Conferences

The 17th International Research Seminar of the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS) will take place at the Sigtunahaden Conference Centre in Sigtuna, near Stockholm (Sweden), on 16 – 18 June 2010.

The seminar will be devoted to the consequences for social security of the financial and economic crisis in a changing world and will address the following questions: How has the social security sector responded? To what extent is the crisis placing an additional burden on systems’ finances? Have social security systems succeeded in dealing effectively with the negative impacts of the crisis? Have the reforms of the past few years, including activation measures and changes to pensions and healthcare systems, proven effective? What lessons can be learnt for the future? The crisis has also made it apparent that today’s societies will need to realign policies
relatively quickly in order to protect the (global) environment and safeguard social cohesion, and to be able to cope adequately with growing migration flows. The seminar will focus on the role that social security might play in this respect, including addressing what kind of reforms are required and whether it is possible to identify best practices.Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Tony Atkinson (Oxford University) Anton Hemerijck (VU University Amsterdam) Herwig Immervol (OECD)

FISS welcomes papers that address these and other relevant questions. Authors wishing to submit a paper for presentation at the seminar should submit by email attachment a title and an abstract of between 200 and 300 words in English before 25 January 2010 to the FISS Secretariat at: csb@ua.ac.be The file should have the lead author’s surname in the title (e.g. Cantillon_FISS_ 2009).

Those who have submitted an abstract will be informed by 8 February 2010 whether their paper has been accepted and be given detailed formatting instructions. The full papers, which should be written in English, should be submitted to the FISS Secretariat at the Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy (University of Antwerp) no later than 15 May 2010, for distribution to the discussants and participants.

More information is available on the FISS webpage:

http://fiss-socialsecurity.com/metadot/index.pl

Conference: The 2009 International Conference on Business & Technology
Date: September 24-27, 2009
Venue: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Deadline: Papers and/or Proposal to be submitted by August 15, 2009
Contact: conference@irgbusin ess.com

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2009 International Conference on Business and Technology (ICBT 2009)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
September 24-27, 2009

Proposals or papers are being accepted for the 2009 International Conference on Business & Technology (ICBT 2009) taking place in the Courtyard by Marriott in Downtown/Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD, from September 24-27, 2009. The papers can address any aspect of business and technology, but special interest will be on those that focus on the intersection of business and technology. The conference will
welcome submissions from scholars, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, technology experts, policy makers, and other practitioners of business and technology. It is also a goal of the conference to foster inspiration, skills, ideas, and enjoyment.

Instructions for Submission of Papers

Suggested Themes:
• The Role of Government in the Development of Business & Technology
• The Impact of Technology on the Practice of Medicine
• Emerging Information and Communication Technologies
• Sustainable/ Green Technology
• The Transportation Industries – Road, Rail, Water, & Air
• Technology in Education
• Ethics in Business and Technology
• Biotechnology
• Agribusiness
• Any Other Topic in Business and/or Technology

Guidelines for Submission of Papers
All papers must be submitted in the APA format. For more information
on the APA style, visit http://www.apastyle.org.