Category : environmental philosophy

CFP: HERA Conference, “Humane, Inhumane, Human”

HERA

Call for Papers

Humanities Education and Research Association

Annual Conference, February 27- March 1, 2014

Washington D.C.

 

 

Humane, Inhumane, Human

 

In keeping with HERA’s mission of promoting the study of the humanities across a wide range of disciplines and interdisciplines, we invite presentations for the 2014 conference. The wide range of disciplines and areas of study for the conference include but are not limited to Aesthetics, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Classics, Communication Studies, Composition, Cultural Studies, Dance, Design, Digital Technology, Education, Environmental Issues, Ethics, Ethnic Studies, Family, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, Globalization, History, Languages, Literature, Media, Museum Studies, Music, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sexuality, Sociology, Theater and all sciences relevant to the topic.

 

Creative presentations, readings, and exhibitions are also welcomed. Submissions are encouraged from educators at all levels (including advanced graduate students) as well as all those with an interest in the arts and humanities.

 

Proposals for papers, panels, or workshops must be submitted through the conference web portal on the HERA website at www.h-e-r-a.org.

 

Questions may be directed to the conference organizers, Marcia Green (mgreen@sfsu.edu), Sarita Cannon (sncannon@hotmail.com), and Erin McCoy (erin_mccoy@hotmail.com

 

Presentation time for individual papers is limited to 15-20 minutes.

 

Deadline for submission: no later than October 24, 2013.

The Fairfax Hotel Embassy Row (Starwood Luxury Collection) is the host of HERA’s 2014 conference.  The guest room rate is $139 plus tax.  The hotel is a short walk from the Dupont Circle Metro stop.

 

 

Dr. Marcia Green                        
Executive Director/CFO                  
Humanities Education and Research Association
HERA                              
P.O. Box 715                           
Pacifica, CA 94044-4206                      

 mgreen@sfsu.edu
Phone: 650-359-2660

Website: http://www.h-e-r-a.org 


Lecture: “Eating Meat: Good or Bad? You Decide,” Dr. Mylan Engel, Marquette, Sept. 26


CFP: [Extended Deadline] 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, Ethics’2014

2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, Ethics’2014

 

Friday-Saturday, 23-24 May, 2014 Chicago Marriott O’Hare, Chicago, IL, USA

 

http://sites.ieee.org/ethics-conference/

 

 

Ethics – A Challenge to the Scientific and Engineering Community  
Second Announcement and Call for Papers – Deadline Extended

 

 

With the evolution of science, technology and engineering, ethical problems often arise. Ethics and ethical conduct have become a critical issue in the 21st Century.

 

Scientists, technologists and engineers of all ages, students as well as senior professionals, encounter ethical challenges in their professional and personal lives. Often, an answer to such challenges arises from brainstorming sessions and intense discussions. Are ethics and morals the same? Are ethics and laws consistent? Could professional ethics in one discipline conflict with ethical conduct of another discipline? Should ethics be sacrificed for global “competitiveness”?

 

Furthermore, ethical conduct has global and cultural perspectives. Could unethical conduct in one culture be acceptable in another? What is the difference between ethics and codes of conduct? Are there principles that could be considered as valid through all cultures? Could we claim that the fundamental bases of ethics are independent of our origins?

 

With all these questions (and many others) in mind, we are delighted to announce that the first

IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, Technology (IEEE Ethics 2014)

 

The IEEE Ethics 2014 Symposium aims to respond to the needs and aspirations of a rising global professional community and to promote highest standards of ethical conduct among its members.

 

The Symposium will offer a rich scientific program of highest quality with invited speakers from all over the world and intends to bring together scientists, engineers, ethicists and practitioners from different disciplines to discuss questions and concerns related to ethics in science, technology, and engineering. Issues will be explored both from a scientific point of view and from a social or individual aspect, including global, multicultural perspectives. The Symposium will enable participants to debate and reflect on issues facing scientists and engineers, and to address the importance of ethics in a diverse scientific and professional global community. Scientists, engineers and other professionals who have relevant experience to be shared are encouraged to participate in the Symposium which will provide a platform for exchange of views in three different formats: formal presentations, panel discussions, and small group discussions.

 

Workshops, tutorials, “Birds-of-a-Feather” provokquium panels and special invited sessions will be organized on stimulating topics. The Symposium will be accompanied by an exhibition.

 

The Theme of the Symposium is: “Ethics AND…”

 

Ethics isn’t practiced in a vacuum. At this symposium, we want to put ethics into different perspectives, put ethics to work in different contexts, and look at ethics from different vantage points. To that end, each of our tracks is labeled ‘Ethics and… X.’ We hope that you will find several of these X’s particularly interesting.

 

For the latest information, please visit our web site at:

http://sites.ieee.org/ethics-conference/

 

Prospective authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers on their latest research results covering all aspects of Ethics in Science, Technology and Engineering.

 

We also solicit proposals for special paper sessions, panels, workshops and tutorials. Workshops and tutorials provide fundamental exposure to topics ranging from introductory through intermediate to advanced levels. They will be presented in two-to-three hour in-depth sessions at the Symposium.

