CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HOSPITALITY IN ANATOLIAN AND
ASIAN CULTURES
Organized by College of Religious Studies, Mahidol
University, Salaya, Thailand and Thailand Achievement Institute, Bangkok,
Thailand.
Date: April 28-29, 2014
Venue: TBA in Bangkok,
Thailand
Originated from love of our human fellows, good will and its
cultural expression, as hospitality is a crucial value to human relationship.
Throughout the ages this value has been the moral fiber of human community
making it flourishing and peaceful. As the world becomes increasingly
pluralistic, the value of good will and hospitality needs to be nurtured to
retain human fraternity despite cultural and religious differences.
The
conference will deliberate on the relevance of value of hospitality and good
will as practiced in Anatolian and Asian cultures in the 21st century and to
foster it as an antidote to hostilities, prejudices and intolerance which are
threatening peace and human fellowship.
The conference is divided into 3
parts. The first is the delivery of two keynote addresses by distinguished
scholars on Dialog, Hospitality, and Peace and Needs to Regain Hospitality in
Human Relationship, and be followed by sectional paper presentations on various
aspects of hospitality by invited academics, and concluded by a panel on the
main issues relating to the practice of hospitality and its new challenges.
Throughout the conference the terms “good will” and “hospitality” are used
inter-changeably according to the contexts.
The objective of the
conference is to organize an inter-cultural dialogue in order to:
A. Find
out how “hospitality” or magnanimous spirit, a crucial human value, in various
traditions and culture particularly Anatolian and Asian cultures; is understood,
perceived, and practiced;
B. Refine this value, if needed, making it more
relevant to modern life in the 21st Century;
C. Foster hospitality as the
basis of human relationship in family life, ethnic relations, business practice
and diplomacy;
D. Promote globally this crucial human value as antidote
to hostilities, prejudices and intolerance, which are threatening peace and the
brotherhood of humankind.
Paper topics
1. The concept of good
will/hospitality
- philosophical, religious, cultural understanding
2.
Cultural expressions of hospitality - Anatolian and Asian Cultures
3.
Hospitality and its new challenges
4. Needs of good will
- family
life
- international relations
- ethnic relations
- business
practice
- conflict resolutions
- inter-cultural/religious
dialog
5. Nurturing good will/hospitality
- education process at
schools and universities
- social mechanism
- social media
PAPER
SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION GUIDELINES:
Authors should submit an abstract
(250-400 words, in English) and their curriculum vitae to the conference
coordinator 15 February 2014 by email. The editorial committee will review
abstracts and respond to the submitters by February 28, 2014.
The authors of
the accepted paper proposals should submit their full papers (of high research
academic quality min. 4000 max. 8000 words in English but it can be presented in
Thai language), a photo and a short bio (approximately 150 words, in English)
for the conference booklet to the conference coordinator by 1 April 2014 by
email.
Authors who choose to submit hard copies are responsible for the
timely delivery of their submissions by the same deadline. The editorial board
will evaluate and ask authors to revise their papers (if needed) and resubmit
camera ready copies by April 5, 2014.
The conference organizers reserve
the right to remove from the proposed program papers that are not received by
the published deadlines or that fail to respond to the comments of the editorial
board. The accepted papers will be published on the conference webpage and as
conference proceedings in future.
Please submit paper abstract by email only
to the conference coordinators mentioned below.
VENUE, TRAVEL, AND
ACCOMODATION
Conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. Information
regarding lodging, travel and venues will be provided at the conference
website.
Travel and accommodation expenses of the invited presenters
including airport pickups (from Bangkok Airport to the hotel, and the hotel to
Bangkok Airport), meals, and organized sightseeing trips will be covered by the
organizing committee.
SCHEDULE
DAY 1, APRIL 26 Arrival
Day 2,
APRIL 27 Sightseeing and Opening Reception
DAY 3, APRIL 28 Conference
DAY
4, APRIL 29 Conference and Departure
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR
Asst.
Prof. Dr. Imtiyaz Imtiyaz Yusuf
College of Religious Studies
Mahidol
University
Salaya
Thailand
Email: crshospitality2014@gmail.com
http://www.tai.in.th/
