Friday, November 30, 2012

CfPs: First World Climate Impacts Conference; May 27-30, 2013, at Potsdam, Germany

First World Climate Impacts Conference, IMPACTS WORLD 2013
May 27-30, 2013
Potsdam, Germany

Call for papers
IMPACTS WORLD 2013 is designed to provide a platform for lively exchange and constructive discussion on the key challenges for climate impact research in the coming decades.

The visioning document(1) provides a framework for the conference by outlining the key challenges on the road to a strong and clear agenda for climate impacts research in the next decade. If you are interested in attending the conference, we therefore kindly ask you to submit an abstract addressing one of these five key challenges, and to express your interest in joining the associated discussion at the conference.

Abstracts should be submitted by 15 December 2012 using the online registration form below. Received abstracts will be reviewed anonymously according to scientific rigor and relevance to the conference goals. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 15 February 2013.

Please note: The registration process requires submitting an abstract which addresses one of the key challenges outlined in the visioning document1. Registration must be completed on the conference website after you received the notification of acceptance from the organisers.

Upon acceptance of your abstract, you will be invited to prepare a short paper(2). Papers will be subject to a peer‐review process. By submitting your paper you also indicate that you are willing to participate in the peer‐review process that the received papers will be subject to. You will be asked to review two papers. Full papers will be published online prior to the conference.

Submit an Abstract: http://www.climate-impacts-2013.org/

Indicative timeline:
  • Deadline for abstract submissions 15 December 2012
  • Notification of accepted abstracts 15 February 2013
  • Full registration 15 February – 08 May 2013
  • Full papers due 31 March 2013
  • Reviews due 30 April 2013
  • Papers published on website 15 May 2013

  1. Visioning document available from the website: http://www.climate-impacts-2013.org/
  2. Guidance on the length and formatting requirements of the full papers will be available in time

Friday, November 23, 2012

CfPs: 11th Triple Helix Conference: The Triple Helix in a context of global change: continuing, mutating or unravelling?

11th Triple Helix Conference: The Triple Helix in a context of global change: continuing, mutating or unravelling?

London
, 7-10 July 2013

Call for Papers

Never has the Triple Helix mission been more timely. Globally the economy faces significant challenges – unemployment, low or no growth, spiralling healthcare needs, rapidly emerging digital business models, on stainable changes to the environment. The need for universities and businesses to take action alongside governments is critical. The 2013 Triple Helix Conference will integrate highly topical contributions from world class academics and researchers with business and policy forums to address the key question:
'How can the Triple Helix approach build 'the enterprising state' in which universities, businesses and governments co- innovate to solve global economic challenges?'
The 11th Triple Helix conference is organised by the Big Innovation Centre, Birkbeck, University of London and UCL Advances, UCL University of London. It will be held in historic Bloomsbury at Birkbeck, UCL and Senate House, University of London.

1. Important deadlines
Abstract submission: November 20 2012- closes February 14 2013
Evaluation of abstracts: By March 31 2013
Confirmation of abstract acceptance: April 10th 2013
Full paper submission: Opens December 1 2012, closes June 1 2013
Registration opens: January 8 2013
Abstracts will be submitted online at www.tha2013.org

2. Conference themes
Papers are invited for eight themes below. They may either have primarily an academic focus, or a practitioner and/or policy focus. Please indicate in the relevant box which strand you are submitting your abstract at submission: Strand A for academic, Strand P for policy/practitioner.
1. Building the innovative markets, places and networks
Topics might include:  Open innovation, Demand, Business models in the digital economy
2. Building an innovation friendly financial system
Topics might include:  New finance models to drive innovation and entrepreneurship, Finance for start-ups and SMEs, Crowd funding
3. Overall performance of the Triple Helix Approach: From efficiency of factors of production to 'modes of coordination':
Topics might include: Indicators of productivity and output; Innovation (S&T, R&D, Intangibles, spin-offs design, etc.); The triple helix approach in transformation, including globalisation and societal welfare issues
4. Universities as interactive partners
Topics might include: From science push policies towards a Triple Helix perspective and the role of users; Mapping university-business relationships, including University spin-offs; Evaluating implications.
5. Building management and leadership skills in high growth firms
Topics might include: Building management and leadership skills in high growth firms, including gender aspects; New models of training e.g. Professors of Practice; Networking.
6. Public action to drive private innovation
Topics might include: Intellectual Property (IP) policy and management; Public procurement to drive private innovation; National and EU Innovation policies.
7. Place based innovations
Topics might include: Regional triple helix spaces; Local innovation systems and local key institutions; building and accelerating regional clusters.
8. Building an enterprising state
Topics might include: Innovation and research strategy for growth: Sectoral/ Technological/ National innovation systems/ Business systems; Equal opportunities for all.

