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Call for Papers and Participation: Annual International Conference on Social Sciences, 4-7 August 2014, Athens, Greece

The Social Sciences Research Division (SSRD) of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing its first Annual International Conference on Social Sciences which will be held in Athens, Greece on 4-7 August 2014. In the past, the five research units of SSRD have organized 45 annual international conferences on  economics, sociology psychology, politics & International Affairs, as well as the mass media & Communication. Papers from all branches of social sciences are welcome: Anthropology, Media and Communication Studies, Economics, Education, Human Geography, Political science, Public Administration, Psychology and Sociology. Papers on Social Research and Social Theory are also welcome.

The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, the official dinner (Greek Night of entertainment), coffee breaks and conference material. In addition,  a number of cultural and educational activities are being organized such as an urban walk around Athens (which will include the Acropolis), an additional dinner, a special one-day cruise to the Greek islands and a visit to Delphi. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate.

Please submit a 300-word abstract before 6 January 2014 via email, atiner@atiner.gr to: Dr. Gregory A. Katsas, Head, Sociology Research Unit, ATINER and Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece.  Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2014/FORM-SOS.doc.

If your submission is accepted, you will receive information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (gtp@atiner.gr), President, ATINER.  The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic association and its mission is to act as a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world –  can meet in Athens in order to  exchange ideas on their research and to discuss future developments in their disciplines.

Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 200 international conferences, symposiums and events. It has also published approximately 150 books.  Academically, the Institute consists of five Research Divisions and twenty-three Research Units.  Each Research Unit organizes an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. Academics and researchers are more than welcome to become members and contribute to ATINER’s objectives. The members of the Institute can undertake a number of academic activities. If you want to become a member, please download the form (membership form). For more information or suggestions, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr.

Call for Papers: Sixth International Symposium on Process Organization Studies

Call for Papers
Sixth International Symposium on Process Organization Studies

Theme: Organizational routines: How they are created, maintained, and changed

General process-oriented and theme-focused papers are invited

www.process-symposium.com

19-21 June 2014
Elysium Resort & Spa, Rhodes, Greece
www.elysium.gr

Conveners:

Jennifer Howard-Grenville, University of Oregon, USA
Claus Rerup, Western University, Canada
Ann Langley, HEC Montreal, Canada
Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK

Keynote Speakers:

Paul Dourish, Professor of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, USA, author of Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction
Martha Feldman, Johnson Chair for Civic Governance and Public Management, Professor of Social Ecology, Political Science, Business and Sociology, University of California, Irvine, USA
Bob Mesle, Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Graceland University, USA, author of Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead

Deadline for submissions of extended abstracts: January 31st, 2014.

For more information, please see attachment or visit: http://www.process-symposium.com