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Workshop 4
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Know Your Place: Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Discourses in Places, Spaces and On-the-Move
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| The fourth workshop of
the PlaceME network will take place in just outside of Oulu on the
Hailuoto Island (Shark
Island!) on 5-6 June 2008. . |
| Themes |
| The fourth workshop
will focus on bringing together doctoral students and some scholars
across the Nordic and Baltic region from different methodological
standpoints in relation to the core themes of the network, namely,
place, space, region and mobility and their role in discourse and
interaction. It is our great
pleasure to announce that Professor Anssi Paasi will give a lecture at
the workshop.
Anssi Paasi is a professor in the Department of Geography at the
University of Oulu and he has done extensive work on place, space and
region. Paasi has promised to give a talk on the Friday of the workshop.
The workshop will consist of data explorations lead
by Pentti Haddington, Paul McIlvenny and Pirkko Raudaskoski. In addition, there will opportunities for data sessions
for participants, group work, assignments, outdoor fieldwork, etc. The
Hailuoto Island provides excellent outdoor facilities for fieldwork, for
example. Participants will also be required to do some preparatory
reading and exercises before the workshop event itself.
It is important to note that the final
theme, the schedule, the program and the readings of the workshop will
be planned and organized by those doctoral students who are accepted to
the workshop. They will work in close collaboration with the workshop
organisers.
We expect the workshop will be attended by 20 persons (maximum). The
network especially welcomes doctoral students from the Nordic and Baltic
region who are members of the network to apply to attend (see below). |
| Dates and timing |
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We expect that participants will arrive
during the evening of Wednesday 4th June (no dinner is provided).
The first evening and night will be spent in the city centre of
Oulu. After early breakfast on Thursday morning we will meet up in
the hotel lobby and drive to the Hailuoto Island. We will spend two
full days with lots of exciting activities at the Luotokeskus
activity centre. Participants will return on Friday evening to stay
at the Hotel Scandic. Participants will leave the morning of
Saturday 7th June (after breakfast). Two full days with meals and
three nights of accommodation are provided. |
| Location |
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The workshop will take place in the
Hailuoto Island (Shark
Island) off-shore Oulu, at the
Luotokeskus
activity centre. The accommodation is also provided by the
Luotokeskus centre
(webcam).
For the first night (between
Wednesday and Thursday) we have reserved rooms from
Hotel Scandic, which is located at the very centre of Oulu.
Here is the general
city map of Oulu.
And below is the exact location of
Hotel Scandic where we stay on Wednesday night.
The organizers will pick up the
participants from Hotel Scandic on Thursday morning after breakfast
(8:00) and we will set out on the exciting trip towards the Shark
Island (a 25-minute drive to a
ferry,
a 20-minute
ferry
ride and the final 20 minutes drive to the Luotokeskus activity
centre). Everyone must assemble after breakfast otherwise you
will be left behind! That means you must arrive on Wednesday.
Finnair and SAS fly to the Oulu Airport (SAS,
Finnair). There is a regular
bus connection (line 19) from the airport to the city centre of Oulu
(there’s a bus stop just next to the hotel, see blue dots on the
map). The bus ride takes about 30 minutes and
busses
run every 30 minutes (between 5.35AM – 4.50PM) and once an hour
after 5PM. |
| Schedule |
Participants will be expected to
collaborate on network activities as follows:
- Thursday 5th: 8:00 - 21:00
- Friday 6th: 8:00 - 18:00
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| Grants |
| Grants will be available for PhD
students (and a few scholars) in the Nordic and Baltic countries to
participate in the workshops organised by the network. Please read
the grant protocol to see if you
qualify. |
| Applications |
If you wish to attend the workshop,
then there are two possibilities.
- You can
apply to attend the workshop and
to receive a grant for your travel
costs (cheapest possible route). Accommodation and food at the
conference site will be paid by the network.
- If you do not qualify for a
grant, you can apply to attend, but you will have to pay for
your own travel, accommodation and meals (there will be no
participation fee). To give you an idea of prices: Accommodation
and meals at the conference site (for 3 nights) is roughly 250
EURO. There are a limited number of places for
this option.
The application form is online. Please fill out all the entries on
the form to expedite the application process.
Please note that applications will be
given priority according to the following criteria:
- Doctoral students from the Nordic/Baltic
region
- Relevance of research to the network and
workshop
- Quota according to each node/country
Also, over the three year period of
funding, priority will be given to first timers (PlaceME newbies or
PlaceMEbies).
If you would like more information
about the workshop and participation requirements, then please
contact Pentti Haddington,
the local organiser, or else use the
contact form. |
| Deadline |
| The new deadline for
submission of
applications for grants is
4th April 2008. After that date, all applications will be quickly considered
by the Coordination board. If you do apply for a grant, you will be
informed shortly after this date. If you receive a travel grant,
then please book your tickets as soon as possible.
Applications to participate with
self-financing (option 2 above) must also be submitted by the
same date. |
| Credit |
| Doctoral students attending and
participating in the workshop will receive 3 ECTS. |
| Reimbursement procedure |
| For those who attend
and receive a travel grant, then you will need to follow closely the
protocol for getting your travel costs
reimbursed. The deadline for reimbursement for this workshop is
1st August 2008. Please submit your claims form by that date
otherwise you will not be reimbursed, |
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