IPSA SECRETARIAT WELCOMES TWO NEW EMPLOYEES

 

We are pleased to announce that two new employees have joined our team. Yee Fun Wong has been appointed to the position of World Congress and Events Director. Yee Fun will lead the Organizing Committee for future World Congresses and coordinate the bidding processes.

 

Yee Fun is coming back to IPSA after 6 years having honed her skills with event planning agencies. She has extensive experience as an organizer in various areas, from extreme sports to event planning. As an events manager, she has travelled the world, staging events for small groups of fewer than 100 participants as well as international conferences for over 3,000 participants.

 

Thomas Chapdelaine has also been appointed to the position of World Congress Assistant. In charge of communications with the participants, he will manage registrations, update the Congress program and support the Secretariat staff to realize their projects.

IPSA-CONCORDIA SUMMER SCHOOL IN APPLIED DIPLOMACY GOES ONLINE

7-18 June 2021

 

The IPSA-Concordia Summer School in Applied Diplomacy, the first IPSA Summer School in Canada, will be hosted virtually at Concordia University.

 

Policy-oriented seminars will be complemented with a practical hands-on Diplomacy Lab, allowing the participants to work on case studies in teams. Through virtual field trips, participants will also explore practitioners’ points of view and have the opportunity to network with Montreal’s vibrant international community. The best Diplomacy Lab team will be invited to the next IPSA World Congress of Political Science to organize a panel and present their research.

 

Please note that registration will be open on 1 February! Applications sent in by 15 March will be considered for the fellowship. Financial assistance will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

 

We invite all graduate students, young researchers and professionals to participate in the upcoming IPSA-Concordia Summer School.

 

All inquiries can be sent to:

 

Application Deadline:

30 March 2021