INVITATION
to the Sixth
International Scientific Conference:
SEXUALITIES VI.
held on 10 – 11 October 2012
Venue:
Congress Centre Družba
UK Hall of Residence, Botanická 25
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
10th Slovak Conference about Sexuality,
Sexual Health and Sexual Education:
SEXUAL EDUCATION – policy and good practice will be the part of Sexualities VI.
Main organizing institutions:
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
THE GENDER & SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT,
INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, V.V.I.
KATEDRA PEDAGOGIKY
THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDAGOGY
MATEJ BEL UNIVERSITY IN BANSKÁ BYSTRICA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
TRNAVA UNIVERSITY IN TRNAVA
FACULTY OF ARTS
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY, ABERDEEN
in cooperation with other academic, professional and civil institutions:
THE INSTITUTE OF PEDAGOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF PUBLIC POLICIES, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY IN OPAVA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ
CENTRE FOR CULTURAL, MEDIAL AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
PHILOSOPHICAL FACULTY, PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY IN OLOMOUC
DEPARTMENT OF SEXUOLOGY, COUNSELLING AND RESOCIALIZATION, UNIVERSITY OF ZIELONA GORA, POLAND
FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION, BRATISLAVA
SOCIETY FOR FAMILY PLANNING AND SEXUAL EDUCATION, THE CZECH REPUBLIC
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS OF SLOVAKIA AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC
SLOVAK SEXUOLOGY ASSOCIATION
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE:
doc. PhDr. Gabriel Bianchi, CSc. – Institute for Research in Social Communication Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
doc. PhDr. Ivan Lukšík, CSc. – Faculty of Education, Trnava University in Trnava
PhDr. Dagmar Marková, PhD. – Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philospher University in Nitra Mgr. Lenka Rovňanová – The Department of Pedagogy, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Mgr. Katarína Glosová – Family Planning Association, Bratislava
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE:
doc. PhDr. Gabriel Bianchi, CSc. – Institute for Research in Social Communication Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
dr. Joanna Dec – University of Zielona Gora
prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Izdebski, prof. UZ – University of Zielona Gora
doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Kamil Janiš, CSc.- Faculty of Public Policies, Silesian University in Opava
doc. PhDr. Z. Kiczková, CSc. – Centre for Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
PhDr. Alena Křížková, PhD. – The Gender & Sociology Department, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences, Prague
doc. PhDr. Ivan Lukšík, CSc. – Faculty of Education, Trnava University in Trnava
PhDr. Dagmar Marková, PhD. – Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philospher University in Nitra
PhDr. Radomír Masaryk, PhD. – Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava
PhDr. Róbert Máthé, PhD. – Slovak Sexuology Association
Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc. – Institute for Research in Social Communication Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
Mgr. Mike Sutherland M.Sc. – Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Robert Gordon
University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
prof. PhDr. Lenka Šulová, CSc. – Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
doc. PhDr. Marta Valihorová, CSc. – Association of School Psychologists of Slovakia and The Czech Republic
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Mgr. Katarína Glosová
Mgr. Lenka Rovňanová
PhDr. Dagmar Marková, PhD.
PhDr. Jana Vernarcová, PhD.
Mgr. Lívia Nemcová, PhD.
PhDr. Róbert Máthé, PhD.
PhDr. Jarmila Jurová, PhD.
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda
PhDr. Marta Vohlídalová
Mgr. Ľubica Lukšíková
PhDr. Katarína Bradová
PhDr. Michaela Matisová
PhDr. Lucia Vozárová
Mgr. Martina Furinová
Mgr. Mária Paľová
Mgr. Katarína Sokolová
Thematic focus of the conference:
The purpose of scientific conference is to analyze the theme of human sexuality in the links with the broad societal issues presenting insights from empirical and critical-analytical research in various sciences including sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, biology, medicine, law, pedagogy, ethics, philosophy, culturology, medial and communication studies a. o.; as well as to support scientific discourse about current questions of sexuality and contemporary research of sexuality, and to initiate professional discussions about approaches, perspectives and barriers in the research of sexuality in its multiplex aspects. The goal of the conference is also to pay attention to sexuality in marginalized and under taboo contexts, such as sex business, sex and drugs, alternative sexual subcultures etc.
