PIConf 2022
Inclusive sustainability in Africa-Europe
through dialogue and technology
Online conference, 21-22 October, 2022
About Conference
PIC International Conference invites PhD students, young researchers, academics, and practitioners from different countries to discuss current issues in the area of social science. The conference will follow an interdisciplinary approach focusing mainly on education, e-learning, law, business, economy, social inclusion, and sustainable development.
Conference Aims
2022 PIC International Online Conference aims to encourage discussion about topics related to Inclusive Society, Sustainable Development, Intercultural Dialogue, Higher Education, and Digitalisation. It challenges also the topics of multicultural societies also from the aspects of economy and coexistence, especially in the EuroMed region. The rationale for the conference is based on the assumption that information technology, intercultural dialogue and sustainable development are important factors of higher education, as well as economic prosperity.
Where
Online Conference
When
21-22 October 2022, Friday & Saturday
Organizer
Organizer of the conferences is Pegaso International Malta, with technical support by Dermol Digital Business Solutions, Slovenia.
Conference Schedule
16.00 - 18.00
Panel Discussion: Sustainability Challenges in the relationship between Africa and Europe. Together. Tomorrow. Today.
18.15 - 19.30
Workshop/seminar on Research Methodology (for PhD students)
Note: all times CET (Central European)
Current conference time:
Saturday, October 22
9.00 - 10.00
Project Dissemination Session and Networking Opportunities
10.00 - 12.00
Panel Discussion: Education - bringing together young people also through virtual collaborative learning
18.00 - 19.15
Workshop/seminar on publishing opportunities (for PhD students)
Important Dates
Abstract Submission: August 31, 2022
Notification of acceptance: within 10 days after submission
Payment of the registration fee: after registration, but before the conference dates. For attendance of the publishing workshops, the corresponding fee has to be paid in advance. Only online payment is possible.
Registration for those without an abstract/presentation and who are not registered for publishing workshops is not necessary, but appreciated. In such cases, no registration fee needs to be paid.
Registration Fees 2022
Regular Prices
180 EUR – Academics with presentation
140 EUR – Ph.D. Students with presentation
90 EUR – Participation at one or both publishing workshops (payment is mandatory for all who wish to attend; the fee has to be paid in advance).
70 EUR – Pegaso PhD students: 2 workshops + all events (without presentation)
Note: when registering for the conference or submitting the abstract, please provide us with the information about the payment status (student, academic, workshops).
For each abstract submission, 1 conference fee should be paid, regardless of the number of authors / co-authors.
Members of the panels and invited guests do not pay the conference fee.
There is no fee for just attending the panels, without submitting the abstract.
Prices until 30.9.2022 (Early-Bird Prices)
150 EUR – Academics with presentation
110 EUR – Ph.D. Students with presentation
90 EUR – Participation at one or both publishing consultations and workshops (payment is mandatory for all who wish to attend; the fee has to be paid in advance).
70 EUR – Pegaso PhD students: 2 workshops + all events (without presentation)
Publishing Opportunities
Abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
Authors should register and submit the abstract via the conference submission system (click Register now).
The length of an abstract should be between 200 and 250 words. The content of an abstract should include information about the theoretical background, the aim of the study, the research methods, and the central findings with implications.
Please DO NOT structure the abstract (i.e. no subtitles in the abstract!)
The conference proceedings will be published online under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ). It will be freely and permanently accessible online two weeks after the conference.
The authors are invited to submit full papers to the International Journal of Management, Knowledge, and Learning. Papers must be submitted to the journal submission system where all the submissions will be double-blind reviewed.
Besides that, the following journals also support the conference:
- Human Systems Management (indexed by Scopus, ESCI, etc.)
- International Journal of Innovation and Learning (indexed by Scopus, ESCI, etc.)
- International of Value Chain Management (indexed by Scopus, ESCI, etc.)
- International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development (indexed by Scopus, EBSCO, etc.)
- International Journal of Management in Education (indexed by Scopus, EBSCO, etc.)
- International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies (indexed by Scopus, DOAJ, etc.)
- International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy (indexed by EconLit, Google Scholar, etc.)
- Management (indexed by DOAJ, EconPapers)
- Scientific Bulletin of Politehnica University of Timisoara – Engineering & Management Series
(indexed by Index Copernicus) - Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies (indexed by DOAJ, Index Copernicus, CEEOL, RePEc, OAJI)
- Journal of Advanced Health Care (indexed by EBSCO)
How to Submit an Abstract
First, you should create your account by clicking Register & Submit.
After filling in the requested data, you will be requested to activate your account by clicking the appropriate link in the e-mail that will be sent to you and creating your password.
After you have created your account, login into the system by clicking Register & Submit and entering the email/username and the password that you defined when you created your account.
Submit your abstract in the submission form available on your account page. Also, fill in all the fields with the requested data.
Submissions should be in English.
Important note: To revise and correct your abstract after receiving the reviews, please edit the abstract with the corresponding ID number (do NOT submit a new abstract and do NOT register under a new username).
Guidelines for Presenters at Online Sessions
The guidelines for presenters are available here. Please read them carefully.
You can either present your abstract in-live or with a pre-recorded video presentation. In either case, live attendance of the session is required to enable quality discussion.
Video presentations can be recorded with PowerPoint. This short instructional video presents how the narration may be done, here you can find additional instruction on how to do it.
Preferably, the video presentations should be exported as a .mp4 video file or .ppsx Powerpoint file (see more information). The files with presentations should be uploaded to Google Drive available here.