Conference Papers Given in 2016

28 November. ‘Social aspects on board affecting well-being of the seafarers’, Human Factor Training – Is it Working?, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, HQS Wellington, London, (Acejo, I.).

26-29 October. ‘Women seafarers as minority organizational members’, International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) General Assembly, Haiphong, (Kitada, M., & Langåker, L.)

20-21 October. ‘Mind the gap: (Mental) health care regulations for Filipino international seafarers’, Second Western Visayas Health Research Conference, Iloilo City, Philippines (Abila, S.)

12-13 October. ‘Mixed nationality crews on-board ships’, 4th Workshop on Training and Assessment: Resolving “Safety-Profit” Tension’, hosted by University College of Southeast Norway, Svendborg, (Acejo, I).

21-23 September ‘Energy Efficient Ships: The Future!’, Proceedings of the MARACAD 2 Conference, Dubai (Abou-Elkawam, M.)

5-9 September. ‘Gender + Energy = Sustainability’, The 1st Women In Maritime Association Caribbean Conference, Grand Cayman (Kitada, M.)

5-9 September. ‘Methodology behind the Global Strategy for Women Seafarers’, The 1st Women In Maritime Association Caribbean Conference, Grand Cayman (Kitada, M., & Williams, E.)

29-30 June.‘Beyond the Economics: Seafarers and the Challenges Posed by Stowaways’, SIRC Symposium, Cardiff University (Senu, A.)

29-30 June. 'On board mandatory equipment: user ‘buy-in’ and appropriate training' SIRC Symposium, Cardiff University (Tang, A.)  

29-30 June. ‘The challenges for seafarers in claiming compensation in China’, SIRC 21st Anniversary Symposium, Cardiff University (Shan, D.)

29-30 June. ‘The relationships between seafarers and port personnel’, SIRC 21st Anniversary Symposium, Cardiff University, (Acejo,I.)

29-30 June. ‘The relationships between seafarers and shore side (operator) personnel’, SIRC 21st Anniversary Symposium, Cardiff University, (Turgo,N.)

11 May. Poster: ‘Dangerous Work, Silent Voices: Exploring Worker Participation in Health and Safety Management on Ships’, Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) Annual Doctoral Conference, Leeds University Business School (Graham, C.A.E.) 

5 May. ‘(Mis)adventures in the field: Reflections on Risk management in Social Research’, Postgraduate Café annual conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, (Baum-Talmor, P., Llangco, M.)

5 May. Poster: ‘Dangerous Work, Silent Voices: Exploring Worker Participation in Health and Safety Management on Ships’, School of Social Sciences Annual Postgraduate Café Conference – ‘Overcoming Obstacles and Setbacks in the PhD’,  Cardiff University (Graham, C.A.E.)

28-29 April. ‘The Practice of Migration Governance through Private Business Actors in the Shipping Industry: The Case of Maritime Stowaways. New Voices in Piracy Studies: A Work in Progress Workshop’, Department of Politics and International Relations, School of Law & Politics, Cardiff University (Senu, A.)

21 April. ‘(Mis)adventures in the field: Reflections on Risk management in Social Research’, Breaking Boundaries conference, Cardiff University, (Baum-Talmor, P., Llangco, M.)

21 April. Poster: ‘Seafarers’ Involvement in Managing Decent Work on Ships’, Breaking Boundaries 2016, Cardiff University (Graham, C.A.E.)

11-15 April. ‘Gender + Energy = Sustainability’, Regional Conference for Pacific Women in Maritime, Nuku’alofa, (Kitada, M.) 

11-15 April. ‘MLC 2006 and Women Seafarers’, Regional Conference for Pacific Women in Maritime, Nuku’alofa, (Kitada, M.)

4-6 April. ‘Liabilities for workplace injuries in the context of global labour supply chains’, In International Labour Process Conference: working revolutions, revolutionising work, Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin, Germany, (Gekara, V., Shan, D.)

23 March. ‘Q-Methodology as an applied mixed research approach: A SWOT Analysis’, 2nd South West Qualitative Research Symposium. Theme: Two Faces of Qualitative Inquiry: Theoretical and Applied Approaches. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, England,  (Llangco, M.)

23 March. 'Harnessing qualitative research for policy impact: the case of Filipino seafarers’ remittances and household expenditure behaviour. 2nd South West Qualitative Research Symposium'. Theme: Two Faces of Qualitative Inquiry: Theoretical and Applied Approaches. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath, England, (Acejo, I.).

2 March. ‘Does migrant presence affect consumption spending and investment decisions? Household level evidence from the Philippines’, Survey Data Users Brown Bag Seminar Series, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales (Acejo, I.).