Registration Form
Venue
Pinewood Hotel, European Ward, Rita Road, Shillong
793001 Meghalaya, India.
How to Reach Pinewood Hotel
By Rail: The nearest railway station is at Guwahati
which is about 102 kms from Shillong. Regular Taxi/Bus
services are available.
By Road: It is 101 kms from Guwahati Palton Bazar
next to railway station. Tourist Taxis and luxury mini
coaches are available from Palton Bazar.
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
ON
GREEN ECONOMICS: THE ROAD TO A
BALANCED AND HEALTHY ECONOMY
7th & 8th August, 2014
Organized by
By Air: The LGB International Airport Guwahati is 140
kms from the Hotel. Taxi & Bus services are available
from the Airport to Hotel.
Convener:
Dr.(Mrs) Natalie W. Kharkongor
President, MEA, and faculty of IIM, Shillong
Phone No: 0364- 2308045
Cell: 9089190344
Email: [email protected]
Jt. Conveners:
Mr. K.K.Singh
Vice President, MEA
Cell: 9436119349
Email: [email protected]
Mr. B. Syiem
Meghalaya Economic Association
Shillong, Meghalaya
in
collaboration with
Secretary, MEA
Cell: 9436922273
Email:[email protected]
Mr. K. Chauhan
Organizing Secretary, MEA
Cell: 9862704170
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Ashutosh Dey
Executive Member, MEA
Cell: 9436706991
Email: [email protected]
Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management
Shillong
Invitation
We have the pleasure to inform you that Meghalaya
Economic Association, Shillong in collaboration with IIM,
Shillong is organizing a two-day International Seminar at the
Pinewood Hotel, Shillong. Academicians, researchers and
scholars from various parts of the world will participate in this
two day program. We extend our heartiest invitation to all
those who are interested to participate in the seminar.
Theme of the Seminar
Countries have developed during the past 20 years, but
questions have remained unanswered: What kind of
development have we had? What has really happened
in past 20 years? Have things got better or worse for
most people and most things on the planet and its
systems? What kind of growth we have had? Does the
sustainable development concept make societies from
developed, developing and undeveloped countries
wealthier, happier or healthier? The gap between richer
and poorer sections of society has increased. World
economies have grown and developed in terms of and
in relation to their GDP. On the one side, there is
poverty (deficit) and on the other side, there is wastage
(excess). The global economy witnessed a high degree
of imbalance in terms of extraction and usage of
resources. The state of nature and its natural resources
like the quality of water and air are on a downward
spiral and have reached an alarming point.
With this as the background, the Meghalaya Economic
Association (MEA) in collaboration with IIM, Shillong is
organizing an International Seminar on Green
Economics: “The Road to a Balanced and Healthy
Economy” on the 7th and 8th August, 2014 in Shillong.
The noted personalities, Prof. Graciela Chichilnisky,
Colombia University and the Architect of carbon credit
market, and Miriam Kennet, founder of Green
Economics Institute, United Kingdom have been invited
as key speakers to the proposed seminar. The event
will also draw together academicians, government
officials, political leaders and key institutional, business
and sustainability practitioners to create, explore and
share experiences related to the subject.
Sub Themes:
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Environmental Degradation
Educational Transformation and Gender Issues
Health in the Green Economy/Green Health
Sector
Sustainable Banking and Finance
Healthy
Governance
for
Sustainable
Development
Agriculture and allied activities
Renewable Energy and its Challenges
Mining and Ecological Degradation
Communication, Land Use and Environment
Uniting
Conservation,
Communities
and
Sustainable Tourism
Industry and Environment
IIM Shillong
IIM Shillong has been set up with a vision of expansion and mobilization
of facilities for offering good quality management education and research
in the North Eastern region of India. The decision of coming up with an
Indian Institute of Management in the North East was unanimously taken
by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development along with the
Chief Ministers of the North Eastern States in the Review Meeting held at
Shillong during June 2004. Shillong was drafted as the permanent
location for the institute after consultation between the Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) and the Chief Ministers
of States of the region. The Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management
(RGIIM) offers a comprehensive two years Post-Graduate Diploma in
Management Programme (PGDM) and one year Post Graduate
Program for Executives - Managing Business in India and China. The
courses have been designed to provide a holistic approach towards
addressing business problems of the new millennium and beyond. The
institute aims to develop unbeatable leaders for an economically and
ecologically sustainable society, with the help of a unique curriculum that
comprises a mix of compulsory and elective courses, supplemented by
specialized courses on industry sectors.
Guidelines for Submission of Research Papers
Meghalaya Economic Association
The Meghalaya Economic Association (MEA) is a registered
body of teachers, scholars, academicians, administrators and
professionals belonging to the field of economics and allied
disciplines. It was established on the 7th June 2003 with the
objective of providing a Forum for debate and discussion of the
economic problems and issues concerning the state in
particular and the country in general. The MEA has today
completed ten years of its existence. As the name suggest, the
Association does not restrict itself only to members of the
economics fraternity but has within its umbrella members from
other disciplines as well as those working in the government
and private sector. From a humble beginning with only a few
members and limited resources, it has today grown not only in
terms of quantity but also in terms of its contribution to the
academic life and upliftment of the interest of the students’
community. The MEA regularly organizes seminars, workshops
symposium and lectures by eminent persons of the country.
The office of the Association is in the place of work of the
Secretary.
The scholars are requested to send an abstract of their original papers.
The abstract should contain not more than 300 words. It should be in MS
Word format with the font type Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing
1.5, to the mail mentioned in the brochure. All the papers will be reviewed
and short listed. Abstracts will be printed for circulation. Papers presented
in the seminar will be published with ISBN. The soft copy of the abstract
may be submitted via email as an attached file accompanying a covering
letter at [email protected]. The abstract copies should reach by
30th June, 2014 and for the final paper by 15th July, 2014.
Due intimation to the respondents will be given only on receipt of
registration fee. Your early submission is highly solicited.
Registration Fee
Foreign Participants : `2500/Indian Participants(Teacher/Faculty) : `1500/Indian Research Scholars : `500/The registration fee is to be sent through a Demand Draft in fovour of
“Meghalaya Economic Association, Shillong”, payable at State bank of
India, Malki Branch, Shillong. The last date for the receipt of registration
form along with the fee (for out station participants only) is 25thJuly, 2014.
Please use a photocopy of the registration form.
Accommodation
Registered delegates will be provided accommodation at various guest
houses in the city.