Some focus fields of the conference:
research of sexualities in socio-cultural, psychological, juridical, pedagogical and many other contexts,
various concepts of sexuality as resources of sexual research, discourses about sexualities,
research of sexualities and power,
cross of biology and culture in research contexts,
gender and research strategies of sexualities,
education and work in the area of sexualities in helping professions,
queer, minority sexualities in the light of research,
the youth and sexual aggressiveness and violence among young people,
media coverage of sexuality and sexualization of media,
others.
Contact address and further information:
Gestors of the conference:
Mgr. Katarína Glosová: +421 904 221 618
Mgr. Lenka Rovňanová: +421 904 482 001
Write your questions concerning the conference to the following address: konferencia@rodicovstvo.sk
Organization instructions:
Venue: Congress Centre Družba, Botanická 25, 842 14 Bratislava
Conference languages: English, Slovak, Czech
Deadlines for registration and papers
Please, send the filled electronic application form with abstract by 30 July 2012.
Electronic application form available here: application form
The registered will be informed about the acceptance of their papers to the conference programme by 31 August 2012.
Send the full text of the paper via e-mail to the following address: konferencia@rodicovstvo.sk by 30 October 2012
Papers will be reviewed and, if meeting the conditions, published in the conference collection of papers.
Accommodation and boarding:
Accommodation and boarding is at own expenses and booking of participants.
Recommendation for accommodation in Hotel Družba:
Hotel Družba offering accommodation is a part of Congress Centre:
Single room: 26,22 EUR / night
Double room: 46,47 EUR / night
More info: reception of the hotel: +421 2 654 200 65, +421 2 602 991 11
e-mail: recepcia@druzba.uniba.sk
Recommendation for boarding during the conference in Hotel Družba:
Hotel offers food services.
More information available at: http://www.druzba.uniba.sk
Evening discussion arena and banquet will be held within the conference. Tick your interest in the participation in your application form (the conference fee covers participation in banquet).
Conference fee – pay by 30 September 2012:
The conference fee for the participants::
– 60 EUR (for full-time students and pre/post-gradual students: 40 EUR) if paid by 10 September 2012
– 70 EUR (for full-time students and pre/post-gradual students: 50 EUR) if paid after 10 September 2012
– foreign participants can pay the fee cash at the registration desk on the first day of the conference
The conference fee covers: conference participation, conference materials, administrative and organization expenses, the collection of papers, refreshments during the conference and participation in Evening discussion area with programme and refreshment.
Please, pay the fee by bank transfer with clear identification of the payer (do not forget to write your name in the note for the recipient!).
Participants must give the evidence (fee confirmation) about the payment at the registration desk.
Client: Spoločnosť pre plánované rodičovstvo
Account name: Spoločnosť pre plánované rodičovstvo
Medená 5, 811 02 Bratislava
IČO: 360 715 36
DIČ: 202 087 5934
Account number: 0179078720/0900
Variable symbol: 10112012
Note (message for recipient): Sexuality_VI + first name and surname of the participant
Name of bank: Slovenská sporiteľňa, Bratislava
Currency: EUR
Instructions for paper writing:
Please, send your paper processed in Word text editor.
Length of the paper: max. 20 standard pages
Collection page format: page margins: top 1,7, bottom 1,8, back 2,3, fore-edge 1,5, format A5.
Spacing: single. Recommended font: Times New Roman. Font size: 10b.
Structure of paper:
Title Write from the left margin with bold, font size 12, do not separate the words.
Title
in English Write from the left margin with bold, font size 12, do not separate the words.
Authors First name, surname – write from the left margin without academic titles (do not abbreviate), specify the state in abbreviation form and the place of work.
Abstract
in English Use 4 – 6 lines to characterize professional aspects of your academic article (methods, means, results). Write without sections from the left margin.
Key words
in English One and more word expressions in two or three lines specifying the main
themes of article. Start to write from the left margin.
Text Write headings in bold from the left margin.
Do not separate words at the end of the lines.
Use the link concerning to bibliography used in text in the following form in brackets: (surname, year of issue and page).
Put the numbered tables, pictures, histographs and schemes into the text.
Bibliography Alphabetically ordered. Specify main bibliographic data (AUTHOR – large size, title, place where publication was edited, editor, imprint year, number of pages, ISBN).
Address
of the author Academic title, first name, surname, street and number, post code, place of work, state, e-mail, telephone number.
Note:
Scientific committee of the conference reserve the right not to publish papers which will not meet formal and scientific requirements.