2nd Annual International Conference on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages, 27-30 July 2015, Athens, Greece

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing an International Conference on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages in Athens, Greece on the 27-30 July 2015. The conference is organized in collaboration with the Institute of Local Development-TAP based in the village of Sardinia.
The purpose of the conference is to bring together a small number of international academics and researchers from a cross disciplinary perspective such as Local, Regional, Rural and Community Studies, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy Analysis, Sociology, Geography, Health, Tourism, Fitness, Sports and Educational Studies, Literature, Economics and Business (Small and Family Enterprises), Marketing Small Cities, Local and Regional Development, Architecture and Planning, Natural Resources, Comparative Studies between Small and Large Cities, Small Towns in Literature and Movies, Public Health, etc. Themes will include, among others, and the following:

· Theoretical and empirical issues on regional science and policy
· The relationship between the region and the small city-village
· Entrepreneurship and local (regional) economic and social development
· The relationship between small and large cities
· Education, health, arts in rural and local areas
· The role of local universities and colleges in promoting local development
· Local and rural Tourism
· Agriculture and local development
· Small business economics, management and marketing
· Local development and the environment
· Local democracy and governance
· Rural and regional history issues
· Adoption of electronic commerce in small businesses in small areas
· Local culture and folklore
· Migration
· Place branding and promotion of local business and regions

The conference website is: http://www.atiner.gr/small.htm. Fee structure information is available on www.atiner.gr/fees.htm. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise to selected Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available at http://www.atiner.gr/2015/SOC-SMC.htm.
Please submit a 300-word abstract before 29 December 2014, by email, gtp1@atiner.gr, to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, U.K. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2015/FORM-SMC.doc. If your submission is accepted, you will receive information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to info@atiner.gr.
The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic association with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens to exchange ideas on their research and to discuss future developments in their disciplines. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 200 international conferences, symposiums and events. It has also published approximately 150 books. Academically, the Institute consists of six Research Divisions and twenty-seven Research Units. Each Research Unit organizes an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. Academics and researchers are more than welcome to become members and contribute to ATINER's objectives. The members of the Institute can undertake a number of academic activities. If you want to become a member, please download the form (membership form). For more information or suggestions, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr.

International academics and researchers from a cross disciplinary perspective such as Local, Regional, Rural and Community Studies, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy Analysis, Sociology, Geography, Health, Tourism, Fitness, Sports and Educational Studies, Literature, Economics and Business (Small and Family Enterprises), Marketing Small Cities, Local and Regional Development, Architecture and Planning, Natural Resources, Comparative Studies between Small and Large Cities, Small Towns in Literature and Movies, Public Health, etc.

Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER

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