Tenth International Metropolis Conference
The Tenth International Metropolis Conference will be hosted by the City of Toronto 17-21 October 2005. The theme of the conference will be “Our diverse cities: migration, diversity and change.” This conference is expected to draw nearly 1,000 participants to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Metropolis. Updates will be found at http://www.international.metropolis.net. Proposed workshops include:

• Critical Reflections on Canada’s Host Program and on an Alternative Program in Sweden as Components in the Integration of Immigrants and Refugees: abulaban@ualberta.ca
• Immigrant Retention and Out Migration: Evidence and Policy Approaches in Canada, Germany and Sweden: Ather.Akbari@SMU.ca
• Regional Mobility, Economic Impact and Well Being of Immigrants in Canada: Ather.Akbari@SMU.ca
• Economic and Social Integration of Immigrants: Comparative, Interdisciplinary and Research Perspectives from Canada, the United States and Australia: anisef@yorku.ca
• Urban Policies for International Migration in Developing Countries: marcello.balbo@iuav.it
• How to Develop Tools of Evaluation on Municipal Actions Against Racism – elizabeth.barot@unesco.ca
• The City as an Active Supporter of Equal Opportunities Practices: How to Become Aware of Impacts and Shared Practices: elizabeth.barot@unesco.ca
• Capacity Canada: Increasing the Access of Internationally Educated/Trained Professionals by Building the Capacity of Associations of International Professional Associations Across Canada: cbell@issbc.org
• Settlement of Refugees in an International Perspective: berit.berg@sintef.no
• Introductory Enterprise and Partnership Agreements in an Introduction Programme: jan.kaare.berglid@nho.no
• Religious Diversity in the Metropolis: Civil Society in Transition: paul.bramadat@uwinnipeg.ca
• Religious Diversity in the Metropolis: Case Studies: paul.bramadat@uwinnipeg.ca
• Muslim Women in a Western Context: eli.ferrari-de-carli@krd.dep.no
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Maximizing Prior Learning and Credentials: cchassels@oise.utoronto.ca
• Economic Aspects of Immigrant Settlement in the Cosmopolitan Metropolis – Part One – North America: jock.collins@uts.edu.au
• Economic Aspects of Immigrant Settlement in the Cosmopolitan Metropolis – Part Two – Australia: jock.collins@uts.edu.au
• Bénéfices économiques de la gestion de la diversité culturelle en entreprises: fcomlan@yahoo.com
• International Students as Immigrants: lcormode@telus.net
• Ethics and Human Migration: intrepguy@shaw.ca
• Immigration Policies and the Motive for Household Remittances in Canada and Germany: devoretz@sfu.ca
• Workplace Equity and Visible Minorities: A Comparative Perspective: Kamal.Dib@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
• The Nation and Its Cities: Comparing Approaches to Multicultural Citizenship: ian_donaldson@pch.gc.ca
• The Ethics of Combating Human Smuggling and Trafficking: j.m.j.doomernik@uva.nl
• Do More Opportunities for Legal Entry and Residence Reduce Irregularity? j.m.j.doomernik@uva.nl
• Infiltrating the Mainstream Agenda: Transforming Multicultural Rhetoric into Local Solutions: lindy_drew@lgaq.asn.au
• Senior Immigrants: Challenges for Our Diverse Cities: doug.durst@uregina.ca
• The EU as a Migration Manger? The Challenge of Harmonizing National Migration Policies: thomas.faist@utoronto.ca
• Ethnocultural Transformation in Toronto and Montreal: Comparative Demographic Perspectives: afiore@ville.montreal.qc.ca
• Sharing Multicultural Experiences Through Partnership Beyond Borders: dankert.freilem@drammensregionen.no
• Trickling Down… Bubbling Up… Infusing Multilingual and ESL Pedagogy in Canadian Schools: agagne@oise.utoronto.ca
• Non-native English Speaking Teachers in International Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs: agagne@oise.utoronto.ca
• Exploring Complexities in Relationship-Building Between Immigrant Parents and Teachers: agagne@oise.utoronto.ca
