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

The editors are interested in materials that are timely, up-to-date, imaginative, and that offer distinct and innovative pedagogical tools and ideas, including syllabi, class activities, assignments, recommended films and books, and web site lists. Submissions must include clearly defined expectations for students and relevant information about the context of the course to assist readers in employing any teaching strategies you describe. We strongly encourage submissions that integrate perspectives on the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexual orientation in the areas of work and occupations.

Please submit materials to Patti Giuffre, Texas State University, at pg07@txstate.edu

This conference is to be co-hosted by the Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW),
Monash University, Australia and the Department of Management, Kings College London. It will be held at Monash University, Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy, July 1-4, 2006.

The conference program is designed to appeal to researchers in human resource management, industrial and employee relations, organizational behavior, and general management. Conference submissions will include refereed paper presentations of 20 double spaced pages in length (approx. 5000 - 6000 words) or abstracts of 500 words.

For more information, visit the ACREW website at http://www.monash.edu.au/cmo/acrew06

Conference: E-Networks in an Increasingly Volatile World
Deadline for Submission: February 15, 2006

The International Telework Academy is holding their eleventh annual conference at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, on August 28-31, 2006. Papers are welcome from practitioners and academics in the disciplines of business administration, computing and information systems, the built environment and civic planning, sociology, psychology, education, and e-learning. One special topic for the 2006 conference is Work/life balance: The tangled web of work and home networks.

For more information, click here: http://www.unb.ca/conferences/enetworks

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

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-

Click here for more information: http://www.niva.org/courses/2006/05_09_06_06.htm

Global Perspectives-

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/

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