The 22nd Annual CiCea / 16th Annual CitizED Annual and 3rd joint CiCea/CitizED Conference
It is with regret that we have decided not to go ahead with CiCea/CitizED Conference planned for May in the face of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and its implications for all travel and events. Apologies for not writing to you sooner but, as we are sure you all appreciate, we are faced with a very dynamic and ever-changing situation. We wanted to be clear about how we can proceed, and this required us to wait for guidance from the UK government.
The contribution of academics and educators to understanding citizenship takes on a renewed importance in times of a major health crisis that has such a dramatic impact on our relationships and identities. Our Association remains committed to sustaining our academic community in these challenging times. As such we have agreed that we will:
- Proceed with a peer-reviewed publication of full conference papers submitted by participants who had their abstracts accepted. We would also encourage and support colleagues looking to publish in the Association’s journal (Citizenship Teaching and Learning https://www.intellectbooks.com/citizenship-teaching-learning) and its occasional peer-reviewed working papers series. We would like to encourage all participants to get in touch for further information.
- Organise a workshop in the autumn to address citizenship in times of pandemic. Depending on the situation this may need to be a fully virtual event but we are exploring other face-to-face opportunities in Europe. Please let us have your ideas and suggestions. We will be in touch with further details before 25 June 2020.
- Continue to plan with CitizED for an Annual Conference in May 2021.
We understand that a number of you have paid for the May conference either in full or in part. We will of course be offering a full refund to all colleagues. Please get in touch at CiCea Administration ciceassociation@gmail.com with details of your payment (bank transfer or PayPal. Alternatively, we can hold the funds for you and they can then be used for the autumn workshop, the 2021 conference or for CiCea membership 2021-23 (see our website for details http://www.cicea.eu).
On behalf of both CiCea and citizED we thank you for your understanding and continued participation - we hope to see you soon either online or in person! In the meantime, please take care and stay well.
Beata Krzywosz-Rynkiewicz Andrew Peterson,
CiCea President citizED