Immigration Events, 8/28/18

Immigration Events, 8/28/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 8/29, North America - MPI webinar on young refugees and early childhood programs 2. 9/4, DC - Discussion on the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico - [New Listing] 3. 9/4-7, London - Immigration and migration at the Society of Legal Scholars annual conference - [New Listing] 4. 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons 5. 9/14, Dallas - Discussion on immigration and border issues from the perspective of Texans - [New Listing] 6. 9/17-18, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on EU Border management 2018 7. 9/17-19, Ghent, Belgium - Conference on needs and care practices for migrants and refugees 8. 9/20-21, Detroit - 2018 US/Canada border conference - [New Listing] 9. 9/20-21, Toledo, OH - Annual international human trafficking and social justice conference 10. 9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 11. 9/27-28, Montreal - Conference on borders and border walls 12. 10/1, DC - Annual conference on immigration law and policy 13. 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe 14. 10/9, NYC - Symposium on citizenship in an era of record migration and growing nationalism 15. 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 16. 10/18-19, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on European asylum law 2018 17. 10/22-24, College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week 18. 10/29-11/2, Sydney, Australia - International Metropolis conference 19. 11/14-18, San Jose - Immigration at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting 20. 11/15-17, NYC - Conference on global initiatives in migrant and refugee education 21. 11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 1. Young Children in Refugee Families and Early Childhood Programs: Ways to Mitigate the Effects of Trauma 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/young-children-refugee-families-and-early-childhood-programs-ways-mitigate-effects-trauma Description: Young children in refugee families often endure significant direct or indirect trauma from their experiences during conflict, flight, or resettlement. Extensive research demonstrates that trauma can seriously impact the brain, cognitive, and socioemotional development of young children, potentially interfering with their learning capacity and ability to form healthy attachments. The issue of trauma has therefore gained increasing visibility across the early childhood field, yet relatively little research has explored the specific traumatic experiences and needs of young refugee children or strategies to address them. High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs can have enormous benefits, particularly for the children of immigrants and refugees. ECEC programs also present an important opportunity to provide trauma-informed services in a nonclinical setting, significantly expanding access to important socioemotional and mental health supports for this vulnerable population. However, Migration Policy Institute research shows that many U.S. ECEC programs and systems lack the capacity and knowledge to take a trauma-informed approach in their services. Join this webinar where experts will discuss the effects of trauma on the development of young refugee children. They will also highlight ways ECEC programs can address this trauma, including practical strategies that child-care providers in Canada are using to support the resiliency of refugee children and families. This webinar is the first of two discussions that MPI will be hosting on the issue of trauma-informed care for young children of refugees in early childhood programs. The second webinar will be held on September 13. Speakers: J. Lawrence Aber, Willner Family Professor in Psychology and Public Policy and University Professor, New York University Heather Savazzi, Content Development Team Lead, CMAS (Supporting the Care and Settlement of Young Immigrant and Refugee Children in Canada) Moderator: Maki Park, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI Register: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=87942 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration 4:00-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Wilson Center, 6th Floor Board Room Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20004 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/homelands-four-friends-two-countries-and-fate-great-mexican-american-migration Speakers: Alfredo Corchado, Border-Mexico Correspondent, Dallas Morning News Andrew Selee, President, Migration Policy Institute; and Author, Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University; and Global Fellow, Wilson Center Description: Today, immigration politics are at the forefront of U.S.-Mexico relations. Prize-winning journalist Alfredo Corchado explores the past and future of the immigrant story in his new book, which merges the political and the personal, telling the story of the last great Mexican migration through the eyes of four friends. Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration examines the complicated, symbiotic relationship between the United States and Mexico, and how it has affected Mexican-Americans over the last several decades. Join us for a discussion with the author and a panel of experts on the nature of U.S.-Mexico immigration and the role of Mexican migrants in the United States. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. The Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference Theme: Law in Troubled Times Tuesday-Friday, September 4-7, 2018 Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Mile End Campus Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, UK https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/447/programme-builder/view Thursday, September 6, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. European Perspectives on Migration Mutual trust, asylum cooperation and Brexit Ermioni Xanthopoulou, University of Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom The EU and external migration: law and new governance in 'troubled times' Paul James Cardwell, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom 4:00-5:30 p.m. Particularly Vulnerable Groups Policy Issues Regarding Sex Trafficking in the United States Clifford Fisher, Nicholas Eitsert, Emily Percifield, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA Regime of Exception or Regime of Return? The Istanbul Convention, Migration Status and Violence Against Women Catherine Briddick, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Friday, September 7, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Migration Law in the United Kingdom Can only victims win? How UK immigration law has moved from consideration of rights and entitlements to assertions of vulnerability Sheona York, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom Faith, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Catherine Vieth, McGill University, Montréal, Canada The Life in the UK Citizenship Test: The Case for Change Thom Brooks, Durham Law School, Durham, United Kingdom 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Protection of Migrants under International Law Causing Forced Displacement: The prohibition under International Law and its application to 'Displacing Third States' Kathryn Allinson, Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom Migrant Vulnerability at the European Court of Human Rights Ben Hudson, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom The Indefensible Exclusion of Adult Children and Their Parents from the Protection of Article 8 ECHR Carmen Draghici, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-708 - Refugees and Displaced Persons Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14566 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Texas: Influencing the National Immigration Debate 12:00-1:30 p.m. CT, Friday, September 14, 2018 Meadows Museum, Gates Room 5900 Bishop Blvd Dallas, TX, 75205 https://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/texas-influencing-the-national-immigration-debate/ Speakers: Theresa Cardinal Brown Director of Immigration & Cross-Border Policy, BPC Matthew Wilson Associate Professor of Political Science, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, SMU Laura Hall Senior Manager, BPC Action Moderator: Alfredo Corchado Mexico-Border Correspondent, Dallas Morning News Description: As the national debate over immigration heats up, Texas has been in the center of the issues of immigration and border security for decades. How do Texans view the current immigration system and what would they like to see changed? How does that compare to the rest of the country and how important is Texas to the national discussion? Join the Texas-Mexico Center at SMU and the Bipartisan Policy Center for a timely discussion on these issues. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Annual Conference on EU Border Management 2018 Schengen, Information Systems, Brexit Monday-Tuesday, September 17-18, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms?_SID=b589e4e3ca0ea03aa9b3bfc6e948b822819decc000608529720971&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127357 Objective: This conference will debate the latest developments and challenges in the EU's internal and external border management. At the heart of the conference will be the functioning and operation of the EU's information technology systems for border management as well as border management issues related to the Brexit. Key topics: * The status of Schengen in light of temporary border controls and irregular migration * EU IT systems for border control and their interoperability * State of play of SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TNC, EES and ETIAS * Border control through risk assessment and preventive vulnerability assessment * Plans to enlarge Frontex * Dealing with the Brexit border(s) Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction - Cornelia Riehle I. THE PRACTICAL STATUS OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS 9:05 a.m. EU border management in times of crisis: policy developments vs legal responsibilities * The temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders: a "measure of last resort"? * Police checks: when are they legal under EU law? * Fences at the internal and external borders of the Schengen area: closer scrutiny in light of recent European case law * Enforcing the Schengen acquis: the role of complaint mechanisms Marco Stefan II. IT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT 10:00 a.m. An overview of existing and future IT systems for border management: state of play and proposed reforms of the SIS, SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS and ECRIS-TCN, EES, PNR and ETIAS Ciaran Carolan 11:00 a.m. Practical functioning and expectations of the new European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS) Ciaran Carolan 11:30 a.m. The functioning of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and its national implementation Stefanie Hankiewicz 12:00 p.m. SIS II – current challenges caused by irregular migration How effective is the information system following the newest technological developments? NN 1:45 p.m. Establishing a framework of interoperability among EU IT systems * Proposal by the European Commission and Council * Enhancement of information exchange and access for "end-users" such as border guards * Assessing what needs to be done in relation to the interoperability of systems and making preparations Richard Rinkens 2:30 p.m. Are we heading towards increased border control of EU citizens? * EES for EU citizens * SIS update to prevent the escape of terrorists through other EU Member States Nicolas Goniak 4:00 p.m. Departure to Schengen: visit to the European Museum Schengen Tuesday, September 18, 2018 III. CHALLENGES AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS 9:00 a.m. Border control through situational awareness and monitoring * Risk analysis and vulnerability assessment * Situation monitoring Berndt Körner 9:30 a.m. Migratory routes from 2017 to 2018 and future trends * Overview of the numbers * Current status of cooperation with the Member States at national level Andreas Karageorgos 10:00 a.m. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency by 2027 Berndt Körner IV. BORDER REGIMES UNDER BREXIT 11:15 a.m. Brexit and its border(s): state of play * Key positions and priorities at EU, British, Irish, and Northern Irish levels * State of negotiations, especially regarding the UK's access to SIS, ECRIS and other information systems * Practical challenges Katy Hayward 12:00 p.m. The impact of Brexit on crime and irregular migration: possible scenarios * Is Brexit presenting new alternatives for organised crime? * What about paramilitary organisations? * Are there new migration routes to expect? Niovi Vavoula Return to Top ******** ******** 7. 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference: Needs and Care Practices for Refugees and Migrants Monday-Wednesday, September 17-19, 2018 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Ghent University Hernri Dunantlaan 2 9000 Gent, Belgium https://www.ugent.be/cessmir/en/conference-2018 Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00-9:45 a.m. Opening of the 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference Ilse Derluyn, Coordinator of the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR); Geert De Soete, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University; and Daniel Termont, Mayor of Ghent 9:45-10:30 a.m. Opening lecture: Beyond Fortress Europe. A new vision on migration Henk Van Houtem (NL) 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Plenary session: Detention and exclusion or care, education and inclusion? European challenges on the treatment of children on the move George Moschos, former Children's Ombudsman of Greece Awaiting Title - Gert Vermeulen and Sarah Adeyinka 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Access to healthcare 'I was trying to speak to them to their human side.' Moral understandings of undocumented migrants regarding access to healthcare in urban settings in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) Barriers to participating in colorectal cancer screening in Turkish migrants in Belgium Kaat Van Roy and Sara Willems (BE) Preventive care for asylum seekers and refugees in primary care: Exploring structural influences on individual candidacy Kata O'Donnel, Anna Isaacs, Anna Black, Nicola Burns, and Sara Macdonald (UK) Balancing truth-telling: relatives acting as translators for older adult cancer patients of Turkish or northwest African origin in Belgium descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, N. Van Den Noortgate, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Session 2: International protection of vulnerable populations International protection of (and) victims of trafficking: analysis of the judicial practice in Italy Marco Borraccetti (IT) Sexual violence in migrants, applicants for international protection and refugees: a critical interpretive synthesis Lotte De Schrijver, Tom Vander Beken, Barbara Krahn, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Unaccompanied minors in appellate asylum and migration proceedings Ellen Desmet (BE) What are the rights of refugees and undocumented migrants who fall victim of crime in the European Union? Good practices and pathways to victim support An Verelst (BE) Needs and care practices for 'vulnerable' asylum seekers within the Belgian reception structure: tensions between policy and practice De Clerck Helene (BE) Session 3: Health Care Municipal territoriality vs. hypermobility: power struggles surrounding healthcare access for precarious status immigrants in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) A video vignette study on the bias in asylum seekers getting admission to psychiatric health care in Flanders Timo Van Canegem, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick, and Veerle Buffel (BE) Evaluation of Video Remote Intercultural Mediation (VRIM) in Belgian Health Care Hans Verrept, Sonia Baatout and Isabelle Coune (BE) Constrained policy and practice: A case study of the Vhembe District Migrant Health Forum Thea de Gruchy (ZA) Migrant women experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum - An interpretative phenomenological study in Tunis, Tunisia Victoria Binauld (SE) Symposium 1: Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flanders Unaccompanied children and foster care: a literature review Frank Van Holen (BE) Concept mapping the needs of Flemish non-kinship foster parents who take care of unaccompanied refugee minors Johan Vanderfaeillie (BE) Implementation of Alternative Family Care (ALFACA) for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care Lenny Trogh (BE) Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care "Geef de wereld een thuis" Karl Brabants (BE) 4:30-6:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Integration and Work Young newcomers: a contextual framework on experiences in urban Belgium Minne Huysmans, Dominique Verà, and Jan Vanhee (BE) "Most of the time he was in England, he seemed to have a very, very good time": A Family History of Two Belgian Refugees in Birmingham (1914-1919) Jolien De Vuyst (BE) Immigrant Generations in the United States of America: arrivals, employments and living conditions of Cambodian Americans Serey Sok (KH) Explaining low employment rates of migrant women: A qualitative study on labour market trajectories of Moroccan women in Belgium Sara Elloukmani, Loubna Ou-Salah, and Peter Raeymaeckers (BE) Session 2: Discourses Pity, irony or reflexive solidarity? A literature review and critical discourse analysis on refugee organizations' public communication strategies towards displacement crises David Ongenaert (BE) Moving beyond the crisis discourse Claudia Lintner (IT) English Language as an Integration Tool: The case of Syrian Refugees to the UK Juliet Thondhlana and Roda Madziva (UK) When migrants bring security. Language and race in the making of security officers Sibo Kanobana, Alfonso Del Percio, and Sarah Van Hoof (BE) Session 3: Trauma and Trauma Interventions An interdisciplinary research into modes of expression of traumatic experiences of collective violence in a participatory theatre project with Syrian refugees Sofie de Smet (BE) A leap into the future with Mind-Spring Maryam Tawfiq Marwan (BE) Creative Arts Therapy for Women Survivors of Trafficking Sara Alsaraf (UK) Placing refugee camps at the centre of trafficking and modern slavery discourses: The case study of Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe Roda Madziva and Juliet Thondhlana (UK) Symposium 1: Adapting health care services to migrants' and ethnic minorities' health needs: from policy development to implementation Ethealth: development of recommendations for a health (care) policy for migrants and ethnic minorities in Belgium Hans Verrept (BE) Developing a resource package to meet the health care challenges of the refugee crisis Marie Dauvrin (BE) The use of the 'Standards for equity in health care for migrants and other vulnerable groups' to meet the challenges of care provision for MEMs Antonio Chiarenza (IT) Tuesday, September 18, 2018 9:30-11:00 a.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Religion Afro-Christian Churches as Place-Makers: Urban Regeneration from Below Luce Beeckmans (BE) (Re)negotiation of belonging among Zimbabwean migrant youth in South Africa Charles Dube (ET) Voices of mothers: narratives of alternative maternal healthcare and help-seeking among migrant women in Johannesburg, South Africa Tackson Makandwa (ZA) Session 2: Return and Reintegration Addressing vulnerability in the Syria crisis: access to assistance and prospects for safe and voluntary return Rachel Sider (JO) Post-return (re)integration? Evidence from the Chilean experience under dictatorship and democracy, 1979-2004 Helia López Zarzosa (CA) Social impact of migration on migrant workers, returnee and migrant left behind families in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (Bangladesh) The context of receptivity: a dynamic perspective Isis Vandelannote (BE) Session 3: Perspectives of Professionals confronted with migration issues Perspectives of oncology health workers in Flanders on caring for patients of non-Western descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Counseling about family planning and contraception with migrants and ethnic minorities: General Practitioners' experiences Dorien Vanden Bossche, Stépanie De Maesschalck, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Ethical Medical Repatriation of Migrant Workers Teck Chuan Voo, Chuan Fei Chin, and Will Zhang (SG) Mental health care beyond its limits: finding new roles and ways of being for mental health workers within the asylum context Stefaan Plysier, Lore Bellemans, and Maaika Santana (BE) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 2 "Why should we select you?" Categorization and selection in a language training for migrant job seekers in Flanders Sara Nyssen, Sarah Van Hoof (BE), and Alfonso Del Percio (UK) Linguistic rights and discursive agency in Belgian marriage migration gatekeeping investigations Mieke Vandenbroucke (BE) The intricacies of discursive reproduction in the asylum procedure Katrijn Maryns, Marjan Claes, Charlotte Coenen, Julie Lejeune, and Benoit DHondt (BE) 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Family and Health Care (Re)Configuring Iraqi, Afghan and Syrian Refugee Family Resilience in Belgium Mieke Groeninck and Dirk Geldof (BE) Guidance paper for policy makers: maternal and newborn health in migrants in Europe Birgitta Essén, Veronica Costea, Luce Mosselmans, and Talia Salzmann (SE) Enhancing Dyadic Interactions between Refugee Mothers and their Children Born of Sexual Violence Kimberley Anderson (NL) Bartovic, Jozef Session 2 School and early childhood and education A cross-national exploration of dealing with diversity in the early years curriculum Jeroen Janssen and Michel Vandenbroeck (BE) Open School Doors: supporting schools and refugee parents Alexandra Kendall, Eszter Salamon, and Laura Rauscher (UK) MyRef, focus on the youngest children Ankie Vandekerckhove and Jeroen Aarssen (BE) Separating newcomers: pragmatism or ideology? Schools' choices in responses to newly arrived migrant students in Flanders Robin Kemper (BE) Session 3: Trajectories and Journeys Crossing borders, super diverse trajectories: the lived experiences of Brazilians on the move Mieke Schrooten (BE) Transnational Lives en Route: African Trajectories of Displacement and Emplacement across Central America Heike Drotbohm and Nanneke Winters (BE) Life