UGAT 41st Annual Conference Call for Participation

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

UGNAYANG PANG-AGHAMTAO, INC. (UGAT)

Anthropological Association of the Philippines

and

Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines

41st Annual Conference
FOOD (IN)SECURITY:
An International Conference on Anthropology of Food and Eating
07-09 November 2019
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines

UGAT cordially invites you to its 41st Annual Conference at the Visayas State University in Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines on 07-09 November 2019. The conference theme is “food (in)security” where food and eating will be interrogated and unpacked in the context of local understandings vis-à-vis global processes in various human conditions and temporalities. While global processes shape and inform foodways and eating habits, anthropology pays attention to myriad and contested ways on how specific contexts understand, interpret and articulate the meanings of food and the practices of eating.

In addressing the theme, the conference offers two keynote addresses, five distinguished lectures, 120 paper presentations, film screening, and other activities. The UGAT conference aims to provide an arena for reflexive and critical discussions on food-related issues, and to foster meaningful and engaged discussions among practitioners of anthropology – whether in academe, development and cultural work, media, art, advocacy, policy and governance, community work, or other forms of social action.

Conference Convenors

Dr. Cynthia Neri-Zayas
Jessie G. Varquez, Jr.
Dr. Guiraldo C. Fernandez, Jr.

Conference Registration Fees

UGAT member (Php3,500) ｜ non-UGAT member (Php4,500)

Undergraduate student (Php2,500) ｜Foreign participant (USD100)

To pay the Conference Registration Fee (CRF), please deposit the amount to “Ugnayang Pang-Aghamtao, Inc.”, CA 393359300015 (Philippine National Bank-UP Campus) at any PNB Branch. If you wish to pay the CRF through PayPal, please contact Dr. Melvin Jabar (UGAT Treasurer) at melvin.jabar@dlsu.edu.ph. Kindly email the bank deposit slip to the UGAT Treasurer, as well as present the actual deposit slip during conference registration. Membership in the UGAT is not included in the Registration Fee. The annual membership fee is Php1,000 inclusive of a copy of the AghamTao journal. You may sign up for UGAT membership during the conference.

Conference Documents: Please access all conference-related documents (e.g., Travel and Accommodation, Conference Program, CHED Memo, etc.) here: http://bit.ly/2kjOu6Y.

Conference Preregistration: To avoid the hassle of onsite registration, you are strongly encouraged to preregister online at http://bit.ly/2YFdSpS. This form can only be accomplished if the CRF payment has already been made.

Important Advisory: The 41st UGAT Annual Conference is aiming to be plastic-free. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own water bottles and/or coffee tumblers.

For further information, please contact the head of the conference secretariat Ms. Annabelle Bonje at mobile number +63 915 547 7877 or email at ugat.conference@gmail.com. Please like and follow UGAT Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/ugat1978/.

Kindly forward this Call for Participation to your contacts and networks. See you in Baybay!