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The conference will be held at the University of Central Florida's (UCF) Rosen College, right on Universal Boulevard in the heart of Orlando's tourist parks and attractions. Do not confuse Rosen College with UCF's main campus which is about 40 minutes away, in the middle of nowhere.
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| The castle replicates itself in Orlando. (Photo: Joe Penniston) |
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"Research and Creativity" is the theme of this refereed international conference. Academics, including professors and graduate students, are invited to submit their latest research.
As a delegate, you will have the opportunity to participate in complimentary bus programs which take you diagonally acorss the state in a journey of discovery. As always, IJAS offers a comprehensive program, suitable for study abroad programs and for the educational benefit of the delegates. It is within the realm and control of each delegate what to select and what to attend. Some faculty prefer to attend every single event at the conference; others blend in the conference with what its geographical surroundings have to offer.
If you opt for both cultural programs, you will be assigned a conference presentation slot on a different day to assure a conflict-free schedule.
For the Orlando conference, we invite abstracts, papers, and proposals in any of the following tracks:
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Social Sciences and Humanities,
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Business and Economics,
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Teaching and Education, and
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Technology and Science.
The best paper in each of these four tracks will be recognized through an engraved plaque. The reviewers will select the winning papers.
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.
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.
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.
Room setups at the conference shall be amenable to different types of presentations.
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Conference Location
The 2010 conference will be hosted at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, the University of Central Florida's (UCF) latest addition, on Universal Boulevard. We selected Rosen College for several important reasons:
1. It's full of splendor and modern amenities;
2. It's in the heart of Orlando's tourist attractions, tucked between Universal Studios and Seaworld;
3. Several discount hotels are within its reach;
4. Its conference facilities are unparalleled in Florida; and
5. It's a continuation of IJAS' professional relationship with UCF.
Rosen College of Hospitality
9007 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
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| Rosen during the day... |
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| ... and later in the evening. |
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Plenary Speakers
Feminism and Migration: Cross-Cultural Engagements
Professor Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio
University of Lethbridge, Canada
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Business Simulations as Cross-Functional and Inter-
Disciplinary Pedagogical Tools
Professor Thomas E. Conine, Jr.
Fairfield University, Connecticut, and President, TRI Corporation
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Complimentary Bus Trip to America's Oldest City, St Augustine
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| Guarding the fort in St Augustine. (Photo: DeusXFlorida) |
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Starting out from the Rosen campus, the bus heads to Daytona Beach and Florida's scenic Eastern coastline, including Palm Coast.
Upon arrival in St Augustine, a tourist guide will highlight the numerous places of interest in this colonial fort town, including the:
- Fountain of Youth
- Mission of Nombre de Dios/La Leche Shrine
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church
- Ponce de Leon Hotel
- Alcazar Hotel
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, and
- Migration of the Menorcans
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This will be followed by free time in St Augustine before heading back to Orlando.
A complimentary lunch is included in this program.
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| St Augustine displays a unique skyline (Photo: Mosesxan) |
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Complimentary Bus Trip to Tampa and St Petersburg
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| Tampa's Ybor |
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We will have buses parked outside our conference premises at the Rosen campus so that our attendees could visit Tampa and St Petersburg. These educational programs will be hosted free of charge.
The bus will first visit Tampa, about 75 minutes away from Orlando, where the attendees will discover downtown including Ybor City and its Centro bursting with aromatic flavor from cigar rolling and the Latino eateries.
A complimentary lunch will be served.
We will also visit St Petersburg, a mere 25 minutes away, home of the Salvador Dali Museum. The Museum's website implores us to:
Visit the world's most comprehensive collection of works by the late Spanish surrealist. Come see why the Michelin Guide gave [the museum] the only three star rating on Florida's west coast!
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The Rationale Behind the Tours
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To understand the rationale behind the IJAS bus tours and the importance of stepping out beyond the conference premises, click here.
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To submit your abstract for presentation at this conference, click here.
The most important dates to remember are as follows:
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The registration deadline is February 16, 2010.
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The conference will be held during March 1-4, 2010.
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For publication purposes, all final-formatted versions of abstracts or full papers should be submitted up to one week after the conference. However, for a properly formatted manuscript to be considered for a track award, it must be emailed to us at least five weeks before the conference.
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| A moment in the shade at Rosen |
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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 your formatted document to us.
