IISES - 20th International Academic Conference, Madrid

IISES - 20th International Academic Conference, Madrid 6th to 9th October 2015 Madrid, Spain The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences invites you to participate in 20th International Academic Conference to be held in October 6 - 9, 2015 in Ayre Grand Hotel Colon, Madrid, Spain. Enquiries: info@iises.net Web address: http://www.iises.net/current-conferences/academic/20th-international-academic-conference-madrid Sponsored by: IISES

International Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS-2015) Nov. 25-26, 2015 Paris (France)

International Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS-2015) Nov. 25-26, 2015 Paris (France) 25th to 26th November 2015 Paris, France New Papers/Abstracts/Posters Submissions: August 9, 2015 (please see http://blss.eaamp.org/ for details) The conference is being organized under the patronage of Marketing Learning & Research Department, La Rochelle Business School, France. The Proceedings of the Conference will be published by Emirates Research Publishing (ERPUB). Each Paper will be assigned DOI number from CROSSREF. The papers will be published in the hardcopy of Proceedings as well as conference CD with ISBN number and the same will be provided at the time of the conference. Later, the Proceedings of the conferences will be submitted to ISI Thomson/SCOPUS for review and possible indexing. Paper Page Limit: Regular Papers: 8 pages Topics of interest for submission include any topics on Banking and Business Management and related topics: -Arts and Humanities -English -Art History -Language -Linguistics -Literature -Music -Philosophy -Politics -Culture -Psychology -Religious Studies -Social Sciences -Sociology SUBMISSION METHODS 1. Electronic Submission System; (.doc/.docx/.pdf formats): http://eaamp.org/paper_submission.php OR 2. Email: ed@eaamp.org The template can be downloaded using the link: Conference Paper Template DOWNLOAD (.doc): http://erpub.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ERPUB%20Template(3).doc One Excellent Paper will be selected from each oral session. The Certificate for Excellent Papers will be awarded after each session of the conference VENUE (Confirmed) Wilson room Canadian House of City universitaire de Paris (Maison des Etudiants Canadiens) Address: 31 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France Phone:+33 1 40 78 67 00 Enquiries: ed@eaamp.org Web address: http://blss.eaamp.org/ Sponsored by: Emirates Association of Arts and Management Professionals

Fwd: 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR-2015)

1st Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR-2015) 3rd and 4th of October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Venue: Arena Star Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Theme: Research For Competitive Advantage www.apiar.org.au ISBN: 978-0-9943656-9-9 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR-2015) will be held on 3rd and 4th of October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main theme of this conference is 'Research For Competitive Advantage'. 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. The 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR-2015) 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 - 01 June 2015 Abstract / Full paper submission deadline - 24 July 2015 Acceptance notification - 01 August 2015 Early bird registration deadline - 07 August 2015 Regular registration deadline - 15 August 2015 Conference dates - 3 - 4 October 2015 Special Attractions: Some 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 : 978-0-9943656-7-5) Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Education and Communication Technology (APJCECT, ISBN : 978-0-9943656-8-2) All of the paper presenters will receive a 25 per cent discount when presenting their papers at our third conference, which will be held in Melbourne, Australia on 8–9 February 2016. Meanwhile, 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 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Contemporary Research (APCCR-2015) 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 APCCR 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

Job opportunity

Interested candidates can get in touch with Ram Fishman (rfishman@email.gwu.edu) and David S. Blakeslee (davidsblakeslee@gmail.com).

Researcher sought for 1 year position (potentially extendable), working with an inter-disciplinary faculty group from GWU, NYUAD and ATREE on issues relating to rural livelihoods in Karnataka, migration, water and drought.

Work will involve extensive fieldwork, supervision of household surveys, and data cleaning and analysis. Previous experience in conducting fieldwork and empirical research, working with large data sets, familiarity with STATA, and proficiency in Kannada are all preferred. The position is open to both graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. We will make efforts to train candidates in advanced empirical research methods. Co-authorship of research papers is possible.

Best,

Durba

Fellow

ATREE

Bullied, Bullies and Bystanders, Advancing Knowledge, Understanding and Practice in Education

Bullied, Bullies and Bystanders, Advancing Knowledge, Understanding and Practice in Education 9th to 10th June 2016 Dublin, Ireland The aim of the conference is to provide an interface in which international scholars and practitioners can consider from both theoretical and empirical perspectives how to prevent and counteract bullying in all its forms. Enquiries: helena.murphy@dcu.ie Web address: http://www.bully.ie Sponsored by: ABC National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, Dublin City University, Ireland and The Norwegian Centre for Learning Environments and Behaviours, University of Stavanger, Norway.

