21 Dec 2005

Islands of the World IX Sustainable Islands - Sustainable Strategies, Jul 2006
Maui Community College, Kahului, Maui, Hawai'i, US
Supplied note: "Conference of the International Small Islands Studies Association, 28 July - 4 August 2006, Maui Community College - Kahului, Maui, Hawai'i
OBJECTIVE - Scholars and experts will meet to make presentations and participate in workshops and discussions on issues and problems relevant to sustainability on small islands.
CALL FOR PAPERS - All submissions for papers and posters will be made online. Go to the conference web site at [the URL below] and select Call for Papers. Deadline is 1 February 2006. Notification of acceptance will be e-mailed to the primary author by 1 March 2006.
THEME - The general theme of the conference is Sustainable Islands - Sustainable Strategies with emphasis on the interconnected topics of po'okela (economy), malama 'aina (ecology), and ho'ohanohano (social equity and cultural heritage.) In addition to bringing this international group together and giving them an opportunity to study and discuss important issues, the Islands of the World IX Conference will showcase Maui's rich cultural heritage, strong economic factors, and diverse environment.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 28 July 2006 - conference participant check-in and pre-registration; 29 & 30 July 2006 - registration and pre-conference excursions around the island of Maui; 31 July through 2 August 2006 - plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, poster sessions, and special events; 3 & 4 August 2006 - post-conference excursions to neighbor islands;
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - For information about the conference, including accommodation options and travel discounts, please refer to the conference web site. Registration will be online and will open on 1 February. For specific questions, contact Janet Six at (six--at--hawaii.edu) or phone 808.984.3670. Information about the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) and previous Islands of the World Conferences is available at http://www.geol.utas.edu.au/isisa/ - gmcc."
URL http://www.hawaii.edu/mcc/isisa2006
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract
Link reported by: Grant McCall (g.mccall--at--unsw.edu.au), forwarded by pacific-islands-l--at--coombs.anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
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