Details on 9th National Conference on Men's Issues: Kolkata, 2017

Dear Mens Right Activists/Stakeholders,

Hridaya Nest for Family Harmony is happy to invite delegates for the 9th National Conference on Men's Issues, Kolkata- 2017 (9NatCon). The Conference will provide an opportunity for experts and principal stakeholders of the men’s movement in India and abroad to come together, discuss pressing and dormant issues, resolve and summarize the way forward for the movement. Since this year’s edition of the National Conference is being held in Kolkata, the City of Joy, the theme of the agenda shall be spiced with a fine mixture of Bengali sweetness and ambience.

Please take this opportunity to mark your calendars and make your travel arrangements to reach Kolkata latest by the morning of 13th August 2017. Make your travel arrangements early on to avoid disappointments.The outline of the 9NatCon schedule is given below.

DELEGATES CAPACITY:

Initially we are hosting a maximum of 100 people for 2017 Nat Con. Later, if we find more candidates interested to attend the conference, we will accept booking in multiples of 3. To make it more clear, after 100, only when 3 more candidates show interest, we will confirm their bookings, else we will keep the person in waiting list till we find 2 more candidates or there is a cancellation.

VENUE:

IBIZA RESORTS

Merlin Greens, Diamond Harbour Road,
Kriparampur, West Bengal 743503, INDIA

www.resortibiza.com/

Phone: +91-33-2470-9928

Venue Location:
MAP

Venue Distance:

Howrah Railway Station:      35 kms

Santragachi Railway Station:         35 km

Shalimar Railway Station:             32 km

Dumdum Airport:   50 km

Registration Fees: Rs 5000/head

EVENT SCHEDULE:

Check-in at Venue:              12 Noon, Sunday, 13thAugust 2017,

Check-out from Venue:       10 AM, Tuesday, 15th August 2017

TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM VENUE:

Delegates are requested to arrive till Tollygunge, Kolkata in AC buses easily available from station/airport. From there, arrangements will be made to reach the venue. Two trips will be made and the timing will be decided once the travel details of delegates is known. Delegates arriving later than that will have to make their own transportation arrangements.  

Likewise, departing delegates shall be grouped into vehicles starting at specific timings on the morning of 15thAugust 2017. Delegates leaving early or late have to make their own transportation arrangements.

Additional help in this issue shall be provided only on the basis of availability of resources

SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT (SPOC) FOR EACH CHAPTER:

Each chapter has nominated their SPOC for communications, coordination, nominations of delegates and payment processing. SPOCs shall be receiving the procedure to be followed for nomination and payment processing.

AGENDA:

This year's Men's conference will concentrate on the next level of activities that the movement needs to take up to counter the constant misandry in society.

First of all, we are inviting videos pertaining to men's rights made on or after Jan 2017. The best video will be awarded a prize.

Video Submission Guidelines:

• Video can be made in any language but subtitles must be present in English.
• Movies should be submitted by 15 July 2017 positively.
• Movies should not be more than 10 minutes duration.
• The jury decided by the organizers will be selecting the best videos and their decision will be final.
• Movies cane be sent in a CD/DVD/Pen Drive only to Hridaya at the address mentioned below.

Address: Hridaya Nest of family Harmony,  
26/5B Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata - 700 019

Other than this, we also have decided to take a step towards some serious research topics on real world scenarios.

These topics are designed keeping in mind next level of the movement where we will understand different policies and international lingo of human rights. This will enable us to speak in a language that UN and our law makers understand.

There will be 8 research topics given with relevant reference materials. We need volunteers who will pick those topics (one each) and present in the conference and our journey to research on Men's Rights will start. 

Research Topics:

1	UN's perspective of gender rights, Flaws and Men's Rights perspectives
2	Gender Violence and International Crisis
3	Gender Justice and reconciliation
4	Gender Inequality, Economic development and Globalization
5	How to overcome gender bias and misandry in patriarchal society
6	Gender justice , How judges are trained
7	Matrimonial Laws and Gender Justice
8	Secondary victimization of rape victims

TIMELINE FOR SPOCs

S.No:	Description	Deadline
. 1	Announcement of 9th National Conference	1st April 2017
2	Last date for Nomination of SPOCs for each chapter	15 April 2017
3	Last date for Submission of Movies:	15 July 2017
4	Last date to send thesis papers on research topics	10 July 2017
5	Last date to send presentation on the topics	31 July 2017
6	Last date for payment of Delegate Fee :	Phase 1: 10 June 2017 Phase 2: 25 June 2017
7	Last date for submission of final list of Delegates:	30 June 2017
8	Last date for submission of 2-minute video for showcasing each chapter’s 2016-17 achievements	30 June 2017
9	Schedule of bus/transport timings at Arrival points	30 July 2017

Note:

• The above price per delegate is on the basis of Triple Occupancy. (3 people per room). Room allocation will be done nearer to the conference date.
• The delegate fee includes stay, food and conference at the venue from 13thto 15thAugust 2017 and limited travel arrangements at specific times from arrival points to venue and from the venue to the departure points.
• Online bank account details are given below. Delegate registrations have to be done compulsorily via SPOCs for chapter members.
• SPOCs need to send the list of candidates to the mail id natcon.kol@gmail.com asap. However confirmation will be done only after receipt of the fees.
• Registration fees has been decided at Rs 5000 per head.
• Practicing lawyers strictly not allowed for national meet.

• As seats are limited, each chapter is allotted a tentative figure of 10 delegates. Filling of seats are made on first-come-first-serve basis by the SPOC. Additional bookings may be kept on waitlist to be adjusted on availability.

• To ensure your allotment, please contact your SPOC immediately for further details.
• Hridaya reserves the right for allotment or non-allotment of seats.

Bank Details: 

Please check with SPOCs.

Additional notifications shall be communicated to SPOCs from time to time. Please keep in touch with your SPOCs, make the registrations and make your travel arrangements early and have a power packed meet in Kolkata.

CONTACT INFO

SPOCs have been appointed for each chapter. SPOC contact information shall be intimated updated and circulated soon. Any new SPOCs to please send their contact details to natcon.kol@gmail.com

For any other queries, pls contact the Nat Con Team:

1. D S Rao: +91 98301 51555
2. Amartya Talukdar ( City Tour ): +91 94324 06339
3. Saurabh Banerjee: +91 88899 77004