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Announcement Theme: New Horizons Subtitle: Sustainability and Justice Type: 2020 HDCA Conference Institution: Human Development & Capability Association (HDCA) College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University Location: Online Date: 30.6.–2.7.2020 __________________________________________________ Due to the recent outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is no longer possible to run the 2020 HDCA Conference in its original format. The duty of care of both the event organisers at Massey University and the HDCA is not compatible with the idea of large groups of speakers and audience, many coming from different regions across the globe, travelling to Auckland and congregating in large numbers. What is more, on 14 March the New Zealand Prime Minister announced that any person from any country, excluding the Pacific islands, is now required to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival to New Zealand. Other countries are implementing similar measures. At this stage, it is impossible to reliably predict the course of this pandemic. However, it appears highly unlikely that unhindered international movement (that does not put the health of travellers and their communities at risk) will be reinstated by June 2020. Consequently, after consultation with the HDCA Executive Council, we, the organisers of the 2020 HDCA Conference, have decided to change the set-up of the event to a pure online format. Fortunately, we had been planning to run a Video-Conferencing Pilot all along, so we are well-prepared for this change. In effect, we are now increasing the scale of the online element. Anyone who previously submitted a proposal for contributions will be given the following options: - Change their submission to an application for a live video-conferencing slot - Change their submission to an application for a virtual poster-presentation or pre-recorded video slot - Withdraw their submission We will contact everyone who previously made a submission in the coming days, and we hope that as many of them as possible choose options one and two. We similarly encourage everyone who previously planned to join our conference as part of the audience in Auckland to participate in the online event. Please check the conference website regularly for information and further updates: http://www.2020hdca.com Due to the change of format, the conference registration fees have been adjusted. Conference registration will open soon. Important dates change as follows: - March 21, 2020: Announcement of acceptance/rejection - April 4, 2020: Deadline for scholarship applications - April 17, 2020: Announcement of scholarship recipients - May 16, 2020: Deadline for conference registration at early-bird rates - June 6, 2020: Final deadline for conference registration at standard rates - June 15, 2020: Submission of posters/videos With our best wishes for your health and general well-being, The 2020 HDCA Conference Organisers For questions, you can reach us at: 2020h...@massey.ac.nz Conference website: http://www.2020hdca.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