3. Instructions for Authors
Abstracts: These have a minimum of 1,000 – maximum of 1,500 words, excluding references. They should include 1) Name of author and institution; 2) Theme; 3) Title; 4) 1-5 keywords; 5) Brief presentation of the state-of-the-art, methodology, findings and interpretation, conclusions, implications for business management or policy. Abstracts submitted to Strand A (Academic) will be double-blind refereed. Abstracts submitted to Strand P (Policy/practitioner) will be open reviewed.
Full papers: maximum 8,000 words, excluding references, including: 1) Theme; 2) Title; 3) Author information (institutional affiliation, contact details, 150 words bio); 4) up to 5 keywords; 5) 0-4 JEL Classifications, 6) Introduction, state-of-the-art, methodology, findings and interpretation, conclusions, policy implications and directions for further research. Full papers can be submitted with the abstract. Any papers submitted at this stage will not be read as part of the review process, and if submitted to Strand A should be anonymised.
Document format: PDF file, Arial 10 or Times New Roman 12 font, double spaced.
The submitted final papers for Strand A will be considered for special issues of journals, in which case the final paper will be subject to further editorial processes.
 
4. Evaluation
Evaluation criteria for abstracts include: (i) Relevance to the conference themes; (ii) Methodology; (iii) Originality; (iv) Clarity of the argument; (v) Paper structure and coherence; (vi) Policy relevance. Final non-anonymised full papers can be submitted at any stage after notification of acceptance of abstracts.
Disclaimer: authors of papers which have been accepted for presentation will be expected to agree to accept the following copyright terms:
Copyright of the paper belongs to the author(s). Submission of a paper grants permission to the Triple Helix 2012 Organising Committee to include it in the conference material and to place it on relevant websites.

5. Submitting an abstract or a paper
To submit an abstract, you must first create an account. Once you have done that log in, go to your user home area and select 'New Submission'. You will be able to revise your abstract and other metadata you provide (bio date etc not available to reviewers) at any point up to the cut-off date of 14th February 2013.
Full papers can be submitted from December 1 2012 until June 1 2013.

6. Workshops and Symposia
Note that, the conference will contain a number of workshops. These will cover an additional range of academic and practitioner interests. They will consist of presentations invited by the Scientific and Policy Committees. There will subsequently be separate information about these on the website.

7. Contact

For enquiries related to the conference call please contact
Helen Lawrence, hlawrence@theworkfoundation.com
Helen Lawton Smith, h.lawton-smith@bbk.ac.uk/Timothy Barnes, t.barnes@ucl.ac.uk (regarding Academic (A) strand)
Birgitte Andersen, bandersen@theworkfoundation.com (regarding Policy/Practitioner (P) strand)

CfPs: IIST Conference on Science, Technology and Society - Emerging Scenario; 7-9 Dec.

IIST Conference on Science, Technology and Society - Emerging Scenario

7-9 December 2012

Hosted by Department of Humanities, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Conference on the theme "Science, Technology and Society – Emerging Scenario", will be hosted by the Department of Humanities, IIST in association with the Kerala Sociological Society, at IIST-Valiamala from 7th to 9th December 2012.
The sub-themes calling for research papers include :
a. Science and Technology – Challenges and prospects
b. Technology and the Marginalized
c. Gender and Science,
d. ICT
e. New media and society
f. Social Inclusion and Role of Technology
g. Networks and Knowledge Society
h. Technology in Rural Society and Rural Technology
i. Alternative Development and Cultural Pluralism
j. Sustainable Development and Affordable Technology

For more details, please contact the Organizing Secretary:
Dr Lekshmi V. Nair
Assistant Professor
Department of Humanities
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
email: lvnair@iist.ac.in
http://www.iist.ac.in/research-areas/department-of-humanities/events.html

CfPs: IIST Research Scholars Day 2012, at Thiruvananthapuram

IIST Research Scholars Day – 2012

17th – 18th December 2012

Venue: Indian Institute of  Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

IIST is celebrating its second Research Scholars Day, a two day event scheduled on 17th & 18th December 2012.

