The First International Conference of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences will be held in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. It will be held at the beautiful Banrimkwae Paerimnam Hotel. The topic for the conference is "Conflict and Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Change".

GCARD aims to develop a new global agricultural research system, driven by tangible development outcomes and bringing together all those involved in agriculture research for development (AR4D).

The University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington are pleased to jointly host OCIS IV in Auckland in July 2010. The Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS) builds on the successful legacy of OCIS I-III in Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane bringing Oceania’s largest International Relations (IR) and International Studies conferences across the Tasman for the first time.