APA Newsletters
Fall 1999
Volume 99, Number 1

Call for Papers

The Conference will be held in conjunction with the International Association of Bioethics (IAB) Congress, which convenes September 21–24, 2000, and which will feature FAB papers on part of the 21st. All FAB conference attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend the IAB conference as well.

FAB is soliciting solo papers or panel papers for two purposes:

(1) to serve as a solo paper or a panel paper for FAB’s half-day at the IAB on September 21. The theme of FAB’s half-day at IAB is "Policy Paths to Global Justice for Women: Learning to Distinguish the Dead Ends from the Thruways."

(2) to serve as a solo paper or a panel paper for FAB’s Conference on September 19–20. Any theoretical, practical, or policy paper related to gender justice, women’s autonomy, and human care is welcome.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is February 1, 2000. Messages of acceptance and refusal will be communicated to paper/panel submitters by April 1, 2000.

Papers: Those wishing to have a proposal considered for a concurrent paper presentation should submit the following by February 1, 2000:

1) Your name, affiliation and contact address (phone, fax, e-mail, mail)

2) A title and an abstract no longer than 150 words, to be included in the IAB program materials.

3) A two-page summary of the paper, outlining your reasoning and identifying key conclusions.

Panels: Panels consist of 3–5 members, organized in advance, to provide different perspectives on a specific topic. Panels will last 90 minutes, with approximately 60 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of discussion. Those wishing to organize 90-minute panels should submit the following by February 1, 2000: