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Announcement
IACR Conference
AME, UvA, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(14) 15-17 August 2003



'Developments in Critical Realism, Local/Global
Transformations and Disciplinary renewal'


The International Association for Critical Realism (IACR) is
holding its seventh annual conference at the University of
Amsterdam, hosted by the AME, 15-17 August 2003 at the Royal
Tropical Institute. The Conference will provide an
opportunity to discuss and debate a variety of themes in this
philosophy of science, crossing various disciplines.
Following on from the Bradford's success, a pre conference
workshop will also be held, over one and half days14-15
August for all those who wish to learn more or brush up on
key concepts in CR. The format of the conference will include
guest speakers in debate, discussion forums on hot topics in
CR, a meet the authors panel, 'hot house' sessions for
research in progress, as well as the usual opportunities for
long paper presentations.


Key dates for the diary are:


Pre-conference workshop 14 -15 August 2003
Conference date: 15-17 August 2003
Email submission of abstracts: 1 April
Email submission of final papers: 1 July
Early bird registration: 1 May
Latecomers' registration: 1 August

A PhD workshop will precede the main conference on the 14-15
August. The workshop will be held for a maximum of 40
participants preceding the conference on a first come first
on the list basis - so register soon and come to Amsterdam!

More details about the conference theme and the workshop and
conference registration form is provided on the IACR
conference website or via the Amsterdam organising team
(Julie Lawson, Ewald Engelen, Pieter Terhorst, Prof. Robert
Kloosterman) via j.lawson@..., +31 020 525 4581.

http://gp.fmg.uva.nl/ame/news

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