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May 3-18, 1999 Late Entries Friday, April 30--Blackness in the Song Lyrics of Dorival Caymmi, One of Brazil's Best-Known Songwriters, a lecture by Christopher Laferl, ILAS Visiting Scholar, University of Vienna. 3:30 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Spons ored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call Bethany Letalien at 232-2416. Monday, May 3Ecology and Reality without Borders, a lecture (in Spanish) by Geraldo Arturo Limón, Professor, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, advisor to the Ecology Commission of the Chihuahua State Congress, and State Pre sident of the Ecology Movement of Mexico. Part of a series of Green-Bag Talks on Contemporary Environmental Issues in Latin America. 12:10-1:00 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by ILAS's Center for Environmental Resource Management in Latin America. For more info., contact Sally Talberg at 326-8136 or <lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; .F riday, May 7Drug Trafficking and U.S.-Mexican Relations, a lecture by Pete H. Smith, Professor of Political Science and Director of Latin American Studies, UC-San Diego. 12:00 noon, Texas Union Quadrangle Room. Sponsored by ILAS. For more info., call Joanne Gully at 232-2409. Conferences and Calls for Papers The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies' Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference, UT-San Antonio, Downtown, April 28-May 1, 1999. For more info., contact Panel Review Committee chairs, Juan Rodríguez and Vita Mí ;a García, at 830/372-6083. II Colloquium on Communications and Cultural Industries in NAFTA and MERCOSUR, UT-Austin, June 1-2, 1999. Scholars will examine regional trade in culture and information and the implications of this serious economic, social, and cultural force. Sponsored by the College of Communication, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, Knight Chair in International Journalism, Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute, International Media Institute, and ILAS. For more info., contact Jose ph Straubhaar at 471-5304 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; . Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Oaxaca, Feb. 23-26, 2000. Proposals for papers and panels that deal with study abroad programs in Latin America and the Caribbean should be s ent to Elizabeth Mahan, Program Chair, AAPLAC 2000, University of Connecticut, Cen- ter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 843 Bolton Rd., Storrs, CT06269-1161. For more info., call 860/486-0488 or ; lamsadm "at" uconnv.uconn.edu; . Deadline for proposals: Nov. 1, 1999. Employment Opportunities Program Officer, Latin America Program, International Women's Health Coalition. Responsible for conceptualizing, implementing, and monitoring program that promotes women's reproductive and sexual health and rights. Seekin g candidate with 5-10 year's work experience in reproductive health, international development, and/or human rights. Send résumé and letter of interest to: Ms. Cheryl Blackwell, IWHC, 24 East 21st St., New York, NY 10010. For more info., ; iwhc "at" igc.apc.org; or visit the website <http://www.iwhc.org; . Aiming for a start date inMay 1999. Program Coordinator, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame. Ideal candidate can manage Visiting Fellows program, help with grant writing and assist in managing other programs. Prefer someone with a background in social science, familiarity with Latin America, and a working knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese. Send application to: Associate Director, Kellogg Institute, 203 Hesburgh Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5677. For more info., call 219/631-3636 or <welna.1 "at" nd.edu; welna.1 "at" nd.edu; . Review of files begins May 10. Fellowships, Grants, and Research Opportunities UC-San Diego Special Fellowships for Studies of Economic Integration and the U.S.-Mexico Border Environment. The Center for U.S.- Mexican Studies announces a call for interdisciplinary research proposals focusing on border environme ntal issues relating to water, environmental health, natural resource management, and land-use. Researchers will participate as Visiting Research Fellows in the Center's ongoing project, "Economic Integration and the Environment: Promoting Sustainable Dev elopment Along the U.S.-Mexican Border." Residential Fellowships will begin as early as Sept. 1999 and as late as Jan. 2000. Applications should include a research statement of 5-7 double-spaced pages, C.V., and a minimum of two letters of recommendation. Send applications and inquiries to: C. R. Hibbs, Program Officer, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (0510), UC-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., LaJolla, CA 92093-0510. Call 619/534-4503 or ; chibbs "at" weber.ucsd.edu; . For Access to the Calendar Archive: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calarc/