Howard Williamson Organisational Secretary Observations on RC34 and the World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2002 [and a not-so-subtle recruitment drive!] I thought I would share a few thoughts and notes with you about the ISA World Congress of Sociology, the place of Research Committee 34 (Youth) within it, and the wider aspirations and…

Helena Helve RC34 President 2002-2006 Many of you will know me from my role as IBYR Editor for 1998-2002. For those who do not know me, I would like to introduce myself. I am an Associate Professor of Sociology and Comparative Religion in the University of Helsinki. In addition to being the President of the…

ISA Research Committee Activities Report Final Report for 2002-2006 And Reports on activities 2004-2006 Helena Helve, with Howard Williamson, James Côté, Carles Feixa, Vinod Chandra, Ngan-Pun Ngai and David Everatt 1.  Research Committee 34 (Sociology of Youth) The activities  during 2002 – 2006 have been: exchanges of information among its members, international scientific communication, international…

International Sociological Association Research Committee 34: Sociology of Youth 1st Executive Board meeting Date: Friday, 28th July 2006 Time: 10:40am – 1:05pm, Venue: UNISA 2B-6B, Durban, South Africa Present: Helena Helve, Ngan-Pun Ngai, Howard Williamson, Carles Feixa, Carmen Leccardi, Tom Dwyer, Clarence Batan, Ani Wierenga, Charles Ukeje, Vinod Chandra, Natalia Waechter RC34 President Helena Helve…

International Sociological Association ISA Research Committee 34 – Sociology of Youth Minutes Board Meeting Held During the 7th International Conference on Asian Youth Issues in Macau Dec. 8, 2005, 8:00 PM Attended by: Helena Helve – President Vinod Chandra – VP Asia NGAI, NP – VP Asia Jurgen Hartmann – Advisory Board Slyvia Trnka –…

International Sociological Association RC34 Executive Board meeting Salerno Saturday at 4:00 pm – 6:00 on February 19, 2005 1. In Attendance: Helena Helve (President), Johanna Wyn (Vice-President for Australia, New Zealand and Oceania), Lynne Chisholm (past president), Jurgen Hartman (past-president), Sylvia Trnka (Advisory Board), Carmen Leccardi (Advisory Board), Siyka Kovacheva (Advisory Board). Present was also…

International Sociological Association ISA Research Committee 34 – Sociology of Youth Asia Meeting for The 7th International Conference on Asian Youth Issues to be Held in Macao, 2005 Date: 16th October 2004 Time: 7:30 – 8:15 p.m. Place: 21st Century Hotel, Beijing, China Attendance: – Prof. Helena Helve (President of RC34, Chairperson) – Prof. Jurgen…

International Sociological Association RC34 Planning meeting Thessaloniki, July 2004 Lynne, Norbert, Helena, Carmen, Siyka, David, Howard Friday, July 2nd 2004 Five key conferences on youth research in next two years: • Luxembourg EU Presidency 05/1 • Oslo Centennial congress • NYRIS Sweden August 05 • Finland EU Presidency 06/1 • Durban July 06 ISA World Congress…

International Sociological Association RC34 Ad hoc Executive Board meeting Helena Helve (President), Carmen Leccardi (Advisory Board), Lynne Chisholm (past President), Carles Feixa (Vice President, Europe), Howard Williamson (Organisational Secretary Further to Jim Cote request to establish a clear strategic direction for the Oslo conference in June 2005, the meeting considered the timetable for a range…

International Sociological Association RC34 Executive Board meeting Minutes from the Board Meeting of RC34, Strasbourg, France, 3 October 2003 In Attendance: Helena Helve (president), Johanna Wyn (vice-president) Henk Vinken (vice-president), Carles Feixa (vice-president), Claire Wallace (Advisory Board), Siyka Kovacheva (Advisory Board). 1. Welcome: The President Helena Helve welcomed everyone to the meeting. 2. Matters Arising:…