The 2007 Taiwan Meeting of the IGU Indigenous Peoples Knowledge and Rights Commission

Indigenous Geographies
October 29 - Nov. 3, 2007 Taipei, Taiwan The Indigenous Peoples Knowledge and Rights Commission (IPKR) is a newly established commission within the International Geographic Union (IGU), approved by the IGU Executive Committee at the 2006 IGU Brisbane Conference in July 2006. It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the international conference and meeting of the IPKR to be held in Taipei, Taiwan on October 29-November 3, 2007, hosted by the Geographical Society of Taiwan.

Who should attend?

We welcome the following people and representatives to attend, present or organize panels in the conference.

Steering committee members of the IPKR commission. Participants and contributors at the inaugural meeting of the Commission in 2006, in Brisbane, Australia. Indigenous and non-indigenous Geographers, scholars or doctoral students who are devoted or interested in Indigenous studies. Taiwan Indigenous scholars and community elders and non-indigenous scholars interested in Taiwan Indigenous studies.

Dates: October 29 November 3, 2007. Venue: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Themes of the conference

Indigenous epistemology and methodology. Self-determination and Indigenous peoples rights. Property rights and customary laws Traditional territory and community mapping. Sustainable development and vulnerability. Community tourism and sustainable-community development. Global change and indigenous knowledge Globalization and Indigenous revitalization. Identity, gender, urbanism and socio-cultural geography. Traditional knowledge and environmental resources management Indigenous education

The deadline for submission of abstracts for conference papers is May 31, 2007. The full paper should be submitted by August 31, 2007.

Contact
For more information, or to submit abstracts and papers, please contact Dr. tibusungu e vayayana (Wang Ming Huey), Geography Dept, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TAIWAN E-mail address: t24019@ntnu.edu.tw

Keynotes Speakers:
Anne Buttimer: Professor of Geography, University College Dublin, Past-President of the International Geographical Union Jay Johnson: Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Chair, Indigenous Peoples Knowledges and Rights Commission Richie Howitt: Associate Professor and Head of Department, Human Geography, Macquarie University Randy Thaman: Island Ethnobiodiversity: The Foundation for the Survival of Island Life Wendy Shaw: Lecturer in Geography, University of New South Wales Mere Roberts: Associate Professor and Head of Science at Te Whare Wnanga O Awanuirangi/a Mori University in Aotearoa/New Zealand

The Meeting of the IGU Commission on IPKR, October 29 - Nov. 3, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan

Information on the Program

Sunday, October 28 Morning Monday, October 29 Morning Welcome remarks and Keynote speeches Tuesday, October 30 Morning Wednesday, October 31 Morning Thursday, November 1 Morning Island Excursion: Northeast Coast, Ilan Plain, East Coast Cliff, Gorge lunch lunch Friday, November 2 Morning Field discussions: Taroko Gorge, trails, villages, time-space rhythms lunch Afternoon Saturday, November 3 Morning

Arrival of speakers and guests

Plenary sessions Closing remarks

Refreshments Refreshments Keynote speeches Concurrent sessions lunch Concurrent sessions

Return to Taipei

Afternoon

lunch Concurrent sessions

Orientation Refreshments Refreshments Concurrent sessions Evening Free time Evening Welcome banquet Concurrent sessions Evening Free time

Taipei city and museums visits

Field Field discussions: discussions: Taroko Indigenous National Park, knowledge, nature culture island connections geographies

Departure

Evening Social Event

Evening Overnight Indigenous Lodge

Evening Overnight in Taroko Gorge

The Meeting of the IGU Commission on IPKR, October 29 - Nov. 3, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan

Local Organizing Committee

Chang-Yi David Chang Chair of IGU Commission on Islands; Professor, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University changyi@ntu.edu.tw President of Geographical Society of China located in Taipei (Taiwan); Professor, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University jclin@ntu.edu.tw Secretary-in-General, Geographical Society of China located in Taipei (Taiwan); Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University jouchen@ntnu.edu.tw Associate Professor, Department of Geography, National Taiwan Normal University t24019@ntnu.edu.tw

Jiun-Chuan Lin

Sue-Ching Jou

tibusungu e vayayana

Supported by National Science Council, Geographical Society of China Located in Taipei (Taiwan), National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University, National Kaohsiung Normal University, National Changhwa Normal University, Chinese Cultural University, National Penghu University, National Kinmen Technology University

International Steering Committee

Jay Johnson, Chair Brad Coombes Klaus Frantz Richard Howitt Ari Lehtinen Renee Louis, Secretary Evelyn Peters Albertus Pramono Maano Ramutsindela tibusungu e vayayana Asst. Prof, University of Nebraska, USA Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Prof, University of Innsbruck, AUSTRIA Assoc. Prof, Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA Prof, University of Joensuu, FINLAND PhD Candidate, University of Hawaii, USA Prof, University of Saskatchewan, CANADA PhD Candidate, University of Hawaii, representing INDONESIA Assoc. Prof, University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA Associate Prof, National Taiwan Normal University, TAIWAN

The Meeting of the IGU Commission on IPKR, October 29 - Nov. 3, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan