JISLAC: Joint initiative for the study of Latin Ameria and the Caribbean

Guidelines for Organisers of JISLAC seminars

 

 

JISLAC provides funding for the organisation of eight seminars across the UK each year. These guidelines are for those who wish to organise a seminar under the JISLAC programme. See also the current call for expressions of interest in hosting a seminar.

 

The seminars:

  • aim to fortify Area Studies in our fields, especially when there exists limited or no strong institutional support structure and where colleagues are often scattered across discipline-based departments;
  • are expected to attract approximately 30 academic, postgraduate and non-academic participants per meeting;
  • provide an informal setting in which researchers living in different regions of Britain may present their work and form regional links;
  • are not intended to showcase the work of a University department, but to extend beyond the host institution. Therefore, speakers should not come largely from the institution hosting the event.

Organisational arrangements:

  • Each seminar has a nominated organiser, depending on the location, who makes all the arrangements for the event.
  • A minimum of three substantial papers are expected to be presented at the seminar, which is normally expected to be a half- or one-day event.
  • It is expected that seminars take a broad regional view, rather than focusing on a single country.
  • Seminar programmes should be sent to the JISLAC Project Officer before the event for inclusion on the website.
  • The allocation of up to £1500 for each seminar will be provided on receipt of a narrative and expenditure report after the event. The report should include details of numbers of attendees and their affiliations, and the number of postgraduates involved. Organisers are encouraged to use the seminar report form provided.
  • Funding can cover speaker travel, travel for postgraduate students, seminar venue, catering, overnight accommodation, and/or dinner for speakers and organisers. Honoraria will not be covered.
  • Funding can only be made to the host institution, not to an individual.
  • Organisers should arrange for a rapporteur’s report to be provided to JISLAC for its report to the British Academy.
  • Seminars may cover topics relating to either Latin America or the Caribbean, or both. An inter-disciplinary approach is preferred. This does not apply to the pre-existing Caribbean Research Seminar in the North events.
  • Postgraduate student attendance should be encouraged, possibly as speakers.
  • Collaborations across multiple institutions are encouraged, and it is acceptable to combine JISLAC seminars with other events in order to enhance the impact of both.
  • The support from JISLAC should be acknowledged on all publicity material for the event.

Reporting

  • A seminar report form is available. The narrative part of the report will be used in the JISLAC Annual Report to the British Academy, which funds JISLAC.
  • Funding will be allocated following the receipt of the report, which must include an itemised list of expenditure.
  • Seminar organisers should retain receipts and invoices and make them available to JISLAC on request.

Any queries regarding the above should be directed to the JISLAC Project Officer, Karen Perkins, on jislac@sas.ac.uk or (020) 7862 8875.

 

updated 18 November 2008

 

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Last updated 18 November 2008