November 04, 2005

New York: City in Motion

New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan invites presentation proposals for the Interdisciplinary Conference: New York: City in Motion. Rolling Rains readers may be interested to present their ideas on Universal Design and Inclusive Destination Development. For those wishing to be linked with other readers to discuss a collaborative presentation contact the editor, Scott Rains: srains (AT) oco (DOT) net.

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.


From the press release:

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

  • Disability/Mobility/Accessibility in New York

  • Architecture and urban design as they reflect or influence the motion of New York

  • Literature addressing movement, mobility, or transformation in 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

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.

Posted by rollingrains at November 4, 2005 02:59 PM