Business and Applied
Sciences Institute For Bangladesh
CALL FOR
PAPER
The Annual Meeting of Business and Applied Sciences Institute for Bangladesh (BASIB) will be held at Holiday Inn-Philadelphia/Cherry Hill during July 31-August 1, 2009. Papers, abstracts of paper for presentation, proposals for panel discussion and volunteers to serve as session chairs, track chairs are invited from all areas of Business and Applied Sciences under the Tracks listed below. The deadline for submission of abstracts or proposals is April 20, 2009. Acceptance letter will be sent within a month of submission. The completed paper may be submitted any time until June 15, 2009. Volunteers interested to serve as a track Chair, session Chair, a reviewer and/or discussant should contact the Program Chair as soon as possible.
About BASIB including its
publications are available at http://www.baasana.com. The following is the mission of Business and Applied Sciences Institute
for Bangladesh:
Mission Statement
BASIB is a professional association of
scholars and practitioners in the fields of business, social, natural,
behavioral, medical sciences, engineering and technology. It is a professional
forum of the scholars and professionals who demonstrate a serious interest on
issues and practices relevant to Bangladesh or Bangladeshi organizations.
By bringing scholars, practitioners and expert views and scholarly papers in the
annual conference events, proceedings and refereed journal, BASIB seeks to serve
as a clearing house for information and new ideas on technology transfers,
strategic business alliances, and policy imperatives. The Institute
commits to make its refereed journal and proceedings available online for
widespread and instant dissemination.
Our meetings shall emphasize professionalism, mutual respect and collegiality in a cordial environment. Discussions and comments shall have “developmental” and positive approaches toward continuous learning and improvement. All papers and abstracts will be reviewed by appropriate track chairs, assigned reviewers and the program chair. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. The deadline for Proceedings submission is July 1, 2009. Submit your paper, paper proposal, abstract to amarline@gmail.com.Only electronic submission in Word file is accepted. BASIB also intends to publish a peer-reviewed e-journal: Journal of Bangladesh Business and Applied Sciences (JBBAS). All full papers presented at the Annual Conference will qualify for review and publication in the refereed journal. The first issue of Volume 1 will be scheduled to be published in spring 2010. Depending on the quality of papers presented, each issue of the journal will be devoted to specific theme category of disciplines (i.e. Business, IT and Engineering, Applied Social Sciences, Applied Natural and Medical Sciences) Efforts to list the journal in Cabell directory will be made and the copyrights for the journal will be obtained.
Paper/Abstract Submission: To submit a proposal, provide a complete paper or an abstract with at least 500 words with the title of the paper, name(s), addresses, telephone numbers and email address, appropriate Track to the Program Chair. Paper proposals and abstracts should address the following criteria: (1) Originality—does the paper contain significant new information, ideas, model appropriate to the mission? (2) Relationship to the literature-does the paper or proposal show adequate understanding of the available literature? (3) Methodology—Is the paper built on an appropriate research design and method? (4) Results-do they contain implications for the discipline and or Bangladesh? All proposals will be reviewed. The “Best Paper” of each track will be recognized in the Conference Proceedings and Annual Banquet. The Best Papers may be submitted for review and publication in JBBAS.
Proposal for a Panel
(for Practitioners only-90 minute session): Submit 300-500 words with title,
proposed track, names and addresses of Chair, names addresses of
panelists. Address what, why, and so what (i.e. implications for
Bangladesh) in the proposal. The Chair must take the responsibility of
appointing a voluntary note taker to summarize the discussion for publication in
the proceeding.
Registration and Hotel Room Reservation: Authors of accepted papers, abstracts, or panel proposals will be required to register by May 25, 2009. The registration fee for presenters with institutional affiliation is $300 and for attendees, and students $150 if paid by May 25, 2009. Participants registering after the deadline will be charged $100 late fee. Registration fee for participants from Bangladesh may be partially waived only under special circumstances. If applicable, there will be a Second Paper Fee of $100.00 for an additional paper to be presented by the same author. No individual author may submit more than two papers or proposals. The registration fee will cover the conference material (name badge; the publication fee in Conference Proceedings, admission to all conference sessions and activities, tea/coffee breaks, continental breakfast, conference banquet and cultural program on Saturday (night) and a reception on the Friday night (with a cultural program). A block of hotel rooms will be available at a special rate of $119 per night until June 20, 2009. Rooms may be available after this date at the regular hotel rates. Parking at the hotel is free for hotel guests. Call Holiday Inn at 1-800-HOLIDAY (www.holidaycherryhill.com) and reserve your room by June 30, 2009. Mention Business and Applied Sciences Institute for Bangladesh to get the special rate.
Conference Chair: M. Ruhul Amin, Ph.D. Professor of Management, Director, Center for Management Development, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815, U.S.A.
E-mail: amarline@gmail.com. Telephone:
570-389-4518
List of (themes) Tracks (Tentative,
and New Tracks May be Added):
Business
Accounting
Marketing
Management
Finance
Biology and
Bio-Technology
Chemistry
Applied Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Economics
Foreign Direct Investment
Development Economics
Public Finance
Bangladesh Economy-Market and Market Controls
Education
Early Childhood Education
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Engineering
Civil
Mechanical/Electrical
Petroleum and Petro-chemical
Environment
Ecology
Urban Issues
Water Issues
Pollution and Waste Issues
Disaster Management
Environmental Engineering
Coastal Environment
Weather and Climate
Hospitality Management
Hotel, Motel, Resort and Restaurant Management
Insurance
IT (Information Technology)
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Nano Technology
Information System and Software
Digital Solutions
(Tele) Communication Systems and the Net
Medical Sciences and Practices
Diagnostic Technology
Advances in Medical Sciences
Public Health
Hospital Administration
Non Governmental Organizations
(NGO)
Physics
Health Physics
Applied Physics
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Political Science (Applied)
Political Culture and Practices
Public Administration
Public Sector Management
Local Government
Sociology/Social Work
Women Development
Youth Development
People with Disabilities
Garment Workers
Urban Sociology/ Rural Sociology