THIRD WORLD CONFERENCE FOUNDATION

The first Third World Studies Workshop was organized on the campus of Governors State University in Chicago's south suburbs. The focus of the first workshop was the "Content and Career Opportunities of African, Asian and Latin American Studies Programs." The goal was to identify active contributions to the general development of the Third World as well as Euro-America. Over the next few years, the workshop's success led to the development of an international conference based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. By 1983, the phenomenal growth of the annual conference led to the establishment of a public, non-profit foundation, guided by a board of directors with international expertise and cross-cultural understanding.

Since 1983, the Foundation has continued to expand upon its tradition of Third World programming and publications developed to provide a unique, independent forum for the discussion and analysis of Third World systems and cultures. The Foundation has evolved into a multifaceted organization which integrates academics, policy makers and other interested populations into a network for understanding the complex problems and future prospects for Third World development. In addition, it has provided an intercultural perspective for translating to Diaspora populations an understanding of cultural commonalties as well as the differences between the host country and the traditional cultures of people of Diaspora.

Publications

The Proceedings of the Annual Third World Conference
Third World in Perspective: An Interdisciplinary Journal
The Third World Briefing newsletter

The Proceedings offer readers an extensive selection of contemporary thought and analysis of Third World issues and development questions from regional, interregional, and global perspectives. The Proceedings promote continued awareness of the problems facing Third World societies and encourage others to become concerned with finding just and humane strategies at the local, national, regional and global levels.

The Third World In Perspective is a journal that provides informed discussions and analysis of the critical concerns of Third World and Diaspora communities. The Third World Briefing is a quarterly newsletter. The newsletter highlights activities of the foundation and examines concerns and issues related to Third World countries and Diaspora communities.

Abstracts. Abstract submissions are required of all individuals, research groups or organizations interested in presenting at the program of the Annual Third World Conference. The abstract is a summary of the major points of the prospective participants' research or project, presented in a skeletal form. Three copies of the abstract, 300 words or less, are required for peer review. Upon submission of each abstract, the Third World Conference program committee provides a timely acknowledgement of receipt and a notification of the acceptance or rejection of the abstract submission within thirty days of receipt. Upon acceptance by the program committee, the prospective participant is required to submit a registration fee prior to placement on the official program of the Annual Third World Conference

Call for Papers. The call for papers is the official announcement of the Annual Third World Conference's series, notifying a worldwide public of the theme of its annual or regional conferences. The call for papers is formatted to facilitate customer friendly abstract or proposal submission, pre-registration and hotel reservations. The call for papers invites all individuals, research groups and organization with the knowledge and command of their subject area or area of expertise to submit for program participation.

Peer Reviewers. Peer reviewers for conference abstracts and for TWCF publications are chosen by one or more of the following criteria: experience, education, publications in the field and interest in the subject. We invite applications from qualified individuals to act as peer reviewers. Please see our peer reviewer application page.