Call for abstracts – PopFest 2016: The 24th Annual Population Postgraduate Conference

 
4th – 6th July 2016
 
University of Manchester
 
PopFest is an annual Population Studies conference for postgraduate students organised by fellow postgraduates. It provides an excellent opportunity to bring together researchers from various Social Science disciplines such as Demography, Human Geography, Urban Planning, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Social Statistics, Politics and other related fields. PopFest not only attracts very talented researchers from across the UK but also from around Europe making it a successful platform for friendly, international networking.
 
 
Location
 
PopFest has been successfully organised by various British universities in conjunction with the British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) for the past 23 years. In 2016, the University of Manchester will be hosting the event for the first time. Located in the heart of the North West region of England with excellent transport links (road, rail and air), the University of Manchester provides an excellent opportunity to bring together talented researchers from across the UK and Europe.
 
 
Submission
 
Abstracts for both oral presentations and poster sessions are welcome. Theoretical as well as empirical papers can include—but are not limited to—the following topics:
 
· Migration/mobility
· Childhood and youth
· Health and mortality
· Ethnicity and religion
· Modelling and simulation
· Small area estimation and survey methodology
· Data management and methodological approaches in population studies
· Life course
· Ageing
· Population policies
· Household and family demography
· Fertility, contraception, sexual and reproductive behaviour
· Urban and landscape planning
 
 
Paper proposals should include a title and an abstract length of maximum 300 words. In order to apply, please send it to popfest.2016@manchester.ac.uk including “PopFest 2016 poster/presentation (choose one) abstract” in the subject header by Thursday, March 31 2016. You will be notified regarding the acceptance by Friday, May 6 2016. All presentations will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for questions.
 
 
A limited number of student bursaries will be available. To be considered for a student bursary, please add an extra 150 words below your abstract outlining the reason(s) for your bursary application.
 
 
Early bird registration ends on Friday, May 20 2016, and standard registration ends Friday, June 17 2016.
 
 
For further details visit our webpage or Facebook page.
 
 
If you have any queries, please email: popfest.2016@manchester.ac.uk