Euro-American Conference for Academic Disciplines (Bad Hofgastein 2013) June 16, 2013

Many of our European professors and students hail from cultures that have long understood the paramount importance of relaxation. For those for whom the academic year is a tug-of-war between various responsibilities on campus, ranging from research demands to teaching duties, this conference offers a rejuvenating experience in an intellectual European environment. The old European saying mente sana cuerpo sano realized long ago what holds the key to a healthy intellectual.

It is with this in mind that we selected two of the most prominent spots in the province of Salzburg's Bad Hofgastein. The first is the Congress Center for the presentation of the delegates' research papers. The second is a luxurious 4-star hotel, the perfect venue for scholars to come together and share their thoughts and ideas after conference hours while having the opportunity to wind down and relax in this hotel in the Alps. Both locations are within walking distance of each other.

Our conference has three main aims.

The first aim is to provide opportunities for academics from a range of disciplines and countries to share their research both through the conference podium and our double-blind refereed publications. All our conferences are inter- and multi-disciplinary.

The second aim of the Conference Series is to provide opportunities for academics to receive informal in-depth feedback through discussions, and to enable them to establish contact with professionals in other countries and institutions. The informal setting allows for discussing different points of view. Even in an increasingly networked world of internet and satellite conferences, there is no substitute for personal interaction—what Edward R. Murrow calls "the last three feet of communication." It is individuals, not data streams, who must ultimately build the connections that in turn create lasting international research partnerships.

The third aim of the Conference Series is to introduce academics to educational premises in locations that are suitable for study abroad programs and which may meet their students’ educational needs. IJAS draws its inspiration from the Fulbright Program, an integral part of the United States' foreign educational relations, where face-to-face exchanges have proven to be the single most effective means of engaging international publics while broadening dialogue between academics and institutions.

We invite abstracts, papers, and proposals in any of the following tracks: (i) Social Sciences and Humanities, (ii) Business and Economics, (iii) Teaching and Education, and (iv) Technology and Science.

The accepted submissions will be clustered around their common topics and areas of interest. As is typical of multidisciplinary conferences, the final program - released about three weeks before the conference - will mirror the research agendas of the delegates rather than a pre-conceived list of arbitrary topics. The program will consist of consecutive one-hour sessions running in parallel in several conference rooms, from about 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Each oral presentation will be 15 minutes or less in duration unless a delegate requests otherwise.

It is up to each delegate how much to submit or publish. Some authors may publish only an abstract in the proceedings. Others may prefer to publish a full-length manuscript in the journal.

Delegates may also attend a conference without submitting or publishing any research in their role as audience members.

Authors may deliver their work during the conference either as (i) a regular presentation, (ii) a poster session, (iii) a panel, or (iv) a workshop.

The most important dates to remember are as follows: (i) Submit your abstract online at http://www.research.net/s/Alps2013 until March 21, 2013; (ii) Pay the registration fee by April 2, 2013; (iii) The conference will run from June 17-21, 2013; (iv) Email your formatted manuscript to ManuscriptSubmission@gmail.com by July 10, 2013; and (iv) The proceedings and journal will be published in December 2013.

Within a few days of receiving your online abstract submission, we will notify you of the reviewers' acceptance or rejection, for the conference.

If we inform you that it is an acceptance and you would like to publish your research, follow the model format here and email us your formatted document in Microsoft Word.

Abstracts and summarized articles will be published in the proceedings.

Full length manuscripts may be published in a refereed journal format. The review process for the journal is slower and more demanding in its standards. Although both the proceedings and the journal are refereed, research that meets the refereed standards for the conference may not meet the refereed standards for the journal.

Our articles are accessed through Google Scholar and Proquest. The journal is indexed in (i) WorldCat, (ii) Ulrich's serials directory, and (iii) Cabell's directories of Educational Curriculum & Methods and Educational Psychology and Administration.

There is no page limit on articles. We welcome both short and lengthy submissions. We don't impose a financial penalty on lengthy manuscripts.

Each registered author, irrespective of whether he or she submits a formatted abstract or paper, will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Official Website: http://www.openaccesslibrary.org/austria.html