The 17th Annual International Conference of the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation
(IWSF)

Secular Feminism: The Constitutional Revolution, the Present Situation and Challenges

Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
June 2-4, 2006

"With the support of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute"

IWSF invites activists, researchers and academics whose area of interest is Iranian women, the women's movement and feminism, to submit an abstract. Prospective participants should send an abstract of 250 words with a short recent resume. Please submit abstracts in digital format using Microsoft Word. It is anticipated that papers will last 30 minutes followed by a question and answer session of 30 minutes.
Candidates in the Performing Arts are requested to submit a visual/audio of their performance, along with a recent resume. Visual artists are requested to submit copies of their artwork, along with a recent resume. Please include a stamped addressed envelope if you require that we return your art samples.
All papers submitted should be of publishable quality and constitute new work. All speakers must commit to publish their papers as part of the conference proceedings.

Deadline for submission: January 31, 2006
Email: iwsfmtl@gmail.com
Internet site:http://www.iwsf.org
Postal address: P.O. BOX 1648 Station "H" Montreal, Que H3G 2N5 Canada

A committee will select abstracts based on their relevance to the theme of the conference and will send a formal invitation to those selected to participate. Our invitation covers costs of travel and accommodation.

IWSF statement of purpose:
In 1990 the IWSF was founded as a non profit organization in the US. It has no affiliation to any political or religious group or organization. Our aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on issues related to Iranian women, to disseminate information on Iranian women's achievements, and to establish a network of communication among communities of Iranian women the world over. The main activity of the IWSF consists of annual international conferences wherein themes related to Iranian women are analyzed through scholarly presentations, art exhibitions, and artistic or dramatic performances. The proceedings of our annual conferences are published annually.

Further information regarding the conference will be announced closer to the time of the conference.