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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