The Pacific Rim International Conference (Pac Rim) on Disability & Diversity has been widely recognized over the past 27 years as one of the most “diverse gatherings” in the world. The event encourages and respects voices from “diverse” perspective across numerous areas, including: voices from persons representing all disability areas; experiences of family members and supporters across all disability areas; responsiveness to diverse cultural and language differences; evidence of researchers and academics studying disability; stories of persons providing powerful lessons; examples of program providers, natural supports and allies of persons with disabilities and; action plans to meet human and social needs in a globalized world.
Each year the conference hews to its traditional areas which have bred much of the interdisciplinary research and educational advances of the last three decades. But each year new topics are introduced to foment discussion and change. The intent is to harness the tremendous synergy as generated by the intermingling of these diverse perspectives, thus, creating a powerful program which impacts each individual participant in his or her own unique way.
In this context, Pac Rim on Disability & Diversity is seeking proposals for the conference to be held during March 26 & 27, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Target Audience
Activists, Clinicians, Community Advocates, Community Members, Direct Support Workers, General Public, Paraprofessionals, Parents and Families, Postsecondary Educators, Primary Educators, Professionals, Secondary Educators, Self-Advocates, Technology Experts, Youth
Topic Areas
The 2012 Pacific Rim International Conference program design is organized into three broad, thematic, areas. Please click on the areas below for more information on these themes:
Foundational Program Themes—This program area or theme refers to those topical areas in which the Center on Disability Studies traditionally has been or is currently engaged in through projects or activities under interdisciplinary training, research, advocacy or service.
Exploration Program Themes—This program area of the conference encompasses those topic areas not presently addressed through research or advocacy initiatives at the Center on Disability Studies yet prevail as salient issues important to our diverse communities.
Innovational Programmatic Themes—The Pacific Rim Conference planning team knows that as we enter the new millennium, the world is faced with massive challenges as well as opportunities to solve them. This programmatic area is interested in dynamic, creative ideas and sustainable solutions which can be adopted in a society or community, resulting in positive social changes.
Presentation Formats
Pac Rim presentations are in seven formats: Poster Presentations, 30-Minute Topical Presentations, 60-Minute Breakout Presentations, 90-Minute Seminar/Colloquium and 120-Minute Interactive Workshop. All papers submitted will be reviewed by the appropriate strand chairs and evaluated on the basis of the submission criteria. The strand chairs will decide the appropriate format for your submission.
Last date for submission of proposals is December 16, 2011
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