Program
IXth REP Theme: Engaged Research: Fostering Human and Civil Rights
The IXth edition of the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference will be held from October 23-25, 2018 at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin, Texas.
See below for a tentative preliminary program.
Featured presenters: Rickie Sanders, Wei Li, Audrey Kobayashi, Derek Alderman, David Kaplan, Melissa Gilbert, Marie Price, Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, John Frazier and more!
| Tuesday, 10/23 | Wednesday, 10/24 | Thursday, 10/25 | Friday, 10/26 | |
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| 8:00 – 9:45am |
Pre-Conference
Registration (4-7pm) |
“Advancing Women in Geography” Panel & Concurrent Sessions | “Ethnic Studies K-20” Panel & Concurrent Sessions | Fieldtrips |
| 9:45 – 10:00am | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:00 – 12:00am | Concurrent Sessions | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| 12:00 – 1:30pm | Lunch in Zocalo w/music from local Mariachi Bands |
Lunch in Zocalo w/music from Austin’s Bronze Band Community Project |
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| 1:30 – 3:15pm | “Cross-boundary Research on Race and Ethnicity” Panel & Concurrent Sessions |
“Finding and Applying for the Right NSF Grant” & Concurrent Sessions | ||
| 3:15 – 5:00pm | “Finding Common Ground/Expanding Dialogue on the Geographies of Race and Racism” Panel & Concurrent Sessions |
“Enhancing Geography Programs in Minority Serving Institutions” Panel & Concurrent Sessions | ||
| 5:15 – 6:30pm | “Teaching Race and Ethnicity in Current Geopolitical Environment” Panel & Concurrent Sessions (5-7pm) |
Academic Keynote: Dr. Ted Gordon, UT-Austin “Jim Hogg and the Changing Landscape of Commemoration at UT” |
Community Activist Keynote: Ms. Cristina Tzintzùn, Jolt “Changing Our World through Latinx Power and Story!” Ms. Rebecca Flores, Pro Immigrant Coalition “Organizing and Organization for Social Justice: From United Farm Workers (UFW) to Immigrant Rights” |
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| 7:00pm | Welcome Reception in MACC Art Gallery (7-9pm) with music by Los Bohemios Perdidos | Free Evening – walk to food/music downtown Austin | John Frazier Honorary Dinner in Zocalo |
If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact raceethnicityplace@gmail.com at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
