Comparative and International Education Society

▪ Call for Nominations: Jackie Kirk Award for Outstanding Book - Deadline: Sept. 1. Please click here for more information. The award is made possible by the generous donation of $20,000 CDN by Andrew Kirk, the husband of Jackie Kirk, and the $10,000 by the International Rescue Committee, with matching funds from CIES during the presidency of Gita Steiner-Khamsi. The Matching funds were approved by the CIES Board at its meeting of March 3, 2010 in Chicago.

▪ CIES 2010 MidWest Regional Conference - Oct. 29-30, 2010, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Call for Proposals available here.

▪ CIES 2010 Western Regional Conference - Oct. 14-16, 2010, Long Beach, CA. Call for Proposals available here.

▪ CIES 2011 Updates

CIES 2011

The Faculty of Education, McGill University
cordially invites you to our 55th annual meeting

CIES 2011

On the theme: “Education is that which liberates”, from the Sanskrit, “Sa’ vidya’ ya’ vimuktaye”

We invite you to experience the joie-de-vivre, the elegance, culture and charm of Montréal and its vibrant city-centre. You will be at the heart of this bilingual, multicultural metropolis, close to McGill University (established in 1821), and the historic old city, founded in 1642, by the banks of the Saint Lawrence river.

Save these dates: May 1-5, 2011
Montréal, Québec – Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Early submission deadline: Oct 17, 2010
Final submission deadline: Nov 14, 2010

REGISTRATION

Early registration deadline: Mar 6, 2011
Regular registration deadline: Apr 17, 2011

More information will be available soon.
To contact conference organizers, please write to cies2011.educ@mcgill.ca

▪ Message from the CIES President, Maria Teresa Tatto - "A month ago..."

▪ Meet the New CIES Board members:

- Vice-President: David P. Baker (Penn State)
- Board of Directors 2010-2013: Sangeeta Kamat (UMass), Leslie Bartlett (TC), and Francisco Ramirez (Stanford).

▪ CIES 2010 - Thank you for participating!

We will launch our evaluation surveys shortly. Thank you for participating! http://cies2010.msu.edu

2009-2010 Annual Reports

President's Report
Treasurer's Report and budget (revised and approved)
Secretariat's Report
CER Report
UC Press Report and Appendices
2009 State of the Society Meeting Minutes

2008-2009 Annual Reports

President's Report
Treasurer's Report and budget
Secretariat's Report
CER Report
UC Press Report
Historian's Report
[New Scholars] [UREAG] [Gender and Education Committee]
Nominations and Awards Reports
SIGs Ad Hoc Committee
Advancement of the Field Ad Hoc Committee

2007-2008 Annual Reports

Handbooks

Awards Committee Handbook (Historian's Corner, Basic Documents)
Conference Planning Handbook (Historian's Corner, Basic Documents)

CIES Forum

Dear CIES members,

We have created an online forum for you to post comments on CER articles or other items (2 Million Minutes Documentary, Jackie Kirk's Tribute, Steve Klees' Presidential Address). Please note that you need to register to access the forum (this is a security measure so our forum remains free from spam). The forum registration steps are as follows:

1. Visit the forum (www.cies.us/forum) and sign up.
2. An email will be sent to the Secretariat office, where your application will be validated
3. Another email will be sent to you with your user name and password
4. Once your account is activated, you will be able to log on to the forum and post/read other members’ reactions in "CIES General Discussions"

Please let us hear from you. If you have any questions or comments regarding the CIES forum, please write us at secretariat@cies.us. If you wish to call, our number is (305)348-3488.

CIEclopedia: Who's Who in Comparative & International Education (see Historian's Corner)

CIES 50th Anniversary (see Historian's Corner)