New York: City in Motion

This day-long conference will take place on Friday, March 10, 2006, in NYIT’s state-of-the-art conference facility near Columbus Circle. The organizers welcome and encourage technology-enhanced presentations.

We seek presenters who will share their scholarship and perspectives on the City of New York as examined through the ideas of movement, mobility, and transformation. Panels and presentations may address motion either literally or figuratively as suggested by but not limited to the following categories:

Transportation to or within New York
Immigration to New York
Migration to or within New York
Building or improving infrastructure such as bridges
Disaster/Evacuation Preparedness
Business and investment trends that may transform New York
Arts, film, and the theater as they capture the motion of New York
Architecture and urban design as they reflect or influence the motion of New York
Disability/Mobility/Accessibility in New York
Literature addressing movement, mobility, or transformation in New York
Please submit 300-word proposal describing topic and format (such as paper, talk, slide presentation) for a 20-minute presentation along with vitae by January 10, 2006 to Lori Jirousek via email to LJirouse@nyit.edu or via US mail to:

Dr. Lori Jirousek
English Department
New York Institute of Technology
1855 Broadway
New York, NY 10023

Email submissions are preferred.