CALL FOR PAPERS
SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAS
(An Interdisciplinary and Inter-cultural Conference)

February 4-5, 2005
Savannah, Georgia

Sponsored by the
The Americas Council and the
Office of International Education for the University System of Georgia

The Americas Council provides an annual conference for presenters and participants to explore critical socio-cultural, political, economic, global, regional and national issues including the challenges and opportunities facing Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. Proposals for individual papers and panels on specific topics are now being requested. While the focus of this conference is primarily for collegiate faculty, we also encourage secondary school faculty along with graduate and undergraduate students to participate. We expect the conference will include at least two graduate and two undergraduate panels.

Sample Conference Topics May Include:
Politics, World/Regional Economy and Trade Issues
Cultural Studies, Arts, Language and Literature
Migration/Gender/ Indigenous Populations
Social Transformation: Regional/Global Issues
Education, Health and Technology
History, Ethnographic and Archeological
Studies Science, Ecology and the Environment
Teaching Paradigms: Interdisciplinary and Inter-cultural Perspectives

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: December 15, 2004

Conference Site: Armstrong Atlantic State University. AASU is located 20 minutes from historic downtown Savannah. Several hotels offering reasonable rates are located either downtown or within 5 minutes of the conference location. The Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport is located 17 miles from the campus.

For further information please contact:
Dr. James Anderson, Conference Coordinator
Assistant to the Vice President for International Education
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn
Savannah, GA 31419
Email: andersja@mail.armstrong.edu
Email: andersja@mail.armstrong.edu