[p2p-research] THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM

[Samuel Rose]

Interested! Especially from my end in the role of infrastructure (like open
source software).



On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Wittel, Andreas
<andreas.wittel at ntu.ac.uk>wrote:

> This could be an opportunity to develop a vision for the future of
> universities, something which could be considered to be a position
> associated with the p2p foundation. Is there some interest for
> collaboration?
>
> Andreas
>
>
>
> THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM
> Davos, Switzerland
> 9-11 January 2010
> http://UniversitiesForum.com <
> https://outlook.ntu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://UniversitiesForum.com
> >
>
> Inspired partly by the success of World Economic Forum in hosting global
> conversations about emerging issues of economic policy, the World
> Universities Forum (WUF) was created in 2008 in the belief that academe must
> better engage today's most crucial questions, and that higher education
> itself must be included as part of the wider discussion of global change.
>  The Forum encourages the participation of university executives,
> administrators, scholars and research students, as well as journalists,
> policy makers, business and political leaders, and others who understand
> that the importance of the university extends well beyond campus. While WUF
> encourages conversations about all aspects of higher education policy and
> practice, the keynotes for the third WUF have been invited to consider
> issues of the current global economic crisis and its implications for
> universities.
>
> Keynote speakers include:
> * Professor Eva Egron-Polak (International Association of Universities,
> France)
> * Professor Jonathan Jansen (Rector, University of the Free State, South
> Africa)
> * Professor Simon Marginson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
> * Professor Nigel Thrift (Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick, UK)
> * Professor Pandhyala B.G. Tilak (National University of Educational
> Planning & Administration, India)
>
> In addition, the Forum will also include numerous paper, workshop and
> colloquium presentations. We would particularly like to invite you to
> respond to the Forum Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit
> written papers for publication in the refereed Journal of the World
> Universities Forum. If you are unable to attend the Forum in person, virtual
> registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for
> review and possible publication in the Journal, and provide access to the
> online edition of the Journal.
>
> Whether you are a virtual or in-person presenter at this Conference, we
> also encourage you to present on the Conference YouTube Channel. Please
> select the Online Sessions link on the Conference website for further
> details.
>
> The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short
> abstract) is 14 May 2009.  Future deadlines will be announced on the Forum
> website after this date.  Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of
> submission. Full details of the Forum, including an online proposal
> submission form, may be found at the Forum website -
> http://UniversitiesForum.com <
> https://outlook.ntu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://UniversitiesForum.com>
> .
>
> We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to
> join us in Davos in January 2010.
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
> Professor Fazal Rizvi
> Department of Educational Policy Studies University of Illinois Urbana,
> Illinois, USA
> For the International Advisory Board of the World Universities Forum and
> the Journal of the World Universities Forum
>
>
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