THEME: Sustainability: Ecology, Economy and
Ethics
WHEN: 6-8 March, 2013
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-
11:58:00
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