ACSET2015 - The Third Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology

IAFOR and its global partners invite you to participate in the Third Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology from October 21-25, 2015, in the exciting and international city of Kobe, Japan. Come be a part of this annual event to network, build relationships, and discuss this year's conference theme, "Education, Power and Empowerment: Transcending Boundaries". Submit an Abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Enquiries: acset@iafor.org Web address: http://iafor.org/iafor/conferences/acset2015/ Publish before a global audience. Present in a supportive environment. Network and create new relationships. Hear the latest research. Experience Japan. Join a global academic community. The International Academic Forum, in partnership with Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), Lincoln University (UK), the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR), Virginia Tech (USA), Auburn University (USA), and its global partners is proud to announce the Third Annual Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology, to be held from October 21-25, 2015, at the Art Center of Kobe in Kobe, Japan. The Third Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology will again be held alongside the Seventh Asian Conference on Education. Registration for either conference will allow attendees to attend sessions in the other. These international and interdisciplinary conferences will again bring together a range of academics and practitioners to discuss new directions of research and discovery in the society, education and technology. As with IAFOR's other events, ACSET2015 will afford the opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and networking across higher education and beyond. On behalf of IAFOR and the ACSET 2015 conference co-chairs, we look forward to meeting you in Kobe, Japan Professor Sue Jackson IAFOR Interdisciplinary Program Director for Education Professor Barbara Lockee IAFOR International Director of Program for Technology, Education, Information and Society Professor Michiko Nakano ACE/ASCET2015 Conference Co-Chair Professor Keith W. Miller ACSET2015 Conference Co-Chair Professor Robert Logie ACSET2015 Local Conference Chair 2015 Conference Theme: "Power and Empowerment: Transcending Boundaries" IAFOR promotes and facilitates new multifaceted approaches to one of the core issues of our time, namely globalization and its many forms of growth and expansion, and its subsequent impact on societies, institutions and individuals. The Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology 2015 invites educators and policy makers from around the world to look at the latest trends and issues in technology policy and practice and its role in the private and public sphere. ACSET is a conference about change and transformation, and the conference theme of "Power and Empowerment: Transcending Boundaries" looks at how technology can transform and change systems and whole societies, whilst it is itself in a state of continuous transformation and change. Harnessed in the right way, it can empower individuals to achieve great things, and make the world a better place, but also raises many worrying ethical questions, including those concerning privacy and surveillance. We hope and expect the 2015 conference theme to inspire a number of research avenues, and look forward to discussing ideas, findings and synergies, in this International Academic Forum. The organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams: Technology and society: the social and societal impact and implications of technology Technology and society: technologies, societies and communities Education and technology: teaching, learning, technology and education support Education, technology and society: technologies, knowledge creation and access Technology and society: computers, technology and society: it delivery Technology and society: ict and security: questions of privacy, governance and trust Technology and society: green computing: ict, sustainability, energy and the environment