CFD Annual Conference 2024: The Future of Borders

The Center on Forced Displacement fosters interdisciplinary research and engagement with the global challenge of forced displacement. We bring together multidisciplinary teams of researchers, practitioners, and artists from across schools and colleges at Boston University, around the country, and around the world.

Center on Forced Displacement

Join us for our second annual conference with keynote speaker T. Alexander Aleinikoff, an art showcase, poster presentations, and more.

Different location each day, see description

Please select tickets for each day of the conference you plan to attend. You may select Day One, Day Two, or both days.More information about the conference can be found on our website <a href="https://www.bu.edu/cfd/education/annual-conference/" title="https://www.bu.edu/cfd/education/annual-conference/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. <h3>Tentative Schedule</h3> <h4>Day One - 4/23/24 - 665 Commonwealth Ave Room 1750</h4>8:30am - 9:00 am - Registration and welcome breakfast9:00am - 9:15 am - Opening remarks9:15am - 10:45am - Panel One: Transformations of Identity and Belonging10:45am - 11:00am - Coffee break11:00am - 12:00pm - Workshop*: Public Writing and Engagement12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch, affiliate faculty book exhibition1:00pm - 2:00pm - Workshop*: Engaging Community Collaborators2:15pm - 4:15pm - Keynote lecture and panel conversation: T. Alexander Aleinikoff4:15pm - 4:30pm - Coffee break4:30pm - 6:30pm - Suitcase Stories and reception with food and mingling to follow <h4>Day Two - 4/24/24 - 91 Bay State Road Room 101</h4>8:30am - 9:00am - Registration and welcome breakfast9:00am - 10:30am - Panel Two: Weaponization of Border Technologies10:30am - 10:45am - Coffee break10:45am - 12:15pm - Panel Three: No Futures, No Borders12:15pm - 1:00pm - Lunch, Critical Forced Displacement magazine launch1:00pm - 1:45pm - Student poster presentations1:45pm - 3:45pm - Art performance and showcase3:45pm - 5:15pm - Panel Four: Curating the Border5:15pm - Closing remarks *No prior experience or preparation of material required for participation in workshops.

CFD Annual Conference 2024: The Future of Borders

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