Building Sustainable Communities

This theme is dedicated to discussing the gendered dimensions of building socially, economically and environmentally sustainable communities. On the one hand women and men provide different contributions to community building activities; on the other there are gendered outcomes as communities transition to sustainable practices and lifestyles.Papers are welcome that examine how various agencies, groups/organisations and individuals help build sustainable communities and raise awareness of the interconnections between issues of environment (land stewardship, ecology, energy, climate change, disasters) and social/economic imperatives for communities (health, income generation, cultural practices, good governance).

Women and Economic Development

Economic Development is a priority for women in the Asia Pacific Region.Creatively re-thinking economic theory and development concepts in the light of feminist theory and women’s interests is not only politically strategic but vital to the improvement of women’s economic well being.Papers are invited that are concerned with women’s economic well being and livelihoods.Particularly, we encourage papers that focus on women’s entrepreneurship, business skills, community economies and that draw connections between economic development, human rights and aid policies

Making Women’s Lives Safer

Safety for women and girls continues to be an important issue for global human rights activists.The lives of women and girls are made unsafe because of direct and indirect violence from their state, their communities and their families.This theme seeks to explore and critically analyse the issues and practices that expose women and girls to violence of any form as well as highlight and celebrate the creative polices, processes and programs that address such violence and enhance the safety of women and girls. Papers exploring issues such as trafficking, prostitution, pornography, HIV/AIDS and domestic and family violence are invited.Analyses of the gendered nature of violence and the gendered outcomes of generic violence that contribute to unsafe environments and lives for women and girls are particularly welcome.

Women’s Leadership and Governance

Achievement of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals will require that women have an equal role in the decisions that affect their lives. Building women’s leadership skills in civil society, government, politics and parliament will lead to improved governance across all sectors of society and contribute to betterment of the lives of women. Papers are invited that describe best practice and research in women’s leadership and its impact on improving governance across all sectors.Papers that describe successful strategies to increase the number of elected women representatives at all levels of government are particularly welcome.

• Environmental awareness for economic competitiveness
• Updates on biomedical waste management
• Innovative techniques to combat desertification and water problems
• Progressing with meeting and enforcing auto emission standards
• Environmental standards and competitiveness of key economic sectors

e-Health Related Issues:

• Enhance competitiveness of healthcare sector through e-health solutions
• Information infrastructure to improve health and environment
• e-Learning and competitiveness in the healthcare market
• Caring for the e- Community
• Need for e-health governance to enhance competitiveness
• Responsiveness to patient needs for market competitiveness

Proposals Due: December 12, 2011

ED-MEDIA–World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

This annual international conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education. ED-MEDIA spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries.

We invite you to attend ED-MEDIA and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions.

Conference themes and topic for discussions and papers submission include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The interdependence between education and development
• Casual factors of educational development
• Politics and education
• Equal access to education
• Gender in education
• The importance of educating women
• The importance of permanent education in achieving the high performances of an organization
• Cross cultural aspects of education
• Resource allocation to provide educational services
• Educational systems around the world
• Educational leadership
• Education and peace
• Education for sustainable development

Early registration deadline: 15th October 2011

Abstract submissions deadline: 1st February 2012 (subject to availability of spots as submissions are being accepted and reviewed on a rolling admission basis as long as space is available)

Full paper submissions deadline: 15th February 2012 (for invited presenters who have completed their registration arrangements)

The Social Transformation Platform in Universiti Sains Malaysia in collaboration with Yokohama City University will be organizing the 2nd IACSC Symposium in the University Main Conference Hall, USM on September 10-11, 2011.

The main goal of this consortium is to provide a platform for discussion and sharing of urban sustainability topics and findings. It also aims to stimulate inter-disciplinary discussions and networking to further enhance the knowledge of academicians, practitioners, and professionals on urban sustainability. The scopes of the papers that will be presented by invited speakers are mainly (but not limited to) about Environment, Public Health, and Urban Design and Management.