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The conference is sponsored by:

The Naval Postgraduate School
(http://www.nps.edu/)

Monterey Institute of International Studies
(http://www.miis.edu/)

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
(http://cns.miis.edu/)

With support from our co-sponsors:

L-3 Global Security and Engineering Solutions, Monterey 

World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay

 About

The 2009 annual conference of the International Security Studies Section of ISA and the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA will be held at the Hyatt Regency Monterey in beautiful Monterey, California, from October 15 to October 17, 2009.

The theme of the conference is Insecurity and durable disorder. The structural sources of global insecurity have sparked a contentious debate in the disciplines of IR theory and security studies. A growing body of literature asserts that global insecurity will flow from a series of system drivers that constitute a new series of friction points in the international system. How is the state to respond to the unfolding environment? We invite you to the annual ISAC/ISSS conference to explore the foreign and security policy issues that will confront the international community over the next quarter century. This year’s conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort and Spa in Monterey, California, from October 15 to 17, 2009. We welcome the submission of papers and panels that address the following areas:

• Proliferation of conventional and unconventional weapons and their technologies
• The impact of food shortages and water security on international peace and security
• The role of global population demographics on the structure of the international system
• The impact that environmental stresses from climate change will have on regional security and stability
• The prospect that developing states will consider militarizing their pursuit of energy security, potentially leading to renewed conflict between developed states
• The ability of state-based institutions to successfully respond to changes in the strategic environment
• The nature of warfare in the unfolding environment

Proposals for panels and papers on other topics are also invited, and early submissions are especially welcome. This conference is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present papers and organize panels, and the best student paper presented at the conference will be considered for the annual ISSS Best Graduate Paper Award. In addition, Ph.D. students interested in submitting their dissertations for the annual ISAC dissertation award will find this conference a useful venue for presenting and getting feedback on their research.

Proposals should be sent to the conference program chairs:

Co-sponsors are Welcome! 

If you or your organization would like to help sponsor this conference and be acknowledged in further announcements and on the website, please contact the organizers (listed above) at the Naval Postgraduate School. A co-sponsor could help pay for one of the conference receptions, or help defray costs in other ways. Payments, which could be $500, $1,000, or more, will be paid directly to the ISA; Jeanne White is the POC at ISA (jeanne@email.arizona.edu).

 Call for Papers

To see the complete call for papers, click to download here: Call for Papers. (PDF)

 Calendar of Events

July 31, 2009

• Paper and panel proposals due (regular deadline to ensure placement)

August 31

• Early registration deadline (last day for the early registration fee of $200)

September 4

• Final deadline for panel and paper proposals

September 23

• Last date for guaranteed hotel reservations

Thursday, Oct 15

• 6:00pm-8:00pm Conference registration and welcome reception

Friday, October 16

• 7:00am-8:00am Continental breakfast
• 8:00am-11:45am Conference sessions
• 12:00-1:45pm Lunch
• 2:00pm-5:00pm Conference sessions
• 6:00pm-7:00pm Reception
• 7:00pm-9:30pm Dinner

Saturday, October 17

• 7:00am-8:15am Continental breakfast
• 8:30am-12:00 noon Conference sessions
• 12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch
• 2:00 pm Conference ends

This calendar will be updated periodically and is subject to change.

 Program

A full program of the conference is now available here (PDF).

 Conference Registration

The registration fee covers the two receptions (Thursday and Friday evenings), two continental breakfasts and two lunches, and dinner Friday evening.

Registration fee: $200 (until August 31, 2009). The regular registration fee (beginning September 1, 2009) is $225.

To register, go to the ISA registration website, which is now active!

Update: Regular registration for this year’s conference closed at the end of the day on Thursday, October 8. Late registration may be possible if space is available; if you cannot register on line but still wish to attend, please contact the program chairs, Erik Dahl or James Russell.

 Conference Hotel

Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa on Del Monte Golf Course
1 Old Golf Course Road
Monterey, California, USA 93940-4908
Tel: 831-372-1234
Fax: 831-375-3960

The Hyatt Regency Monterey is a newly renovated luxury hotel located near the ocean and adjacent to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. On-site attractions include championship golf at the Pebble Beach Company’s Del Monte Golf Course right next door to the hotel, a full-service spa and health club, two pools, and tennis courts. (Hotel web site: http://monterey.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp.)

The Hyatt is offering a special room rate of $125 (plus tax) for either single or double occupancy. This is a significantly reduced rate, and it will be available extending three days before and three days after the conference for attendees who would like to combine the business of the conference with the pleasure of a longer stay in Monterey.

Reservations can be made by phone, at +1 (800) 233-1234; be sure to ask for the ISSS conference group rate.  Or you can book your room at the hotel website, www.hyatt.com; if you use the website, under “location” enter “Hyatt Regency Monterey,” and in the “Group/Corporate #” field, enter “G-ISSS”. (Please note: to be guaranteed a room at this rate, reservations must be made no later than September 23; after that date, reservations will be made on a space available basis, at the best available regular room rate.) 

Update: our block of rooms at the Hyatt is now full and the group rate is no longer available. Regular room rates start at $269 (although you might find a better rate through their web site). 

But we are happy to announce that the Hilton Garden Inn nearby is now offering a group rate of $115 for our conference. This rate is only available for a limited number of rooms, and expires October 1, so we recommend you book as soon as you can. To get this rate, please call either the central Hilton reservations number or the local hotel itself and ask for the group code ISSS. 

The numbers to call and the hotel information is:

Toll-free number: 1-800-HILTONS (reference group code ISSS)
Local number: 831-373-6141 (reference group code ISSS)
Rate is $115 single/double
Hilton Garden Inn Monterey
1000 Aquajito Road
Monterey, CA 93940

 Contact Information

Conference Organizer

James J. Wirtz
Dean, School of International Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of National Security Affairs
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Code 04
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA  93943
Email: jwirtz@nps.edu
Phone: 831-656-1018

Conference Program Chairs

James A. Russell, Co-Director
Center for Contemporary Conflict
Naval Postgraduate School
1411 Cunningham Rd
Monterey, CA 93943
Email: jarussel@nps.edu
Phone: 831-656-2109
Fax: 831-656-2949

Erik J. Dahl, Assistant Professor
National Security Affairs Department
Naval Postgraduate School
1411 Cunningham Rd
Monterey, CA 93943
Email: ejdahl@nps.edu
Phone: 831-656-3168
Fax: 831-656-2949

ISA and APSA Section Chairs

T.V. Paul
ISSS Governing Council President
Professor
McGill University, Montreal
Email: t.paul@mcgill.ca

Jeffrey Larsen
ISAC Governing Council President
Senior Scientist
SAIC, Colorado Springs
Email: larsenj@saic.com
Phone: 719-930-3802