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| Attention Students: CSDS MA Fellow 2011-12 Return to top. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
CSDS M.A. Research Fellow The Centre for Security and Defence Studies (CSDS) at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs invites applications from advanced M.A. students (those beyond first-year) to serve as CSDS M.A. Research Fellow commencing September 2011. The CSDS M.A. Research Fellow is primarily responsible for assisting with seminar, conference, and workshop planning, and compiling the weekly CSDS Bulletin, an electronic newsletter circulated to CSDS Associates and students. The M.A. Fellow may be asked to perform research tasks for CSDS Associates and/or update event listings on the CSDS website. The position requires a maximum of 5 hours per week, which includes mandatory attendance at all CSDS events, 8 September - 22 December 2010, with an option to renew for the winter term 2012. The M.A. Fellow will be paid $2,435 per term. Preference will be given to NPSIA M.A. students entering their second year (or higher) with knowledge and documented interest in security and defence-related issues. However, qualified first-year NPSIA M.A. students and M.A. students from other Carleton departments are also eligible to apply. The very best candidate will be selected, regardless of program. The successful candidate must be detail oriented, have strong organizational skills, an ability to work quickly and reliably with minimal supervision, and some knowledge of basic HTML. Demonstrated proficiency in writing, editing, and research is a plus. Applications should include:
Applications are due by June 1, 2011 to: Professor David Mendeloff |
| CSDS-CCISS Strategic Analysis Seminar: Os Van Den Abeelen on Immigration in Netherlands Return to top. CSDS-CCISS Strategic Analysis Seminar Series The final event for the 2011 CSDS-CCISS Strategic Analysis Seminar Series will take place on Tuesday, May 17 from 12:00 until 1:45 at the Naval Officers Mess at 78 Lisgar St. (across from Ottawa City Hall). Our speaker will be Teun van Os van den Abeelen, who will speak on 'Immigration and Integration in the Netherlands in the years 2005-2010'. The presentation will include data and information about immigration (and emigration) to and from the Netherlands and the reasons why, developments in asylum immigration and other immigration, including family and worker migration, in the Netherlands, and the current situation with respect to integration of non-nationals. There is a current public debate in the Netherlands about the purpose and necessity of the integration of foreign inhabitants in the Netherlands, centering on multiculturalism versus assimilation. Of particular interest to our audience will be his views on the Dutch asylum process and how effective the Netherlands is in solving the problem of inadmissibility of persons whose return to their homelands could place them at risk. Teun van Os van den Abeelen is the vice-president of the Amsterdam law court, and was, from 1998 to 2008, the president of the Aliens Advisory Commission of the Netherlands. Advanced reservation is Required by Thursday, May 12 to Dr. Kurt Jensen at kurt.jensen@sympatico.ca |
general announcements Please note that travel funding support is available to NPSIA graduate students who wish to participate formally in any of the conferences listed below. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/fun ding.html | CDAI Roundtable: CANCOM Cdr LGen Semianiw Return to top. From: Executive Director(director@cda-cdai.ca) The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is pleased to announce the next roundtable in its series of events on important security and defence issues. The roundtable discussion will be an update on Canada Command (CANCOM) from the Commander, Lieutenant-General Semianiw. Date: Thursday May 19, 2011 This session will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule. An RSVP is absolutely required, and space is expected to be at a premium. To reserve a spot, please contact Arnav by email specialevents@cda-cdai.ca or phone (613) 236-9903 Biography: Lieutenant-General Walter (Walt) Semianiw is the Commander of Canada Command, the organization charged with focussing the Canadian Forces on the defence and protection of Canada as its first priority. His career is marked and defined by several assignments in operations, and in staff appointments responsible for policies supporting the men and women of the military. He enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1982 and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (the PPCLI), and served in a variety of command and staff appointments with the 1st and 2nd Battalions, including a tour in Cyprus with the UN. He later commanded the 1st Battalion PPCLI, then based in Calgary. Lieutenant-General Semianiw has served at the Brigade, Area, Division, and Task Force levels in a variety of command and staff appointments at home and abroad. He was head of Army operations at National Defence Headquarters, served on the Joint Staff as Policy Coordinator, and with the Privy Council Office of Canada. In 2005, he was responsible for Canadian Forces operations throughout South-West Asia including Afghanistan, during which time he supported the deployment of the Strategic Advisory Team to Kabul, the establishment of Canada’s first Provincial Reconstruction Team to Kandahar, and the transfer of CF operations from Kabul to Kandahar. On his return from Afghanistan, Lieutenant-General Semianiw was appointed the Commandant of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. From 2007 to July 2010 he was the Assistant Chief Military Personnel and subsequently Chief Military Personnel, a period marked by significant improvements and enhancements to pay and personnel and family support programs, including for those physically and psychologically injured on operations. He is a graduate of the Canadian Forces College, earning a Master of Arts in Military Studies, and a Master in Defence Studies. He has also completed the Joint Warfighter Component of the U.S. Military General/Flag Officer Capstone Programme, and the NATO General Officer's Course. Lieutenant-General Semianiw's awards include Commander of the Order of Military Merit, the Meritorious Service Cross, and the Order of St. John. Lieutenant-General Semianiw was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He is married to Nancy (née Paradis) and they have two children. Alain Pellerin, Colonel (Ret'd) T: (613) 236-1252 |
KCIS 2011 Conference:"The Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Resources and Security" Return to top. From:KCIS kcis@queensu.ca For most of their history, the states of northern Eurasia and North America have directed their foreign policies anywhere but northward. In the early twenty-first century, however, the emergent forces of globalization and climate change have turned a vast, inhospitable region from a neglected back yard to an international arena where the evident benefits of cooperation must compete in the minds of governments with traditional tendencies toward rivalry and the consequent risk of intensified conflict. Rapid physical changes in the region have opened up the prospects of new shipping routes, access to mineral resources and fisheries, opportunities for scientific research, and the accompanying risks to a fragile environment, to aboriginal ways of life, and to national and international security. Four expert panels will address the following themes:
