CERCular: No.2 of 1997

The Third UNESCO-ACEID International Conference
1-4 December, 1997, Bangkok, Thailand

Theme: Education Innovation for Sustainable Development
Enquiry: International Conference on Educational
Innovation for Sustainable Development
UNESCO-ACEID, P.O. Box 967, Prakanong
Post Office, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 391-0291 ext.123 or 131
Fax: (66-2) 391-0866
E-Mail: rmaclean@mozart.inet.co.th

The International Language in Education Conference 1997 (ILEC '97)
17-19 December, 1997, The University of Hong Kong

Theme: Language Issues and Socio-political Change
Enquiry: The Secretariat, ILEC '97
c/o Department of Curriculum Studies,
The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Tel: (852) 2859-2781, Fax: (852) 2517-2100
E-mail: ilec@hkucc.hku.hk
Web Site: http://www.hku.hk/curric/ilec

Educational Reconstruction and Transformation - Challenges for the 21st Century
January 5-7, 1998, Bristol, United Kingdom

Enquiry: Ms. Pat O'Brien
Centre for International Studies in Education,
Graduate School of Education,
University of Bristol,
35 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1JA, UK
Tel: 44-114-9287043
Fax: 44-117-9291941
E-mail: Pat.Obrien@Bristol.ac.uk

Restructuring the Knowledge Base of Education in Asia
February 12-14, 1998, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Enquiry: Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ho Tim Building, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
Tel: (852) 2609-6928, Fax: (852) 2603-6850
E-mail: wylaw@cuhk.edu.hk

"Bringing Culture Back In" 1998 CIES Annual Meeting
March 18-22, 1998, Buffalo, New York

Enquiry: William K. Cummings, Director,
Comparative & Global Studies in Education,
SUNY- Buffalo, 468 Baldy Hall, Buffalo,
NY 14260, USA.
Tel: (716) 645-2487, Fax: (716) 645-2481
E-mail: CGSE@acsu.buffalo.edu
Web site: http://wings.buffalo.edu/faculty/research/ccgse

UNESCO Asia-Pacific International Conference
March 30 - April 3, 1998, Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

Themes: Learning: The Treasure Within [The Delors Report]
Learning to know: broad general knowledge and basic education, including learning how to learn;
Learning how to do: Occupational skills, preparation for work, team work, cooperation between education and industry;
Learning to live together: understanding and interacting with each others, globalisation and interdependence;
Learning to be: developing the whole person; teachers'selection, training and professional development.

Vocational Education for the Twenty-first Century in the Asia-Pacific Region March 26-27, 1998, Adelaide Institute of TAFE, Adelaide, South Australia

Enquiry: Geoff Haw, Manager, UNESCO,
Conference Secretariat,
Department of Education, GPO Box 4367, Melbourne Victoria 3001, Australia
Tel: 61-3-9628-4958, Fax: 61-3-9628-2091
E-mail: geoff.haw@dse.vic.gov.au
Web site: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/cis/unesconf

International Teacher Education Conference (ITEC '98)
April 26-30, 1998, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Theme: Teacher Education in the Asian Region: Policy and Practice
Enquiry: The Organizing Committee (ITEC '98)
c/o Faculty of Education,
The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
Tel: (852)2859-2781
E-mail: itec98@hkucc.hku.hk
Web site: http://www.hku.hk/curric/itec/itec98.htm

18th CESE-Conference: Groningen
July 5-10, 1998, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Theme: "State-Market-Civil Society: Models of Social
Order and the Future of European Education"
Enquiry: E-mail: cese-org@icce.rug.nl

Xth World Congress of Comparative Education: Education, Equity and Transformation
July 12-17, 1998, University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Enquiry: Crain A. Soudien
School of Education, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa.
Tel: 27-21-650-2768, Fax: 27-21-650-3489
E-mail: cs@education.uct.ac.za