 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
This biennial event is the major means
for scholars, professionals, international agency
representatives, government officials and others to come
together to share professional papers, exchange views,
and work toward the Consortium's goals. Sessions are
held in accessible, low-cost locations to encourage
attendance.
Since the inaugural symposium in Hong
Kong in 1980, people representing over 60 nations have
gathered for ICSD symposia in Great Britain (1982),
Canada (1984), Japan (1986), Finland (1988), Costa Rica
(1990), United States of America (1992), Sri Lanka
(1994), Portugal (1996) Egypt (1998), South Africa
(1999), Turkey (2001), India (2003), Brazil (2005), Hong
Kong (2007), and Monterrey, Mexico (2009).
The next symposium will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh
from January 3-7, 2011. The theme of this
symposium will be "Good Governance: Building
Knowledge for Social Development Worldwide". Click
this link to view the
17th
ICSD International Symposium Flyer, the
Symposium Brochure,
and the
Symposium
Website.
REGIONAL SEMINARS
These meetings foster in depth study
and discussion of specialized topics. Recent regional
seminars include:
- Sino-American-British Conferences
co-sponsored by San Jose State University, Tunghai
University and ICSD
- 1986 International Symposium on
Peace and Pacific Development, Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1987 Scandinavian Regional Seminar,
Peace and Development, co-sponsored by the
University of Gothenburg and ICSD
- 1989 ICSD Regional Seminar,
Patzcuaro, Mexico
- European Regional Conferences,
Heidelberg, Germany (1989); Budapest, Hungary
(1991); Farfa, Italy (1993); Prague, Czech Republic
(1995); Ljubljana, Slovenia, (1997); Cracow, Poland
(1999); Riga, Latvia (2000); The Hague, The
Netherlands (2002); Graz, Austria (2004); Warsaw,
Poland (2006), Iasi, Romania (2008)
- Asia-Pacific Regional
Conference, Pattaya, Thailand
- 2008 ICSD Asia-Pacific Regional
Seminar, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Asia-Pacific Regional
Conference, Pattaya, Thailand
- 2010 12th Biennial European Conference, Human
Rights and Social Development - a Pathway to
Sustainability, September 22-25, Laesoe, Denmark
- Asia-Pacific Regional
Conference, Pattaya, Thailand
- 2010 12th Biennial European Conference, Human
Rights and Social Development - a Pathway to
Sustainability, September 22-25, Laesoe, Denmark.
www.sozialeforschung.at/ICSD
- 2010 ICSD Asia-Pacific Branch in partnership
with the Department of Social Welfare, Seoul
National University. Vision of Social
Development in the Globalized Asia, November 10-12,
Seoul Korea.
http://www.hoam.ac.kr/english/
DAN SANDERS PEACE AND JUSTICE LECTURE
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16th International
Symposium
Monterrey, Mexico, July 27-31, 2009
Toward a
Comprehensive Social Development Model
Keynote
address given by M.C. Alejabdra Rangel, Hinojosa,
President, Social Development Council, Nuevo Leon
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15th International
Symposium
Hong Kong SAR, China, July 16-20,
2007
China at the
Crossroads: Teansformative Developments and
Social Policy Responses
Keynote address given by
Siblin WANG,
President, China Association for Social Work
Education & rofessor, Peking University, Chinese
Mainland
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14th International Symposium
Recife, Brazil, July 25-29, 2005
Social needs,
global solutions: creative approaches for social
development
Keynote address given by
Ana Elizabete Mota,
Professor for the
Department of Social Work at Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco, Brasil |
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13th International Symposium
Mumbai, India, December 29, 2003 - Jan 2, 2004
Towards Democratic Pluralism: Challenges for Social Development in the 21st Century
Keynote address given by
Dr. Aruna Roy, India |
12th International Symposium
Istanbul, Turkey. June 19-23, 2001
Globalization and the Social Responsibility of the State in Developing Countries.
Keynote address given by
Prof. Dr. Gülten Kazgan
Istanbul Bilgi University, Head of Economics Department and the Research Center.
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11th International Symposium
Cape Town, South Africa, 8th July 1999
Social Development for the New Millennium: Visions and Strategies for Global Transformation
Keynote address given by
Dr. Franklin A. Sonn
Former South African Ambassador to the United States
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