The University of New South Wales

The National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) is proud to announce

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The 10th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases

27th-28th March 2008
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

How might everyday experiences of HIV, hepatitis C, sexuality and drug use be understood? What does 'everyday life' mean for those whose lives are often positioned beyond mainstream society? There are many ways to approach everyday life and to consider its significance to health. We can emphasise the intimate, local living of ordinary life at the same time that we ask what counts as ‘ordinary’ and whose privilege definitions of ‘the ordinary’ serve. We can examine the everyday as an arena for the production of power relations and ideologies, but also as a site for inventive practices and resistance. These tensions are particularly relevant to the exploration of the political, social and cultural dynamics of HIV, hepatitis C, drug use and sexuality, in that they all operate at the most bodily and personal level of life even as they are shaped by powerful normalising discourses and public institutions.

Program, abstract book and location

Full conference program
Program at a glance
Abstract book
Please note: the program is subject to change.
Conference Location

Confirmed speakers
Raewyn Connell Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Kate Holden Author of 'In My Skin'
Tim Rhodes Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, London
John Rule National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Niamh Stephenson School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales
Peter Waples-Crowe Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Special events

  • Thursday 3.30pm: Book launch: Substance and substitution: methadone subjects in liberal societies, by Suzanne Fraser and kylie valentine, will be launched by Catherine Waldby.
  • Friday 5.30pm: closing drinks in the Webster Building. Light refreshments and finger food will be provided.

Conference themes

Speakers are invited to explore the everyday in relation to HIV, hepatitis C, sexuality and drug use from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, as well as national and international perspectives. Topics might include:

  • prevalence and incidence of sexual and drug-use practices and behaviours, including the emergence of new practices and behaviours
  • illness, health and well-being
  • treatments for HIV, hepatitis C, STIs and illicit drug use
  • health promotion, education and prevention
  • medical discourses and technologies
  • sexuality, sexual practices, sexual technologies
  • risk and responsibility
  • doctor-patient interactions
  • family, peers and community
  • disclosure, silence and 'passing'
  • stigma, marginality and identity
  • conducting research about and from within marginal communities

We also invite speakers to address other significant social research issues in HIV, hepatitis C, sexuality and drug use, as well as innovative research methods designed to tackle the unique challenges of investigating the everyday.


Important dates

3 September 2007 Call for abstracts, Registration opens
30 November 2007 Closing date for submission of abstracts
21 December 2007 Notification of acceptance of abstracts
1 February 2008 Early-bird registration closes
3 March 2008 Registration closes
27-28 March 2008 Conference dates

Registration

To register for the conference, please fill out the registration form (Word Doc 81KB or PDF 27KB) and return to us by post or fax. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer scholarships or financial assistance to delegates.

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Registration fees
Early bird $280
Student $220
Day pass $180
Full fee $340

Submission of abstracts

We will accept abstracts for oral presentations, symposia, panels and workshops. All potential presenters should prepare an abstract which will be subject to peer review.

Individual oral presentations can be up to 30 minutes long, including question time.

Symposia, panels and workshops can be up to 90 minutes long, and organisers can elect to organise this time as they see fit. The organiser of a symposium, panel or workshop should submit an abstract describing the overall aims and theme of the session, as well as an abstract for each contributor to the session.

All abstracts should contain:

  1. the title of the presentation (up to 25 words)
  2. names of authors
  3. author affiliations/organisations
  4. contact email address for first author/organiser
  5. up to 250 words describing the presentation, which should include:
    • aims
    • method/approach
    • description of arguments/results
    • conclusions/recommendations
Subheadings are not necessary, but all the above information should be included in the abstract. Please avoid unnecessary jargon and excessive use of acronyms and do not include references.

Please email your abstract as a Microsoft Word attachment to nchsr_conf@unsw.edu.au and include contact details in your email.

All presenters will be notified of the outcome of the review process by 21 December 2007.


Further information

Travel Information Find information on travel, parking, and conference location
Conference Brochure Download the conference brochure for all you need to know about Everyday Lives 2008
Conference Program Please note: the program is subject to change
UNSW Bookshop Kind supporters of Everyday Lives 2008
Contact Us Email the conference organising team on nchsr_conf@unsw.edu.au