2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR-2016)

APIAR Scholarships: APIAR is delighted to announce a competition for excellent academic papers. Entries will be judged on the quality of the paper, including the presentation. Only full paper presenters in the conference are qualified to apply. The winner will receive the cost of the air fare and accommodation for the next conference. At the same time, the conference registration fee will be waived. APIAR is also delighted to announce that registration fee will be waived for the four best paper winners to participate in the next conference.The prize is non-negotiable and no monetary alternative will be available. 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR-2016) will be held on 27th and 28th of February 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. The main theme of this conference is 'Making a Difference'. Accordingly, the conference will cover Business, Social Sciences, Education and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) disciplines. Internationally-recognized scholars will participate in the event to present their latest research and best practices. 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR-2016) will be the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental and applied Business, Social Sciences, Information and Communication Technology, and Education. The conference will bring together leading researchers, academics, consultants, scholars, practitioners and research students from their respective domains of interest around the world. Business: Accounting, Strategic Finance, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Strategic Management, Strategic Marketing, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Performance Management, Recruitment and Selection, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, International Business, Globalisation, Corporate Social Responsibility, E-business/E-commerce, Integrated Marketing Communication and Relationship Marketing. Social Sciences: Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies, Cultural and Ethnic Studies, Communication Studies, Gender and Sexuality studies, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, International Relations, Development Studies, Population Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Corporate Governance, Cross-Cultural Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Public Administration, Philosophy, Women's Studies, Religious Studies and Social Welfare Studies. Education: Theory of Education, Assertive and Assistive Educational Technology, Comparative Education, Counselling, Cultural Literacy, Curriculum Studies, Distance Education, Early Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Planning and Practice, Educational Psychology, Education and Public Policy, Educational Research and Statistics, E-learning, Health Education, Tertiary Education, Innovative Education, Information and Library Science, International Exchange Programs, Language Education, Liberal Education, Mathematics Education, Medical Education, Physical Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Special Education and Technology Education. Information and Communication Technology: Advanced IT Bio/Medical Engineering, Bioinformatics and applications, Business and Information Systems, Cloud computing, Convergence in Information Technology Security, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Digital convergence, Electronic Commerce, Business and Management, Grid and Cloud Computing, Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents, Hardware and Software Design, Health and Medical Informatics, Hybrid information technology, Intelligent communications and networks, IT-based Convergence Technology and Service, Multimedia convergence, Smart Card and RFID Technologies, Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, Social and Business Aspects of Convergence IT, Ubiquitous Computing and Embedded Systems, Recent Trends in Computing and Information technology. Important Dates: Abstract / Paper submission opens – 30th September 2015 Abstract / Full paper submission deadline - 30 December 2015 Acceptance notification – 01 January 2016 Early bird registration deadline - 07 January 2016 Regular registration deadline - 15 January 2016 Conference dates -27th - 28th January 2016 Special Attractions: All of the accepted papers (i.e., high standard) will be published without any extra fees in the following journals: Asia Pacific Journal of Advanced Business and Social Studies (APJABSS, ISBN : 978-0-9943656-75) Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Education and Communication Technology (APJCECT, ISBN : 978-0-9943656-82) We are looking forward to seeing you in Kuala Lumpur in October 2015. Publish with 'B' ranked Journals: In a venture to reinforce its support to academics and researchers, Asia-Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR) is pleased to inform you of a new agreement to publish high-quality conference articles in the following two journals: - International Journal of Web Based Communities (ISSN: 1741-8216) - International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning (ISSN: 1741-5055) All conference articles from 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR-2016) will be checked against the rigorous criteria set by these two journals, and articles meeting the requirements will be published in special issues of the journals. Thank You. Kind Regards, John Taylor APCAR-2016 Secretariat Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR) Suite 1A Level 2 802 Pacific Highway Gordon NSW 2072 Australia Enquiries: info@apiar.org.au Web address: http://apiar.org.au Sponsored by: Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research