678: RE: HSA 15 th Annual Conference Announcement (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Haitian Studies Project <Hsa@umb.edu>

 Greetings to all Corbetters!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS and CALL For PRESENTATIONS

The Haitian Studies Association (HSA) is pleased to announce its 15th   Annual Conference

INVESTING IN HAITIAN HUMAN CAPITAL AT HOME AND ABROAD

One of the noteworthy characteristics of Haitians is their remarkable imagination, resourcefulness and industry at home and in the Diaspora.  The 15th annual conference of the Haitian Studies Association seeks to examine the past and present accomplishments of Haitians at home and in the Diaspora and their contributions to society' s institutions and fields of learning.
The Fifteenth Annual Conference, INVESTING IN HAITIAN HUMAN CAPITAL AT HOME AND ABROAD, will take place at Florida International University on October 9-11, 2003.  The Conference is sponsored by The Latin American & Caribbean Center, The New World Studies at Florida International University. The conference welcomes proposals from authors, scholars, teachers, activists, and the general public.

For more info please call (617) 287-7138; send email to hsa@umb.edu  or log on http//www.haitianstudies.umb.edu/