About Conference
PIC International Conference invites academics, young researchers, PhD students as well as practitioners from different countries to discuss current issues in the area of social science. The conference will follow interdisciplinary approach focusing mainly on the topics of education, e-learning, law, bussines, economy, social inclusion as well as sustainable development.
PIC International Conference is organized bianually. In October, the conference takes place in Malta, and in April in Italy. The conference events taking place in Italy will be organized in different places such as Roma, Naples, and Catania.
Organizers of the conferences are Pegaso International Malta and UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, European Center for Bioethics and Quality of Life.
Conference Aims
2019 PIC International Conference in Malta aims to encourage discussion and knowledge sharing on the topic of Social Inclusion, Education and Digital Society, tackling the challenges of multicultural societies from the aspects of education, economy, and coexistence, especially in EuroMed region. The motivation behind the conference aims is based on the assumption that digital technologies may act as a relevant enabler of better quality of life as well as economic prosperity.
Where
Malta
When
18-19 October 2019, Friday & Saturday
Organizers
Organizers of the conferences are Pegaso International Malta and UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, European Center for Bioethics and Quality of Life.
Conference Schedule
Friday, October 18
15.00 - 18.00
Registration
16.30 - 17.00
Conference opening and welcome addresses
17.00 - 18.30
Panel Discussion: Digital Challenges for Education in the EuroMed Region
18.30 - 19.00
Signatures of MoU
19.00 - 20.30
Welcome Reception
20.00 - 22.00
VIP Dinner (by invitation)
Saturday, October 19
9.30 - 11.00
Panel discussion: Policies and Ethics of Social Inclusion – Cultural Diversity
11.00 - 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 - 13.00
Keynote Speakers
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.30
Parallel Sessions
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee Break
16.00 - 18.00
Workshops for PhD Students
Important Dates
Abstract submission: 10.9.2019
Notification of acceptance: within 10 days after submission
Registration for participants without presentation: 15.10.2019
Registration Fees
250 EUR – Participants with presentation
180 EUR – PhD students with presentation
160 EUR – Participants without presentation, accompanying persons
Venue
1st Day - Friday, October 18
Palazzo Parisio, Victory Square29, In-Naxxar NXR 1700, Malta
2nd Day - Saturday, October 19
Pegaso International – Smart City Malta, Unit 605 SCM01, Ricasoli, Kalkara SCM 1001, Malta
Publishing Opportunities
Conference Booklet, in which all the events and all the authors will be listed, will be published by PIPress in e-version on the day of the conference.
Only abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings. It will be published by PIPress in e-version on the day of the conference.
Authors should register and submit the abstract in the conference submission system (click Register or Submit button).
The length of the abstract should be between 800 and 1.000 characters. The content of the abstract has to be structured in paragraphs including (i) theoretical background, (ii) aim of the study, (iii) research methods, (iv) central findings with implications.
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/ ) and will be freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.
Authors of high-quality manuscripts will be invited to publish in conference sponsored journals.
How to Submit an Abstract
Detailed instructions for registering and submitting an abstract can be found HERE.