Call for Papers
Submission of abstracts are now closed. We will no longer be accepting abstracts.
The following is a list of sub-themes for paper presentations related to the conference theme, "Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity":
ENVIRONMENT
- Sustainable Development in an Interdependent World
- Climate Change and its Consequences
- Forecasting and Managing Disasters
- Reduction and Reversion of Environmental Degradation of Forests, Water, Air and Biodiversity
- Cities, Towns, and Urban Conglomerations - their Social Cohesion and Environmental Quality
- Cosmology and its impact on our worldview and civilization
EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND RESOURCES
- Health Challenges in the 21st Century
- Trends in Education and its Impact on Society
- Poverty Reduction and Economic Development
- Tourism and its Impact
- Resources Utilization and Sustainable Development
CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION
- The Role of Leaders in an era of Globalization
- The Role of Arts and Culture in the 21st Century
- The Impact of Globalization on International Relations
- Population and Demographic Transition
- Communication, Challenges, and the Role of the Media
- Challenges of Urban Change - Governance, Sustainability, and Democracy
- Human Rights: Issues regarding Gender, Class, Minorities, Race, and Disability
- The Role of EWC Alumni in Volunteerism
Individual papers will be presented as part of panel presentations, roundtable discussions, or poster sessions. Sessions will generally be limited to 90 minutes. Individual papers will be summarized into short oral presentations.