REGISTRATION Registration is now open. Early bird registration is $300.00(+tax) until 20 May 2011, and $350.00(+tax) after. Registration covers the Meet and Greet reception Monday evening, all meals, conference sessions, and the conference dinner -- a cruise of the 1000 Islands and Kingston's magnificent waterfront on Tuesday evening. Please note that registration fees are non-refundable. Registration with payment must be made using our online system. Select this link to register now: http://www.queensu.ca/cir/ CONFERENCE VENUE & ACCOMMODATIONS The conference venue is the Residence Inn by Marriott Kingston Water's Edge. We have secured a preferential room rate of $169.00 per night (a government rate is applicable applied at check-in with valid identification). The deadline to secure a room at this preferred rate is 20 May 2011. To book your room online, select the following link – http://www.queen su.ca/cir/?q=KCIS/Accommodations – to access the online reserved conference block. To make your reservation by telephone, call 1-800-331-3131 or 613-544-4888 and specify "KCIC" to the reservation desk. PROGRAM Please visit the KCIS website http://www.queensu.ca/cir/KCIS for the programme and full conference information. For further information, or if you have any questions, please contact the conference coordinators by telephone at 613-533-2381/613-533-6483 or by email at kcis@queensu.ca. We are sure you will enjoy this opportunity to visit Kingston in early summer and look forward to welcoming you to the conference. Organized by: |
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Please note that travel funding support is available to NPSIA graduate students who wish to participate formally in any of the conferences listed below. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html | Queen'S QCIR Graduate Student Crisis Simulation Return to top. 6th ANNUAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT SIMULATION: THE CASE OF SUDAN The Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University (CIDP), in cooperation with the Universität Mannheim, the Atlantic Council of Canada, the Atlantic Treaty Association and NATO, is holding an International Crisis Simulation, which will take place at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario from Saturday, 25 June to Thursday, 30 June 2011. Participants will be graduate students in international relations and related subjects, from European and North American universities. The scenario for the simulation will be based on a crisis involving the international community in Sudan, leading to negotiations among Sudanese players and the international community over the appropriate response. Participants will represent decision-makers in various states, international institutions and NGOs, playing out roles according to a well-tested simulation model. Canadian and German faculty will manage and oversee the simulation and provide preparation and technical assistance. Prior to the simulation itself, there will be a series of briefings by academics and by officials from government, international agencies and NGOs on the history and current state of the situation in Sudan. Materials to aid in preparation will be made available well in advance to all participants through a dedicated web-site. The Centre invites graduate students who are interested in global governance, humanitarian intervention, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, African politics, and international relations to participate in the simulation. Some students may be able to integrate preparation for, and participation in, this exercise with the preparation of theses or other research papers.. COSTS CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS |
Call for Papers: Balsillie Graduate Student Conference on Global Governance Return to top. The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) 2011 Graduate Student Conference, taking place October 27 to 29, 2011 in Waterloo, will celebrate the opening of the BSIA's new campus by bringing together graduate students, scholars and practitioners from a diversity of disciplines and countries in order to showcase innovative research and to encourage dialogue on pressing challenges and opportunities in the field of global governance. The BSIA invites applications for participation in the conference from graduate and postdoctoral students in all relevant disciplines, in particular from students in the Global South. The BSIA is committed to ensuring a diversity of perspectives in the discussions, and will prioritize financial support for successful applicants from the Global South. The theme of the conference, Imagining Global Governance: Change and Continuity, is intended to capture the growing maturation of global governance in both theory and practice, as well as the difficulties and optimisms of the road ahead. Reflecting on the past, present and future of global governance it is critical to ask questions about the discourses and silences of the field, the shifting power and roles of emerging and waning actors, the spirit of global consensus if any exist, and the nature of the 'global' in global governance. To this end, the conference will be organized along the following six areas of global governance:
We hope that these areas and the questions that we have generated will spark imaginative responses to the overall theme of change and continuity in global governance, but they are intended to be general and not to restrict the possible range of submissions. We invite paper proposals from graduate and post-doctoral students from the range of disciplines, methods, and theoretical perspectives that engage the questions inherent in governing the global. To apply, download an application from the 2011 BSIA Graduate Student Conference website (see below) and submit it, including an abstract of no more than 250 words, to iggconference@balsillieschool.ca. Paper submission deadline is May 2, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.balsillieschool.ca/imagining-global-governance. |
Call for Papers: CDA Graduate Student Symposium: Canada's Security Interests Return to top. From: Executive Director director@cda-cdai.ca Currie Hall The CDA Institute's 14th Annual Graduate Student Symposium Canada's Security Interests will be held on October 27-28, 2011, and is currently accepting papers from Masters and Doctoral students. The symposium is conducted in collaboration with the Royal Military College of Canada, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affair's Institute, Chair of Defence Studies Queen's University and Queen's Centre for International Relations. The acceptable range of presentation topics include contemporary and historical analyses of: national security and defence; insurgency and counter-insurgency; conventional warfare; campaign planning; Canadian military campaigns and operations; security and defence alliances, peace enforcement, and peace support operations; conflict resolution; security and defence related economics; intra-state conflict issues; and terrorism and other non-traditional threats to security. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three papers. The winning paper will be awarded $3,000, and the second and third place prizes are valued at $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. The deadline for submissions is September 23, 2011. For more information, please contact the CDA Institute's Project Officer at projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca / (613) 236-9903 or visit http://cda-cdai.ca/cdai/ |
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