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Popfest 2010
Popfest will be at the University of St. Andrews in 2010. Popfest now has its own dedicated website here:
www.popfest.org.uk||
The call for papers for POPFEST 2010 is now in operation and can be accessed here:
http://www.popfest.org.uk/resources/Call_for_Papers_PopFest2010.pdf| |
Popfest 2009
was held at LSE from 2-4 July 2009. report of the conference can be accessed below:
Popfest 2009 report. |
SPONSORSHIP
Popfest 2009 was sponsored by:
Economic & Social Science Research Council (ESRC): http://www.esrc.ac.uk/|
National Centre for Social Research (NatCen): http://www.natcen.ac.uk/|
Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) - http://www.popgeog.org/|
Social Research Association (SRA): http://www.the-sra.org.uk/|
2CV: http://www.2cv.co.uk/|
Taylor & Francis Group: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/|
and the British Society for Population Studies (BSPS).
POPFEST is a population studies conference organised by postgraduates for postgraduates with the aim of providing a relaxed, supportive environment for students to come together to present work and discuss ideas. This is a great opportunity to meet other students studying in the same area, practice your presentation skills and get some useful feedback from your peers.
The conference provides a forum for postgraduate students studying any aspect of population in disciplines including Social Sciences, Demography, Human Geography, Social Anthropology, Social Statistics, Health, Development, Social Policy and other related fields. Presenters have an excellent opportunity to discuss their work in front of their peers and have a chance to get feedback and ideas from fellow researchers. Those not wishing to present can get an idea of the sort of research being conducted by their peers and make valuable contacts for the future.
POPFEST is an ideal spring-board for all postgraduates regardless of their stage of research providing an opportunity to practice ones presentation skills, whether as a paper or poster display, before facing more demanding academic conferences.
PopFest has survived over the past 14 years due to the support and good will of the postgraduate community and the BSPS. For PopFest to continue this support and enthusiasm is essential. The BSPS is very keen to ensure the development of postgraduate population research through PopFest and has confirmed its continuing support to the conference.