The event is conducted to provide a platform for research-scholars to showcase their ongoing research-work in the form of presentations and discussions. Apart from IIST, participation of research scholars from renowned research institutes across the country is expected. This programme will provide an opportunity for the research scholars to exhibit their innovative research ideas, get feedback from eminent faculty members, and to collaborate with experts.

Abstracts are invited from research scholars for poster/oral presentation during this programme. Research scholars can send one page abstract in any of the streams mentioned below. Lodging, boarding and traveling allowance (as applicable) will be provided by IIST.

Tentative Research Areas

Research Scholars may prepare abstracts in any of the following subcategories:

1. Engineering

(a) Signal Processing
(b) Communication
(c) Control and Automation
(d) Power Electronics
(e) Fluid Dynamics
(f) Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
(g) Solid Mechanics
(h) Manufacturing Technology

2. Sciences

(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Mathematics
(d) Earth & Space Sciences

3. Humanities

(a) Language
(b) Economics
(c) Law

Reasearch Abstracts shall be prepared using the template available for download here.

Important Dates

Please submit your abstracts to phdday2012@iist.ac.in before 25 November 2012.

Contact Details

Dr.Honey John :       +919446372997
Rahul Waghmare :   +91 81296 61148
Litesh Sulbhewar :   +91 94003 29481
email :                      phdday2012@iist.ac.in

(note: emails not containing full-name, postal-address, contact-telephone-numbers, name of institution/research-area and research-abstract of the prospective  participant may not be responded to.)

Further Details

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Brief History of CSSP, JNU

Revival of the Centre for Studies in Science Policy at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
by Nirupa Sen
Current Science, 25 June 2001, 80 (12)
http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_080_12_1479_1480_0.pdf

Science Policy Studies: Rebirth of an Academic Centre
Economic and Political Weekly, July 5, 2003
http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/2003_38/27/Education_Science_Policy_Studies.pdf

Confronting the Nuclear Power Structure in India
by Dhirendra Sharma
http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/96ce/7_Sharma.pdf

Friday, November 16, 2012

Call for Papers: Scientometrics Special Issue "Mapping Triple Helix Innovation for Developing and Transitional Economies: Webometrics, Scientometrics, and Informetrics"

Call for Papers: Scientometrics Special Issue

Mapping Triple Helix Innovation for Developing and Transitional Economies: Webometrics, Scientometrics, and Informetrics

Guest Co-editors: Dr. Chung Joo Chung & Dr. Han Woo Park

Since Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff (1995) introduced the Triple Helix (TH) model of university–industry–government (UIG) relations to explain structural developments in knowledge-based economies, many scholars, entrepreneurs, and administrators have attempted to extend the TH model. According to the recent special issue of Scientometrics (edited by Khan and Park in 2012), the cumulative employment of the TH model in the study of knowledge-based economies and the application of new webometric, scientometric, and informetric research methods have provided many opportunities for stimulating intellectual discussions on the direction of the TH model and its methods. The growing importance of the TH model has led to the emergence of a rich body of theoretical and empirical research discussing new methods for knowledge creation. In particular, the emergence of research on the TH model in Asian contexts has been noteworthy (Meyer, 2012). The beauty of TH research lies in its diversity and innovativeness, reflecting the dynamic characteristics of the approach.

The TH model and its indicators have been evolving and thus have invited scholars to suggest new ways to operationalize UIG relations in various contexts. In this regard, the social network analysis (SNA) method has been effective in mapping and measuring relationships within/between academic (U), market (I), and political/regulatory (G) systems. Under the SNA framework, one may raise the question of what roles the three institutional actors (UIG) play in TH innovation and how they are related to one another. Further, the emergence of data-driven research methods has enabled researchers to examine the roles of actors beyond UIG through TH relations. That is, analyses can be more specific than generalized TH analyses. Therefore, one can discover the emergence of Quadruple Helix or n-tuple helix relations, which can be extended from "mode 2" to "mode 3" knowledge production systems through the use of public, social, or local-global components for the fourth (or higher) dimension. All these important questions have not been systematically raised and made to attempt to address beyond North America and Western Europe.
This may lead to a global gap in the literature on science divide. This special issue attempts to fill this gap and contributes to the growing body of TH knowledge by considering developing and transitional economies.