 

Join us in the vibrant city of Chicago, IL, where you can combine “business with pleasure,” share your insight, ask questions and learn from the experts/innovators at the IEEE Ethics 2014 Symposium. Your published paper will be seen by thousands in the professional community and across the wide array of disciplines. In addition, all papers presented at IEEE Ethics 2014 Symposium will be submitted to IEEEXplore with unlimited exposure.

 

We invite you to take this opportunity to share your research – theoretical, practical and case studies. Plan to submit your paper proposal now.

 

Prospective authors are invited to submit original, unpublished English-language abstracts and session proposals. PDF format is preferred for all submissions.

 

Authors’ and Session Proposers’ Submission guidelines and Schedule – SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED

 

Please check the Symposium website, http://sites.ieee.org/ethics-conference/ for detailed Authors’ Instructions on submitting paper and poster abstracts and proposals for special paper sessions, panel sessions, open forums, workshops, and tutorials, and for templates for the Final Paper Manuscripts.

§ Abstracts for individual papers (500 words), Posters (500 words), Special Paper Session Proposals, Panel proposals, Tutorial proposals, and Workshop proposals are due by October 15, 2013

§ Notification of Acceptance: November 30, 2013

§ Final Paper Manuscripts for the Symposium Proceedings: January 12, 2014

 


Events, 2013-14: Theology and Ecology

‘Theology and Ecology’ Event Planning for AY 13-14

 

Fall Semester

 

1.  Oct. 4   

            Screening of James Balog film “Chasing Ice” and Post-Screening Panel Discussion

            Panel: William French (Theo), Michael Agliardo, S.J. (Soc), Martin Berg (Biol)

            7:00-9:00pm, Damen Theater, LSC

           

            LUC’s participation in the nationwide Catholic Climate Coalition program “Melting Ice,   Mending Creation: a Catholic Approach to Climate Change.” Organized by the LUC            Office of Sustainability.

 

2.  Oct. 15 

            Presentation by Pulitzer Prize Winning Environmental Journalist Bob Marshall 

            Screening of Elizabeth Coffman/Ted Hardin film “Veins in the Gulf”

            4th Floor IC   (times being determined)

            Panel Discussion: interested faculty

 

            The focus of the event is on exploring how the overlapping themes of journalism,

            ecology, and religion impact the narrative ‘reading’ of catastrophic storm events and

            environmental disasters (in this case, those in the Gulf of Mexico).

 

            Organized by the School of Communication, Institute of Environmental Sustainability,
            and the Department of Theology

 

3.  Nov. 14-15

            Conference: US Energy and Environment: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy

           

            Nov. 14  7:00pm   Keynote Lecture: Filmmaker James Balog

            Nov. 15  9:15am   Presentation on Energy and Climate Change (speaker TBA)

                           11:15am Dr. Emmanuel Agius

                                          Presentation on Energy Policy from a European Perspective                  

                           2:00pm   Panel: Science, Ethics, and Energy Policy

                                          Dr. Howard Learner

                                          Dr. Donald Wuebbels

                                          Dr. Jame Schaefer

 

            Organized by the Department of Theology and the Institute of Environmental
            Sustainability

Request for Proposals – Advancing Healthy Homes/Healthy Communities Initiative, Deadline: May 15

Request for Proposals – Advancing Healthy Homes/Healthy Communities Initiative

(Deadline Extended! – May 15th, 2013)

See attachment for more details


The home and community is a place that serves many purposes besides a place of residency. Both are places where we begin and finish our day, where families and their children live, play, and grow for years, and where people have a sense of comfort and safety. Unfortunately, both the home and community for some is a place where many known and unknown environmental toxins are causing health hazards that are continuously affecting residents on a daily basis.

In response to the risks that environmental toxins disproportionately pose to children and families’ health, the Center for the Human Rights of Children, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy, Center for Urban Research and Learning, Loyola University Medical Center, and Loyola Law School’s Civitas ChildLaw Center (“The Centers”) at Loyola University Chicago have developed an interdisciplinary, multi-sector initiative, Advancing Healthy Homes/Healthy Communities – Tackling Environmental Disparities (“Healthy Homes/Healthy Communities”).
As part of this initiative’s goal and the need for new or current search on healthy homes and communities, a request for proposals (RFP) is being offered to Loyola faculty/staff/students funded through a grant provided by the Provost’s office consisting of stipends between $1,000-$3,000 per proposal. The RFP is designed to encourage broad faculty involvement in the initiative’s goal and help develop a sustainable network of social, economic, political, and academic relationships, which will be a leading force in advocating for and creating healthier homes and communities.

 

The proposal can support:

 

1. Research that identifies a current or developing indoor environmental toxins OR

2. Identification of resources or assets that have/have not been previously recognized OR

3. Development of new policy ideas, interventions, or advocacy to address familiar problems

 

Attached you will find the RFP with more detailed information about the proposal, it’s goals, and expectations from those interested in submitting. If you have any questions, comments, or general inquiries, feel free to check out the Advancing Healthy Homes/Healthy Communities site (http://luc.edu/chrc/environmentsustainability/advancinghealthyhomeshealthycommunities/#d.en.83996) or contact:

 

Adrian J. Segura
Project Coordinator

Center For The Human Rights of Children
Loyola University – Chicago
6430 N. Kenmore Ave
Cuneo Hall, Room 323
asegura2@luc.edu
Ph: (773) 508-8052

 

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