Call for Paper – 2016 Indonesia Focus

Theme: In Pursuit of Indonesia’s Sustainable Development

 

Greeting from the Asian Society for International Relations and Public Affairs (ASIRPA), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. ASIRPA organizes both the Indonesia Focus (IF) conference and an online scholarly and refereed journal called Journal of Indonesia Focus (JIF).

You are invited to submit your research findings to be presented at the IF-2016 conference with possible publication on JIF. The IF-2016 conference aims to bring together creative ideas and initiatives from the perspectives of social, political, economics, education, culture, health and human services, science and engineering. Discussion and research presentations from a wide range of disciplinary areas are expected to produce ideas, suggestions, and recommendations for the sustainability of Indonesia’s development.

Keynote Speakers: TBA

The conference welcomes research papers in the area of:

• Agriculture, Forestry, and Environment
• Economy, Business, and Entrepreneurship
• Education, Culture, and Arts
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – including IT
• Media and Communication
• Religion, Society, and Politics

Details for each topic can be found here.

General Submission Guidelines

All abstract submissions MUST be submitted online no later than July 15th, 2016 and written in English. Early submission is strongly encouraged.

Please use only one e-mail address for each participant and include the e-mail address at the bottom of your abstract. For more information. you can send an e-mail to info@indonesiafocus.net.

Indonesia Focus Conference accepts 2 categories of submissions.

(a) Extended abstracts of completed projects (empirical, methodological, theoretical, or critical). It should be 500-words in length. Submissions should use topic categories listed above. Please indicate in your title which division that the abstract falls under.

(b) Fully developed panel or roundtable proposals (400-word description, with 100-word abstracts for each paper and contact information for each author).

Please note that we will apply rolling deadlines within the review process. It means that we will send the abstracts to our reviewers and send a notification for acceptance or rejection to potential participants within 2 weeks after each submission. We encourage all potential participants to submit their abstract as soon as they can in order to provide enough time for them to prepare travel grants proposal to their institutions.

Important Dates:

July 15, 2016 – Deadline for all abstract submission

May 15- August 15, 2016 –  Early bird online registration for presenters and participants – ( $100.00)

September 15, 2016 – Deadline for full paper submission (for those who are interested in publishing in Journal of Indonesia Focus – JIF)

September 15, 2016 – Deadline for online regular registration for presenters and participants ($125)

September 30 and October 1, 2016 – Conference date and late registration for participants ($ 150)

Conference Organizers

Dr. Muhammad Sifyan Ahmadin, Sullivan University, Lexington, KY.
Bambang Sutardjo, Lexington, KY

Committee Members and Scientific Reviewers

Dr. Christiadi, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Dr. Halbana Tarmizi, Bemidji University, Bemidji, MN
Dr. Iin Handayani, Murray State University, Murray, KY
Dr. Kustim Wibowo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Dr. Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Dr. Nurhaya Muchtar,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Dr. Rachmadian Wulandana, Wright State University – Lake Campus, Celina, OH
Dr. Widodo Samjono, DeVry University, Tyler, TX