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Call for Papers

Green Week Scientific Conference 2010

Challenges of Education and Innovation

January, 13^th and 14^th, 2010, Berlin

Organised by

• Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
• Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research (ATSAF)

Location
International Congress Centre Berlin (ICC)

Language
Conference language will be English

MACE project co-ordinator:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Uwe Jens Nagel
(uj.nagel@agrar.hu-berlin.de)

2009 Conference co-ordinator:
Dr. Kelly Labar
(mace2010@iamo.de)

Mail address:
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development
in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
Theodor-Lieser-Straße 2
06120 Halle (Saale)
Germany

Conference Fee

The conference participation fee is 100 Euro.

Cost and Financial Support
The European Community provides limited financial support to eligible participants which covers parts of their travel, accommodation and subsistence costs including the fee for the conference participation.

Objectives of the Conference
The conference will provide a special forum for eligible researchers to build contacts with their peers from across Europe and leading researchers. Young scientists are expected to play an active role at the conference. The fourth Green Week Scientific Conference will concentrate on the challenges of education and innovation in the Central and Eastern Countries (CEEC). The focus will mainly be on innovation processes in agriculture linked to the spread of knowledge in rural areas.
Organised within the EU sponsored MACE Project, the Green Week Scientific Conferences will be held annually until 2010. It is intended to continue the event beyond this date by securing additional finances and sponsors. The series of events offers unique training opportunities for junior researchers who want to join an international network.

Topics
The conference “Challenges of Education and Innovation” will particularly address:

• Modernization of agriculture and economic development
• Investment in Research and Development in the CEEC
• Education, extension, innovation and growth in rural areas
• Rural extension services: public/private arrangements in knowledge provision to farmers
• Institutional environment for knowledge spreading in rural areas

Conference Structure
The conference will combine selected topical lectures from senior scientists with workshops where junior researcher can present and discuss their current work and receive feedback from their peers and the discussants. Proceedings will be published electronically as well as in book form.

Participants
Young scientists engaged in post-graduate or post-doctoral studies from EU, associated, as well as third countries are invited to participate. Young scientists from Central and Eastern European countries are particularly encouraged to apply. Participation of researchers from all agricultural disciplines is envisaged.
Participants who have played an active role at MACE Summer Schools or Training Courses can also apply. Members of the EU 27 and Associated States may apply for funding. For a limited number of participants from other countries as well as Germany  funding is also available.

Call for papers

All contributed full papers will go through peer review.

They have to be submitted electronically no later that October 16th 2009.

Papers have to  be submitted in pdf format. Please refer to the guidelines for full paper for the paper's formatting.

Time Schedule

16th October 2009:
Deadline for submission of full papers and grant applications

16th November 2009:
Notification of acceptance of the paper.

13-14th January 2010:
Third Green Week Scientific Conference: “Challenges of Education and Innovation”