Abstracts and summarized articles will be published in the proceedings entitled Conference of the International Journal of Arts and Sciences, in CD-ROM format (ISSN 1943-6114).
Full length manuscripts may be published in the International Journal of Arts and Sciences, also in CD-ROM format (ISSN 1944-6934). The review process for the journal is slower (since it involves an extra stage of reviewing) 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. Also, a conference delegate may either publish in the proceedings or the journal, not both.
The journal used to be distributed by IJAS in hard copy format. It is now in CD-ROM format since this makes it easier to disseminate articles (click for examples). Each registered author will receive a complimentary copy of the CD-ROM.
Registered authors who prefer a hard copy of the proceedings or journal may download the entire CD-ROM on their own computer and publish and order a hard copy of it from Lulu.com for their own personal use.
Our publications are indexed in both American and European databases.
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 who submits a formatted abstract or paper will receive a complimentary copy of the CD-ROM.
Each registered author, irrespective of whether he or she submits a formatted abstract or paper, will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Powerpoint Presentations
At the conference, each presentation room will be equipped with a laptop, a digital projector and a projector screen. The laptop will be set up for Powerpoint presentations. Linux and Mac users are asked to save their presentations in a compatible format. In the evolving world of Microsoft, save down to the 97-2003 format in order to ward off any problems. You may bring with you about 15 hard copies for the attendees.
Questions about your submission and presentation should be emailed to: conference@internationaljournal.org.
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| Don't leave Epcot Center before the fireworks. (Photo: Joe Penniston) |
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| Photo: Joe Penniston |
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Orlando is a buyer's market for hotel rooms where during the time of our conference the rates would run from about $30 and upwards per night.
One may wait until the last minute and secure a heavily discounted room by tapping into the promotional offers from a wide array of hotels at RoomSaver.com.
For some excellent deals at villas and 5-star hotels, we recommend the Travelzoo website.
For a well-mapped array of hotels at all star levels in the vicinity of our conference venue, Universal Studios, and Sea World, we strongly recommend the Yahoo Travel website. On the website, enter the conference location's address: 9007 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819. You could then do a search sorted by price or distance (from the conference hall).
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You may want to rent a car in Orlando. A booking through Hotwire will get you a car for about $30 per day. This would allow you to lodge anywhere in Orlando, given the mobility it will get you. Public transport in Orlando isn't impressive although the taxi service is highly efficient. This is the only American city we would unhesitatingly recommend for driving for anyone who is not familiar with American roads. The roads of Orlando and its surroundings are top notch. Wide, safe and properly asphalted. You could take a one-hour ride to Cape Canaveral and even the road that leads you there is a joy in itself.
For information about land transport between the Orlando International Airport (MCO) and hotels in Orlando, click here.
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Travel and Visa Information
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Conference Registration
All registration fees are in American dollars.
For all alternative ways of paying the registration fee, click here.
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$340 - Orlando (March 2010) Conference Registration:
Valid for all 4 days.
Valid for one person for all conference events, on and off conference premises. Includes all tours.
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$225 - Orlando (March 2010) Conference Registration:
Valid for 1 day only.
Valid for one person, for one day only, on conference premises. Does not include any tours.
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$540 - Orlando (March 2010) Conference Registration for 2 persons:
Valid for all 4 days
Joint registration for yourself and a fellow co-author or guest, valid for all conference events, on and off conference premises. Includes all tours.
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$155 - How to Organize a Study Abroad Program
A one-credit hour graduate level course with the University of San Diego.
For information and separate registration click here.
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What to Do in Orlando
Budget Travel magazine carried an article last year entitled "25 Reasons We Love Orlando." Click here to read the article. It offers detailed information and website links to most of the recommended activities, ranging from eating fried alligator nuggets in Gatorland to making a trip to the Orange County Regional History Center, home of Jack Kerouc's annotated manuscript of The Dharma Bums which he wrote in a house in Orlando.
Orlando's Convention & Visitors Bureau is not so hesitant about what to suggest and lists "209 Things to Do in Orlando in 2009." Click here for its extensive list.
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| A Taylor's University delegate enjoys the view right after our Dalí lecture. |
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| IJAS Advisory Board member Dr. Jim Cross of Leeds Trinity & All Saints College (UK) relishes a cigar during the 2009 conference week |
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| The Magic Kingdom in Orlando (Photo: Cory Disbrow) |
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