Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

This conference sets about finding policies that reduce vulnerabilities of the poor to shocks, sustain the socioeconomic balance and promote development that is equitable in times of growth and crisis alike. We are interested in high-quality papers as well as innovative projects, including...

Topics: - Safety of machinery: safety concepts and principles, design rules and strategy, maintenance of machinery - Risk assessment: Hazard identification, historic experience, mitigation, risk estimation and evaluation, assessment methodology, comparison of methodologies - Practical...

Sub-themes are: - Learning in formal and informal work contexts - Learning and social development - Re-theorising knowledge - Working and learning in higher or further/vocational education institutions - Work, learning and policy [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site...

The theme for the conference is: "At the Crossroads of East and West: New Opportunities for Entrepreneurship and Small Business". Historically, Finland has been part of both Sweden and Russia and in its position between east and west, which are becoming increasingly united with growing...