Transitions and the Imagined Place of 'Home' Mary Rose Geraldine A Sarausad (TH) Marriage of convenience: A strategy of accumulation, inclusion and belonging among Nigerian migrants in Harare, Zimbabwe Rufaro Hamish Mushonga and Johannes Itai Bhanye (ZW) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 1 Communicative needs and challenges during the intake trajectory of asylum seekers in Belgium: a linguistic ethnographic perspective Antoon Cox and Koen Kerremans (BE) HIV testing and counselling for migrant patients using a multilingual website July De Wilde and Ellen Van Praet (BE) The interactional dynamics of consultations with foreign language speaking patients in the Emergency Department Antoon Cox and Shuangyu Li (BE) Symposium 2: Experiences and wellbeing of unaccompanied refugee minors – following their trajectory through Europe' 2:00-3:30 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Youth and Young Adults On being a 'professional guardian': approach and support Laurence Bruyneel and Anne Dussart (BE) Challenging the welfare state and forcing policy innovations? Unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Sweden and Germany Inga Narbutaite Aflaki and Matthias Freise (SE) Straightforward placements for young UAC in Belgium Sandra Otten and Karen Six (BE) New paradigms in refugee children's psychosocial wellbeing and mental health Charles Watters (UK) Session 2: Community Residents' Mobilizations Responding to Recent Newcomers: the Intertwinement of Practices of Care and Control Lieke van der Veer (NL) Refugees and voluntary work: motivations, challenges and outcomes Marie Gildemyn and Thomas Thijs (BE) Solidarity Matters: The Impact of Volunteers on the Modes of Integration of Migrants and Refugees within German Schools Christine Steiner (DE) The structure of migration grievance mechanism: Learning from the practice of Civil Society Organizations and Government Institutions in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (BD) Symposium 1: Reintegration processes and differentiated reintegration support measures The Success of Reintegration in the contexts of rural Ethiopia Ashenafi Tirfie (ET) The Multitudes of Returns – Protection Issues Faced by Child Migrants and Refugees Hakima Haithar and Gregor Schnuer (LU) The long journey home: A contextualized and multi-dimensional approach to measuring reintegration Nassim Majidi (KE) Re-Evaluating The Sustainability of Assisted Return: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Katie Kuschminder and Erlend Paasche (NL) Symposium 2: Psychosocial Interventions for adolescent refugees and migrants in schools Together-at-School Intervention Raija-Leena Kaisa (FI) Classroom Drama Therapy Program and Enhancing Peer Interactions and Social Capital Lucia De Haene (BE), Caroline Spaas (BE), and Charles Watters (UK) Social Support Groups in Refugee Classes Morten Skovdal (DK) and Anne-Sophie Børsch (DK) In-Service Teacher Training Lutine Pastoor; Per Kristian Hilden and Arnfinn Andersen (NO) Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenum session Assisted return and reintegration: insights from research and practice Ine Lietaert (BE) and Anne Dussart (BE) Moving forward: (re)engaging with migration, mobility and HIV in South(ern) Africa Jo Vearey (ZA) 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: Perspectives of professionals confronted with migration issues II Who do you see? How do social workers and unaccompanied young women understand and construct each other and what are the implications for practice? Rachel Larkin (UK) Ethnographic study of the reception project of asylum seekers and refugees in Trentino: reflections on the professional figure of the social worker with asylum seekers and refugees Elena Giacomelli (IT) The needs of young adult unaccompanied refugees: Exploring inconsistencies between professional caregivers' assumptions and refugees' own experiences Stiene Ravn (BE) Communication practices in asylum seekers reception centres: from information precarity to voluntary return Amadine Van Neste-Gottignies and Valériane Mistiaen (BE) Return-counselling needs and care: risks-reducing strategies for the returning migrant Joris Kennis (BE) Session 2: Trauma and Health Needs Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding refugees mental health responses in Palabek refugee settlement, Northern Uganda Okeng Andrew, Ssemuju Richard Nyeko, Cosmas George Eyunu, and James Okello (UG) Five years later: The impact of a hunger strike on undocumented migrant workers in Brussels Rita Vanobbergen, Fred Louckx, Dirk Devroey and Jan Vandevoorde (BE) Psychosocial Wellbeing and Socio-Emotional Learning in the Syrian Refugee Response: Challenges and Opportunities Emma Soye and Michaelle Tauson (UK) Social and health conditions of Syrian refugees and its epidemiological and economic impact in the health system of Turkey Cansu Akgun Tekgul (BE) "Can't they see my bruises?" Navigating care and protection structures as an LGBTQ+ migrant, refugee and asylum seeker John Marnell (SA) Session 3: Legal Systems In the Long Awaiting Process of Legalisation of Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Politic of Exclusion of Migrants Richman Mutono Mukabe Mukangwa (ZA) Chile's facing a migratory wave. the failed model of the European Union or a place for a novel design Antonio Muöz Aunion and Glorimar Alejandra Lean Silva (CL) Proving family ties: easier said than done. Interactions between Private International Law and Migration Law Jinske Verhellen (BE) Non-recognition of a family tie acquired abroad: Human Rights to the rescue?! Sarah Den Haese (BE) Safe with the Neighbours? Refugee protection in Turkey and Morocco' s external migration policy Ruben Wissing (BE) Session 4: Housing Direct Provision Centres Vukasin Nedeljkovic (IRL) Supporting the integration of refugees: development of housing café Sofie Demot and Anne Dussart (BE) The Impact of the Spatial Logics of Asylum in Belgium on the Housing Trajectories of Refugees Hala El Moussawi (BE) The politics of food and hospitality: how Syrian refugees create a home in hostile environments Robin Vandevoordt (BE) Migration trajectories of recent international immigrants to Belgium Ingrid Schockaert and Ulrich Pätter (BE) 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: No title yet Social determinants of health: An exploratory survey of South Sudanese refugees in Alere camp, Adjumani district, northern Uganda Constantine Loum, James Henry Obol and Felix Kaducu (UG) Living in refugee camps in northern Greece Symeon Mavridis and Savvoula Mouratidou (GR) Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: Under the Shadow of Palestinian Refugees Huseyin Emre Ceyhun (TR) Strategies for Accessing Land among Peri-Urban Squatters: The Importance of Networks Johannes Bhayne (ZW) IT-TIP/TITP as a devise of Modern-Slavery? A case of clothing/textile industry in Japan Kimiko Kuga (UK) Session 2: Citizenship and narratives Diffractively reading through belonging: the meaning of belonging according to the voice of young adults Hanne Vandenbussche, Elisabeth De Schauwer and Geert Van Hove (BE) Citizenship as a gift: how Syrian refugees in Belgium make sense of their social rights Robin Vandevoordt and Gert Verschraegen (BE) Migrant Integration Narratives and the (re-)Making of National Identity Marie Tuley (UK) Bridging linguistic and socio-cultural gaps: a toolkit for foreign language teachers of refugees Maria Stathopoulou and Petty Ntasi (GR) Understanding the (lack of) dynamics between the police and ethnic minorities in multicultural neighbourhoods in Belgium and its implications for human rights and integration issues Marleen Easton (BE) Session 3: Violence and mistreatment The potential role of network oriented interventions for gender based violence among refugees in Belgium: A qualitative study Emilomo Ogbe, Alaa Jbour, Ines Keygnaert, and Olivier Degomme (BE) Gender-based violence programs in humanitarian crisis in the face of structural impediments of the refugee existence Lejla Sunagic (Bosnië) Experiences of trafficked women for sexual exploitation purposes as refugee seekers Alba Sierra Rodrïguez and Teresa Madueä Hidalgo (ES) Interventions for Migrants who have Suffered Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Sara Alsaraf and Jenny Phillimore (UK) Lived experiences of smuggled persons Gwen Herkes (BE) Symposium 1: Challenges for the UN Global Compact for Migration Migration within and out of Africa in response to climate change Ilse Ruyssen (BE) How Islamic terrorism affects migration through its impact on life satisfaction Killian Foubert (BE) Migration health as part of the Global Compact, SDGs and an overview of UNU-IIGH activities Nicola Pocock (MY) For Children's Sake: Intergenerational Altruism and Parental Migration Intentions Sara Salomone (BE) The Impact of Refugee Return on Land Access and Food Security Craig Loschmann (NL) Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 2018 US/Canada Border Conference Thursday-Friday, September 20-21, 2018 Cobo Center 1 Washington Blvd. Detroit, MI 48226 https://beyond-border.com/ Conference program: Thursday, September 20, 2018 8:45-10:00 a.m. Opening Keynote * John Ossowski, President, Canada Border Services Agency (Confirmed) * Kevin K. McAleenan, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) 10:30-11:30 a.m. Panel - Trends and Threats Moderator: Cathy Munroe, President, Munroe Consulting Services; Former Vice President of Programs, Canada Border Services Agency Panelists: * Solomon Wong, CEO, InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. (Confirmed) * Robert E. Perez, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support (Acting), U.S. Customs & Border Protection (Confirmed) * Adam Fisher, Director General Intelligence Assessment Branch, The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Confirmed) 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel - Beyond Pre-Clearance Moderator: James D. Phillips, President & CEO, Can/Am BTA Panelists: * Gerry Bruno, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, Vancouver Airport; Chair of Beyond Pre-Clearance Initiative (Confirmed) * Solomon Wong, CEO, InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. (Confirmed) * Ron Rienas, General Manager, Peace Bridge (Confirmed) * Mike Tamilia, Senior Manager Customs, CN (Confirmed) 12:30-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote - TBA 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel - "Border of the Future" - A Case Study Panelists: * Royal Canadian Mounted Police * U.S. Customs and Border Protection * Canada Border Services Agency 3:15-4:15 p.m. Panel - NAFTA Moderator: Allen Gina, Co-Founder, CT Strategies; Former Assistant Commissioner, International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Panelists: * Jose Martin Garcia, Representative, Taxation and Customs Affairs, Embassy of Mexico, Washington, DC (Confirmed) * Michael F. Kergin, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP; Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. (Confirmed) * Brenda Smith, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Invited) 4:15-5:15 p.m. Technology Moderator: Charles Armstrong, Former Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Panelists: * Elizabeth A. Cappello, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Confirmed) * Janet Pence, Chief of Staff, IT, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Invited) * Minh Doan, Vice-President, Information, Science and Technology, Canada Border Services Agency (Confirmed) 6:30-9:30 p.m. Border Patrol Foundation Reception: Salute to US/Canada Border Friday, September 21, 2018 8:15-9:15 a.m. Opening Keynote * Royal Canadian Mountain Police * U.S. Border Patrol 10:15-10:45 a.m. Plenary Keynote 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Panel - E-Commerce Moderator: David Aguilar, Principal, GSIS; Former Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol Panelists: * Maria Luisa O'Connell, Director, Global Affairs, UPS; Former Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations; Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) * U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00-1:30 p.m. Panel - Impact of Legalization of Marijuana and Criminalization - Law Enforcement Panel Moderator: Pierre-Yves Bourduas, President, P-Y Public Safety Management Inc.; Former Deputy Commissioner of Federal Services and Central Region, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Panelists: * Peter Sloly, Partner, Deloitte, Canada; Former Deputy Chief of Toronto Police Service (Confirmed) * Royal Canadian Mounted Police * Canada Border Services Agency * U.S. Customs and Border Protection Return to Top ******** ******** 9. 