Event

The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine is partnering with the World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) for its Eighth International Conference, scheduled to take place from November 26th -28th, 2010. The WASD 2010 Conference is entitled "Towards Epistemic Sovereignty: (Re)-thinking Development in a Changing Global Political Economy." This multi-disciplinary conference aims to encourage a critical examination of the neoliberal approach to development, and encourages participants to consider alternative explanations for the Third World problématique of underdevelopment.

For more information, click www.sta.uwi.edu or http://tinyurl.com/UWI-WASD2010.

 

Call For Papers

Deadline for Abstract: 05 April 2010

Deadline for Full Paper Submission: 05 May 2010 

Deadline for Revised Full Paper Submission: 05 June 2010  

PAPERS AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCEEDINGS.  

All papers will be reviewed for possible publications in:

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

World Review of Enterprenuership, Management and Sustainable Development

International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health

Submissions of papers (No more than two papers per presenting author) are invited in any of the conference different RESEARCH TRACKS, but need not limit their options to these themes/tracks. 

Please submit your paper (s) directly to the Track Chairs with a copy to the Program Coordinator. The different themes (or tracks), each with a listing of topics, have been formulated to aid the organisers of, and participants in, this conference in paper solicitations, review, and in assigning time slots for presentation. The topics in each listing are typical examples and are not in any way exhaustive or even mutually exclusive. The aim is to include in this conference a wide variety of ideas and issues and not to exclude any scholarly input that is related to the major themes of this conference. 

Authors who are uncertain of the appropriate track for their papers should consult the program chair at conference@worldsustainable.org.