2010年 第二届CRN同志会议启事

主办：中国彩虹网 http://www.chinarainbownet.org/
会议时间2010年Labor Day长周末（9月4号至9月6号）
文章或发言摘要征集截止日期: 2010年7月1日
摘要要求：不少于300字，包括题目，署名和联系方式。
注册截止期: 2010年8月15日
注册费用：100 美元。注册费交纳的次序决定房间分配的次序。
地点：Portland, Oregon, USA
通信地址，摘要发送地址和报名地址：crnconference@gmail.com，报名者将被加入crn-conference-2010@googlegroups.com

中国彩虹网 (China Rainbow Network，CRN) 成立于1996年10月。在过去十年多的时间里，它逐渐从一个个人网站发展成为服务于北美地区华人同性恋者的一个社会团体。CRN采用实名制注册，现有100名左右的成员，主要来自美国和加拿大各地。

CRN的宗旨是提供一个真诚、相互尊重、理解和支持的环境，以方便成员之间交流信息和寻求友谊。为此目的，不定期在美国各地举办各类旅行和聚会活动。在过去近15年的发展中，这些努力不仅增强了会员之间的友谊，也提供给我们一种思考和审视自我生存状态的机会。以2008年第一届CRN同志座谈会为起点，我们的活动方式由单纯的旅行和聚会发展成为学术、讲谈、旅行相结合的方式。在座谈会上，参与者结合自身的教育背景、生活经历和学术兴趣，对一些普遍的有关同志的话题进行了讨论，其中一些发言已经结集成书， 于2009年出版了《同思集》。

在2008会议成功的基础之上，我们目前正在筹备第二届CRN同志会议，本次会议仍将采学术、讲谈、旅行相结合的特点。会议将围绕三类主题展开：

1.关于同性恋题材的学术研究

2.自选话题的发言，鼓励广泛的话题内容，如个人经历，同性婚姻，同志生活等

3.通过文艺欣赏组织的讨论，如对某部与同志主题有关的文艺作品或影片的介绍与解析

会议要求参与者在截止期前提交文章或发言摘要。提交的文章或发言摘要将由五人组成的评议委员会评议，并将建设性的意见返回作者。

此次活动虽然由CRN承办，但是我们真诚邀请所有感兴趣的朋友参加,从而使得我们能够共同为北美华人同志社区的发展作出贡献。我们将在风景宜人的会议地点租用一座大小合适的夏季度假屋(Summer House) 作为会议和住宿的双用，并安排接机，当地交通，饮食和娱乐活动等。我们会尽力控制会议费用，对于愿意自己安排食宿的朋友，将另做结算。

希望与会的朋友能通过这次会议结识，交流，并发展友谊。

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2008年的题目供参考：
美国同性恋人口估计
美国HIV感染者/AIDS患者可利用的资源
探因洋白老与亚洲小生之间跨代恋之常见
选择与梦幻
同上帝角力
昆曲剧本《牡丹亭》现代一解
从联邦制看美国同性婚姻合法化之路途艰难
同性婚姻的新视角：解读北美华人同性婚姻
离家万里：海外华人同志的家庭观念

Event Announcement: The 2nd CRN conference in 2010

Sponsor：China Rainbownet Work http://www.chinarainbownet.org/
Time: Labor Day weekend, Sep 4-6, 2010
Location：Portland, Oregon, USA
Deadline for abstract submission：July 1, 2010
Abstract requirement: Not less than 300 words, must include title, author and contact information
Contact, abstract submission and registration：crnconference@gmail.com. After registration the participant will be added to crn-conference-2010@googlegroups.com
Registration fee：$100. Room assignment sequence is based on the registration fee payment sequence

China Rainbow Network (CRN) was founded in the United States in October, 1996. In the past decades, it has developed from a personal webpage to an organization serving overseas gay Chinese in North America. CRN operates on a real name network platform based on mutual respect and trust to facilitate communication among our members, and, in addition, has organized activities such as trips and local gatherings at various locations on a regular basis. After 15 years of development, these efforts have not only strengthened the friendship among our members, but also provided us an opportunity to contemplate and explore the meaning of our lives and beings, which led to the convening of the 1st CRN conference in Buffalo, NY in 2008. At that conference, the participants, each with different education background and life experiences, discussed diverse topics commonly raised in the gay community. Part of our discussions was published in the following book “Crossing Two Lands”.

With the success of our 2008 conference, we are currently making preparations for the 2nd CRN meeting. This coming event will hold presentation, discussion and entertainment sessions. The focus of this meeting will still be on the discussion of life from a homosexual’s perspective, and involve 3 major topic categories:

1.Research articles related to homosexual topics;

2.Self-picked topics: e.g. Discussions of personal experience, gay marriage or gay daily life;

3.Literary criticism: e.g. Introduction and analysis of a gay themed movie or literature work.

The conference requires the submission of abstract before deadline. The abstracts will be reviewed by the 5-membered reviewing committee who will then return their constructive feedbacks.

Although this coming conference is organized by the CRN panel, we sincerely invite all interested friends to participate, so that we can together make contributions to the development of the gay Chinese community in North America. We have selected an appropriately sized summer house, suitable for both conference and lodging with easy access to sceneries. We also will arrange airport pickups, local transportation, food, and other entertainment activities. We will make great efforts to contain the expenses, and you are also welcome to plan for your own accommodations.

We sincerely hope that we can build up a friendship through this gathering.

Attached examples of the topics from 2008:

Gay Chinese Scholars in North America
Conflict and reconciliation of gay identity and homeowner identity
Available Social Resources for HIV+/AIDS People in Cincinnati Area
Wrestling with Gods
Demystifying the Preference for Old White Men by Young Asian Gays
Oversea Family
Choices or Dreams
Web applications of real network in gay community
Gay life, after thirty

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