Special Issue on Older Workers in Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
Deadline for Submission: January 15, 2006

The journal welcomes original contributions within three broad themes:
- Trend analysis: What’s driving the interest in and the interest of older workers?
- The intersection of work, family and personal life issues for older workers.
- Transforming the workplace to value older workers: organizational culture and climate.

Additional article submission instructions may be found here: http://www.haworthpress.com/web/jwbh

Electronic submissions may be made to Paul Maiden, Editor, at pmaiden@mail.ucf.edu

Organizations, Occupations, and Work section of the American Sociological Association

Deadline for Submission: January 18, 2006

The ASA’s Annual Meeting will be held from August 11-14, 2006, at the Montreal Convention Center in Montreal, Canada. They are accepting papers under the general headings of Sociology of Work and Sociology of Organizations.

For more information about submissions, click here: http://www.northpark.edu/sociology/oow/calls_for_papers/annual.htm.
To submit papers, please visit the ASA web site: http://www.asanet.org/FCKeditor_2.0rc3/editor/page.ww?section=Meetings&name=2006+Call+for+Papers.

Fifth Annual Hawaii Conference on Social Sciences

Deadline for Submission: January 24, 2006

The conference will be held from May 31-June 3, 2006 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel in Honolulu. Papers, abstracts and submissions from all areas of the social sciences are invited.

For detailed information about submissions, visit here: http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm
E-mail your abstract or paper, along with a title page, to: social@hicsocial.org

This special issue of Journal of Family and Economic Issues will be published in June 2007. The
suggested topics are, but not limited to, as follows: Financial planning, Financial counseling, Financial education, Money management, Trends of consumer finance industries, Consumer behavior in financial services, Family relations and financial issues, Human development and financial issues, Health and financial issues, Cultural comparisons of financial management, Financial behaviors in diverse populations.

For more information about submission guidelines, please contact So-Hyun Joo, Ph.D., Guest Editor at So-hyun.joo@ttu.edu

This award is given by the Great Place to Work Institute and the list of winners is published annually in Fortune magazine.

For information about nominations, visit here: http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best/nominations/nom-100best.php

These awards recognizes employers in sixteen select communities nationwide that are successfully using flexibility to meet both business and employee goals.

For more information, visit here: http://familiesandwork.org/3w/awards/2006index.html.

Conference Announcements

Association for Social Economics
Theme: “Understanding Living Situations”
Where: Boston, Massachusetts - When: January 5-8, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.socialeconomics.org/ASSAProg.htm

Global Perspectives- The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) 2006 Allied Social Science Meeting
Where: Boston, Massachusetts - When: January 6-8, 2006

Visit http://www.iaffe.org/conferences/details.phtml?id=2 for more conference details.

Click here for more information: http://www.sswr.org/conferences.php

Human Capital Metrics: Beyond Benchmarking: How To Create Shareholder Value Through Human Capital Investment

Where: New York, NY - When: February 14 -15, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/conference.cfm?id=1008

The 2006 Leadership Conference on Global Corporate Citizenship

Theme: “Charting a Course for 2010 and Beyond”
Where: New York, NY - When: February 16 -17, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/conference.cfm?id=1038

Twelfth Annual National College and University Work/Family Association (CUWFA) Conference

Theme: "Work/Life Roundup: Taking Stock of Best Practices for Future Growth and Support.”
Where: Austin, TX - When: February 26 - March 1, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.cuwfa.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=23894

Alliance for Work-Life Progress Tenth Annual Conference and Exhibition

Where: Austin, TX - When: March 1 - 3, 2006

For further information please visit: http://www.awlp.org/Austin2006/generic/html/conf06_frame.html

American Psychological Association: Sixth Annual Conference on Occupational Stress and Health

Theme: “Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace.”
Where: Miami, FL - When: March 2 - 4, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.apa.org/pi/work/wsh2006.html

Families and Work Research Conference, Family Studies Center, School of Family Life at Brigham Young University

Where: Provo, UT - When: March 20 - 22, 2006

For further information please visit: http://ce.byu.edu/cw/familywork/

Family Support America 25th Anniversary Conference

Where: Chicago, IL - When: March 26 - 29, 2006

For more information, click here: http://www.familysupportamerica.org

The 4th Annual Great Place to Work Conference

Where: Boston, MA - When: April 5 - 7, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.greatplacetowork-conference.com/index.php

Purdue University WorkLife Programs’ Second Annual WorkLife/Wellness/EAP Symposium

Theme: “Keys to a Productive Workforce – Unlocking the Potential of Your Employees"
Where: West Lafayette, IN - When: May 4 - 5, 2006

Click here for more information: www.purdue.edu/worklife

WorldAtWork Total Rewards Conference and Exhibition

Where: Anaheim, CA – When: May 7 -10, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.worldatwork.org/anaheim2006/generic/html/conf2006_frame.html

Conference Board/Families and Work Institute 2006 Work/Life Conference

Theme: “Global Economic Solutions: Framing Work Life’s Contribution”
Where: New York, NY - When: June 13 - 14, 2006

For more information contact Tyler Wigton at (212) 465-2044 x224 or twigton@familiesandwork.org

Conference Board: 2006 Annual Diversity Conferences

Theme: “Global Vision: Local Action = Inclusive Solutions for Diverse Workplaces”
Where: Chicago, IL - When: June 15-16, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/conference.cfm?id=1100

Global Perspectives- International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology

Theme: “The Quality of Social Existence in a Globalising World”
Where: Durban, South Africa - When: July 23-29, 2006

Click here for more information: http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/congress2006/