Deadline and submission
  • Paper submission deadline: November 1, 2012 (Extended to December 30, 2012)
  • Review and acceptance: March 1, 2013
  • Anticipated publication: Spring/Summer 2013

Guidelines for submitting papers

Please direct all inquiries and submissions to Dr. Chung Joo Chung (chungjoochung@gmail.com).

References
  • Etzkowitz, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (1995). The Triple Helix---University-Industry-Government Relations: A Laboratory for Knowledge Based Economic Development. EASST Review 14, 14-19.
  • Khan, G. F., & Park, H. W. (2012). Editorial: Triple Helix and Innovation in Asia Using Scientometrics, Webometrics, and Informetrics. Scientometrics, 90, 1-7.
  • Meyer, M. (2012). Triple helix indicator: A bibliometric perspective. The Triple Helix Association Newsletter, 1(2), 4-6.

Updated 27 October, 2012

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

CfP: Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation; 7-19 Jan; New Delhi

Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation for Research Scholars & Teachers

7-19 January 2013

Organized by Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi

Objective of the course
The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) is organizing a two-week Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation during 7th January — 19th January 2013. The objective of the course is to expose the participating young Ph.D scholars and lecturers to the recent developments in the Indian economy and to familiarise them with techniques and methods used in contemporary research on the subject.  The course is a multi-disciplinary one that seeks to: i) introduce the participants to conceptual issues relating to their research interests/topics and emerging areas for research; ii) improve their skills and ability to undertake research on those issues with appropriate data and statistical tools; and iii) develop research methodologies using advanced estimation techniques.

Target Group and Selection Process
Young researchers/teachers in academic institutions, colleges and university departments – who are primarily from social science disciplines and who are interested in pursuing research form the target group of this programme. A batch consisting of 25 participants will be selected based on merit of the scholar. A nominal fee would be charged from the selected participants: @ INR800/- for lecturer or equivalent; @ INR400/- for scholars getting fellowship, @ INR200/- for those without any fellowship or financial support and no fees for SC/ST scholars. The selected scholars will be reimbursed railway fare equivalent to 2nd sleeper class travel (to and fro) from the place of study/work. For outstation participants there is a provision for boarding and lodging in Delhi for the duration of the programme.
Those desirous of participating in the programme may kindly send their brief CV along with a write-up of around 1,000 words on their area of interest so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, preferably through e-mail at <trainprog@isid.org.in>, on or before November 25, 2012. Further details and programme updates are regularly posted at <http://isid.org.in/trainprog.html>.
Sponsorship: The programme is co-sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Northern Regional Centre, New Delhi.

for Further details and programme updates contact
Programme Coordinator
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
4 Institutional Area Phase II, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110070 INDIA
Telephone: +91 11 2676 4601
Fax: +91 11 2612 2448
Email: trainprog@isid.org.in

CfP: ISID Workshop on Audio-Visual Media as a Tool in Research for Research Scholars & Teachers; 4-9 Feb; New Delhi

Workshop on Audio-Visual Media as a Tool in Research for Research Scholars & Teachers

4-9 February 2013

Organized by Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi

Objective of the course
The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) is organizing a six-day Workshop on the Audio-Visual Media as a Tool in Research during 4th to 9th February 2013. Print media is a format with which most researchers and scholars use extensively to bring out their findings and to raise issues. In recent years, Audio-Visual Media (AVM), and the technology needed for its production, is becoming increasingly accessible, both in terms of ease of use, as well as cost. Digital media is being used by government departments, corporate houses, NGO's and other organizations. However, social scientists and researchers in academic institutions have yet not fully realized the potential of integrating audio-visuals in their work. The course is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.

The focus of the workshop is to familiarise the participants with AVM tools and motivate researchers and academics to use this medium as a tool, to not only enhance the content but also reach a wider audience and have greater impact of their research. Broad elements of the programme are:
i) understanding AVM -- mass media in India, corporate communication, development communication;
ii) AVM as a tool in research -- providing visual insight, supplementing other data, confirming or refuting findings, collecting video based data-subjectivity, authenticity and ethical issues;
iii) presentation and dissemination -- effective communication of research findings, presentation skills and the new technology, integrating audio-visual data into powerpoint presentations, the internet;
iv) AVM production techniques -- understanding the technology, basic camera equipment, editing software, streaming video; and
v) hands-on production of AV output.

