CONFERENCE 2010 - May 30th to June 2nd, 2010 at Concordia University, Montréal, Québec

***PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2010***

May 30th:
Committee & Caucus Meetings - see attached program for schedule and rooms
Opening Ceremonies with keynote speaker Dr. Cecile Rousseau
 - 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm at MB 1-210
Reception with Notre Dame de Grass: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at MB 6-101

May 31st: *IMPORTANT FOR ALL MEMBERS & UNIVERSITY DELEGATES
Information & Discussion Session: 8:30 am - 10:20 am at MB 1-210
AGM: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at MB 1-210

Presentations begin at 1:15pm - see program for schedule

The McGill University School of Social Work, together with the Schools of Social Work at Université de Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal, welcome conference participants to the 2010 Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress held in partnership with the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE).

The theme is: Families and Communities: Intersections and Connections
Sub-themes are mentioned on the Call for Abstracts.

A `Call for Abstracts` to be presented at the conference is posted along with other details from CASWE and the planning committee.
Families and Communities: Intersections and Connections - Call for presentations

*The deadline for submitting abstracts was February 1st, 2010.

Registration for the conference is available on the website for the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.  All conference delegates/participants are to register for the conference at www.congress2010.ca . 

Congress fees increased as of April 1 and again on-site (see Registration Form in the Registration Guide, which is also available online www.congress2010.ca)

Details to assist in travel and hotel arrangements are also posted. http://www.congress2010.ca/content.php?id=427 

Please also join CASWE by completing the membership brochure.

Types of presentations

The Conference Program will be posted mid-April and will include details of all meetings and sessions.

Session chairs are needed.   

AGM - May 31st, 2010: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Please see "Dates to Remember" for various deadlines and dates of meetings.

Please contact Sharon Leslie at admin@caswe-acfts.ca if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Cecile Rousseau - Opening Ceremony - May 30th, 2010
Dr. Barry Trute - May 31st, 2010
Chief Billy Diamond - June 1st, 2010

Feature Sessions:

May 31st, 2010: 3:00pm - 4:30 pm
Screening of the film "Forgetful Not Forgotten" - a film about a family coming to grips with the realities of early-onset Alzheimer's Disease.  A question and answer session will follow with Director/Producer Chris Wynn.  For more information about the film visit www.forgetfulnotforgotten.com


Plenary Session on Multiple Oppressions - May 31, 2010: 1:15pm - 4:30pm

Presentations: 
May 31st, 2010 - afternoon only
June 1st, 2010 - all day
June 2nd, 2010 - all day

The preliminary program with room numbers will be posted on this website.

The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences will take place Friday, May 28th to Friday, June 4th, 2010 at Concordia University, Montréal, Québec.

Congress 2010 Theme
Connected Understanding

Connected understanding speaks to scholarly activity from two perspectives.  First, it refers to the impact of the rise of digital technology on scholarly research and research-creation.  New technology has provided humanities and social science scholars with different research tools, access to new sources and new means of communicating results to colleagues and the wider public.  In many cases these new tools have transformed how scholars understand problems.  In addition, the idea of connected understanding speaks to the links that scholars make with their colleagues in other fields and with larger audiences beyond the academic world.  Here, too, technology has enhanced the ability of individuals outside the academy to respond to, and challenge the authority of scholars.  These connections have added new voices to the discussion of many issues and complicated our understanding of them.  Finally both dimensions of this theme fit well with the institutional identity of Concordia, a university which prides itself on technological and communications innovation, and which is strongly connected to the larger urban community of which it is part.

CFHSS Congress 2010

The Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) will be holding the Annual General Meeting, May 31st, 2010, during the Congress and the CASWE conference from May 30th until June 2nd, 2010 at Concordia University in Montréal.