10.19.06

Symposium on World Immigration/Demographics

Posted in Expired Posts at 8:00 am by M Beauregard

In celebration of October as the month when the United States reaches the landmark population threshold of 300 million, and in honor of the

61st Anniversary of the United Nations

Texas Economic & Demographic Association          www.TEDA.org
and The United Nations Association, Houston Chapter www.UNAHouston.org
are proud to announce

A Symposium on World Immigration and Demographics

Thursday            October 19, 2006           8:00 a.m. - Noon

Federal Reserve Bank                 1801 Allen Parkway                       Houston, Texas 77002

 
Speakers include:

Moderator and Introduction: Dr. Nestor Rodriguez, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Sociology and Co-Director, Center for Immigration Research, University of Houston. Professor Rodriguez’s research includes international migration, immigration policy, border enforcement, global urban development, racial/ethnic relations, and state repression. His present research is a focus of the impact of the 1996 immigration act and its current results.

 

1) Ms. Vasantha Kandiah, Assistant Director, Population Division, United Nations, New York City. Ms. Kandiah will define the global context with a brief introduction to major world population trends, especially birth rates. She will offer a broad overview of immigration patterns in Asia, Africa, Eu­rope, and the Middle East. Most important, she will describe the proceedings of the United Nations Gen­eral Assembly September 14-15, 2006, which was the first-ever dialogue amongst high level UN ministers on immigration.

 

2) Dr. Dudley Poston, Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Dr. Poston is an expert on the gender imbalance in China. His research shows that there are already 32 million males who have no opportunity to secure a spouse. This gender imbalance has significant so­cioeconomic implications, including an impending commercial sex trade, spread of HIV, and poten­tially massive social pressure to emigrate from China.

 

3) Ms. Danielle Bolks, LMSW, Director of Refugee Resettlement, Catholic Charities, Houston. Ms. Bolks will describe migration conditions in Africa, why the problems exist, causes of refugee displace­ment, assistance efforts of Catholic Charities in relocating refugees to the U.S., and the impact of their clients arriving in Houston.

 

TEDA is trying to recruit a fourth, local speaker to address the changing immigration and labor force issues within the European Union.

TEDA members $25 per person; Guests $35                       Visit TEDA/Houston at www.teda.org
Registration and continental breakfast at 8 a.m.; presentations begin promptly 8:30.

Register by calling Edith Chambers at 713-844-3618 or by e-mail to teda@houston.org  (include names of attendees, firm/organization, and phone). Payment at door; no cancellations after October 16. Free parking is accessed via Gillette St. on the east side of the building. For a map: www.dallasfed.org/fed/direct_hou.pdf
This event will be video taped for rebroadcast on Houston MediaSource, Channel 17
 

The purpose of this Symposium is to enhance the understanding of immigration in Texas and the nation within the context of immigration worldwide.   Later this same day, The Houston/ Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Leadership Forum is hosting a panel discussion on local immigration issues:          http://www.alfhouston.com/calendar/?function=detail&event_link_id=239

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