• Les migrants d’Afrique subsaharienne: quelles stratégies d’insertion socio-économique en milieu urbain européan, nrod américain et africain?: Theogene-octave.gakuba@unil.ch
• Beyond Tolerance to Alliance: Youth Leadership in Diverse Societies janis.galway@sympatico.ca
• The Regionalization of Immigration in Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Australia and Canada: joe.garcea@usask.ca
• Multiculturalism and Assimilation in Policy and Practice: Comparing Citizenship Models: Pauline.Gardiner.Barber@Dal.ca
• Pluralism and the Municipal Agenda: What Visions? Annick.germain@ucs.inrs.ca
• Immigration/Integration, Policy and Discourse: What Links Can be Drawn? Mgoldberg@oise.utoronto.ca
• Credentialing Problems Facing Skilled Immigrants: grant@sask.usask.ca
• Immigrant Workers and Occupational Injuries and Wellness: sgravel@santepub-mtl.qc.ca
• Racialised Groups and Health Status: A Community-Based Research Agenda: hgregoire@accessalliancemchc.on.ca
• Education and the Integration of Immigrants: The Role of Immigrant Service Organizations: shibao.guo@ualberta.ca
• Attraction, Integration and Retention of International Talent to Post-Industrial, Distressed, Depopulated Cities: herman@asklawyer.net
• From Immigration Control to Management: Transnationalized Cities, Identity & Social Cohesion: cgh@cnl.net
• Housing Newcomers in European and North American Cities: Towards a Comparative Research Agenda: dhiebert@geog.ubc.ca
• Policy Strategies for Integration in European Cities: annika.hjelm@stadshuset.stockholm.se
• Competitive Advantage of Diversity: Global City Knowledge Capture and Exchange: jenneferholmes@lda.gov.uk
• Best Practices in Newcomer Integration Interventions: jenneferholmes@lda.gov.uk
• Challenges to Diversity: Innovative Policies and Advocacy by Grassroots Organizations: zohrahusaini@yahoo.ca
• Living on the Border: Migrants as Cultural Mediators: bjelen@uci.edu
• Social Capital in Ethnic Communities: Challenges and Policy Options for Gender Equality: Zeynep.Karman@swc-cfc.gc.ca
• Getting the Balance Right: Implementing ‘Good Practice’ and Social Cohesion Policy in a Refugee Community Heritage Project: sk43@kent.ac.uk
• Immigrant Youth Identity in a Global Context: nazilla.khanlou@utoronto.ca
• Gender and Transnational Migration: Regional Perspectives – Cross-National Comparisons: jku@mta.ca
• Le rôle des ONG dans l’intégration: jouer la carte de multisectoriel?: lenoir.achdjian@videotron.ca
• Familles immigrantes et transnationalité: impact sur les solidarités, les réseaux et l’interention: annicklenoir@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
• Chinese Diasporas: Settlement and Integration: dley@geog.ubc.ca
• Envisioning Togetherness I: The Reassertion of Nation-State Ideals: yngve.lithman@sfu.uib.no
• Envisioning Togetherness II: Diversity and Citizenship: yngve.lithman@sfu.uib.no
• Newcomer Access to Settlement Services: An Interdisciplinary Approach: lucialo@yorku.ca
• Global Migration and Diversity: Health Professionals in a Knowledge Economy: lum@yorku.ca
• Repressing Immigration: International Challenges to Stereotypical Portrayals: mahtani@utoronto.ca
• Social Support for Immigrants and Refugees: em@cihr.ualberta.ca
• Immigrants and Urban Peripheries: The Dynamics of People and Place: gatomaltes@netcabo.pt
• New Canadian Children and Youth Study: Data Analysis: farah.mawani@utoronto.ca
• Educational Performance of Immigrant Youth: International Assessments of Policy Implications: marie.mcandrew@umontreal.ca
• Addressing Refugee Health Disparities: Surveillance, Research, Policy and Programs: sarah_mcdermott@phac-aspc.gc.ca
• Collaborating for Access: Immigrants and Labour Market Integration: emcisaac@maytree.com
• Manitoba’s Immigration and Integration Strategies: mmorrish@gov.mb.ca
• The Policing of Migration and Immigration: National and International Perspectives: cmurphy4@dal.ca
• Migration and Homelessness: Research in Ontario, Canada and London, England: kilbride@ryerson.ca
• Somalis in Norway: Integration, Return, or One Foot in Each Country? Bashe.musse@hev.oslo.kommune.no
