Publication Opportunities
 All extended abstracts will be published in book of abstract and be distributed during the conference.
 Authors who wish for their papers to
be published in the conference proceeding (to be indexed by Thomson
Reuters) may submit their full papers
after the conference (by 20 September 2015).
 Selected papers from the proceedings
will be reviewed for publication in
International Journal of Environment, Society and Space, 2016 published by National Geographical Association
of
Malaysia
(http://
malaysiangeographers.org/ijess).
with similar topics. Each presenter is allocated 15 to 20 minutes inclusive of questions and discussions.
Preconference Workshop
1. GIS in Financial Development
Get in-depth, expert-led training on the
usage of GIS techniques in financial development. GIS has now become a mission-critical enterprise system along
with financial, human resources, enterprise resource planning and asset management. It has become an enabling technology which supports financial needs by
providing locational context to support
better decision making.
2. GIS in Social Issues Analysis
Get exposure to expert-led training in
terms of putting spatial context into so Selected papers will be considered cial issues such as poverty and health.
and reviewed for publication in an GIS has now become a useful tool in planedited book entitled “Poverty and Ine- ning for service delivery, understanding
qualities”.
pattern and planning for sustainable solution to poverty issues. It provides new
Guidelines for preparing the extended
outlook on old social issues which allow
abstract and presentation
scientific approach to support decision
Researchers are requested to write their making.
extended abstract (maximum of 2 pages
on A4 size paper, single spacing, and Please visit our website for more inforusing 11 points, Times New Roman mation and registration:
inclusive of table, diagram or figure) http://icdssi2015.usm.my
on various topics related to Development
and Socio-spatial-inequalities. The ab- Contact Person:
stract may be products of completed re- The Secreteriat
search, research in-progress, or those International Conference on Developassociated with case studies. The extend- ment and Socio-Spatial Inequalities 2015
ed abstracts need to be submitted by 31 (ICDSSI 2015)
School of Humanities
March 2015.
During the conference sessions, the extended abstract will be presented in power-point presentations. Each session consists of a panel of three or four presenters
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 Penang, MALAYSIA
Phone: 604-6533858 or 604-6533373;
Fax: 604-6563707
E-mail: [email protected];
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND SOSIO-SPATIAL INEQUALITIES 2015
“Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive
Development ”
Date:
18, 19 & 20 August 2015
Venue:
BAYVIEW BEACH RESORT, PENANG, MALAYSIA
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (18 AUGUST 2015)
1. GIS IN FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
2. GIS IN ANALYSING SOCIAL ISSUES
Organised by:
Geography Section, School of Humanities
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 Penang, MALAYSIA
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Conference Fess
Introduction
Despite significant advances in development across the globe, progress has been
uneven. It has been very rapid in East
Asia, Latin America and some parts of
Middle East, but slow in South Asia and
sub-Saharan Africa. Income per capita is
often used to measure development and
categorize countries into low, lower middle, upper middle and upper income
countries. Thus, variations in development and subsequent wealth generation
have led to widening of gaps between
rich and poor countries. This phenomenon has exacerbated inequality among
regions and nations.
Socio-spatial inequality can be described
as unequal distribution of resources and
services such as medical, welfare and education depending on the area or location.
It can be caused by culture, religion, race,
or remoteness of these areas. This situation can be identified by spatial analysis,
where spatial dimension is used to describe patterns of inequality. Furthermore, spatial variation can be compared
between different geographical areas in
relation to social, culture and environment dimensions. This phenomenon may
become persistent and self-perpetuating,
causing serious economic and social
problems. It is pertinent, therefore, to
detect issues of inequalities between different areas, or between ethnic groups
and find strategies and policies to reduce
these inequalities, thereby making distribution of resources and services more
even.
Aims
 To create a platform for academic discourse, information dissemination and
networking amongst academics, practitioners, academicians, and those who
have similar interests.
 To present research findings on the
subject matter related to issues, strategies and policies in development and
socio-spatial inequalities.
Call for Papers
Authors are invited to submit an extended
abstract to be written in English. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:
Economic Growth and Development
Socio-economic studies
Culture and economic growth
Sustainable economic development
Development and food security
Gender and development
GIS and Financial Development
Physical Environment and Development
Environmental management
Environmental degradation
Environmental services and poverty
Environment and planning
Environment, water and food security
Land use and planning
GIS and Remote Sensing
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Local:
CATEGORIES
FEE
(per person)
Notification of abstract acceptance:
30 April 2015
Participant/paper presenter
RM 800.00
Conference Date:
19 – 20 August 2015
Additional author attending the
conference
RM 450.00
Student (with proof of
student registration)
RM 500.00
Additional student author attending the conference
RM 250.00
Post Conference Paper Submission Date:
20 September 2015
Participants
Participation for this conference is open
to all academic staff, students,
independent researchers, practitioners,
policy makers and anyone interested in
development and socio-spatial inequalities issues.
Institution session
We invite any institutions, universities or
bodies that are interested to hold a
special session to discuss their work-inprogress, initial findings or main
findings of their research. The proposal
for this special session should be
submitted
together
with
brief
information about the session and
extended abstract of all the papers to be
presented. The number of papers
presented for each session is between 3
to 5.
Culture and Society
Cultural change
Health and services
Development and crime
Education and development
Psychology and poverty
Media and society
Social exclusion
Civil society
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND SOSIO-SPATIAL INEQUALITIES 2015
Important Dates:
Submission of extended abstract:
31 March 2015
Venue
BAYVIEW BEACH RESORT PENANG, MALAYSIA
International:
CATEGORIES
Participant/paper presenter
FEE
(per person)
RM1,100.00
Additional author attending the RM 650.00
conference
Student (with proof of
student registration)
RM650.00
Additional student author attending the conference
RM 350.00
Institutional Panel:
CATEGORIES
FEE
(per person)
Local Institution (between 3 to
5 panelists)
RM800.00
International Institution
(between 3 to 5 panelists)
RM 1100.00
www.bayviewhotels.com/beach
Group Participants from ASEAN RM750.00
agencies or institutions
Please refer to the hotel directly for all (Without conference materials)
minimum 3 persons.
matters pertaining to accommodation.
* Each Participant is eligible to present one paper only.
Each addition paper will be charged RM800.00.
** Participants from developing countries may qualify
for local fees rates. Please contact the secretariat for
more information.
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