1st IIT Law School National Moot Court Competition. [14 - 16 November, 2014]

The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur is organizing the 1st IIT Law School National Moot Court Competition from 14 - 16 November, 2014. The moot proposition is based on a confluence of Competition Law, Biodiversity Law, Patent Law and Constitutional law aspects.

All students currently enrolled in three year or five year LL.B. or LL.M. degree in any Law School/College/University in India, are eligible to participate in the Competition. Each team shall be composed of three (3) members, with two speakers and one researcher. A two (2) member team, in which both the members are speakers, is also eligible for participation.

A total of 24 teams shall be eligible for registration based on first come first served basis (based on the receipt of the scanned copies of the DD, the duly filled Registration Form and the proof of postage to IIT). Only one team per institution is allowed to register in the competition upon payment of a registration fee of Rs. 1,000/-.

Registration:

Each team must register through electronic means by sending a scanned copy of the duly filled registration form provided with the invite for the competition (at the end of the rules manual), the Demand Draft for the registration fee of Rs.1,000/- and proof of postage of the same (in the form of receipts of Courier, Speed Post, etc.), to nmcc2014@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in latest by 27^th October, 2014.

The DD should be made in favour of DEAN, CE, IIT KHARAGPUR and should be payable at KHARAGPUR, WEST BENGAL. 

Also, the hard copy of Registration form duly filled and signed, and accompanied by the registration fee of Rs. 1,000/- in the form of a Demand Draft, must be sent to the address mentioned in the registration form and must reach no later than 3rd November, 2014. 

Important dates:

• Soft copies (scanned) of the Registration Form, the Demand Draft and the Proof of Postage to reach the organizers via Email: 27th October 2014 (11:59 PM).
• Confirmation of Team Registration by Organizers: 28th October 2014.
• Hard Copies of the Registration Form along with the DD to reach the organizers via post: 3rd November 2014
• Last date for requesting Clarifications about the moot problem (can be made on nmcc2014@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in) is 27th October 2014 and the Clarifications will be released on 28th October 2014.
• Last date for submission of soft copy of Memorials: 11th November 2014 (11:59 PM).
• Dates of Competition: 14th, 15th and 16th November, 2014

Please refer to the Rules for Memorial rules and requirements. Soft copies of the Memorials for each side must be submitted by 11th November, 2014 in both .docx and .pdf formats to nmcc2014@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in.

The Moot Proposition and the Rules and the Registration Form have been attached for your kind perusal.

Please visit the school's website for further details Here

Please address any queries to: nmcc2014@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in OR mcs.iitkgp@gmail.com

We look forward to hosting you at IIT Kharagpur.

The Moot Proposition can be found Here and the Rules and Registration Form can be found Here.

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Call for Papers: Women in the 21st Centure: Working Towards Empowerment [Submit By: 5th December, 2014]

Date : 13th-14th , February 2015

Venue : GOA COLLEGE OF HOME SCIENCE, Panaji, Goa

The Conference titled “Women in the 21st Century:  Working towards Empowerment” is designed on the following subthemes and issues for which papers are invited:-
1. Women, Nutrition and Health
2. Women, Media, Advertising and Consumerism
3. Women, Education and Employment.
4. Women, Justice, Safety and Security.

Submission of Research Paper : 5th December, 2014
Last Date of Registration : 15th December, 2014
Intimation regarding Schedule of Research Paper Presentation : 5th January. 2015
Last Date for informing for the Accommodation :10th January. 2015
Date of Conference :13th & 14th February, 2015

• If an author has got more than one accepted paper, each paper has to be registered separately.
• The Registration form, dully filled, along with fees paid by Demand Draft drawn in favour of Principal, Goa College of Home Science, payable at Panaji, should reach the College office by 20th December 2014.
• Registration fees include Conference Kit, Certificate, Breakfast, Lunch and Evening Tea.

Interested academicians, scientists, research scholars and students are invited to submit original and unpublished abstract papers for oral/poster presentation on any themes mentioned above. The abstract of the paper typed in Times New Roman, 12 Font, double spaced and not more than 500 words shall reach the Organising Secretary on or before 5th December 2014 by post. Soft copy of your abstract can also be emailed to conf.empowerment2015@gmail.com. The abstract review committee will select the abstract for oral/poster presentation. The selected participants will be intimated via mail within a week and the full paper should be submitted by 15th December 2014.

