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2018 IAFOR Hawaii Conference Series – Executive Summary
“Surviving and Thriving in Times of Change” January 4–6, 2018 | The Hawai’i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA IAFOR has successfully concluded its 2018 Hawaii Conference Series in Honolulu, Hawaii (January 4-6) – a multidisciplinary event comprised of The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii (IICEHawaii) and The IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy …
Dr Bonny Norton to give Virtual Keynote Presentation at ACLL2018
Dr Bonny Norton ACLL2018 Keynote Speaker (Virtual) University of British Columbia, Canada The Asian Conference on Language Learning 2018 (ACLL2018) is pleased to announce that Dr Bonny Norton will be a Keynote Speaker. Dr Bonny Norton, FRSC, is Professor and Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia, …
Introducing the IAFOR Journal of Language Learning: Volume 3 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Language Learning: Volume 3 – Issue 2 Editor: Dr Bernard Montoneri, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Published: January 19, 2018 ISSN: 2188-9554 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijll.3.2 Guest Editor’s Introduction It is our great pleasure and honour to introduce our Winter 2017–2018 issue of the IAFOR Journal of Language Learning. This issue is a selection of papers …
“International Academic Cooperation in Uncertain Times” – Silk Road Round Table at Moscow State University
Date: Wednesday February 21, 2018 Venue: Moscow State University (MSU), Russia Theme: “International Academic Cooperation in Uncertain Times” This event is by invitation only The development of the internet and communication technologies have transformed our globe, and with ever better transportation networks, it has never been so easy for academics to work together; to meet, …
Introducing the IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 4 – Special Issue
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 4 – Special Issue Editor: Dr Alfonso J. García Osuna, Hofstra University, United States of America Published: December 12, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0616 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.4.si Editor’s Introduction With its fanfare, chauvinism and flag-waving, war often creates an environment that is decidedly favourable to the perpetuation of a society’s asymmetrical power …
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences: Volume 3 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences: Volume 3 – Issue 2 Editors: Dr Sharo Shafaie & Dr Deborah G. Wooldridge Published: December 14, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0675 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs.3.2 Editor’s Introduction We are pleased to introduce you to our 2017 autumn issue. IAFOR’s Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences covers a variety of topics …
Presenting the IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 2 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management: Volume 2 – Issue 2 Editor: Dr Anshuman Khare, Athabasca University, Canada Published: December 12, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0659 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijbm.2.2 Message from the Editors We are pleased to bring to you the third Issue of the IAFOR Journal of Business & Management. It is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent …
Distinguished Indian Historian and Scholar, Professor Vinay Lal, to Speak at ACCS2018
Professor Vinay Lal ACCS2017 Keynote Speaker University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies 2018 (ACCS2018) is pleased to announce that distinguished Indian historian and scholar, Professor Vinay Lal, will be a Keynote Speaker. Professor Vinay Lal is Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of California, …
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 4 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 4 – Issue 2 Editor: Dr Alfonso J. García Osuna, Hofstra University, United States of America Published: December 8, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0616 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.4.2 Introduction to the Issue We live in an age when technology has transformed knowledge into a consumer good and, as such, the question of knowledge …
Introducing the IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 5 – Issue 3
IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 5 – Issue 3 – Winter 2017 Editor: Bernard Montoneri, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Published: December 4, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0594 https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.5.3 Editors’ Introduction It is our great pleasure and honour to introduce our December 2017 issue of the IAFOR Journal of Education. This issue is a selection of papers submitted …
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 6 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship: Volume 6 – Issue 1 Editor: Richard Donovan, Kansai University, Japan Published: November 30, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0608 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.6.1 Introduction to the Issue I had the opportunity to present recent research at two IAFOR conferences this year: The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii in Honolulu in January, and …
William Lindesay OBE gives Keynote Presentation at MediAsia2017
William Lindesay OBE was a Keynote Speaker at The Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film 2017 (MediAsia2017), and delivered a presentation on the Great Wall of China, a subject on which he is considered the world’s preeminent expert. A cultural geographer, historian and conservationist, as well as author and filmmaker, Mr Lindesay spoke of …
Presenting Volume 2 Issue 2 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 2 – Issue 2 Editor: Professor Holger Briel, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Published: October 16, 2017 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.2.2 Introduction to the Issue A warm welcome to the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Volume 2 Issue 2. As the journal enters its third year of existence, it might be …
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy: Volume 3 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy: Volume 3 – Issue 2 Editor: Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, UK Published: October 14, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0624 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijerp.3.2 Editor’s Introduction This is the fourth issue of the IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy. The subject matter of such a journal is as broad as it …
IAFOR Sponsors the 1st Symposium of International Silk Road Academic Studies
Dr Joseph Haldane was a plenary speaker at Nevsehir University in Turkey for the 1st Symposium of International Silk Road Academic Studies, where he delivered an opening address, along with the rector of the university, as well as a presentation entitled “A Perspective from the Furthest Ends of the Silk Road”. IAFOR were happy to …
Presenting the IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 5 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 5 – Issue 2 Editor: Bernard Montoneri, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Published: September 1, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0594 https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.5.2 Editors’ Introduction It is our great pleasure and honour to introduce the September 2017 issue of the IAFOR Journal of Education. This issue is a selection of papers submitted directly to our …
Presenting the IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 5 – Special Issue
IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 5 – Special Issue – Summer 2017 Editor: Bernard Montoneri, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Published: August 16, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0594 https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.5.si Editor’s Introduction It is our great pleasure and honour to introduce this special issue of the IAFOR Journal of Education entitled “Technology in the Classroom”. This issue is a …
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies: Volume 3 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies: Volume 3 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr Seiko Yasumoto, University of Sydney, Australia Published: August 4, 2017 ISSN: 2187-6037 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijas.3.1 Introduction IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies Volume 3 Issue 1: Articulating Identity Identity is that most complex of categorisations, always in a state of becoming, always being shaped and reshaped …
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 4 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 4 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr Celia Lam Published: July 31, 2017 ISSN: 2187-0667 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.4.1 Editor’s Introduction The IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film (IJMCF) is associated with IAFOR’s annual MediAsia and EuroMedia conferences. IJMCF is committed to publishing peer-reviewed scholarship that explores the relationship between …
IAFOR Silk Road Initiative Announced in Barcelona
IAFOR had its first public silk road informations session, with ISRI Director Professor Georges Depeyrot presenting alongside IAFOR Chairman Dr Joseph Haldane, and Professor Ljiljana Markovic, Dean of the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade. Professor Depeyrot is a member of the French CNRS Board of Trustees, and the initiative builds on the …
Announcing the Winners of the IAFOR Documentary Photography Award 2017
This year’s IAFOR Documentary Photography Award received over 150 submissions from more than 30 countries – a diverse crop of entries featuring creative interpretations from a variety of international perspectives on the theme of “History, Story, Narrative”. Winners were announced at The European Conference on Media, Communication & Film 2017 (EuroMedia2017) in Brighton, England (July …
Second Silk Road Roundtable Concentrates on Issues of Security and Sustainability
The IAFOR Silk Road Initiative had its second roundtable meeting today, attended by a group of academics from around the world, and chaired by Osaka University OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre co-director Professor Haruko Satoh, and attended by Professor Toshiya Hoshino, now Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations. Professor Hoshino had delivered a keynote situating the contemporary …
IAFOR Chairman Delivers Keynote Address to University of Belgrade Conference
Talks on cooperative projects between IAFOR Silk Road Initiative anchor institutions, the University of Belgrade and IAFOR took place in Belgrade at the time of the Faculty of Philology Digital Humanities Conference, in May 2017. Dr Joseph Haldane, Chairman of IAFOR, delivered the conference keynote, on “The development of cultural and information flows: historical, geographical …
Georges Depeyrot named Director of the IAFOR Silk Road Initiative
IAFOR Chairman travelled to Paris to discuss the IAFOR Silk Road Initiative with the newly appointed Project Director, Professor Georges Depeyrot, of the Ecole Normale Superieure, France. Depeyrot is a member of Board of Trustees of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and is one of the world’s leading numismatists. He was the …
The IAFOR Documentary Photography Award 2017 Judging Panel
We would like to welcome Monica Allende and Jocelyn Bain Hogg, who have been named as members of the judging panel for this year’s IAFOR Documentary Photography Award, alongside Founding Judge Paul Lowe.
Leading Academics Discuss the IAFOR Silk Road Initiative at ACAH2017
The IAFOR Silk Road Initiative had its first pilot roundtable meeting today, attended by some thirty academics from around the world, and chaired by IAFOR Chairman, Dr Joseph Haldane and his co-director colleagues at Osaka University’s OSIPP-IAFOR Research Centre. The scope of the initiative was discussed, as was leveraging IAFOR’s existent global network of individuals, …
University of Sussex Becomes IAFOR Global Partner
IAFOR is delighted to announce that the University of Sussex, UK, has joined the IAFOR Global Partnership Programme. The University of Sussex is a globally recognised centre of research excellence located near Brighton, the home of IAFOR’s European Conference Series, in the south of England. The University of Sussex was the first of the new …
New Editor Appointed: IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy
We are pleased to announce that Professor Lystra Hagley-Dickinson of the University of St Mark & St John in Plymouth, UK, has been appointed to the role of Editor of the IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion & Philosophy. Professor Hagley-Dickinson brings considerable editorial experience to the role, as well as over 25 years working in …
Sunway University Joins IAFOR Global Partnership Programme
IAFOR is pleased to announce that Sunway University in Malaysia has become an IAFOR Global Partner through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Professor Graeme Wilkinson, Vice-Chancellor of Sunway University. The university will be represented on IAFOR’s International Academic Advisory Board by Professor Stephen J. Hall, Head of the Centre for English Language Studies. …
Kristin Palmer to Speak on “Bringing Global Stories into the Classroom Through OER and MOOCs” at IICEHawaii2017
Dr Kristin Palmer IICEHawaii2017 Featured Speaker University of Virginia, USA Dr Kristin Palmer is the Director of Online Learning Programs at the University of Virginia (UVa). In this role, she is responsible for open educational resources, facilitating the assessment and fulfilment of pan-university e-learning needs, and conducting research. She represents UVa on the Networked Learning …