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Theme
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Implementation in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research, Practice and Teaching |
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Partner
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Human Ecology Group, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva |
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Place and Date
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University of Geneva, 15-17 September 2010 |
Support |
The conference and the swiss-academies award for transdisciplinary research are made possible by Stiftung Mercator Schweiz. The Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity (CSID) has contributed travel grants for speakers from the USA. |
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Reports and Information
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to be posted after the conference |
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Archive
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conference booklet (pdf) | list of participants (pdf) |
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Contact
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Dr. Manuela Rossini (mail) |
»registration | statements on the conference theme
Call for Abstracts | Programme | Deadlines | Venue | News | Steering Committee | Partners
Implementation in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research, Practice and Teaching
This is the third of a series of annual conferences dedicated to practices, methodologies and epistemologies of inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching. The first conference focussed on the theme of PROBLEM FRAMING as a decisive and determining initial phase of the research process (see td-conference 2008). At the second conference we addressed issues of INTEGRATION that cut across the whole research process (see td-conference 2009), from problem framing and problem analysis to the implementation of research results in the life-world. This latter and recurring phase of the research process is the topic of this year’s conference.
In a knowledge society, research questions, processes and results cannot be disconnected from everyday practices. Politicians, funding bodies and society at large increasingly demand of researchers to propose efficient ways of how to use abstract findings in concrete situations and as a common good. From the very start, implementation strategies should therefore include processes of embedding the research in its social and scientific contexts, recursiveness and negotiation with non-academic actors, and testing the expected impact through ‘real-world’ experiments. How exactly to bring research results to fruition, integrate theory and practice and build truly participative collaborations are key issues of inter- and transdisciplinarity.
The major aims of the td-conference 2010 are therefore:
The conference includes plenary keynotes, a panel, workshops and paper/poster sessions.
The submission for abstracts is closed.
Letters of acceptance will be sent on 28 May.
provisional (18 May)
Wednesday, September 15
Location:
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12:00 - 14:00 |
Registration |
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14:15 - 14:45 |
Welcome by the partner institute: Roderick Lawrence, td-net board Introduction: Christian Pohl, Co-Director td-net Opening keynote: Roland W. Scholz, ETH |
16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:30 |
Parallel sessions: workshops and posters |
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18:30
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Welcome drinks / apéro |
Thursday, September 16
Location:
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08:15 - 09:00
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Registration |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary 1 - Health Speaker 1: Frank Kessel, U of New Mexico, and Patricia Rosenfield, Carnegie Corporation New York Speaker 2: Jakob Zinsstag, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Basel |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Plenary 2 - Culture and New Media Speaker 1: Anne Nigten, The Patching Zone, Rotterdam Speaker 2: Larissa Krainer, U of Klagenfurt |
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12:30 - 13:30
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Lunch break |
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13:30 - 15:00
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Parallel paper and workshop sessions |
15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break |
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15:30-17:00
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Parallel paper and workshop sessions |
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17:30-18:30
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Award Ceremony (swiss-academies award for transdisciplinary research 2010) Laudatio: Peter Suter, President of the swiss academies of arts and sciences |
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19:30
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Conference Dinner |
Friday, September 17
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09:00 - 10:30
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Plenary 3 - Urban Planning & Participatory Approaches Speaker 1: Carole Després, U of Laval Speaker 2: Aant Elzinga, U of Gothenburg |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Parallel paper and workshop sessions |
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12:30 - 13:30
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Lunch break |
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13:30 - 15:00
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Parallel paper and workshops sessions |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break |
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15:30 - 17:00
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Panel: Action Research, Participation and Transdisciplinarity Participants: Morten Levin (talk), ... |
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17:00-17:30
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Lessons learned and looking ahead |
The conference wil take place in the Uni Bastions in Geneva.
> map and directions
Hotel reservations
The Geneva Tourism Office has set up an online booking platform for td-conference participants with a selected number of hotels near the venue and with a limited number of rooms at a discount rate. The options will be shown to you when you fill in the form (inserting Geneva in the city field) on the following webpages:
> booking in English here
> booking in French here
Conference opening earlier
Due to a high number of submissions, we decided to start with a workshop and poster session on the first day already. The conference therefore starts on Wedneday afternoon.
We thank the following partners for theri collaboration and support:
> Human Ecology Group, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, academic partner
> Stiftung Mercator Schweiz, financial support
> CSID, travel grants for speakers from the USA