Individual Registration (Delegate) : Rs 1000/-
Individual Registration (Student/ Research Scholars) : Rs 500/-

CONTACT :

Dr. Daisy John
Organising Secretary/Co- Convenor
Department of Human Development
Goa College of Home Science
Mobile: 9822688791
Tel.: (0832) – 2227603
E-mail: conf.empowerment2015@gmail.com.

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E-mail: principalgchs@rediffmail.com
conf.empowerment2015@gmail.com.
Website: http://www.goahomescience.gov.in

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Call for Papers: Pragamana International Journal on Rural Development and Allied Issues (Issue2) [Submit By: 15th November, 2014]

Pragamana, as the name suggests, is a new beginning towards the issues of Rural Development. The aim of this initiative is to disseminate information of that part of the world which resides in beautiful villages.The Journal will cover issues of rural development across the world. This is a double peer reviewed journal bearing ISSN 2393-896X available in print.

• Word limit for submissions:
• Articles : 5,000-10,000 words
• Short Articles : 2,500-5,000 words
• Case study : 2,500-6,000 words

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Each submission must be accompanied with
• An abstract (200-250 words)
• Short description about the author
• Main article
• List of References
• The articles must be original and unpublished.
• The articles must be related to rural development. The authors may take in account national and international perspectives. They may relate rural development with other disciplines like health, law, technology, agriculture, climate etc.
• The articles must be sent to pragamana1@gmail.com by 15th of November, 2014.
• The submission must accompanied by a certificate that the contribution submitted is a piece of original research work of author and has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
• Formatting :
• Main text : Times New Roman, Font Size 12 , 1.5 spaced
• Footnotes : Times New Roman, Font Size 10 , single spaced
• Citation Method : Bluebook 19th
• All submissions will be subject to a plagiarism check.
• Professionals, Academicians, Scholars and Students of all disciplines are eligible to contribute.
• The deadline for submissions is November 15th, 2014.
• Website: https://pragamana.wordpress.com/
• Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pragamana/736649863042235?sk=info
• Email id: pragamana1@gmail.com

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For any query, contact :Tejaswini Ranjan, Editor in Chief  (tej049@gmail.com, 7870428816 )

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Call for Blog Posts: RGNUL Student Law Review Blog

Theme: ‘Competition Law: Current Issues’

The Editorial Board of the RGNUL Student Law Review (RSLR) invites blog posts from the legal community on the theme ‘Competition Law: Current Issues’ as an initiative supporting the Current Issue of the Law Review.

The details for submissions are as follows:

• All submissions must be in Garamond, font size 12, Spacing 1.5.

• All endnotes should be in Garamond 10 single-spaced.

• Margins: Left 1.5 Inch and Right 1 Inch, Top 1 Inch and Bottom 1 Inch.

• Word Limit for each blog post is a maximum of 1000 Words.(Exclusive of Endnotes)

• Please ensure inclusion of endnotes instead of footnotes. A Uniform style of Citation is necessary for acceptance.

• The manuscript should be accompanied with a covering letter specifying the author’s name, designation, institute, contact number and e-mail for future reference.

• All entries should be submitted in .doc or .docx format.

• The Manuscripts must be e-mailed to submissionsrslr@rgnul.ac.in

• The Subject should be Titled “Submission for RSLR Blog”

• All selected entries shall be published on the RSLR Blog available at our website HERE.

• Bloggers who have a minimum of 2 entries published in the blog shall receive a certificate of appreciation from the editorial board.

• Submissions shall be made within a span of 6 weeks for both the submissions.

The author(s) bear sole responsibility for the accuracy of facts, opinions or view stated in the submitted Manuscript. In case of any gross plagiarism found in the contents of submitted manuscript, the Manuscript shall be subject to rejection.

Copyright of all blog posts shall remain with the Law Review. All Moral Rights shall vest with the author.

Contact:

For more details about the Law Review, visit our website HERE.

For any further queries, you can contact the Editorial Board at rslr@rgnul.ac.in

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