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Contents of Upcoming Events:
| Current Listed Events in the USA (DC, AZ, CA, NY, MD, NV, CO). |
January 16 - February, 2012 Palo Alto, CA USA
Symposium: Ms. at 40 and the Future of Feminism
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February, 2012 USA
Black History Month
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February 1, 2012 USA
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
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February 2 - 3, 2012 Phoenix, AZ USA
Tribal Telecom 2012: Tribal Sovereignty and Development in the Digital Age
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February 3, 2012 Los Angeles, CA USA
Thinking Gender Conference
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February 9 - 12, 2012 New York, NY USA
Athena Film Festival
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March 29 - April 2, 2012 Washington, DC USA
Women, Money, Power Summit and National Young Feminist Leadership Conference
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June 20 - 22, 2012 Washington, DC USA
Strengthening Women's Economic Security and Leadership: National and Global Perspectives
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June 29 - July 1, 2012 Baltimore, MD USA
2012 National NOW Conference: "A Feminist Wake-Up Call"
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August 1 - 4, 2012 Las Vegas, NV USA
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. Conference
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April 5 - 7, 2013 Denver, CO USA
National Conference for Media Reform
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January 16 - February, 2012 Palo Alto, CA USA
Symposium: Ms. at 40 and the Future of Feminism
In honor of Ms.'s 40th birthday, Stanford University has organized a series of lectures, performances and films as well as an exhibit of iconic Ms. covers. A January 26 panel discussion includes Ms. editors past and present (Katherine Spillar, Helen Zia, Marcia Ann Gillespie, Suzanne Braun Levine) and feminist bloggers (Miriam Perez, Shelby Knox). A keynote by Ms. founding editor Gloria Steinem will cap off the evening. All events are free and open to the public.
More information: http://gender.stanford.edu/msat40
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February, 2012 USA
Black History Month
This year's theme is "Black Women in American History and Culture."
Learn about how Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Alice Walker and Maya Angelou have shaped American history.
More information: www.distinguishedwomen.com/blackhistory.php
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February 1, 2012 USA
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Forty years after Title IX, high school girls still have 1.3 million fewer participation opportunities than boys. The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport suggests hosting a "Backyards and Beyond" event to advocate for gender equity in your community.
More information: www.aahperd.org/nagws/programs/Backyards.cfm
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February 2 - 3, 2012 Phoenix, AZ USA
Tribal Telecom 2012: Tribal Sovereignty and Development in the Digital Age
Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, Gila River Indian Community
From Digital Divide to Tribal Opportunity
The global economy, even as it struggles to find footing from the long recession, is being transformed by a technology revolution. The world is moving from connected to hyperconnected, and many geographic barriers to social and economic opportunity are being eliminated along the way.
How is this Digital Revolution playing out in Indian Country? A recent study found that when Native Americans have access to broadband services, they are savvy users, utilizing digital multi-media and communications technologies at rates much higher than national averages.
Yet, for telecommunications generally, and broadband in particular, Native American communities are the most unserved and underserved in the nation. As many as one-third or more of households on tribal lands lack basic telephone service (compared to only about 2% nationally), and more than 90% of residents on tribal lands lack access to broadband technology.
Tribal-centric models for bridging this Digital Divide are increasingly being recognized as both viable and critical. Tribes are exploring opportunties to develop infrastructure, exercise regulatory oversight, and deliver communications services, in ways that promote tribal sovereignty and culture, provide affordable access,.and produce a more sustainable digital platform for economic opportunity.
Tribal Telecom 2012 brings together tribal leaders, administrators, enterprise executives, government agencies, and professionals to share information, explore options, and pursue solutions to bring Digital Opportunity to Indian Country.
This is one event in 2012 you can't afford to miss! Register before January 6 for the early discount.
More information: www.tribaltelecom2012.com
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February 3, 2012 Los Angeles, CA USA
Thinking Gender Conference
This 22nd annual conference features graduate-student research on women, gender and sexuality.
More information: www.csw.ucla.edu/conferences
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February 9 - 12, 2012 New York, NY USA
Athena Film Festival
This year's honorees include the Hollywood writing team "The Fempire."
More information: http://athenafilmfestival.com
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March 6, 2012 New York, NY USA
Women 2012: Taking a Worldwide Reading
What is the status of women worldwide in 2012? Explore the gains and gaps in different regions with international and national experts.
