UGC SPONSORED NATIONAL SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE: Call for Papers

THEME: CLIMATE CHANGE – A CHALLENGE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

WHEN: November 29th & 30th 2012

WHERE: PG Seminar Hall,KBN College, Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

ORGANISER(S): Department of Zoology, KBN College, Vijayawada in collaboration with ANU, APPCB, APCOST

CALL FOR PAPERS: You can submit your papers on the following sub-themes both in hard copy as well as soft copy form.

SUB-THEMES:

• Ecofriendly technologies and its insight
• Biodiversity conservation and its management
• Impacts of Global warming and climate change
• Pollution and its control measures
• Industrial Pollution, Plastic pollution and Management
• Minimization and recycling of Municipal solid and Industrial hazardous wastes
• Bioremediation techniques
• Ozone depletion and control measures
• Energy conservation strategies
• Environmental policies, Issues and Implementation
• International summits, a mile stone to environmental protection
• Natural resources conservation

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

·         Abstract should be in MS Word 2007 format with Times New Roman, 12 Font size and 1.5 space.

·         Abstract should be limited to 250 words only.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Entries should reach:

V.Subhashini
Convener NSCCSD -2012
Head, Dept of Zoology, KBN College, Kothapet,
Vijayawada-1 A.P. India
Phone no : 94901 96964
Website: www.kbncollege.ac.in

Also, send a soft copy of the submission to seminarkbn@gmail.com

REGISTRATION:

·         Lecturers, Research Scholars : Rs.300/-

·         Students : Rs.100/-

Payment may be made via Demand draft in favor of the Principal,KBN College payable at Vijayawada.

IMPORTANT DATES:

·         Last Date for Abstract Submission : 5-11-2012

·         Date of Acceptance : 10-11-2012

·         Last Date of Full Paper Submission: 15-11 – 2012

·         Last Date for Registration : 25 -11-2012

For more detail, kindly visit the following link -

http://kbncollege.ac.in/nscc12.pdf

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IIM Shillong, 3rd Annual International Conference on Sustainability: Call for Papers

THEME: Sustainability: Ecology, Economy and Ethics

WHEN: 6-8 March, 2013

WHERE: IIM Shillong

SUB-THEMES:

The Conference will weave around but not be limited to the following sub-themes:
• Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Growth
• Energy Security for All
• Human- Nature Interface/ Relationship
• UN Global Compact and Millennium Development Goals
• Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) and Sustainable Development
• Micro Finance and Economic Self-Reliance
• Entrepreneurship for Rural Development
• Rio + 20 Summit Revelations
• Role of Business in Promoting Sustainability
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Enlightened Governance
• Business, Economy and Ethics
• Socially and Environmentally Responsible Management Education
• Cultural Diversity and Global Sustenance
• Spiritual Foundation of Sustainability

CALL FOR PAPERS: You can submit your abstract and full paper on the above-mentioned themes by the given deadline for the purpose of presentation at the conference.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Length: Within 6000 words (including abstract, reference and appendix) in Times New Roman font with size 12.

Title page: Article title, authors name with affiliation and email, corresponding author’s address, Tel., Fax and email are to be included;

Second Page: The ttitle and an abstract of 300 words, with maximum of 4-5 key words. The second page onwards the manuscript should be completely anonymous for blind peer review;

Main Text: Should be more readable, technical details should be provided in appendix, ideas proposed should preferably be supported by examples from real life scenarios;

Footnotes: Should be used as sparingly as possible and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers placed as superscript;

Tables and Figures: Should be numbered consecutively. Tables should be titled at top and figures captioned below. No table and figure included in the paper should be left unreferenced in the text. Referencing should be done as per table number figure number. Any illustration/photos should be considered as figure and numbered accordingly;

References: Within the text as the author’s name followed by a comma and year of publication, all in round brackets. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order must be given as follows:

·         For books : Surname, initials, (year), title, publisher, place of publication.

·         For journals : surname, initials, (year), journal, volume (number), pages.