15th International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference Thursday-Friday, September 20-21, 2018 Lancelot Thompson Student Union 3154 North Towerview Boulevard Toledo, OH 43606 https://www.traffickingconference.com/ About: Since 2004, The International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference has been bringing together researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development. To date, the trafficking conference has welcomed presenters from 34 states and 25 countries to educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risk of victims, as well as their customers, and traffickers. Recently, there have been many new and exciting opportunities for expansion regarding the conference, which includes a name change because of a larger mission. In 2015, the conference title was changed to the Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference. The concept of social justice will expand topics at the conference to include many of the injustices seen in the world today. We greatly appreciate those who have brought the conference this far. Change is hard, but is also necessary. All are welcome to join us in sharing knowledge and diverse perspectives at the conference. Our conference has a maximum of 12 continuing education credits pending for lawyers, social workers, counselors, chemical dependency, and nursing. Program: Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Human Trafficking 101 Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan "What I Wanted was the Drugs": Heroin as a Method of Control in a Case Study on Sex Trafficking Jesse Bach, George Tsagaris, and Christine Buddner African Largest Paper Orphans: An Evaluation of the Unremitting Supply Side of Child Trafficking through Orphanism Adeleye Lewis Olatunji and Joseph Osuigwe A Childhood Sex Trafficking Survivor's Story and Perspectives Kylee Gregg Occupational Alienation, Deprivation, and Imbalance: Restoring Life through Occupation and Client Centered Care Miranda Tippie and JoDee Figueroa Meta-Analysis of Human Trafficking in the United States: Economic, Demographic, and Sociological Drivers David J. Corliss 10:15-11:15 a.m. Serving Human Trafficking Survivors: Collaboration & Immigration Elizabeth M. Donovan How Your Everyday Choices Lead to Environmental Destruction Through Forced Labor David Manville Theatre for Youth: A Tool for Tackling Trafficking Jo Beth Gonzalez and Roxanne Schroeder-Arce Korean Sex Market in the U.S. Youngbee Dale Minor vs. Adult Sex-Trafficking Survivors: How to Best Serve Each of These Similar, Yet Unique Populations Maureen Guirguis (Kenny) and Renee Jones Trafficking within the Family System: Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Kristy Eldredge, Jesaira Glover, Mallorie Hardesty, and Michelle Wright Survivor-run Social Enterprise CleanUP HT: Seeking to Inspire Other Survivors to Succeed Toshia L. Hogan, Kimberly Hogan, and Theresa Flores Indicators of Human Trafficking among Migrant Farm Worker Communities in Western Michigan Jeremy Norwood 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Commercial Sex Trafficking and the Massage Parlor Industry Mary Ellis Analyzing Human Trafficking Survivor Intervention and Violence in Rural Ohio: A Community-Based Anthropological Approach Jaymelee J. Kim and Leigha S. Shoup Critical Linkages: Opiate Addiction and Elevated Risk of Human Trafficking Amy Thompson, Joan Duggan, Jamie Dowling Tawes, Courtney Stewart, and Jerry Kerr Parents as Perpetrators: Intergenerational Sex Trafficking in Rural India Rochelle L. Dalla The Journey to Becoming a Human Trafficking Thriver: Treatment, Connections, and Personal Growth JoDee Figueroa Social Injustice: Incarceration and Mental Health Donna Sabella 12:30-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Bazzel Baz, Founder of the Association for the Recovery of Children (ARC) 1:30-2:30 p.m. Relationships within the Trauma Informed Care Setting: Building Community and Boundaries Mandi Pierson Internet Sex Trafficking: Will the Monster Stop Growing? Maureen Guirguis (Kenny) Four-Year Snapshot of Sex Trafficking in Las Vegas, NV Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kristen Bracy, Kimberly Hogan, and Bandak Lul An Examination of Strategies to Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking in One's Community Lara Vanderhoof 2:45-3:45 p.m. When "SANE" and Trafficking Meet Kristan Napier Paying for Sex while Traveling as Tourists: The Experience of Israeli Men Einat Peled Predictors of Mental Health of Female Survivors of Sex-Trafficking Irina Churakova Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (SEA) in the Workplace Lori Handrahan Minnesota's Response to Youth Victims of Labor Trafficking Madeline Lohman and Amanda Colegrove Expecting Acceptance: Group Autoethnographic Reflections of What is Reasonable Heather Sloane Gender Bias in Anti-Human Trafficking Policy Allyson Neisig and Julie Leventhal Complex Trauma in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims and the Dangers of Misidenfication Karie McGuire 4:00-5:00 p.m. An Analysis of Photographic Portrayal of Female Sex Trafficking: A Discussion of Viewer Interaction and Promotion of Thoughtful Practices Laura Decker Correlates of Human Trafficking Risk: Implications for Screening, Referral, and Intervention among Substance Abuse Populations Isis Martel Inadvertent Harm and Re-victimization: Research Based Methods to Ensure that Well-meaning Advocacy Efforts are not Hurting or Hindering the Pro Human Rights Movement Jesse Bach and Stacey Litam At Risk. At Home: Trafficking of the Familial Child, A Survivor's Perspective Victoria Dalia Posttraumatic Growth and Religious Coping in Participants of CATCH Court, a Problem-Solving Court for Sex Trafficking Victims Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook Friday, September 21, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Reconfiguring the 3P's of Human Trafficking on an Ordinal Scale: Implications for Trafficking Misery Index Computation Vernon Murray The "Viminal Space": A Life Between Victim and Criminal Laura LeMoon and Alex Andrews Youth Experiences Survey: A Four-year Study on the Combined Experiences of Homelessness and Sex Trafficking Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kimberly Hogan, and Melissa Brockie Beyond "Awareness": Practical Application of the My Life My Choice Prevention Solution Model Lisa Goldblatt Grace and Audrey Morrissey Human Trafficking 101 Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan 10:15-11:15 a.m. Engaging the Private Sector in Combating Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Results, Challenges, and Recommendations Joseph Osuigwe and Adeleye Lewis Olatunji Lessons Learned: Youth Living Out Loud, A Program for Youth who have Experienced Sexual-Exploitation Jenna Kreuzer and Tiffany Wilhelm When Help is Out of Reach: Collaborating to Address Trafficking in Marginalized Communities Kiricka Yarbough Smith and Danielle Leon Human Trafficking in Rural Contexts: A Comparative Look at Domestic and Global Settings Maureen N. Eke The Impact of FOSTA/SESTA on Sex Work and Trafficking Cassandra Damm and Leah Levine 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Characteristics of Federal Offenders Sentenced for Child Molestation and Sentencing Outcomes George Tsagaris and Jesse Bach Trauma Recovery Support Teams for Human Trafficking Survivors Debbie Lassiter and Sylvia Michele Cohen Healthcare Service Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors: A Secondary Analysis Dana Beck Revisiting the U.S. Policy Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Charles Hounmenou 1:30-2:30 p.m. Trauma & Shame in Recovery: Building Resilience Through Connection Shamin Brown Street Gangs and Human Trafficking: An Unknown but Pervasive Epidemic Isaac Burt Human Trafficking Trends & Responses in Central & Southeast Asia Mike Nowlin Human Trafficking and Homeless Families: Interventions and Strategies to Address Human Trafficking in Homeless Shelters Melissa Brockie Introduction of Occupational Therapy through the Sensory Modulation Program: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Behavioral Health Disorders Miranda Tippie Exotic: Film Screening and Discussion Amy Oden Victims of Human Trafficking: A Comparison of European Union - Canada - Mexico Sarah Barrere 2:45-3:45 p.m. Human Trafficking and the IDD Population Pat Stephens and Steve Mentrek A Four-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Cases in the United States Kristen Bracy and Bandak Lul Can Data Analytics and Mathematical Models Aid Anti-Human Trafficking and Social Justice Efforts? Kayse Lee Maass From Victim to Survivor: Journey through the cycle of Recovery in Guyana Reisa Roberts Using a Community Action Model to Address Human Trafficking Corie G. Hebert and Reshelle Marino 4:00-5:00 p.m. The Injustice System: The Role We Play LaShanna Alfred Finding Hope in the Ruins David Nalls and Lee Ann Campbell Treatment Considerations for Perpetrators of Sex Trafficking Julie L. Williams Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Borders and Border Walls, A New Era? (In)security, Symbolism, Vulnerabilities Thursday-Friday, September 27-28, 2018 Pavillon Coeur des Sciences University of Quebec 175 President-Kennedy Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada https://absborderlands.org/meetings/events/borders-and-border-walls/ Overview: With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world seemed to have reinvented itself. Europe as a whole converged to the Brandebourg door; Germany would be reunified, nations, liberated from the Cold War tensions, were to be able to self-determine their destiny. The 1990s arrived along with an idea of sustainable worldwide peace where individuals would prevail States, sovereignties would be obsolete and borders, irrelevant. But in a world defined by globalization, the events of September 11, 2001 redefined the world order: border walls were erected at a pace that defied all predictions and historical trends. If border walls have at times allow the transformation of a battle front