International Conferences and Symposiums
If you are interested in attending any of the following Conferences or Symposiums, contact:
Carolyn Martinez
Phone: (936) 294-3481
Email: cmartinez@shsu.edu
1) Police Leadership 2008 Conference (April 14-16, 2008)
The Police Leadership 2008 Conference, which is the largest police leadership conference held in Canada , will meet in Vancouver in April of 2008. The theme of the conference to be "The Future of Police Leadership - One World, One Voice, One Purpose."
With an expected attendance of over 700 delegates from across the globe, the conference will feature world-renowned speakers to address issues in criminal justice leadership, the challenges facing the policing community and how to overcome those challenges.
The hosts of the conference include The British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police, the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia Police Academy. Invited keynote speakers include Chief of Defence Staff, General R.J. Hillier, of the Canadian Forces , former US Navy Commander and author, D. Michael Abrashoff, Chief Rob Davis from the San Jose Police Department and Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department.
2) 15th World Congress on Criminology (July 20-25, 2008)
The 15 th World Congress of Criminology will be hosted by the International Society for Criminology (ISC) in Barcelona , Spain in July 2008. A non-governmental professional organization, the ISC has operated for 70 years and currently boosts approximately 1,000 members from all areas of criminal justice and criminology. The organization also holds advisory status at the UN and the Council of Europe and is represented by a delegate in nearly 50 countries.
The ISC's 15 th World Congress of Criminology has a theme of "Crime & Criminology: Research & Action" and will focus upon the areas of transnational crime, urban crime, as well as victims and restorative justice. The ISC is currently calling for papers in these areas (deadline December 15, 2007) for presentation at the conference. The World Congress of Criminology, which only takes place once every five years, presents an uncommon opportunity to both congregate and collaborate with criminal justice experts from diverse disciplines and systems of criminal justice.
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