·         For articles: surname, initials, (year), title, journal/proceedings name, pages

BEST PAPER AWARD:

There are three best paper awards for this conference. The Criteria for selection of the three best award winning papers are:

·         Originality of Ideas

·         Depth of Research

·         Quality of Analysis

·         Relevance to the overall conference theme

Awards
1. First Prize: INR 25000 and a letter of appreciation
2. Second Prize: INR 15000 and a letter of appreciation
3. Third Prize: INR 10000 and a letter of appreciation

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Both offline and online submissions will be accepted.

Offline submissions would be accepted only in the form of neatly typed/hand written articles sent to the following address in a sealed envelope. Corresponding authors details of the submission should be neatly typed on the envelope.

Address for Offline Submission:
[Article submission for SusCon-3]
To,
The Chairman, SusCon Organizing Committee
IIM Shillong, Mayurbhanj Complex, Nongthymmai
Shillong-793014

Online submissions are to be sent to sus-con@iimshillong.in with subject line as given:

Subject line for abstract: “Abstract for SusCon-3:” + article title
Subject line for full-text: “Full-text for SusCon-3:”+ article title

IMPORTANT DATES:

·         Last date for submission of abstract: November 07, 2012

·         Last date for notification of acceptance of abstract: November 27, 2012

·         Last date for full paper submission: January 07, 2013

·         Last date for notification of acceptance of full paper: February 07, 2013

REGISTRATION FEE FOR ACADEMICIAN: INR 3500

For registration process and other relevant deatils, kindly visit the following link-

http://iimshillong.in/sus-con/pdf/SusConBrochure2013.pdf

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Blawger: A Unique Law Blogging Competition

GyanCentral presents Blawger, a unique law blogging competition, organized in order to 

involve law students who write their own blogs, and to encourage them to share quality 

blog content about law on our website so that they can compete with other writers/bloggers.

Prizes

First Prize- INR 8000

Second Prize- INR 5000

Third Prize- INR 2000

Certificates will be provided to the top ten contestants.

For any doubts or queries please contact ankit@gyancentral.com or 

                                                                  ushnota@gyancentral.com

For Rules CLICK HERE

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4th Government Law College International Law Summit, 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS                                       

All members of the legal fraternity, practitioners, professors and students can 

present original academic works dealing with the realm of International Arbitration 

and Mediation at the Summit.

Organised by:-The Students for the Promotion of International Law (SPIL) and the 

Government Law College, Mumbai

THEME: “Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation”

February 1-3, 2013.

AWARDS

1.) Best Paper: Rs. 10,000

2.) 2nd Best Paper: Rs.7000

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1.) The Paper Proposal must be accompanied by an Abstract.

2.) The Proposal and Abstract shall not cumulatively exceed 500 words. 

Papers shall be of a minimum length of 2000 words, the

3.) Aforementioned ?gure not inclusive of footnotes.

4.) All papers must be typed and reproduced on a standard A4 paper (21 x 29 ¾ centimetres). 

The font and size of the text must be the same and must be in Times New Roman 12-point.

5.) The text of the Paper must have one and a half spacing. However, text of footnotes and 

headings may be single-spaced.

6.) Quotations of 50 words or more shall be block quoted (i.e. right and left indented) and 

may be single-spaced.

7.) All pages shall have margins of at least one inch, or two point six (2.6) centimetres, on all sides, 

excluding page numbers.

8.) All Citations must be in accordance with the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation.

REGISTRATION

Registrations are permitted individually or in a team of two (2), three (3) or four (4). 

In case of the paper being authored by more than one individual, the names of the authors 

and the order of appearance must be speci?ed.

A demand draft for the amount of Rs. 700, drawn in favour of 

“SPIL Government Law College Mumbai” must be sent to the address given below before 

the 25th January, 2013.

Ms. Krutika Chitre
President, SPIL Mumbai
Government Law College,
‘A’ Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400020

ACCOMMODATION

Kindly take note that accommodation for the duration of the Summit shall be 

provided only to individuals or teams whose papers have been thus chosen. 

Accommodation will be provided for a maximum of two (2) members, in case of a team registration.

IMPORTANT DATES

1.) Last Date for Registration and Submission of Paper Proposal: 15th October, 2012.

2.) Con?rmation of Acceptance of Paper Proposal : 30th October, 2012

3.) Submission of Final Paper : 1st December, 2012

For any further queries, contact  spilmumbai@gmail.com, or visit www.spilmumbai.com

For More Details CLICK HERE

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