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Liberty Room - 33 Liberty Street - NYC 10045
In keeping with tradition, the National Council for Research on Women will convene an expert panel event, immediately preceding the Annual Awards Dinner on March 6th. Considered a signature event, the Afternoon Program 2012 will be entitled, Women 2012: Taking a Worldwide Reading. Panelists and audience members will share their vision, insight, strategies, and action steps needed for unlocking women’s and girls’ potential. Open and free to the public, the program will draw participants from every sector and field of expertise. Panelists and moderator will be announced on confirmation.
The goal of the Afternoon Program 2012 is to provide a forum at which researchers and members of the corporate, policy, advocacy, philanthropic, and international donor communities as well as multilateral agencies can come together to assess recent major reports such as the U.S. Census 2010, the White House Report on Women in America, the Global Gender Gap Report, and The World Bank Gender Report. The panelists will explore the main findings of these reports, what they actually measure, what is missing, what more needs to be done, and how we can translate this data into responsible public policies, nationally and globally. The panelists will discuss best practices in building women’s leadership across sectors, strengthening women’s economic security, decreasing global poverty, and providing greater investments in women’s education, health, and safety nets. Expected outcomes of the program include recommendations and action steps for moving forward.
This program is free and open to the public. RSVP is required: click here.
NCRW: http://www.ncrw.org/
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March 29 - April 2, 2012 Washington, DC USA
Women, Money, Power Summit and National Young Feminist Leadership Conference
Feminist Majority's annual summit, where women leaders strategize for equality, will be directly followed by the Feminist Majority Foundation's gathering to train young activists. The weekend will culminate in a congressional lobby day on Capitol Hill.
More information: www.feminist.org/calendar/FMFevents.asp
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June 20 - 22, 2012 Washington, DC USA
Strengthening Women's Economic Security and Leadership: National and Global Perspectives
The National Council for Research on Women will hold its 2012 Annual Conference at the Georgetown University Conference Center from Wednesday, June 20th - Friday, June 22nd.
Gathering researchers, policy specialists, and advocates from across our network, as well as allies and partners from government, business, media, and philanthropic circles, it will be a unique opportunity to build momentum for an action-oriented agenda in the run-up to US national elections in November.
The conference will offer an unparalleled series of panels, workshops, networking, and strategy sessions with the aim of identifying action steps to bring about transformative change in our economy and society. The conference location, in the hub of our nation's capital, will provide ideal facilities to enhance networking and strategizing with advocacy and policy communities as well as government and the media.
The conference will kick off with a keynote panel examining the impact of the economic recession and its effects on low-income women and their families. An opening plenary on Thursday will focus on women's economic security from national and global perspectives. Breakout sessions and poster sessions will be held on topics covering women's economic security, health, education, safety nets, and leadership. These sessions will look at current issues through a race, class, and gender lens.
There will also be skills-building workshops on Friday in communications, leveraging new media, fundraising, and the economics of higher education.
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June 29 - July 1, 2012 Baltimore, MD USA
2012 National NOW Conference: "A Feminist Wake-Up Call"
Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport
1739 West Nursery Road
Linthicum Heights, MD 20190
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August 1 - 4, 2012 Las Vegas, NV USA
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. Conference
UNITY ’12 Convention kicks off at The Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., to be held from Aug. 1-4, 2012.
More information: http://unityjournalists.org/category/conventions/unity2010/
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September 27 - 28, 2012 Washington, DC USA
Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop
Howard University
The second annual Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop will bring together scholars and professionals who are experts in the area of social media to share their perspectives on the technical, ethical, economic, legal, political and cultural implications of social media technological use. This two-day intensive conference will combine panel discussions, posters sessions, roundtables and hands-on workshops designed to enlighten scholars and practitioners about social media and provide them with the knowledge to create and effectively utilize social media in different contexts.
Cost
The registration fee for the two-day conference is $45. Students pay the reduced rate of $20. All presenters, attendees and workshop participants are required to pay the conference fee.
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April 5 - 7, 2013 Denver, CO USA
National Conference for Media Reform
The sixth National Conference for Media Reform, the country’s largest conference on media, technology and democracy.
More information: http://conference.freepress.net/
Washington, DC
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