• Beyond WCAR – Formulating and Implementing National Anti-Racism Action Plans: narcc@narcc.ca
• Education of Immigrant and Refugee Children: ceae@telus.net
• Intersecting Barriers to Health for Women with Precarious Immigration Status: jacqueline.oxman-martinez@mcgill.ca
• The Return Migration Challenge: How to Best Integrate Return Migration Policies in Europe: ching.lin.pang@cntr.be
• Comparative Impacts of Ethnocultural Change and Urban/Metropolitan Conflict-Collaboration Patterns: ab3440@wayne.edu
• Participation as an Instrument of Integration: Ravi.Pendakur@sdc-dsc.gc.ca
• L’intégration et la marché du travail: de nouvelles pratiques pour de nouvelles réalités: gerard.pinsonneault@micc.gouv.qc.ca
• Le mesure des descriminations et des barrières à l’emploi: l’état de la question au Canada, au États-Unis et en Europe: maryse.potvin@umontreal.ca
• Filipino Transnational Families: Migration and Settlement: gpratt@geog.ubc.ca
• Employer Awareness and Promotion Strategies: Mandira.Purie@cic.gc.ca
• Faith-Based Arbitration Under a Gender Lens: What Does it Mean for Women? vesna.radulovic@swc-cfc.gc.ca
• The Role of Capacity Building and Partnerships in Neighbourhood Development: A Comparative Review of Canadian, American and European Initiatives: ksrahi@sympatico.ca
• Cohesion, Justice and Ethnic Diversity in Canada: Analysis of the Ethnic Diversity Survey: jeffrey.reitz@utoronto.ca
• Social and Cultural Capital of Immigrants and Policy Responses: riano@giub.unibe.ch
• Educational Experiences of Immigrants in Atlantic Canada: richmond@stu.ca
• Using Internationally Comparable Statistics on Immigrant Integration: a.s.van.rijn@minjus.nl
• A Low Threshold Approach for Enforcement Bodies in Anti-Discrimination: elin.ronningen@krd.dep.no
• Longitudinal Surveys of Immigrants: elizabeth.ruddick@cic.gc.ca
• Workplace Discrimination and Diversity in Cities: An International Perspective: kareem_sadiq@pch.gc.ca
• Socio-Economic Transitions in Multiethnic Neighbourhoods: European and North American Comparison on the Role of Immigrant Communities and the Local Government: s.santokhi@ocw.denhaag.nl
• Multilingual Montreal Hip-Hop: A Model for Social Integration: mela.sarkar@mcgill.ca
• Intercultural Sensitivity Training in a Diverse Society: yvonna@coopwell.com
• Diversity Issues Facing the Forces: A Shift in Military and Police Cultures: scoppio.gl@forces.gc.ca
• Investigating Inclusion: From Educational Policies to Practices: shaheen.shariff@mcgill.ca
• Cities and Cultural Citizenship: The Social Effects of Cultural Diversity: marilyn_smith@pch.gc.ca
• International Comparisons of Multiculturalism: john.biles@cic.gc.ca
• Cultural Production, Artists and the State: Intercultural Transfer, Conflicts and Responsibilities: Marjorie.Stone@dal.ca
• Empowering the Public Servant: anette@kudi.no
• Lessons Learned from the Leisure Experience of Canada’s Diverse Population: susan.tirone@dal.ca
• Interviewing Smuggled Migrants: i.c.vanliempt@uva.nl
• Inequities in Immigrants’ Health: Global and Local Perspectives: Swarna.Weerasinghe@dal.ca
• Workplace Diversity: Visible Minorities Hitting the Glass Ceiling: lloyd.wong@ucalgary.ca
• Releasing the Diversity Advantage of Cities: philwood@comedia.org.uk
• Immigration, Gang Activity and Criminality: Exploring Complex Issues: scot.wortley@utoronto.ca
• Remaining Barriers for Internationally Trained Professionals: Successful Partnerships: lzakswalker@teachinontario.ca
• Migration Management and Ethics: Envisioning a Different Approach: l.zanfrini@ismu.org
• Who’s Paying the Bill? The Impact of Migration on the Young Generation: l.zanfrini@ismu.org

Program of Migration and Diversity Studies
Future offerings from the Metropolis Institute include:

• Economic Integration of Immigrants: June 15, 2005
• Economic Impact of Immigration: September 2005
• Transnationalism and Citizenship: October 2005
• Political, Socio-Economic and Cultural Integration: October 2005

Information: www.institute.metropolis.net or jean.viel@cic.gc.ca