Committees     [website under construction]         CLICK ON CONFERENCE TITLE FOR LINK CIES 2010 CONFERENCE Location: Chicago, Illinois Date: March 1-5 (noon), 2010 Theme: ReImagining Education Organized by: Michigan State University, College of Education http://cies2010.msu.edu Deadline Extended toNOVEMBER 6, 5 pm EST - click here for more information     PAST CONFERENCES (ANNUAL MEETINGS AND REGIONALS) 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Location: Charleston, SC Date: March 22-26 (noon) Theme: "The Politics of Comparison" 2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Location: New York, NY Date: March 17 - 21 (noon) Theme: "Gaining Educational Equity Around the World"   2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Location: Baltimore, Maryland Date: Feb. 25 - Mar. 1 Theme: "Engaging Our Differences" 2009 WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE Location: University of California, Los Angeles, CA Date: November, 12-14 Theme: "Education and International Engagement" Call for Abstracts 2009 NORTHEAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE Location: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Date: October 8-9, 2009 Theme: "Beyond Aid: Rethinking Approaches to International Development in Education" 2009 MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE Location: Kent State University, OH Date: October 23-24 Theme: "Current Research and Activism in Comparative International Education: Advancing the Legacy of Gerald H. Read"   2007 MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE Location: Chicago, IL - Center for Comparative Education and the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago. Date: November 2-3, 2007 Theme: "Comparative Research in Urban Settings" At its Annual Meeting in Stanford, the CIES Board of Directors approved "Policies and Procedures for Development & Activities of CIES Special Interest Groups." Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide a forum within CIES for the involvement of individuals drawn together by common interest in a field of study. Recognized SIGS will also receive conference space for sessions at the Annual Conference.  A SIG must be constituted by at least 15 active CIES members.  To determine if a person is a CIES member, go to the website www.cies.us and click on the membership directory link, type the person’s name into the search engine, the person’s name should come up if they are a member of CIES.   Any group of 15 or more active CIES members may petition for the establishment of a SIG.  Each petition should include the printed names, email or mailing address, and signatures of the CIES members as well as a rationale describing the purpose, scope, and uniqueness of the SIG and its membership.  (see Policies and Procedures for Development of a SIG.)  These petitions will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the CIES Board of Directors. Approved SIGS are required to submit a yearly annual report. Any questions regarding SIG formation should be sent to the CIES Secretariat's Office. To register your interest in creating or joining a SIG, send an email to secretariat@cies.us     Please click here to view a list of SIGS (as of November 3, 2009). Visit the SIGs websites:  - Africa SIG - Early Childhood Development SIG - Globalization and Education SIG - ICT4D SIG - Middle East SIG - CANDE SIG - Peace Education SIG - Language Issues SIG - Cultural Contexts of Education and Human Potential SIG - Higher Education SIG - South Asia SIG - Global Literacy SIG - Latin America SIG - Eurasia SIG -Indigenous Knowledge and the Academy SIG