The Migration Conference 2021 Summary Programme:
6 July 2020, Tuesday | DAY 1
11:45-12:30 – Welcome Reception and Opening Panel [ Click here to Join ]
– Welcoming Speeches:
- Ibrahim Sirkeci, IBBS, UK (Chair)
- Chungwen Li, Ming Ai (London) Institute, UK (Hosting Chair)
- Jeffrey H. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, Ohio State University, USA (Conference Executive Committee)
12:30-12:45 – Break
12:45-14:15 – Parallel Sessions I
14:15-14:30 – Break
14:30-16:00 – Parallel Sessions II
16:00-16:15 – Break
16:15-18:00 – Plenary Session I [ Click here to Join ]
Moderator: Jeffrey H. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, Ohio State University, USA
Keynote Speakers:
- Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago, USA: “Alienating Citizenship: Insights from Mexico’s Deported and Returned Community“
- Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp, Emeritus Professor, Sonoma State University, USA: “Commodification and Recalibration in Migration: Reflections from the Global South“
7 July 2021, Wednesday | DAY 2
10:45-12:15 – Parallel Sessions III
12:15-12:45 – Break
12:45-14:15 – Parallel Sessions IV
14:15-14:30 – Break
14:30-16:00 – Parallel Sessions V
16:00-16:15 – Break
16:15-18:00 – Plenary Session II [ Click here to Join ]
Moderator: Philip L. Martin, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Davis, USA
Keynote Speakers:
- James F. Hollifield, Director of the Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA
- Pia M. Orrenius, Vice President and Senior Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA
8 July 2021, Thursday | DAY 3
10:45-12:15 – Parallel Sessions VI
12:15-12:45 – Break
12:15-14:30 – Institute for Mobile Studies Special Roundtable [ Click here to Join ]
Moderator: Amira Halperin, Deputy Director of Institute for Mobile Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Panellists:
- Antonio Lam, Managing Director of Shores and Legal, London, UK: “How technology has transformed my job as an immigration practitioner“
- Dr Xiaoge Xu, Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China: “Mapping, measuring and modelling mobility: initial thoughts for global collaboration“
12:45-14:15 – Parallel Sessions VII
14:15-14:30 – Break
14:30-16:00 – Parallel Sessions VIII
16:00-16:15 – Break
16:15-18:00 – Plenary Session III [ Click here to Join ] [This session is in Spanish]
Moderator: Dr Ana Vila Freyer, Universidad Latina de México, Mexico
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro, Director, Departamento de Estudios de Población, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico
- Hna. Leticia Gutiérrez Valderrama, General Director of Scalabrinianas Misión para Migrantes y Refugiados (SMR) sección México, México
9 July 2021, Friday | DAY 4
10:45-12:15 – Parallel Sessions IX
12:15-12:45 – Break
12:45-14:45 – Plenary Session IV [ Click here to Join ]
Moderator: Dr Bahar Baser Ozturk, Coventry University, UK
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr Élise Féron, Tampere Peace Research Institute, Tampere University, Finland: “Diasporas, new generations, and homeland conflicts: between transmission and rearticulation of the conflict heritage”
- Camilla Orjuela, Professor, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden: “Diaspora struggles for memory and justice: opportunities and limitations”
14:45-15:00 – Break
15:00-16:30 – Parallel Sessions X
16:30-16:45 – Break
16:45-18:30 – Special Panel: Syrian refugees in Canada, safe but worry about food [ Click here to Join ]
Moderator: Ginny Lane, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Panellists:
- Hassanali Vatanparast, Professor of Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Mustafa Koc, Professor of Sociology, Ryerson University, Canada
16:45-18:15 – Parallel Sessions XI
10 July 2021, Saturday | DAY 5
10:45-12:15 – Parallel Sessions XII
12:15-12:45 – Break
12:45-14:45 – Closing Roundtable: Future of Migration after COVID-19 Pandemic [ Click here to Join ]
Moderator: Professor Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ohio State University, USA
Panellists:
- TBC
- TBC
15:00 END OF THE PROGRAMME
Please note this programme is subject to change without notice.
