We ask for organizations and leaders to take part in the dynamic decision making process by organizing an activity during one or more of spaces that have been designated for concurrent (simultaneous) sessions. This activity could be a panel, workshop/discussion space, book presentation, or other activity related to the overarching themes, and cross-cutting issues of the Congreso. By hosting a concurrent session, your organization will have the opportunity to lead conversations based on the issue of your organization's choice, take leadership, and promote activities. Concurrent sessions may last up to 90 minutes, and they will take place both in the morning and the afternoon of Friday, May 18. A panel of convening organizations and local host groups will select up to eight sessions for each of the two time slots from all the proposals that are received by the deadline. The deadline for any submissions is April 5, 2012.

The World Trade Council of Wichita will be Honoring MERCOSUR during World Trade Week at our next meeting on May 17th at the Marriott Hotel. We have received confirmation of attendance from six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay) and look forward to their participation in our Day Conference as well as the evening program. Registration for the all-day Conference will begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. and the VIP Reception and Banquet will begin at 5:45 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. Please see the attached flyer for details. The VIP Reception and Banquet will feature selections from Cargill Meat Solutions, Dean and Deluca, King Midas Seafood, L.L.C. and Standard Beverage Company. We look forward to you joining us on May 17th for the final event of this semester. Please let us know if you have any questions.

The Fulbright Association seeks applications to present the 2012 lecture under the Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund for International Scholarship on Dance. Guidelines and application information are available here. Applications must be received by May 31, 2012. The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund enables a dance scholar to present a major paper on previously unpublished research at the Fulbright Associations annual conference.

Global Exploration for Educators Organization is a non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers. GEEO is offering 17 different travel programs for the summer of 2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China, Russia/Mongolia/China, Egypt, Turkey 8 day, Turkey 15 day, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Cambodia/Vietnam, Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. Space is limited! Educators have the option to earn graduate school credit (3 credits through Indiana University) and professional development credit while seeing the world.GEEO provides teachers educational materials and the structure to help them bring their experiences into the classroom. Detailed information about each trip, including itineraries, costs, travel dates, and more can be found at www.geeo.org.

For any graduating seniors with good Spanish:

Imagine studying the workings of communities, the definition and transmission of traditional knowledge, or the culture and politics of indigenous peoples in the field in Belize. ISIS is offering field courses in these areas this summer. Join us for one or all of them: v Sustaining Communities: Development for the future v Traditional Knowledge: Approaches to Agriculture, Medicinal Plants & Cosmology v Indigenous Peoples of Belize: Challenges and Issues Our website has syllabi, other course offerings and forms for downloading: http://www.isisbelize.com/course-syllabi-summer-2012.html. For additional information contact our Program Manager, Cynthia Reece, at creece@isisbelize.com.

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The Summer Law Institute in Guanajuato, Mexico June 3 " July 1, 2012 Externship: July 2 " July 14, 2012 COURSES Maximum of two courses to earn six credit hours o Overview of Mexican Law o Free Trade in the Americas including NAFTA o Comparative Indigenous Law o Mexican Legal Systems EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM Two credit hours The Guanajuato Summer Law Institute offers an optional two-week externship July 2-14, 2012 for up to 20 students who have completed the four-week program. Externships allow students to observe the practice of law in Mexico under the direct supervision of a Mexican judge, attorney or notary. APPLY EARLY.

Se aceptarin las propuestas en frances, espnaol o ingles aunque las comunicaciones orales y discusiones se llevaran en espaol. Invitamos a que los participantes insistan en un enfoque metodolgico de sus trabajos y en la manera como el concepto de territorio fue tratado en su investigacin, para generar el debate transdisciplinario. En primer instancia los interesados deben de enviar un resumen, en el mismo se indicara - el nombre, disciplina e institucin del o de los autor(es) - el ttulo de la propuesta con una extensin mixima de 6000 caracteres (espacios incluidos), en formato Times New Reman 12, interlineado a 1.5

This symposium will address a wide variety of topics related to the manner in which ideological and epistemological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries shaped the Spanish language, literature and film in both Spain and Latin America.

This symposium will address a wide variety of topics related to the manner in which ideological and epistemological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries shaped the Spanish language, literature and film in both Spain and Latin America. http://www.csub.edu/MODLANG/SIMPOSIO2/ http://www.csub.edu/modlang/SIMPOSIO2/ENGLISH.pdf

Main Topic: - Identities: Hybridism, mestizaje, transculturation and gender on Latin American Identities. The Conference also accept welcomes proposal related to the following areas: -Literature Teory and Critique -Literature and political violence (testimony, memoirs) -Cultural discourses on Brazilian cities: periphery, modernity and development. -Bicentenario: Literature and journalism during the Cortes de Cidiz. -Interdisciplinary studies: comparative literature, postcolonial studies, film/theatre/music and literature, mass media and cultural industries, new technologies and literature, subaltern studies, Journalism and Literature, translations.

Abstracts, not to exceed two (2) pages, should be submitted that relate to any aspect of the Hispanic and Latino experience. Subjects may include, but are not limited to: literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business and many other subjects. Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 minutes OR 45 minutes). Abstracts with title of paper, presenter's name, home and institution/organization address and email should be postmarked by May 12, 2012. Send abstracts to: Dr. Lemuel Barry, Jr. Executive Director, NAAAS & Affiliates PO Box 6670 Scarborough, ME 04070-6670

Abstracts, not to exceed two (2) pages, should be submitted that relate to any aspect of the Hispanic and Latino experience. Subjects may include, but are not limited to: literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business and many other subjects. Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 minutes OR 45 minutes). Abstracts with title of paper, presenter's name, home and institution/organization address and email should be postmarked by May 12, 2012. Send abstracts to: Dr. Lemuel Barry, Jr. Executive Director, NAAAS & Affiliates PO Box 6670 Scarborough, ME 04070-6670

Abstracts, not to exceed two (2) pages, should be submitted that relate to any aspect of the Hispanic and Latino experience. Subjects may include, but are not limited to: literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business and many other subjects. Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 minutes OR 45 minutes). Abstracts with title of paper, presenter's name, home and institution/organization address and email should be postmarked by May 12, 2012. Send abstracts to: Dr. Lemuel Barry, Jr. Executive Director, NAAAS & Affiliates PO Box 6670 Scarborough, ME 04070-6670