into a de facto border and impose a temporary peace, they are now used by States as an answer to (new) threats, real or perceived. It is now clear that walls have become a normalized response to insecurity, triggering quasi automatically a circumvention reflex, from a form of resistance through art to the digging of tunnels and smuggling stratagems. With their bodies, through their presence, migrants resist as well. Walls lead to redrawn migration routes; but they don't deter crossings. Walls are not impermeable: there are no fortresses, solely control points, that owe much of their efficiency to their symbolic power. Often represented as way to gain security, border walls also impact daily life in the borderlands, redefining the surroundings and the lives of borderland communities, from the economic relations to the environment and wildlife. Border walls redefine borderlines around the world, sealing and hardening what used to be porous soft borders. Thus, if globalization is blurring borders, walls emphasize them. Program: Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcoming address and introduction Élisabeth Vallet, Department of Geography – UQAM, Director – Geopolitical center – Raoul-Dandurand Chair, Quebec Lead – Borders in globalization – Canada 8:45-9:15 a.m. Opening address - To be announced 9:30-10:50 a.m. Workshop 1 – 21st century borders: Pluridisciplinary definitions Material and Virtual Border Walls and the Legal Machinery for Oneway Porosity Uta Kohl, Senior Lecturer in Law, Aberystwyth University – UK Ways of Seeing (the Border) Matthew Longo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Leiden University – Netherlands The Genesis of the 100-mile U.S. Border Security Zone Controversy Lawrence Armand French, University of New Hampshire and Magdaleno Manzanarez, Western New Mexico University – United States The Evolution and Failure of U.S. Border Enforcement David Shirk, Professeur, University of San Diego – United States 11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Workshop 2 – Representations and symbolisms of borders State of Exception at the US Border: Building Barriers with Legal Waivers Kenneth Madsen, Associate Professor of Geography, Ohio State University – United States #StopInvisibility: Multidimensional Borderlands Disrupt the Border Wall Discourse Sylvia Fernandez et Maira E. Álvarez, PhD Students, University of Houston – United States Proposal for Friendship Bi National Park James Brown, Architect et Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School – United States Mapping Divided Cities and their Separation Walls: Case Studies from Berlin and Jerusalem Christine Leuenberger, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University, United States Designing Border Security: Prototype Imaginations in the San Diego-Tijuana Borderlands Benjamin Muller, Associate Professor of Political Science, King's University College at Western University – Canada 2:00-3:30 p.m. Workshop 3 – Borders identities, wall of identity Un mur entre les Kurdes et le reste de l'Irak : unique solution dans le conflit Erbil-Baghdad? Cyril Roussel, Chercheur CNRS Laboratoire Migrinter, Université de Poitiers – France Border as "Zone of Indistinction": Turkey's Border with Syria Egzi Tuncer, Assistant Professor in Architecture, Kadir Has University – Turkey Border Fences and Identitary Bordering in Europe: Hungary's Antipolitics of European Integration James Scott, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland – Finland Reminiscing Partition in Constructing Indo-Pak Border in Punjab Singh Malhi Gurvel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Khalsa College et Manjit Kaur, Département de science politique, Guru Nanak Dev University College – India Morocco's Border Walls: Political and Security Aspects Said Saddiki, Professor of Law, Al-Ain University of Science and Technology – UEA 3:50-5:20 p.m. Workshop 4 – Walls and (im)mobility: Responses to contemporary migration flows Contesting or consolidating border security? Dilemmas of NGOs defending migrants' rights in France and in Belgium Damien Simonneau, Postdoctoral researcher, Université Saint-Louis – Belgium Building Walls, Constructing Subjectivities Stefania Vlachou, LL.M. Candidate, McGill University – Canada Border walls, DREAMers and Trump: Politics, policy and the banality of evil Terence Garrett, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley et Paul Pope, Associate Professor of Political Science, Montana State University Billings – United States A Comparative Analysis of Migration Control Strategies along the Western and Eastern Mediterranean routes: Sovereign Interventions through Militarization and Deportation Ozgun Topak, Assistant Professor of Criminology, York University et Luna Vives, Professeure adjointe en géographie, Université de Montréal – Canada Souffrances humaines autour des murs: Cas de Melilla. Témoignages. Mimoun Attaheri, Professeur en Science politique, Faculté Pluridisciplinaire de Nador – Morocco 5:30-7:00 p.m. Evening event – Discussion around the border (poster session with discussants) Discussants: Tony Payan, Margath Walker, Luna Vives and Matthew Longo Fluidity and Locality Within an International Space: Making a Case for Nigeria-Benin Republic Border Town Development Action Saibu Israel Abayomi, Département d'histoire et d'études diplomatiques, Anchor University – Lagos et Clement Cecilia Titilayo, Institut d'études africaines, Université d'Ibadan – Nigeria Water Wall on the Mexico-United States Border: Río Bravo/Rio Grande Boundary Adjudications since 1884 Peter L. Reich, Lecturer in Law, UCLA School of Law – United States The Islamic State's Territoriality and Violence Ahmed Badawi Mustapha, Doctorant en Relations internationales, Middle East Technical University – Turkey Les formes d'externalisation du contrôle des frontières hispano-marocaine à la ville de Melilla Mohamed Massoudi, Candidat au master 2 en sociologie, Université Cadi Ayyad – Morocco Problems of the Periphery: Violence and Underdevelopment in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Borderlands Belal Jonaid, Student-Researcher, Rutgers University, United States Great Hatred, Little Room? Violence and Negotiations at 87 Dover Street Brita Midness, PhD student, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, School of International Relations, University St. Andrews, Scotland Chute des murs et pression environnementale des migrants sécuritaires: utilisation de la télédétection pour le suivi des changements d'utilisation des terres dans la zone frontalière entre le Cameroun et la République Centrafricaine Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Doctorant en géographie physique et géomaticien, Université Yaoundé 1, Evariste Fongnzossie, Département d'économie sociale et familiale, Université de Douala et Achille Biwole, Département de Génie forestier, Université de Douala, Cameroun Léviathan de béton: le mur de séparation israélien, chimère de sécurité Clarisse Genton, Doctorante en architecture, École Nationale Supérieure de Paris-Malaquais, France Safe Space Without Walls: Feminist Resistance in Calais Mélissa Castilloux, Étudiante au certificat en études féministes, UQAM, Canada Securitization of Migration in the EU and the Reshaping of Borders Paula Pimenta Matoso Nunes, Doctorante en études migratoires, Université de Lisbon, Portugal An Assessment of The Psychological effects of Creation and Non-creation of Border Walls Lucky Nnadalu Chinwike, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria The Biopolitical Bordering of Migrant Women's Bodies and the Babies Born In-Between Allison J. Petrozziello, Doctorante en Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs/Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Over the two days: Screening of documentaries Destierros, Hubert Caron-Guay – Canada, Démanteler les murs, Martin Bureau, Canada Children at the Border, David Newman, Israel Disaster Capitalism, Paul R. Jones – Grande-Bretagne Friday, September 28, 2018 9:00-9:30 Opening address – Underground Tunnels as Shadow Border Ecologies Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor Critical Media Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, United States 9:45-10:50 a.m. Workshop 5 – Walls as means of securitization: justifications, limits and reflexions Borders beyond borders: Economic grounds for keeping migrants and refugees at bay Renaud Bellais, Chercheur associé ENSTA Bretagne, Brest et Institutional Advisor to the CEO, MBDA Missile Systems, Le Plessis-Robinson, France Border Security Policy Networks to Contain Transnational Organized Crime: Determinants of interagency cross-border cooperation Christian Leuprecht, Professor of Political Science, Queens University, Canada Walls and borders. The securitization of immigration in the EU and the US María-Luz Suárez, Associate Professor, University of Deusto, Spain 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Workshop 5 – Walls as means of securitization: justifications, limits and reflexions (continued) Fear of the Uncontrollable Border in Breaking Bad Mark Bernhardt, Associate Professor of History, Jackson State University, United States Paper Tigers and Imagined Risks: Organizational Culture and Bureaucratic Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border Tony Payan, Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies et Adjunct Professor, Rice University, United States Securitizing Insecurity along Mexico's borders Margath Walker, Associate Professor of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville, United States 1:45-3:10 p.m. Workshop 6 – Walling of the state and (in)visibility Life After Deportation in Mexico Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science, University Texas at El Paso, United States Maintenir l'impunité: rapports de race et de genre à la frontière maroco-espagnole Elsa Tyszler, Doctorante en sociologie, Université Paris 8 CRESPPA-GTM, France Entre local et global: enjeux et réalités migratoires des femmes subsahariennes vers l'Europe Mylène de Repentigny-Corbeil, candidate à la maîtrise en communication, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Caged Women: Migration, mobility and access to health services in Texas and Arizona Andréanne Bissonnette, étudiante au doctorat en science politique, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada 3:30-4:30 p.m. Workshop 7 – The Canada-US border: between securitization and collaboration To be announced 4:40-5:10 p.m. Closing address – Where Small is Big: Border Walls and Identity Politics in South America Robert Andolina, Associate Professor of International Studies, Seattle University, États-Unis 5:10 p.m. Conclusion address Élisabeth Vallet, Department of Geography – UQAM, Director – Geopolitical center – Raoul-Dandurand Chair, Quebec Lead – Borders in globalization, Canada Return to Top ******** ******** 12. 15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m, Monday, October 1, 2018 Georgetown University Law Center Bernard P. McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/15th-annual-immigration-law-and-policy-conference Overview: Immigration has constantly been in the headlines during 2018, with the Trump administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration system—from the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. consulates abroad to legal guidance and enforcement measures in the nation's interior. State and local governments have been especially active in opposing many of the new policies, leading to high-stakes showdowns in the courts. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The 15th annual conference, organized by the Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, will offer timely policy and legal analysis and audience Q&A. Among the topics to be discussed: the role that immigration is playing in the mid-term elections, how the courts are handling key immigration questions, and emerging policies that may affect future legal immigration trends. Join us for a day of expert analysis from leading government officials, attorneys, policy analysts, advocates, and others. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-of-migration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Citizenship in an Era of Record Migration and Growing Nationalism 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP One New York Plaza, 1 FDR Drive New York, NY 10004 http://cmsny.org/event/2018-symposium/ Description: Leading scholars, policy experts, and practitioners will examine citizenship in an era of record migration and growing nationalism. The event will feature a discussion by Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Sociology, Thomas Garden Barnes Chair of Canadian Studies, and Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, on her paper in the International Migration Review titled, "Understanding Membership in a World of Global Migration: (How) Does Citizenship Matter?" This paper synthesizes the literature on citizenship and immigration, and theorizes on why citizenship matters. This discussion will be followed by panels of distinguished experts on nationalism and membership; citizenship in the Global Compact on Migration; recent US policy changes related to citizenship; and the distinct responses of US communities to local membership and their responses to the administration's immigration agenda. This is CMS's fourth annual academic and policy conference, which celebrates the work of leading scholars and thinkers on international migration. Confirmed speakers include: H.E. Most Rev. Bernardito Auza, Titular Archbishop of Suacia, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States Silas W. Allard, Managing Director, CSLR, Harold J. Berman Fellow in Law and Religion, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy, Center for Migration Studies Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Sociology, Thomas Garden Barnes Chair of Canadian Studies, and Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies Michele Pistone, Associate Editor, Journal on Migration and Human Security, Center for Migration Studies; Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Jamie Winders, Editor, International Migration Review, Center for Migration Studies; Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University The full event agenda available soon. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY 10004 https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Annual Conference on European Asylum Law 2018 Thursday-Friday, October 18-19, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/upload/dokumente/20588.pdf Objective: The aim of the annual conference is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the ongoing reform of the Common European Asylum System and on the efforts undertaken to harmonise standards in EU asylum policy. Recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights will also be tackled. Key topics: * Reform of the Common European Asylum System * New institutional developments in European asylum policy * EURODAC: adapting and reinforcing the system * Data protection of asylumseekers * Harmonisation of reception conditions * Asylum Qualification Directive * Harmonisation of protection standards * Towards common standards in procedural guarantees for asylum-seekers * Contribution of the European Courts to shaping the CEAS * Strengthening partnerships with third countries Conference program: Thursday, October 18, 2018 I. UPDATE ON REFORM OF THE CEAS – TOWARDS A MORE EFFECTIVE EU MIGRATION POLICY? 9:15 a.m. Evolution of the EU asylum and migration policy – the perspectives of the European Commission and the Council of the European Union * Latest asylum trends * EU harmonisation goals * Balancing solidarity and responsibility in the EU's asylum policy * Reform of the Dublin System * New approaches in the migration and asylum policy of the EU Sonja Boelaert 10:30 a.m. New institutional developments in European asylum policy – from EASO to the EU Agency for Asylum Patricia van de Peer 11:45 a.m. Personal data protection in Eurodac – the proposal to recast the EURODAC Regulation II. STRIVING FOR COMMON STANDARDS IN EU ASYLUM POLICY 2:00 p.m. Harmonisation of reception conditions in the EU – the proposed directive laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection * Context and reasons for the proposal * Objectives and key elements of the proposed directive * Consistency with existing policy provisions Nicolas Jacobs/Ulrik Ashuvud 3:00 p.m. Asylum qualification – harmonisation of protection standards in the EU: is an end to asylum-shopping and secondary movements foreseeable? * Evaluation of Council Directive 2003/109/EC ? Differences in recognition rates and in the level of rights in national asylum systems * Harmonisation of the common criteria for recognising applicants for international protection * Harmonising the rights of beneficiaries of international protection across the EU 4:30 p.m. Asylum procedure – towards common standards in procedural guarantees for asylum seekers * Grounds for and objectives of the proposed new directive on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (recast) * Legal elements of the proposal * Fast, fair and efficient procedures, addressing potential abuse as well as guaranteeing access to protection Flip Schüller Friday, October 19, 2018 III. CONTRIBUTION OF THE EUROPEAN COURTS TO SHAPING THE CEAS 9:00 a.m. Ensuring judicial protection of asylum-seekers' rights by the ECtHR Thomas Straub 9:45 a.m. "Left holding the baby" – recent CJEU case law from the refugee crisis Eleanor Sharpston IV. STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES 11:00 a.m. Implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement 12:00 p.m. EU action in Libya with a focus on migrants and refugees Alexandra Gatto Return to Top ******** ******** 17. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Marriott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Focus Day - Monday, October 22, 2018 8:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY * Delivering actionable intelligence * Countering attacks of terrorism nationally and abroad * Priorities for combating future advanced threats 9:45 a.m. Track A - BORDER SECURITY Michael Fisher, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection KEYNOTE: INL'S PRIORITIES FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS * Fulfilling Executive Order 13767 * Advancing border security with land and aerial technology * Updates on progress of installing a physical barrier Kirsten D. Madison Assistant Secretary (INL) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department of State Track B - CYBER SECURITY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Stewart Baker, Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency and Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security * Determining if Blockchain is the right technology for a high value applications * Security and Interoperability lessons from DHS Blockchain R&D and Implementations * Preventing walled gardens to ensure a secure, competitive and interoperable marketplace Antonio Villifana, Chief Information Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Anil John, Cybersecurity R&D Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 11:00 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EQUIPPING THE FRONTLINE AND MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD * Overview on HSI's priorities and future planning * Training a ready workforce to combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting America's travel, trade financial and immigration systems * Investing in technology and equipment that supports the mission and enhances efficiencies Derek Benner, (A) Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations Immigration and Customs Enforcement Track B - PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY * Leveraging AI and applications to combat terrorism * Understanding how behavioral patterns supports law enforcement agencies * Identifying patterns and taking preventative measures Charles H. Kable IV, Executive Assistant Director Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation 11:45 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EXPANDING THE NATIONAL TARGETING CENTER * Identifying cargo that poses a high risk to U.S. security * Partnering with USPS and commercial express carriers to target possible * contraband coming into the country * Strategies and future plans to prevent drug smuggling and illegal migration Tom Overacker, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), National Targeting Center 1:15 p.m. DETERRING, DETECTING AND INTERDICTING SMUGGLING ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER * Deploying technology to detect and deter transnational crime networks * Increasing personnel to deter operations of smuggling and illegal trafficking of drugs * Sustaining border security operations and provide support to federal agencies and partners Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Executive Director & Director of Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety 2:00 p.m. PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS INTO THE US * Joint task force's AOR and US and international partners * Disrupting transnational criminal organizations and defending the homeland * Detecting, identifying and tracking smuggling operations Mark Stainbrook, Chief, San Diego Harbor Police ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Administration by allowing us the opportunity to: * Routinely review risk mitigation progress * Determine whether to mitigate or accept specific risks * Provide senior leadership informed decision making * Respond to risk more quickly * Recover from manifested risks more rapidly Jerry Booker, Director, Risk Management Division, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, TSA 3:45 p.m. INCREASING OPERATIONAL SUSTAINMENT AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS * Tackling visa fraud, human smuggling and terrorist threats * Understanding the tools and resources needed to increase operational sustainment * Tracking and detecting threats with different environmental landscapes Main Summit Day One - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Fraud Detection Methods & Immigration Intelligence to Maintain National Security Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Update on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Real Time Analytics to Get the Information You Need Quickly Carolyn M. Montagna Operations Manager Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, Homeland Security Bureau Metropolitan Police Department Program Update of CFATS and Securing High-Risk Chemical Facilities Donald Keen, Chief of Regulatory Compliance, Region III, Office of Infrastructure Protection Testing and Evaluating Critical Learning and Autonomous Technologies to Support Homeland Security Operations 3:30 p.m. PREDICTING AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING- STAYING AHEAD OF THREATS * Driving AI at the enterprise level to deploy accurate predictive modeling * Examining use cases of combating cybersecurity threats, detecting fraud and countering terrorism with predictive modeling * Developing models that enhances analysts insights and speed to generates intelligence that supports the IC and keeps up with threat analysis 4:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T DEVELOPMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE THREAT ENVIRONMENT * Understanding future threats and plans to combat threats 5, 10 and 15 years out * Silicon Valley and streamlining access to emerging technolog Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research, Project Activity IARPA 4:45 p.m. START UP ROUND TABLE: START UP'S DEMONSTRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Each start up will get 5 minutes to demonstrate their capabilities to keep our nation secure. Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for American Security Main Summit Day Two - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: PLANNING FOR TOMORROW TODAY * Transitioning from reactive approach to proactively planning on combating threats * Priorities to enhance information sharing and interagency collaboration * Developing new methods to combat terrorism both at home and abroad 9:45 a.m. HOW CAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FRAMEWORK TO KEEP CITIES SAFE * Understanding blockchain and defining the framework * What are the use cases in commercial sector that can be relatable to enhance government and defense operations 10:45 a.m. Track A - KEYNOTE: E-GOVERNMENT'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING FEDERAL IT LEADERS * Priorities on digital transformation efforts and the way business and civilians interact with the Federal Government * Streamlining and investing in IT technology to revolutionize efficiency, effectiveness and convenience * Training the next generation of Homeland Security IT professionals Suzette Kuhlow Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer & Administrator for E-Government & IT, Office of Electronic Government, Executive Office of the President Track B - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS * Understanding how trusted traveler programs can be integrated with other agencies * How can it be expanded and continue to grow? * How can it be improved and deliver for customers as well as meet the demands of future operations Simone Davis, TSA Pre® Executive Lead, DHS JRC Screening Mission Portfolio Lead, Office of Chief of Operations, TSA 11:30 a.m. HOW DOES THE NATIONAL VETTING CENTER MITIGATE RISK * What are the travel implications for the national targeting center * Improving capabilities to identify high-risk individuals and cargo from entering the US * How can Ai and predictive analytics support the NTC's operations Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00 p.m. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * Expansion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) * Training personnel to promote homeland security and public safety STREAMLINING THE SECURITY PROCESS WITH CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) SCANNERS * Case study, what is being done at the borders and at airports to enhance security? * What are the challenges and implications for adopting CT scanners to fit the needs of TSA and other agencies * Leveraging 3D imaging to enhance the inspection process 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: ACQUISITIONS AND THE FUTURE ROADMAP TO SECURING OUR NATION * Where are R&D investments being made? * What divergent ground breaking technologies are being explored? * What are the plans and strategies to implement technology 5, 10 and 30 years out? Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer U.S., Department of Homeland Security 2:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FUTURE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT ADVANCED AND FUTURE THREATS * Streamlining the acquisition process to meet the demands of national security * Building on private public partnerships to meet budget resources and deliver solutions * Working with small business, venture capital, startups and entrepreneurial communities and start ups to strengthen national security efforts Jonathan McEntee, Director (Acting), Borders and Maritime Security Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security Melissa Ho, SVIP Managing Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ari Schuler, Advisor, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Return to Top ******** ******** 18. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality – complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise – myths and realities Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum – new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity – a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia Return to Top ******** ******** 19. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting Tuesday-Sunday, November 14-18, 2018 San Jose Convention Center San Jose, CA http://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx Immigration-related sessions: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 2:15-4:00 p.m. Children, Families and Migration: Adapting, Imagining and Resisting Gabrielle Oliveira, Boston College; Maureen E. Hoffmann, University of Arizona; Anna R. Beresin; Serah Shani, Westmont College; Rebecca S. New, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Michelle Bellino, University of Michigan, SOE; Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, University of California, Los Angeles Migrant Imaginaries: Temporality and Emplacement in Europe Part One Helena Wulff, Stockholm University; Caroline B. Brettell, Southern Methodist University; Deborah Reed-Danahay, SUNY, University at Buffalo; Simon M. Coleman, University of Toronto; Karen Fog Olwig, University of Copenhagen States of exception, governments of exclusion: shifting notions of citizenship and the struggle for migrant rights. Katherine McCaffrey, Montclair State University; Maurizio Albahari, University of Notre Dame; Miguel Diaz-Barriga, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Christine Kovic, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Susan J. Terrio, Georgetown University 4:30-6:15 p.m. Emergent Spaces II: Migration, Place-Making and New Socialities Petra Kuppinger, Monmouth College; Friederike Fleischer, Universidad de los Andes; Megan A. Sheehan University of Arizona; Mariel Gruszko, University of California, Irvine; Timothy E. Murphy, Worcester State University; Sarah Grace Fessenden, University of British Columbia; Andrew S. Nelson, University of North Texas; Marilynne Diggs-Thompson 4:30-6:15 p.m. Migrant Imaginaries: Temporality and Emplacement in Europe Part Two Deborah Reed-Danahay, SUNY, University at Buffalo; Greg Feldman, Simon Fraser University; Helena Wulff, Stockholm University; Paul Stoller, West Chester University; Peter Hervik, Aalborg University; Vered Amit, Sociology & Anthropology, Concordia University Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. Remaking work/remaking lives: Women, migrants, the underemployed, and the urban poor Patrick William Beckhorn – University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anthropology; Susan Hill, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Louise Ann Lyon; Rebecca Richart, University of California, Irvine; Anabelle Rose Suitor 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Im/migrant Realities in Latinamerica Maria Victoria Barbero, Florida International University; Daniel Joseph, University of Kentucky; Melanie Leon; Martin R. Rosales, Creighton University; Diana Karina Soto-Olson, Tulane University; Leela Tanikella, Lesley University Border Crossings and Transgressions: Refugees, Migrants, and The Category of the Criminal Elizabeth C. Dunn, Indiana University; Marnie J. Thomson, University of Colorado; Georgina Kathleen Ramsay; Caitlin Fouratt, California State University, Long Beach; Irina Levin, Queens College, CUNY; Elena Popa, Indiana University, Bloomington 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Morality of Mobility: Situating Ethics and Freedom in the Politics of Transnational Migration Suma Ikeuchi, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Nicole D. Newendorp, Lecturer and Assistant Director of Studies, Social Studies, Harvard University; Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes; Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, Yale University 2:00-3:45 p.m. Precarity, Intimacy, and the Pursuit of Dignity in Migrant Lives: A Roundtable Conversation on Three New Ethnographies Nolan Kline, Rollins College; Wendy A. Vogt, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis; Sarah S. Willen, University of Connecticut; Heide Castañeda, University of South Florida; Sarah A. Smith, SUNY, Old Westbury; Shahram Khosravi, Stockholm University; Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Leo R. Chavez, University of California, Irvine 3:00-5:00 p.m. Gallery Session: Immigration, Migration, and Citizenship Luzny Dusan, Palacky University; Angela E. Arzubiaga, Arizona State University; Jana Koreckova; Hannah Wang; Lilia Loera, University of Texas-Austin; Kathryn Hudepohl; Jessica Ann McLeod, Michigan State University; Jeanne Rey; Francesca Declich; Antonio Umberto Mosetti, La Sapienza University of Rome; Faith R. Warner; Emily E. Esteban, Oregon State University; Jillian Schulte; Rachel C. Kingsley, Oregon State University 4:15-6:00 p.m. Mental Health of Muslim Immigrants in Western Countries: Social Suffering, Stress and Resistance Natalia Zotova, Ohio State University; Kenneth C. Maes, Oregon State University; Nichola Khan, University of Brighton; Massarra Eiwaz; Karim Mitha; Tatiana Rabinovich; Michael R. Duke Friday, November 16, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. An Anthropology of Resistance should be Radical, Queer, Feminist, Anti-Racist, Immigrant, Decolonial, and Accessible: the complex struggles and experiences of Guatemala, Mexico and the U.S. Meztli Yoalli Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin; Manuel Guadalupe Galaviz, University of Texas at Austin; Noe Lopez; Elizabeth Velasquez Estrada; Blanca A. Pacheco; Adriana Maria Linares-Palma, The University of Texas at Austin 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Primate migrations and adaptations Andrea L. DiGiorgio; Achsah Dorsey; Leslea Hlusko, University of California-Berkeley; Corinna Most, Iowa State University Anti-Immigration, Anti-Gender: Toward an Anthropology of Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia Joanna Mishtal, University of Central Florida; Hadley Z. Renkin, Central European University; Victor Trofimov, European University Viadrina; Anastasia Rogova, University of British Columbia; Karolina Follis, Lancaster University; Agnieszka Koscianska, University of Warsaw; Valentina Napolitano, University of Toronto Forced Migrants in Urban Spaces: Adaptation and Resilience across Borders Dianna J. Shandy, Macalester College; Nina K. Muller-Schwarze, Southern Food and Beverage Museum; Faedah M. Totah, Virginia Commonwealth University; Amir Mohamed; Brynn Champney; Ashvina Patel; Ashvina Patel 2:00-3:45 p.m. Cycling Through Undocumented Migration: Social Relations and Subjectivity along Precarious Migrant Pathways Wendy A. Vogt, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis; John Doering-White, University of Michigan; Lynn M. Stephen, University of Oregon; Tobin Hansen, University of Oregon; Rebecca B. Galemba, University of Denver; Alejandro Olayo-Méndez; Amelia Frank-Vitale, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Minimum wage, Migration, #Metoo, and Media: Restaurants at the Center of Social Change Rachel E. Black, Connecticut College; Sarah Bianchi Fouts; Judith Williams; Jesse Dart; Chloe E. Landrieu Murphy, NYU; David I. Beriss, University of New Orleans; David I. Beriss, University of New Orleans Mobility, Resilience and Resistance: Migration in Historical Perspective Yannis Hamilakis, Brown University; Parker VanValkenburgh, Brown University; Jason Patrick De Leon, University of Michigan; Michelle A. Lelievre, The College of William and Mary; Melissa Rosenzweig, University of Chicago; Naor Ben-Yehoyada, Columbia University; Rui Alexandre da Graca Gomes Coelho, Rutgers University; Stacey L. Camp, University of Idaho 4:15-6:00 p.m. Adapting Discourses of Migration and Mobility through Media(tiza)tion Lynnette Arnold, Brown University; Briana Nichols, University of Pennsylvania; Xochitl Marsilli-Vargas, Emory University; Marco Jacquemet, University of San Francisco; Alejandro Ivan Paz, University of Toronto; Elizabeth Falconi, Wellesley College; Alex E. Chavez; Hilary Parsons Dick, Arcadia University Immigration and Mental Health in the Age of Trump Alissa Ruth, Arizona State University; Carina Michelle Heckert, University of Texas at El Paso; Alayne Unterberger, Florida International University; Amy Non; Melanie A. Medeiros, SUNY Geneseo; Alyshia F. Galvez, Lehman College, CUNY; Megan Anne Carney, University of Arizona; Thurka Sangaramoorthy, University of Maryland, College Park Migrant Precarities and the Everyday Ethics of Remaking the World Janet A. Hoskins, University of Southern California; Lisa I. Knight, Furman University; Kalpesh Bhatt, University of Toronto; Alex B. Stewart, University of California, San Diego; Torang Asadi, Duke University; Hanna H. Kim, Adelphi University New Migrant Subjects and The Shifting Boundaries of Belonging Benjamin Burgen, University of Florida; Ashidhara Das; Ting Deng; Ting Deng; Emily W. Manetta, University of Vermont; Jaroslava Pallas, Wayne State University; Kyeyoung Park, University of California, Los Angeles; Jessica Steinman, Leipzig University Coping with Displacement: Experiences of Forced Migration, Conflict, and Uncertainty Rebecca E. Bryant; Deborah A. Jones, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Tetiana Bulakh; Gorkem Aydemir Kundakci, George Washington University; Enkelejda Sula-Raxhimi, University of Sherbrooke; Michele Bianchi; Jill P. Koyama, University of Arizona Saturday, November 17, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. Africa on the Move: Migration and Trafficing in Physical and Conceptual Spaces Liza S. Buchbinder; Yolanda D. Covington-Ward, University of Pittsburgh; Barbra Lukunka, American University; Mingyuan Zhang, Department of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario Anthropologists adapting to Anti-Immigrant Climates: Resistance and resilience on campuses and in communities Kristin E. Yarris, University of Oregon; Wendy A. Vogt, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; William D. Lopez, University of Michigan School of Public Health; Mariela Nunez-Janes, University of North Texas; Heide Castañeda, University of South Florida; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Christina Marisa Getrich, University of Maryland, College Park; Lauren D. Heidbrink, California State University, Long Beach; Deanna E. Barenboim, Wesleyan University; Whitney L. Duncan, University of Northern Colorado 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Art, Anthropology, and Artistry: New Treatments in Stories of Labor Activism, Migration, Community, and Kinship Marc Edelman, CUNY, Hunter College & Graduate Center; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College; Maria D. Vesperi, New College of Florida; Alisse Waterston, City University of New York, John Jay College; Frances Benson; Robbin Henderson 12:15-1:45 p.m. CORI: Committee on Refugees and Immigrants Faedah M. Totah – Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeffry Maskovsky, CUNY, Graduate Center 2:00-3:45 p.m. The Under-Explored Realities of (Im)migration and Schooling: Transfronterizo Students in Mexican Schools Edmund T. Hamann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Eric Bybee, Brigham Young University; Sarah Gallo, The Ohio State University; Betsabe Roman Gonzalez, Center for US-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego; Norma E. Gonzalez, University of Arizona; Claudia G. Cervantes-Soon 4:15-6:00 p.m. Imagining Im/migrant Futures: Potentiality in Im/migration Studies Jennifer A. Cook, Southern Methodist University; Georgina Kathleen Ramsay; Diana Ibanez Tirado; Marry-Anne Karlsen; Jaeeun Kim; Susan C. Bibler Coutin, University of California, Irvine; Samuel Martinez, University of Connecticut Sunday, November 18, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. Intersections of care and wellbeing with resilience and adaptation in the migrant experience MinSoo Kim-Bossard, The College of New Jersey; Elizabeth A. Holdsworth; Wai-Chi Chee, Hong Kong Baptist University; Rosalynn Adeline Vega, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Heidi L. Bludau, Monmouth University; Angele P. Smith, University of Northern British Columbia, CANADA From Global Migration Crises to Local Responses: Narratives, Perceptions and Actions Deborah R Altamirano – SUNY Plattsburgh; Amy L. Mountcastle, SUNY Plattsburgh; Ilona M. Flores, SUNY Plattsburgh; Michelle Ouellette; Faedah M. Totah, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jayne Howell, California State University, Long Beach Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Global Initiatives in Migrant and Refugee Education: Global Education Responsibilities Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17, 2018 Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy Bronx, NY 10471 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-initiatives-in-refugee-and-migrant-education-tickets-45887132649 Description: Refugee and Migrant Education Network, born in Rome in November 2017 during the conference hosted by Pontifical Gregorian University, is inviting faculty and NGO representatives working, both, in the academia and on the ground with refugees and migrants to talk about best practices and share solutions to improve refugee and migrant education. The conference in November will be hosted at Manhattan College in New York City and is organized by RME Network, Being the Blessing Foundation and Center for Interreligious Understanding. The conference will take place only two months after the Global Compact on Refugees will be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly, and major UN representatives have been invited to join the speakers. The aim of the conference is also to share best practices in teaching, research and social responsibility regarding refugees as well as foster and expand collaboration between institutions committed to expanding refugee and migrant education. It also aims to further develop the Refugee and Migrant Education Network in order to answer the tragic rates of refugee youth enrollment to education. Invited Speakers: * Irazú Gómez Vargas: Sin Fronteras in Mexico City (invited as plenary session speaker) * Fr. David Hollenbach SJ: Georgetown Universit (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Dr Kristin Heyer: Boston College (invited as workshop leader on Integrating Refugee Realities Across Disciplines) * Ashish Gadnis, CEO: BanQu (workshop leader on Technology and Higher Education for Migrants: How to Make Good use of Blockchain?) * Fr. Michael Smith SJ: Jesuit Refugee Service (workshop leader on Educating the Educators: Training Student Teachers to Work with Migrant Students); Joan Rosenhauer (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Armando Borja, COO: Jesuit Worldwide Learning (invited as plenary session speaker on Teaching) * Dr Aldo Skoda: Scalabrini International Migration Institute (invited as workshop leader on Research Needs of Relief Agencies: How to Liaise Between the Field and the University?) Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday-Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2, Canada https://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/eii/default.aspx Conference agenda to be added soon. Overview: Today Canada is opening its doors to over 300,000 immigrants per year at a time when many nations are closing their doors to global talent. But Canada's intake of business immigrants is extremely low. This is due to the fact that Canada has struggled to achieve business immigration success since it became active in the field 40 years ago—in 1978. Canada is well positioned to learn from its 40 years of business immigration experience to help grow its economy. In fact, there is tremendous opportunity for business immigrants to contribute to Canada's economic development agenda in areas such as international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. The purpose of this Summit is to identify how Canada can become the global leader in benefitting from the human, social, and financial capital of business immigrants. The main objectives of the Summit are to: Explore how business immigration can help advance Canada's economic development agenda. Key areas of exploration include international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. Identify how to improve Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial business immigration programs. Foster networking and learning opportunities between officials from government, business, immigration law and consulting, immigrant-serving organizations, and education so that they can work toward shared objectives. Compile recommendations from Summit speakers and attendees on how Canada can spur economic growth and job creation through business immigration. The Conference Board will include these recommendations in a report to be released publicly in early 2019. Key topics to be explored include: Canada's federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal economic growth agenda. Provincial/territorial immigrant entrepreneur and investor streams. Attracting, supporting, and retaining business immigrants in large and small communities across Canada. Global business immigration issues including the latest insights on the high net-worth population, and developments in Asia, the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, and Middle East. Major public policy concerns such as fraud, high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto, and retaining business immigrants in Canada. Identifying what Canada can learn from its 40 years of experience and developments abroad so it can become the global leader in business immigration. Return to Top ******** Visit Website This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. Copyright © 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. View this e-mail in your browser.