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October 01, 2021
CSEP Pre-Olympic Games exercise science and physical activity conference
CSEP (Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology) 2009 will be the premier pre-Olympic Games exercise science and physical activity conference. Our conference will take place in scenic Vancouver Canada (the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games) 93 days prior to the opening ceremony (November 11-14, 2009). Delegates will be able to experience first hand the atmosphere created by hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Moreover, delegates will be able to enjoy Canada's most beautiful and vibrant metropolitan city. Breath-taking scenery and outdoor adventures are awaiting our delegates. Our conference will be hosted in the historic Hotel Vancouver. The HotelVancouver is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, and close to thePacific Ocean, the coastal mountains, and the legendary Stanley Park. *All CSEP 2009 attendees and exhibitors are encouraged to make hotel reservations at the host hotel (Fairmont Hotel Vancouver). The last date to makereservations at the discounted conference rate is October 8, 2009.
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September 30, 2021
Call for Papers - Forgotten Bodies
Forgotten Bodies will provide a forum in which postgraduate researchers can explore often overlooked discourses, representations and practices relating to embodiment, sexuality and gender. Previous research into this field has often urged overly simplistic hegemonic models of practices, desires and identities, which this conference hopes to reassess. Our main objective is to explore the challenges of not only researching, including but also re-positioning so-called ‘forgotten bodies’ in academic programmes. Abstract Submission deadline: October 30, 2009.
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September 30, 2021
Ideal Way
An Ontario based not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to enriching the lives of intellectually disabled individuals and groups through community education, poverty relief and a range of unique programming including but not limited to: recreational arts and literacy, arts contests, and social networking through pen pals.
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September 30, 2021
Rudely Interrupted
Five of the six members of this band share a range of intellectual and physical disabilities, and have been making waves in the Australian pop-rock scene. The band was the first ever indie act invited to play at the UN headquarters to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2008.
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September 26, 2021
Colloqium: “Pride and Prejudice: Canadian Ambivalence Towards Inclusion”
Thursday October 8, 2009, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Room 200, Jack Bell Building for The School of Social Work - 2080 West Mall, UBC E-mail: cic.ubc@ubc.ca Drawing together elements from feminist studies, political science, public administration, sociology, and urban studies, Michael J. Prince, examines mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion, public attitudes on disability and policy-making processes in the context of disability ... [and] considers social activism and civic engagements by people with disabilities and disability community organizations. (From Absent Citizens - Front Jacket Cover)