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March 01, 2013 - 4th Annual IGSS Conference, Boulder, CO, October 10-12, 2013
With support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and the Population Association of America, the Institute of Behavioral Science and University of Colorado Population Center are hosting the 4th annual Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences Conference. The goal of this conference is to showcase behavioral and molecular genetic studies that enhance demographic and social scientific inquiry. Researchers from any of the biological or social sciences are encouraged to participate. Information about the conference can be found here. To be considered for this conference, please submit a complete paper, a working draft, or an extended abstract (including data description, methods, and preliminary results) as a .pdf file here by June 1st, 2013. For more information, contact Jason Boardman at boardman@colorado.edu

February 11, 2013 - Call for Abstracts: 2013 International Conference on Family Planning
The International Conference on Family Planning organizers invite abstracts on cutting edge research and program results directed at enabling individuals in the world, especially in low-income areas, to achieve their contraceptive and reproductive intentions. Of particular interest are abstracts on research demonstrating how family planning benefits and advances the health and wealth of people and nations and on high impact or best practices of family planning programs and service delivery models. Abstracts using strong scientific/evaluation methods will be given priority in the review and acceptance process. Pre-formed panels may be submitted for review. These will include no more than four (4) abstracts, thematically integrated with each abstract based on work carried out by separate organizations. To submit abstracts please visit the 2013 International Conference on Family Planning website.

September 19, 2012 - Call for Papers: Alpine Population Conference, Aosta Valley, Italy
Alp-Pop brings together scholars interested in population issues across several disciplines, among them demography, economics, and sociology. The conference emphasizes empirical rigor and innovation over a given topic or geographical area, and meets the challenges of interdisciplinary and international audiences. Submissions are particularly welcome on topics concerning: population, families, and the welfare state; population and economic development/institutions; finance and population issues. Alp-Pop scholars confer both formally and informally. A traditional conference program (paper and poster presentations) mixes with group activities in a world-class winter resort. The conference location, the Planibel Hotel, is located on the well-known ski slopes of La Thuile. Read the full announcement

August 27, 2012 - Call for Papers: PAA 2013 Annual Meeting
The Call for Papers for the PAA 2013 Annual meeting has been finalized. A PDF version and other instructions can be found at http://paa2013.princeton.edu in the "Reference Documents" section. To see the sessions organized by topics please click on the Sessions by Topic link on the toolbar. The website is now ready to accept submissions of papers and posters for the annual meeting. If you are new to the process, please read the detailed instructions in the first page of the Call for Papers PDF. Submissions can be made online until September 21, 2012. For the full announcement, visit the PAA 2013 Annual Meeting Program.

August 17, 2012 - Call for Papers: 27th International Population Conference
The Call for Papers for the 27th International Population Conference to be held in Busan, Korea on August 26-31, 2013 went out by mail to all IUSSP members in May. If you did not get your copy in the mail you can consult the Call for Papers on the Conference website. You can also download the full list of sessions with sessions cross-listed in more than one theme, so even if you do have a copy of the call for papers you may want to check the list with cross-listed sessions. The Conference website will also display information on registration, side meetings, exhibit space, and travel to Korea. Please check the website regularly for new information. Please note that for the 2013 conference extended abstracts (2-4 pages) are mandatory and should include sufficient information for the organizer to judge the merits of the submission including description of topic, theoretical focus, data and research methods, and expected findings. The deadline to submit abstracts is October 15, 2012. Click for more info.

January 19, 2012 - 7th Annual AIDS and Economics Pre-Conference
This call is open to individuals who are conducting research on the issue of HIV/AIDS and economics. Typical topics in past Pre-Conferences have included HIV costing, cost-effectiveness analysis, resource allocation and expenditure tracking, AIDS and the workplace, AIDS and the private sector, economics and behavior change, and socio-economic impact assessments. In addition to individual submissions, groups who would like to propose a panel on one particular topic may do so by proposing presenters and abstracts as a group. The panel should not comprise more than four abstracts. Reviewers reserve the option of selecting a panel to present, selecting individual abstracts within a panel or rejecting all abstracts within a proposed panel. Click for more info

January 11, 2012 - APHA Call for Abstracts
The American Public Health Association is now accepting abstracts for the 140th APHA Annual Meeting. The theme of the meeting is: Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan. Click for more info.

April 18, 2011 - Call for Papers: 20th Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) Conference
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and the Actors, Markets, and Institutions in Developing Countries: A micro-empirical approach (AMID), Marie Curie Initial Training Network are joining forces this year to host a Development Economics Conference at the Paris School of Economics on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September, 2011. This meeting is at the same time the annual symposium of the CEPR Development Economics Programme, the Twentieth BREAD Development Economics Conference and AMID Third Network Annual Conference. Financial support for the conference is provided by CEPR, BREAD and AMID. We now invite submissions for the CEPR/BREAD/AMID conference from interested researchers on any topics within the area of Development Economics. Only full-length papers will be considered. The deadline for replies is 18:00 GMT on Friday June 17, 2011. To respond to this Call, please email your paper to Nadine Clarke, CEPR Meetings Manager, and indicate to her whether you would like to attend the conference. Click for More Info