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12 Apr 2012

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From: Sylvia Nam &lt;sylvianam(a)berkeley.edu&gt;
Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Subject: Call for Papers - Food Studies Conference, Urbana-Champaign,
Illinois, USA, 4-5 October 2012
To: planning-announce(a)lists.berkeley.edu

...
  Dear Colleague,

 On behalf of the Food Studies Conference organizing committee, we would like to
inform you of:
...

 FOOD STUDIES: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
 4-5 October 2012
 http://Food-Studies.com/conference

 This conference will address contemporary food challenges from interdisciplinary
perspectives by exploring new possibilities for
sustainable food production and human nutrition. The aim is to consider the
dimensions of a 'new green revolution' that will meet our human needs in a
more effective, equitable and sustainable way in the twenty-first century.
...

 Members of this knowledge community include academics, teachers, administrators,
policy makers and practitioners in food communities.
 Contributions range from broad theoretical and global policy explorations,
to detailed studies of specific human-physiological, nutritional and social
dynamics of food. Other topics are welcome, and should focus on the food
sciences in the areas such as, but not limited to agricultural and
environmental food sciences, food industries and markets, and local and
global food sociologies.
...

 Location:  In 2012, The Food Studies Conference is strategically held in
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois during the Midwestern harvest season. This is
the home of the land-grant University of Illinois, located in the United
States' agricultural heartland.  With cutting-edge research at the
University, and a full range of agricultural endeavors in the community,
ranging from large agribusiness to urban farmers' markets, Urbana-Champaign
represents an ideal location for the Food Studies community to gather.
...

 This year's conference will feature a special panel discussion highlighting
Urban Food Hubs and their evolving role in the local
agribusiness and food industry arena. Conference tour activities will
feature an exclusive farm-to-table dinner at Prairie Fruits Farm where
participants will experience the slow foods movement first-hand in a unique
outdoor, field-side setting. Urbana Champaign can easily be reached by
commuter plane, train and road from Chicago and Bloomington, Illinois.
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  Proposals: We welcome presentation proposals which
range from broad explorations of theoretical, methodological and policy questions,
to
proposals which present finely grained evidence of the connections of
economics, public health, government and community practices, sociological,
medical and educational perspectives of food in our societies.
...
  Presenters will have the option to submit to be
published in the refereed 'Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.'
...

 Proposals must be in English, include a title, a 20-30 word "Short
Description" (thesis statement), a 200-300 word "Long Description"
(abstract), and can be submitted electronically through our website.  For
more information regarding proposal submission requirements and to submit
your proposal, please visit the conference website at:
http://food-studies.com/conference-2012/call-for-papers/
...

 Virtual Proposals/Registrations, as well as Non-Presenter Registrations are
encouraged to submit and attend.
...

 Submission Deadlines:  Deadlines will be announced on the conference website.
Papers and proposals will be reviewed within two weeks of
submission.  The deadline to receive the Early Registration Discount is May
4 2012.
...

 For full submission and registration details, including an online proposal
submission form, please visit the conference website.
...

 We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA in October 2012.
...

 Wesley M. Jarrell
 Professor Emeritus
 University of Illinois
 College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
 Champaign, IL, USA

 On behalf of the Food Studies Conference
 Email: support(a)food-studies.com

Sylvia Nam
Doctoral Candidate
Department of City and Regional Planning
University of California, Berkeley
sylvianam(a)berkeley.edu

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