Conference on Emerging Priorities for Sustainable Partnerships

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is organizing a Conference titled “Emerging Priorities for Sustainable Partnerships” at the India International Centre, New Delhi on June 1, 2013, to present collaborative research that has been completed, or is currently being undertaken, by Indian and Canadian universities/research institutions in four focus areas:

1. Energy & Environment

2. Public Health

3. Food Security & Sustainable Development

4. Bi-lateral Trade and Investment

Objectives

Emerging opportunities and strategies to address challenges in these four areas that have been identified as priority sectors by both the Indian and Canadian governments will be the themes of this Conference. One of the objectives of this Conference is to gather experts and a new cadre of researchers to discuss their contributions to higher learning while weaving academic and institutional collaborations between Canada and India. It is expected that strategic recommendations will be derived from the Conference that will contribute to sustained academic and institutional partnerships.

Call for Papers

Papers are invited from faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and doctoral students from Shastri member institutions, as well as faculty/researchers from non-member institutions to present and share work that has been completed or is currently progressing in these four areas. The papers could be the outcome of research funded by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute or by other agencies, universities or research institutions. We particularly encourage submissions that develop inter-disciplinary themes.

Abstract of papers must be submitted by April 30, 2013, to Dr. Prachi Kaul, Programme Officer, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute by email at prachi@sici.org.in. Authors must indicate the focus area for which they would like their paper to be considered.

Important Dates§ April 30, 2013: Deadline for Submission of Abstracts

§ May 15, 2013: Acceptance Notification

§ June 1, 2013: Conference

Travel and Accommodation

Economy class air-fare within India, and local accommodation in New Delhi, will be provided to out-station scholars whose papers have been selected for presentation at the Conference. Travel and accommodation arrangements/reimbursements will be done according to the travel and accommodation policy of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.

 

Conference Coordinators

Dr. Biju Paul Abraham, IIM Calcutta and Dr. Ravishankar Rao, Mangalore University

Executive Council

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

5 BhaiVir Singh Marg,

New Delhi – 110 001, India.

Telephone: 91-11-2374-6417/3114, Fax: 91-11-2374-6416
Website: www.sici.org.in, Email: sici@sici.org