Call for Papers
March 21, 2009You are invited to submit paper to symposium on Development Issues, Challenges, and Strategies for Nepal, organized by Nepalese Students’ Association (NeSA) at New Mexico State University. This conference will focus on current as well as future prospect of development strategies, policies, and related issues for the making of new Nepal
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: March 17, 2009
Notification to authors: March 19, 2009
Symposium date: March 21, 2009 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Call for Paper Details
Scope
Nepal is a recently declared federal democratic republic country after a decade long political turmoil. Nepalese people over threw more than two century long monarchy and also brought Maoist insurgent into political mainstream peacefully last year. Now, the country is in a verge of great social, cultural, and political transformation through the writing of new constitution. People are desperately looking for the making of prosperous new Nepal. However, development issues, challenges, and strategies are not yet clear. For example, Japan’s development strategies were based on industrial development and growth first strategies, while Nepal’s development strategies appears to be based on agricultural development and the priority of promoting equal living conditions but not yet clearly defined.
This one day symposium will provide opportunity to invitees and participants who have had closer look at the problems of Nepal, to focus on current state of development and the future strategies, issues, and challenges. Development in Nepal, as a nation of unique socio-cultural diversity with delicate geopolitics, is a complex phenomenon involving an interaction of economic, social, cultural, and geopolitical factors. Given the multidisciplinary and collaborative nature of study, NeSA welcomes contribution from different walk of life having interest in the development of Nepal, such as community, student, academia, scientists, engineers, politicians, etc.
Subject areas
This one day symposium will cover major issues, challenges, and strategies for national development including education, politics, infrastructures, economics, and environment. The symposium will be divided into the following four sessions:
- Development of health and education sector
- Infrastructures, environment, science, and technology
- Economic development strategies
- Socio-politics and cultural transformation
- Presenter required to submit 200 – 500 words abstract. Two member review panel will review the abstract and recommend for acceptance with or without modification of the paper.
- NeSA’s Research and Academic subcommittee reserves the right to accept and deny the paper based on the opinion of review panel.
Submission Guidelines
Length of presentation
Each presenter will be provided total 20 minutes of presentation time and 5 - 10 minutes for discussions depending on availability of time.
Abstract submission and review panel
- Each presenter required to submit 200 – 500 words abstract. However, extended abstract will also be accepted.
- Two member review panel will review the abstract and recommend for acceptance with or without modification of the paper.
- NeSA’s Research and Academic subcommittee reserves the right to accept and deny the paper based on the opinion of review panel.
Submission
Send your abstract to nesa.nmsu@yahoo.com
Authors interested to submit papers are advised to visit this link for the preparation of presentation: How to prepare a presentation
Location
Colfax (210), Corbett Center
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
We look forward to meeting you in New Mexico State University in March 2009.
We look forward to meeting you in New Mexico State University in March 2009.
Organizer
Nepalese Students’ Association
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Desh Raj Sonyok