Target Group and Selection Process
Young researchers/teachers in academic institutions, colleges and university departments who are primarily from the social sciences discipline and whose work requires field surveys are eligible to apply. The batch will consists of 20 participants and selection will be India basis based on relevance of research topic. A nominal fee would be charged from the participants @INR800/- for lecturer or equivalent; @INR400/- for scholars getting fellowship and @INR200/- for those without any fellowship or financial support. The selected scholars will be paid to and fro 2nd class railway fare from the place of study/work. For outstation participants there is provision for boarding and lodging in Delhi for the duration of the programme.

Those desirous of participating in the programme may kindly send their brief CV along with a write-up of around 1,000 words on their research topic so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, preferably through email at avmprog@isid.org.in, on or before December 15, 2012.

for Further details and programme updates contact
Programme Coordinator
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
4 Institutional Area Phase II, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110070 INDIA
Telephone: +91 11 2676 4601
Fax: +91 11 2612 2448
Email: avmprog@isid.org.in

Monday, November 5, 2012

CfPs: National Conference on Environment, Natural Resources and Indian Economy 2013; Bhubaneswar, 18-19 Jan

National Conference on Environment, Natural Resources and Indian Economy 2013

JANUARY 18-19, 2013

Organised By: Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Centre of Advanced Study, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Supported by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Conference Themes

The sub-themes of the conference are as follows:

  1. Valuation of Environment and Green Accounting in India,
  2. Managing the Commons (forest, fishery, and water),
  3. Economic growth and climate change,
  4. Green energy issues, and
  5. Environmental regulations in India

Papers covering any other important issues relating to environment and natural resource will be selected after examining the academic merit.

Call for Paper

The conference will have both invited and contributed papers. Full length papers with an abstract within 150 words on the above mentioned themes are invited from academics, researchers, working in the field of environmental economics and natural resource management.

Paper Submission

The paper contributors have to send the complete paper with an abstract (max 100 words) to the Organizing Secretary on or before December 10, 2012 preferably by e-mail (aaecouu@gmail.com). The paper should describe the motivation / rationale, related literature, objectives, data and methodology, results and conclusions and the length should not exceed 7000 words including tables and reference. The authors may kindly send the papers in word or pdf format and follow Harvard style of referencing.

Important Dates

  • Last date for submission of full paper with abstract: 10th December, 2012
  • Communication about the acceptance of papers: 15th December 2012


Further Details


CfPs RICE Institute Conference in Delhi Summer of 2013

RICE Institute Conference in Delhi Summer of 2013

Call for papers
Is 'malnutrition' about food?: Height and stunting in India and early life disease
Why are Indian children so short, compared with children in other countries?  Childhood stunting is often called "malnutrition," but is it really all about food?  Could other factors, especially early life disease, be an important part of explaining stunting among Indian children?  What is the role of sanitation?  Above all, should stunting be a policy priority, and if so what should be done about it?
In partnership with the World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme, SHARE at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and NCAER, rice is hosting a conference in Delhi in the summer of 2013, organized around these questions.  Papers from the conference will be published together as an edited volume.
Although we already have many invited papers and presentations lined up from experts from India and around the world, we're waiting to hear from you, too.  We have reserved some places in our conference and publication for the best submissions from an open call for papers.  We're especially interested in papers from early-career researchers and from scholars based in India.
If you want your paper to be considered for the conference and publication, please email it to rice.institute@gmail.com by March 31st, 2013 with the subject Conference Submission.  Earlier submissions are welcome and encouraged.  We would be happy to respond with an indication of preliminary interest in abstracts received by December 31st, 2012, although an indication of interest is not a promise to accept a paper.
Note: Submitting a paper constitutes an agreement – if your paper is accepted – to publish it alongside other conference papers, to revise the paper according to reviewer comments, and to present the paper at the conference.  If your paper is accepted, we will pay for your intra-India travel to the conference and hotel accommodation during the conference.  Submitting a paper is not a guarantee that it will be accepted.