12th International Metropolis Conference
Migration, Economic Growth and Social Cohesion
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Tuesday October 9, 2007Wednesday October 10, 2007Thursday October 11, 2007

Tuesday October 9, 2007

Title

Organizer(s)

Length

Start Time

Location

The Contribution of Cross-Cultural Training to Social Cohesion

Robert Bean

180

2:15 pm

Mercure: Melon

Religion and Migration: Pathways of Integration

Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio

90

2:15 pm

Mercure: Pear

Cultural and Organizational Diversity: The Role of Key Players

Hélène Cardu

90

4:00 pm

Spring: 2

Immigration Policy and Practice in a Globalising World: Country Perspectives

Stephen Dunstan; Emily Fabling

180

2:15 pm

Anzac: Presidents

The Difficulty of Measuring Progress on Anti-Racism Initiatives

Mary Farrell

90

2:15 pm

Spring: 7

Policies and Practices Affecting Teacher Mobility Across National Boundaries

Antoinette Gagné

180

2:15 pm

Anzac: Carlton

Historical Memory and Social Cohesion: Armenian and Turkish Migrant Communities

Armen Gakavian; Ahmet Icduygu

180

2:15 pm

Spring: 8

Occupational Health and Safety Issues Affecting Immigrants Workers

Sylvie Gravel

90

2:15 pm

MCP: 3

Protection Elsewhere: The Challenges and Opportunities for International Refugee Protection

Barry Halliday; Martin Jones

90

2:15 pm

Sofitel: Victoria 2

Transnationalism and Integration: The Paradoxical Relationship

Christine Inglis

180

2:15 pm

Sofitel: Perth

Immigrant Integration and Community Cohesion

Liudmila Kirpitchenko; Andrew Markus; Emma Dawson

180

2:15 pm

Mercure: Apple

National and Regional Responses to Trafficking: Lessons for a Global Response

Susan Kneebone

180

2:15 pm

MCP: 2

Immigration, Diversity, and Social Cohesion: Comparisons of Approaches to Multicultural Diversity

Jean Kunz; Jennifer Bitz

180

2:15 pm

Sofitel: West Tower Suite

Public Policy Responses to Affirmations of Religious Identity: Australia and Canada

Natalie Neville; Christine Shaw

90

4:00 pm

Mercure: Pear

Making Foreign Competences Visible: Portfolio and Individual Approaches

Ronny Nilsson; Ingela Bergman

90

2:15 pm

Spring: 11

Multiple Migration and Hyper-Transnationalism

Nana Oishi; Daiva Stasiulis

90

4:00 pm

Spring: 7

Glimpses from Norway , Australia , and Canada : Strategies for Social Cohesion in a Multicultural World

Ruth Paintsil ; Judy Flanagan ; Rabindra Nath Sabat

180

2:15 pm

Spring: 6

Involuntary Population Displacement and the Evolving Policy Response

Susanna Price

180

2:15 pm

Mercure: Fig

Framing Knowledge Mobilization Strategies for Policy Development and Civic Engagement: Transatlantic Comparison

Khan Rahi; Karen Kraal

180

2:15 pm

Sofitel: Sydney

Nature and Impacts of Contemporary Temporary Migration

Chandra Shah; Julian Teicher

90

4:00 pm

MCP: 3

Skilled Workers: Comparing Policy Approaches, Responses and Impacts

Lynn Shotwell; Fernand Comeau

180

2:15 pm

MCP: 1

Management of Irregular Asylum/Migration Flows in the Asia-Pacific Region

Savitri Taylor

90

4:00 pm

Sofitel: Victoria 2

Accommodating Diversity: Do Current Critiques of Multiculturalism Miss the Point?

Ellie Vasta; Farida Tilbury; Amanda Wise

180

2:15 pm

Sofitel: East Tower Suite

Promoting Ethnic Entrepreneurship: Some International Comparisons

Chris Veldhuysen

90

2:15 pm

Spring: 2

Glossary

Sofitel = Sofitel Melbourne
Mercure = Mercure Hotel Melbourne
MCP = Monash City Premises
ANU = Australian National University
Spring = 1 Spring Street
Anzac = Anzac House

*NOTE : Location is indicated under the format [Site name: Room name/number]