Fwd: 2016 Humanities Conference: Nature at the Crossroads: New Directions for the Humanities in the Age of the Anthropocene - A Common Ground Conference

FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, USA 8-11 June 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters, or colloquia are invited for the Fourteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in Chicago, USA, 8-11 June 2016. Proposals are invited that address the humanities through one of the following categories: Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies ?Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies ?Theme 3: Civic, Political, and Community Studies Theme 4: Literary Humanities Theme 5: Humanities Education 2016 SPECIAL FOCUS: 'Nature at the Crossroads: New Directions for the Humanities in the Age of the Anthropocene' VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you may present in a Virtual Poster session or a Virtual Lightning Talk. Virtual sessions enable participants to present work to a body of peers and to engage with colleagues from afar. As a virtual participant, presenters are scheduled in the formal program, have access to select conference content, can submit an article for peer review and possible publication, may upload an online presentation, and can enjoy Annual Membership to the community and subscriber access to the New Directions in the Humanities Collection. NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES COLLECTION All presenters are invited to submit written articles for publication to the fully refereed New Directions in the Humanities Collection. Articles may be submitted by in-person and virtual participants as well as community members. SUBMISSION DEADLINE The current review period closing date for the latest round of submissions to the Call for Papers (a title and short abstract) is 11 September 2015. Please visit our website for more information on submitting your proposal, future deadlines, and registering for the conference. For more information and to submit a proposal visit: http://thehumanities.com/chicagoconference-2016 Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com Web address: http://thehumanities.com/chicagoconference-2016 Sponsored by: New Directions in the Humanities / Common Ground Publishing

HISTART '15 / III. History of Art Conference

HISTART '15 / III. History of Art Conference HISTART '15 / III. History of Art Conference will be held on October 9-10, 2015. The conference will be coordinated by DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center), organized by BILSAS (Science, Art, Sport Productions) and hosted by Cezayir Meeting Halls. The conference is aiming at fostering discussions on art and society in modern history. HISTART '15 Call for Papers: Art and Society The History of Art Conference aims to trace the path of the dialectic correlation between art and its influence by and upon the society within which it is formed. This correlation is predicated on the explicit relationship between art practice and society from earliest times to the present. During the conference, and within the context of exploring this relationship, well known periods and moments from the history of art will be brought to the agenda and new areas of interest that will be revealed by this perspective will be explored. KEYNOTES Prof. Christopher PINNEY Christopher Pinney is an anthropologist and art historian. He is currently Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at University College London. From 2007-09 he was Visiting Crowe Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern. His research interests cover the art and visual culture of South Asia, with a particular focus on the history of photography and chromolithography in India. He has also worked on industrial labor and Dalit goddess possession. PUBLICATION All submitted papers are subject to double blind peer review. Conference proceedings are going to be available on DVD as e-book and DAKAM's digital library with an ISBN number before the conference and will be sent to be reviewed for inclusion in the "Thomson & Reuters Web of Science's Conference Proceedings Citation Index" (CPCI) and Google Scholars. Selected papers presented at HISTART'15 are going to be published in "Art-Sanat Journal" and "Turkish Journal of Arts and Social Sciences". AGENDA Deadline for Abstract Submission: August 14, 2015 Deadline for registration: August 28, 2015 Deadline for full papers submission: Sep 4, 2015 MAIN THEMES 1. Society and Art 2. Politics and Art 3. Ideology and Art 4. Institutions and Art http://www.histartconference.org/p/themes.html VENUE The conference will be held at Cezayir Meeting Halls. http://www.cezayir-istanbul.com/en/index.php Hayriye Caddesi 12, Galatasaray, Beyo?lu Cezayir building was built in 1901 as a school by the Italian Workers' Society. The building, with its 2005 renovation, has been transformed into a landmark establishment serving under the Cezayir Garden, Cezayir Lounge and Cezayir Rooms brands on its three floors. Housing a restaurant, a lounge, a bar and meeting rooms as well as providing a wide range of cultural events in its halls. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE The scientific committee consists of significant scholars, such as Prof. Dr. Engin Beksac-Trakya University, Department of Art History Prof. Dr. Filiz Yeni?ehirlio?lu - Director of Vehbi Koç Ankara Studies Research Center of Koc University Assist. Prof. Dr. Sercan Yand?m Ayd?n - Hacettepe University, Department of History of Art Assist. Prof. Dr. Alptekin Yava? Assist. Prof. Dr. Tuna ?are A?turk Assoc. Prof.Dr.Elvan Topall? - Uluda? University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Art History Assist. Prof. Dr. Seda Yavuz - Istanbul University Art History Department Lecturer F?rat Arapo?lu Istanbul Kemerburgaz University ABSTRACT SUBMISSION You can submit your abstract by entering the online registration system EASYCHAIR at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=histart15 Enquiries: info@histartconference.org