DAAD-Alumni Meeting in Toronto, Canada
DAAD-Alumni Meeting in Toronto, Canada May 1-2, 2015 Invitation to Apply Dear DAAD Alumni, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) regularly organizes meetings for our former scholarship holders throughout the world. Our intention with these events is to allow our alumni to maintain, renew, or intensify the professional and personal ties that help to create a valuable worldwide network. I write you today to announce that the DAAD and our partner the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are planning a major alumni meeting in Canada for our grant recipients. I would like to encourage you to consider joining us at what promises to be a most stimulating event. This meeting will take place on May 1-2, 2015 under the title: „Migration and Multiculturalism in Germany and Canada“. The event will be presented in a conference format with an interdisciplinary approach and feature contributions from Canadian and German scholars that illuminate the conference theme from a variety of perspectives. To facilitate the participation of all our Canadian alumni, the conference will be conducted in English. In addition to the academic content outlined above, the conference will also include a number of opportunities for networking and socializing to allow participants to make the acquaintance of as many of their fellow alumni as possible. st The conference will take place over two days beginning on the evening of Friday, May 1 with a nd reception and dinner and continue on Saturday, May 2 with a one-day conference at the Munk School for Global Affairs on the downtown campus of the University of Toronto. On Saturday evening, conference participants will take part in a dinner boat cruise on Toronto harbour. The DAAD would like to invite you to submit an application to participate in this event. Attendees will receive a subsidy to cover travel costs to and from Toronto, two nights accommodation at the Holiday Inn Bloor Street and all meals taken during the conference itself. Further logistical details including information on how to apply to participate and a preliminary conference program can be found below. I hope you will consider applying to participate in this conference and am looking forward to meeting you all in Toronto. Yours sincerely, Dr. Dorothea Rüland Secretary General DAAD German Academic Exchange Service How To Apply If you are interested in attending the DAAD Alumni Conference in Toronto, please submit an online application at: Online Application Form - DAAD/AvH Alumni Conference Toronto, May 2015 Application deadline: January 16, 2015 When you go to apply online, you will be asked to provide the following information: § § § § § § First and last name Title/Function Email address Field of study while in Germany German university with which you were affiliated Brief movitational statement (no more than 1250 characters) on why you wish to participate Conference Logistics Accommodation and Meals The DAAD will provide conference attendees with hotel accommodation for two nights (Friday, st nd May 1 and Saturday, May 2 ) as well as all meals taken within the context of the conference itself. Travel The DAAD is pleased to offer a travel subsidy to participants who travel to Toronto from within Canada and whose journey is greater than 250 km (one way). The amount of the subsidy on offer depends on the city/ province from which one travels. For details on the subsidy rates, please see the Travel Subsidies table below. Please note: 1. 2. 3. 4. We are unable to provide travel subsidies to conference participants traveling to Toronto from locations outside of Canada. Conference participants will make their own travel arrangements and must present the DAAD with proof of travel (e.g. flight bookings and boarding passes) in order to receive their travel subsidy. Participants are responsible for ground transportation costs from the airport to the hotel. Due to space and cost restrictions, only registered conference participants may take part in conference as well as the social activities associated with it (welcome dinner/reception, boat cruise/dinner). Travel Subsidies (Train, Bus or Plane) Travel Subsidies listed by Province / Territory § § § British Columbia, Yukon & Northwest Territories – Toronto: $700.00 Alberta / Saskatchewan - Toronto: $600.00 Manitoba / Nova Scotia / Prince Edward Island: $500.00 § Ontario: 1. Ottawa - Toronto: $300.00 2. Sudbury - Toronto: $300.00 3. Thunder Bay - Toronto: $400.00 § § § Québec – Toronto: $300.00 New Brunswick – Toronto: $450.