and presenters will be notified prior to the conference of availability.
J. PAPER SUBMISSION FOR PUBLICATION IN ONLINE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATION—Deadline for submission of paper (20-30 pages double-spaced) to conference committee due September 1, 2007.
Questions can be directed to:
Stacey Makortoff
Conference Committee
Tel: +1-604-639-7910
E-mail: conference@efpinternational.org
Conference Web: www.efpinternational.org/conference2007
Web: www.efpinternational.org