Learning from Women
April 29-30, Boston, Massachusetts

The Department of Psychiatry at the Cambridge Hospital and the Stone Centre at Wellesley College are sponsoring this conference on the latest findings on the psychological development of girls and women. Contact: Judy Reiner Platt, Continuing Education, Department of Psychiatry, The Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A., (617) 864-6165.

Community in Education: Connecting the Voices
May 5-8, St. John's, Newfoundland

For information on this conference jointly sponsored by the Canadian Association for Community Education, the Canadian Association for Adult Education, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Adult' Education, contact Conference Chair, Community in Education, Box 6161, St. John's, NF, A1C 5X8, fax (709) 729- 5896.

Distance? Quelle distance?
May 11-14, Vancouver, B.C.

The Canadian Association for Distance Education conference will address issues of distance, not only in physical location but also in time, access, learning style, and social and cultural contexts. Contact: Joan Collinge, Centre for Distance Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6 (604) 291-3524, fax (604) 291-4964.

Change as Catalyst: Toward a New Continuing Higher Education
May 13-16, Vancouver, B.C.

The 41st annual CAUCE conference will look at change both inside institutions and in the external environment. Contact: Nancy Petersen, Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3, (604) 291- 5076, fax (604) 291-5098.

Competency Based Education: Training that Works
May 22-25, Charlottetown, P.E.I.

This international conference will address: D.A.C.U.M., business/industry/ education partnerships, C.B.E. management systems, practical experience and applications. Contact: CBE Conference Coordinator, Holland College, 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, P.E.I., CIA 4Z1, (902) 566-9662, fax (902) 566-9509.

Breaking Ritual Abuse and Ending Violence
May 28-29, Toronto, Ontario

This two day forum, focussing on social change through education and political action to end ritual abuse, will be organized and facilitated by women survivors of ritual abuse and those who support them. Creative work, in the form of art, poetry, writing, music, film, etc., can be submitted for exhibition until April 15. For registration information contact: BRAVE, P.O. Box 606, Stn.P, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2Y4.

National Action Committee on the Status of Women: The Global Fight back
June 10-12, Ottawa, Ontario

NAC's annual conference will look at how women's struggles in Canada fit into the global picture and how women in Canada can work in solidarity with women around the world. For more information, call 1-800-665-5124, fax (416) 759-5370, or write NAC, 57 Mobile Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M4A IH5.

Comité canadien d'action sur le statut de la femme: La lutte globale
10-12 juin, Ottawa, Ontario

Pendant sa conférence annuelle, le Comité d'action sur le statut de la femme étudiera la façon dont les luttes que mènent les femmes au Canada s'inscrivent dans le tableau mondial et la manière dont les Canadiennes peuvent travailler de concert avec des femmes du monde entier. Pour de plus amples renseignements, composez le 1-800-665- 5124 (télécopieur : (416) 759-5370), ou écrivez au Comité, 57 Mobile Drive, Toronto (Ontario) M4A IH5.

Teaching, Theory, & Action: Women Working in a Global Perspective
June 15-19, Ames, Iowa

The 15th annual conference of the National Women's Studies Association will address: human rights/women's rights, politics of women's work, feminist theories in a global context, conceptualizing the body. Contact: NWSA Conference Office, 105 Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.

Excellence and Equity in Education
August 24-27, Toronto, Ontario

The Canadian Association for Community Living and The Roeher Institute host an international conference on integrated education for students with disabilities. English/French simultaneous interpretation. Contact: The Canadian Association for Community Living, Kinsmen Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, North York, Ontario, Canada, M3J lP3 (416) 661-9611, fax (416) 661-5701.

Social Change: Women's Studies, Feminist Research
August i3-l7, Ottawa, Ontario

This conference will focus on women's feminist studies, its content, pedagogy and research. Contact: Joint Chair of Women's Studies, Carleton University, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, KIN 6N5, (613) 788-6644, fax (613) 564-7461.

Women, Literacy & Development
September 15-21, Cairo, Egypt

The International Council for Adult Education's fifth world assembly will focus on women, literacy and development. Contact: ICAE, 720 Bathurst Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2R4, (416) 588-1211, fax (416) 588-5725.