Event Details

CALL FOR PAPERS

To submit a proposal : http://www.metropolisconference.ca/inscriptions.php

OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

The 2015 National Metropolis Conference invites submissions for its 17th annual conference. The conference continues to be the principal national forum for interdisciplinary dialogue on immigration. The 2015 National Metropolis Conferences will facilitate dialogue and exchange between researchers, government, and non-government (community and private) sector partners. Ideally, successful workshop proposals will include participants from each of the three sectors. Workshops that include participants from at least two regions of Canada will be given priority. Another objective of the workshop programme is to explore issues that are national in scope or that can be compared across the provinces and territories. As always, graduate students are welcome to participate.

WORKSHOP FORMATS

Workshops (90 minutes): Workshops will usually consist of four to five presentations of approximately 15 minutes each followed by discussion. Please identify a workshop coordinator or someone else who will preside over the session.

Roundtables (90 minutes): The roundtable format is suitable for more informal discussions of emerging issues or controversies. It is a very effective format for the exchange of information and experiences among a relatively small number of people. The organizer or designated person chairs the roundtable with up to 7 other discussants. Please note that the roundtables take place in one large room, with multiple discussions taking place simultaneously.

Poster Sessions: Poster sessions provide an alternative format through which conference participants can share research which has not been otherwise presented. Posters should provide some conclusive results, even if preliminary. Poster presenters must provide their own display materials.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER

We ask that participants limit themselves to making one formal presentation during the National Metropolis Conference. An organizer may participate in additional workshops as a chair, participant or discussant. If you are listed as a presenter in more than one workshop, we will ask you to choose the workshop that you would prefer to participate in. Each person listed as an organizer, participant, chair or discussant in a workshop must register for the national conference either as a day or full conference participant and pay the applicable registration fees. Please inform your presenters of this requirement when inviting them to participate in your workshop.

Please note that no double length workshops will be accepted this year. Participants may organize more than one workshop, but on different topics.

Individual paper submissions will not be accepted this year. If you are interested in presenting a paper, we strongly encourage you to solicit colleagues from your area of expertise in order to submit a workshop proposal. If you do not have the time or the contacts to put together a workshop proposal but you are still interested in presenting your paper, please select "poster presentation option" format when prompted.

THEMES

We are looking for proposals for workshops concerning any of the aspects of immigration and integration and their effects on Canadian society, its governance, its institutions, and the economy.

Some suggested topics include:

1) NEW CHALLENGES IN SETTLEMENT PROGRAMS: A VIEW FROM WESTERN CANADA

LIPs, emerging LIPs and LIP-like partnerships, examples from practice
How have funding and structural changes to settlement funding influenced outcomes?
New initiatives in pre-arrival programing for SPOs
Local initiatives in Vancouver/BC
2) FROM TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT AND BEYOND

Challenges faced by temporary foreign workers
Temporary foreign worker program: view from employers
The experiences of international students transitioning to permanency
Canadian Experience Class and outcomes
International Students
3) CURRENT ISSUES IN MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION

Influence of increased language requirements on migration flows to Canada
Settlement and integration among newcomers: Comparative Experiences across the country
The successful immigrant: what does successful settlement look like?
Intersections of diversity and settlement success
Citizenship
4) THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY

Cooperation between different levels of government in Immigration and Integration Polices
Civil Society and the Private Sector – how they help shape policy and practice
Historic issues in Immigration and Integration Policies and Practices
Integration as a two-way street and the role of the community
Conditions for Community Resilience
First nations & welcoming communities
Migration, Arts and Culture
Vulnerable Populations
Migration and Health
5) THE CURRENT GLOBAL CONTEXT

Canada’s response to the global refugee situation
Transnationalism and its effects on migration flows, integration, and citizenship
Canada’s role in the international agenda on migration and development
The global competition for talent: how can Canada succeed?
Vancouver as a gateway to and from Asia
SELECTION CRITERIA

The Adjudication Committee will consider proposals that include a clear title, abstract and summary as well as a list of at least four confirmed presenters.

The presenting panel should encompass the academic, non-governmental and government policy sectors. Workshop organizers that have confirmed participants from all 3 sectors will be given preference.
Presentations involving more than one geographical region of Canada or that are comparative will be given priority
Workshops that involve graduate students will also be looked upon favorably by the Adjudication Committee.
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Please note that you will be required to provide the information listed below during the submission process:

Name and contact information
Format of your session (workshop or roundtable)
Title of your session
Names of co-organizers (if applicable)
Names of presenters including their affiliation, email address and titles of their presentation
50-word abstract which will be included in the program (please make sure it is descriptive but is also formulated to interest as many conference participants as possible)
250-word summary that provides background/context for consideration by the Adjudication Committee
Please note that the information you provide us will be included in the conference program. Please verify the spelling of your presenters' names and the titles of their presentations. If you are organizing a session with both English and French presentations we ask that you provide us with the translation of the title and 50-word abstract for the program.

PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 14, 2014.