The 10th Conference of the International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis will be held from July 11 to 14, 2011 at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). The Conference promotes the study of practical action and social interaction, and provides an international forum for researchers working in the areas of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The conference will also celebrate the originality, significance and fruitfulness of the work of Harold Garfinkel, who passed away last month at the age of 93. Specific events will be held to honor Harold Garfinkel's legacy: a tribute ceremony, workshops on his research and an exhibition displaying testimonies of his influence around the world. You will find the program of these activities as well as information on how to contribute on the conference website

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The 10th Conference of the International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis will be held from July 11 to 14, 2011 at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
The Conference promotes the study of practical action and social interaction, and provides an international forum for researchers working in the areas of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.
The program includes four plenary lectures – by Christian Heath & Paul Luff (King's College London), Douglas W. Maynard (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Wes Sharrock (University of Manchester) and Marja-Leena Sorjonen (University of Helsinki) – as well as more than one hundred paper presentations in panels and individual sessions, data sessions and a poster exhibition. George Psathas (Boston University), Honorary President of the Institute, will also be participating in the conference.
The conference will also celebrate the originality, significance and fruitfulness of the work of Harold Garfinkel, who passed away last month at the age of 93. Specific events will be held to honor Harold Garfinkel's legacy: a tribute ceremony, workshops on his research and an exhibition displaying testimonies of his influence around the world. You will find the program of these activities as well as information on how to contribute on the conference website.

Deadline for online registration: June 12, 2011.

For more information, please visit: http://www.iiemca-conference.org/
We look forward to welcoming you in Fribourg!

Harold Garfinkel laid the foundations of ethnomethodology and presided over its development over more than six decades of scholarly work, publishing titles such as Studies in Ethnomethodology (1967), Ethnomethodology's Program: Working out Durkheim's Aphorism (2002) and Seeing Sociologically: The Routine Grounds of Social Action (2006). He passed away on April 21, 2011 at the age of 93.

See the obituary published by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/us/04garfinkel.html?_r=1

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20110504,0,3171069.story?track=rss&dlvrit=53008

The 2011 IIEMCA conference celebrates the originality, significance and fruitfulness of Harold Garfinkel's work and includes several events aimed at honoring his legacy. These events are part of the conference program and are open to all registered participants.

Program

Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the conference venue:

4:00 p.m. Opening of the Harold Garfinkel tribute events.

4.00 to 5.30 p.m.: exhibition of testimonies of Harold Garfinkel's work and international influence*.

4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Workshops on Harold Garfinkel's writings and empirical research.

5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Special tribute to Harold Garfinkel's contribution to the study of social action.

* The exhibition will be accessible for the remaining part of the conference.

Contribute with your testimony

All are welcome to help us create a collection of testimonies of Harold Garfinkel's work and his international influence, even if not planning to attend the conference. Your testimony may take the form of texts (essays, memories, letters etc.), photos or audio/video recordings (classes, seminars, interviews etc.) and will be displayed in the conference's exhibition area.

If you would like to make a contribution, please take note of the following guidelines:

Testimonies should be sent as an e-mail attachment to garfinkel_tribute@iiemca-conference.org (indicate "Garfinkel tribute" in the e-mail subject line) before June 26, 2011.

Only the following file formats will be considered: text (.pdf), photo (.jpg), audio or video recording (.mov).

For all items submitted electronically (texts, photos and recordings), the author's full name, postal address and e-mail address must appear in the body of the message. 

Please keep in mind that all items will be displayed in their original formats. The largest paper size for printed material is A3.

The organizers reserve the right to display only a selection of the testimonies received. They are not able to guarantee a reply to any correspondence related to these submissions.

By submitting your testimony, you declare that you have the right to display it in public. You authorize the conference organizers to display it during the conference and to conserve it as conference archives.

We thank you in advance for your contribution to the Harold Garfinkel Tribute Events!

The Organizing Committee

• Esther González-Martínez (University of Fribourg, Haute école de santé Arc), co-chair
• Lorenza Mondada (University of Lyon, ICAR research lab), co-chair
• Elwys De Stefani (University of Bern)
• Vassiliki Markaki (University of Lyon, ICAR research lab)
• Florence Oloff (University of Lyon, ICAR research lab)
• Philippe Sormani (University of Neuchâtel)

Organizing Institutions

• Domaine Sociologie, politiques sociales et travail social (University of Fribourg)
• Haute école de santé Arc (University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland)
• ICAR Research Lab (CNRS, University Lyon 2, ENS Lyon)
• Institute of Multilingualism (University of Fribourg, Haute école pédagogique Fribourg)