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Some of my colleagues at
residential universities like to attend international conferences in December
and January when there are no classes or students to attend to. I am forever
planning to do this, but as yet, could not succeed. I would like to attend the
IJAS conference in several disciplines in Freiburg with its two full day tours
to the Christmas market and the Black forest (28 Nov - 2 Dec) or visit the
United Arab Emirates to see the new year fireworks or to Australia to watch
their fireworks in Sydney (but these two countries does not seem to have general
conferences booked early for 2018). There is also the annual Hawaii
International conference on Education that will take place from 4 to 7 January
2018.
For those of you who are planning to go
to Europe at the end of the year, and especially for my colleagues in Theology
and Religious studies, Christmas can start early with a conference in Oxford at
the start of December (4-6). Abstract submission and registration is open for
both the 2-4 August (before 10 July) and December Symposiums. Both are
inter-disciplinary and has a broad-based theme. Topics include Religion,
Politics, and Public Discourse, Religions in conflict, Gender and religion, Church
and State, State funding of Church schools, Religion and racial segregation,
Religious traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora, Secularism, Philosophy
of religion and Religious ethics (amongst others).
The conferences will take place in the old library
of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, constructed in 1320, which is
inside the walled city. It was the first university building in
town.
Registration is a stiff 380 Pound (especially to
South Africans) for early birds but there are also reduced options for
students, family members and observers. Accommodation starts at 50 Pounds
in the university and college facilities that promise to provide a genuine
Oxford student and campus experience.
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