Deadline for “Homelessness: A Global Perspective”Abstracts – June 30, 2005 International Conference and Film Festival January 9th to 13th, 2006 in Mumbai, India
Cost £200
The objectives of the conference are:
To bring together people working on issues of homelessness to provide opportunities to improve their knowledge and experience of homelessness in a global context.
To celebrate interventions for homeless people and the work of NGOs in Mumbai and learn from the Indian experience.
To inform and influence policy in many countries to support homeless people and improve their lives
Through field visits and a film festival delegates will have the opportunity to see how the Indian context of homelessness is managed.
Who should attend The conference is targeted at several groups: Professionals in organisations working with homeless people, both in industrialised countries and elsewhere, who wish to improve their knowledge of homelessness in developing countries.
Researchers with interests in development and homelessness.
Officers in government, non-government and international organisations with responsibility for development, secure tenure and poverty issues.
Mayors and elected representatives in cities with homeless populations.
Any other people interested in homelessness issues. Themes of the conference We invite papers on a range of themes as follows and would hope to receive papers relating to age and gender under all themes. Suggestions for additional themes are welcome.
Experiences of homelessness Rights Characteristics of homeless people Right to Shelter and homelessness Children’s rights Narratives of homeless life Legality and policing Country case studies Destitution Interventions in homelessness Research approaches Policy Defining and quantifying Practice Ethics of research in homelessness Homelessness in the Millennium Methods Development Goals Participation of homeless people Cross cultural working
Causes of homelessness Suggestions for other themes are Housing shortage welcome Evictions Globalisation Rural to urban migration The GURU Film Festival on homelessness Videos and DVD productions relevant to the conference themes are invited from anyone concerned with homelessness. We will select a shortlist for judging by the delegates. A small prize will be awarded and we will try to raise sponsorship for the short listed film- makers to send a delegate to the conference. Bursaries We hope to make this a truly international event. Delegates from less developed countries are invited to apply for bursaries to cover their costs. However, these are limited and you are advised to try other sources of sponsorship. Those wishing to be considered for a bursary should apply to the committee including: CV of applicant / delegate Organisation Contacts: telephone, Fax, e-mail, postal address Justification for participating (not more than 150 words) Abstract if wishing to present paper
Abstracts, submissions for the film festival and applications for bursaries should be sent to: Suzanne Speak School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape University of Newcastle upon Tyne England NE1 7RU e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44(0)191 222 5646 Scientific committee: Scientific Committee: Graham Tipple, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, (Chair) Suzanne Speak, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Sheela Patel, SPARC, Mumbai Arvind Adarkar, RS Academy of Architecture, Mumbai Miloon Kothari, Habitat International Coalition, New Delhi Farouk Tebbal, UN-Habitat, Secure Tenure Campaign Willem van Vleit--, University of Colorado (ISA Committee 43) Ruth McLeod, Habitat International, UK Lilianda Miranda, FORUM, Lima Olusola Olufemi, Newfoundland, Canada Patricia Kennett, University of Bristol Bill Edgar, University of Dundee Scott Leckie, COHRE International conference on Homelessness: A Global Perspective Global Urban Research Unit - School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Accommodation in Mumbai
The conference will be held at the Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture 274 S.G Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400 025. This is located between the airport to the north and the central business district to the south.
Mumbai is a major international business city with very many hotels. However, it is very large and you are advised to book a hotel near to the venue or in the Dadar area (see map). There are plenty of good, reasonably priced hotels but please note that all Indian hotels also charge a government tax, currently at 6%, on top of quoted tariffs.
The conference organisers are not responsible for booking delegates’ accommodation or travel; nor can they recommend accommodation. However, the following is a list of accommodation close to the conference venue at the Academy of Architecture, from which delegates can be collected during the conference each day and taken to the conference venue. Approximate prices were quoted in October 2004.
1. Hospitality Management Applied Training Centre Veer Savakar Marg, Dadar Mumbai -400 028 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Mumbai (91, 22) 2444 6204 Fax: Mumbai (91, 22) 2446 9164
Approximate Tariffs Single Double Standard room RS 1550 / £20 RS 1700 / £21 Deluxe RS 1700 / £21 RS 1900 / £24
2. Kohinoor Hospitality Management Applied Training Centre Kohinoor College B. W. Pathare Marg Sane Guruji Vidyalya Compound Dadar (west) Mumbai 400 028 Website: www.kokaneskohinoor.com Tel: Mumbai (91, 22) 244 59884 Fax: Mumbai (91, 22) 24445980
Approximate Tariffs Single Double Deluxe RS 2,000 / £25 RS 2,500 / £31 Executive RS 3000 / £38 RS 3,500 / £45
3. Hotel Rang Sharda Bandra Reclamation Road West Mumbai 400 050 Tel: Mumbai (91, 22) 640 1919 / 643 0543 / 643 8120 Fax: Mumbai (91, 22) 640 2529 E-mail: [email protected]
Approximate tariffs Double room RS 2,950 / £37 With breakfas RS 3,200 / £40 Map of Mumbai, India
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