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $550.00 Travel By Car Please note that in accordance with German Federal law, we will be able to reimburse participants who choose to travel to Toronto by car at a rate of $.25/km to a maximum of $180.00 round trip ($90.00 max. each way). Program DAAD – Alumni Conference in Toronto, Canada “Migration Canada” and Multiculturalism in Germany May 1-2, 2015 FRIDAY, MAY 01 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO HART HOUSE, MUSIC ROOM 5:00 – 9:00 PM RECEPTION 4:30 PM REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS OPPORTUNITY FOR NETWORKING & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WELCOME ADDRESSES PROF. PETER N. LEWIS VICE-PRESIDENT RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO H.E. WERNER WNENDT AMBASSADOR OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN CANADA DR. DOROTHEA RÜLAND SECRETARY GENERAL, DAAD DR. KATRIN AMIAN HEAD OF SECTION NORTH AMERICA, ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION, BONN MODERATOR: BENEDIKT BRISCH, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, DAAD BONN MUSIC 5:00 PM 5:30 – 6:30 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER TO BE CONFIRMED 6:30 PM PHOTO ON OUTSIDE STEPS 7:00 PM SEATED DINNER AWARDS PRESENTATION TO NEW DAAD SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS and SATURDAY, MAY 02 MUNK SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS 8:30 – 9:15 AM BREAKFAST SOUTH LOUNG 9:15 – 9:30 AM OPENING WALTER STECHEL CONSUL GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN TORONTO CAMPBELL CONFERENCE CENTRE (CCC) 9:30 – 10:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR. DOROTHEA RÜLAND SECRETARY GENERAL, DAAD MODERATOR: NN INFO BOOTHS ALUMNI PORTAL DEUTSCHLAND, RESEARCH IN GERMANY CCC ALL DAY LOUNGES FLOORS 1 & 2 PANEL I 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM MULTICULTURALISM: COMPARING GERMANY AND CANADA PROF. HARALD BAUDER RYERSON UNIVERSITY, TORONTO DR. MARCUS FUNCK TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN MODERATOR: NN PANEL II CCC 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM ATTRACTING SKILLED WORKERS AND IMMIGRATION POLICY: COMPARING GERMANY AND CANADA N108 PANELISTS: NN MODERATOR: PROF. MATHIAS ALBERT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO/UNIVERSITÄT BIELEFELD PANEL III 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM LANGUAGE AND MIGRATION / MIGRATION AND LITERATURE PROF. MONICA HELLER UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MODERATOR: NN SATURDAY, MAY 02 MUNK SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS 12:15 – 1:30 PM LUNCH N208 GARDEN PANEL IV 1:30 – 3:15 PM MIGRATION IN GERMAN CINEMA PROF. ANGELICA FENNER UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MODERATOR: NN PANEL V CCC 1:30 – 3:15 PM MIGRATION IN A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: GERMANS IN CANADA PROF. URSULA LEHMKUHL UNIVERSITÄT TRIER / IGK DIVERSITY MONTRÉAL PROF. MATHIAS SCHULZE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO MODERATOR: NN ROUND TABLE I N108 1:30 – 3:15 PM OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAAD-ALUMNI AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CANADIAN DAAD – ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RALPH WUSHKE PRESIDENT OF THE DAAD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BENEDIKT BRISCH HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, DAAD BONN DR. ALEXANDRA GERSTNER DIRECTOR, DAAD INFORMATION CENTRE TORONTO N208 ROUND TABLE II 1:30 – 3:15 PM OPPORTUNITIES FOR AVH-ALUMNI AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CANADIAN HUMBOLDT-ASSOCIATION PROF. CHUNG-WAI CHOW PRESIDENT OF THE HUMBOLDT-ASSOCIATION IN CANADA DR. KATRIN AMIAN HEAD OF SECTION NORTH AMERICA, ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION, BONN (TBC) N023 3:00 – 3:30 PM COFFEE BREAK GARDEN / SOUTH LOUNGE CLOSING SESSION 3:30 – 4:30 PM CCC 6:30 PM LOOKING BACK INTO THE FUTURE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH ALUMNI AND SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS CHAIR: DR. NINA LEMMENS, DIRECTOR, DAAD NEW YORK PANEL: NN TRAVEL FROM HOTEL TO BOAT CRUISE QUAY 7:00 – 10:00 PM BOAT CRUISE LAKE ONTARIO WITH DINNER AND MUSIC SUNDAY, MAY 03 DEPARTURE
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