The Global Awareness Society International invites papers for its 25th Annual International Conference from a wide variety of disciplines delving into the many impacts of globalization. Papers are roughly grouped under the categories,(1) Humanities and Social Sciences, (2) Education, (3)...

The conference is aimed specifically at actuaries, statisticians, economists and financial experts from ISSA member organizations, international organizations and national and international actuarial associations, and will also be of interest to other senior social security professionals and...

During the Conference the selected applicants will participate in the work of one of the sections. These sections will consist of lectures and workshops concerning relevant Central and Eastern European issues in connection with social entrepreneurship, innovation, monetary and fiscal policies,...

The school targets PhD-students who have started or are about to start a project related to welfare and social policy in Eastern and Western Europe. Topics that will be addressed are the comparative analysis of welfare state and social policy reform, role of social actors, policies for work and...

The theme of ESPAnet’s 2010 Annual Conference is the social consequences of the global financial crisis and their differential impacts across Europe. The main questions for consideration include: How is the crisis affecting already existing inequalities? How are different social classes and...

Thematic sessions: Session I: Investment in Knowledge for Sustainability I, II Session II: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: From Policy to Actions Session III: Science and Innovation as a Global Enterprise Session IV:...

We invite contributions to roundtable discussions with the following three themes: • The role of lifelong learning in the modified Lisbon Strategy of the EU • Learning regions and local and regional economic development and employability • The effectiveness of the learning region model in...