1ST INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ON CO

The Co-operative University College of Kenya
(A Constituent College of Jomo Kenyatta University Agriculture and Technology)
1ST INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ON CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS
CALL FOR PAPERS
THEME: Entrepreneurship and Technology for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development
DATES: 17th – 19th June, 2015
VENUE: Karen-Langata (Nairobi)
PREAMBLE:
The Co-operative University College of Kenya (CUCK) will be hosting an International Conference which will provide a forum for
interdisciplinary interactions among academia, researchers, policy maker’s government and business leaders to exchange ideas
with a view to finding suitable solutions to some of the challenges facing the society, private and public organisations.
SUB-THEMES
1. Innovation and Technology
2. Governance and Development
3. Finance , Banking and Risk Management
4. Co-operative development and Management
5. Food Security and Social Policy
6. Value Chain Management
7. Business Management and Entrepreneurship
ACCOMODATION:
Accommodation is available at the University (CRCC) full
board per day Kshs. 5,220. Accomodation can also be arranged in nearby town at competitive rates.
For Accomondation Contact: 0719 666 668
REGISTRATION FEES
1. East Africa Participant
Kshs. 7,000
2. CUCK Staff & Students
Kshs. 4,000
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
3. Non-East African
USD
200
1. Abstracts of full paper, not exceeding 300 words, should 4. Exhibitors
Kshs. 20,000
be emailed ahead of deadline to: conference@cuck.ac.ke 5. One day Participation
Kshs. 3, 500
2. Abstracts should clearly highlight the objectives, problem, KINDLY NOTE THAT THE CHARGES INCLUDE REFRESHMENTS, LUNCH,
methodology, key findings/results, conclusions, recommen- CONFERENCE MATERIALS AND THE COST OF THE JOURNAL.
dations and at least six key words.
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
3. Each abstract should include the name(s) of the author(s),
ACCOUNT NAME: CO-OPERATIVE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF KENYA
affiliation(s), postal, e-mail and telephone contacts.
A/C NO:
01120125033500
4. Each full paper should not exceed 10 pages, 1.5 spacing,
CO-OPERATIVE BANK OF KENYA
font size 10, Times New Roman; Tables & Figures inserted BANK:
BRANCH:
KAREN
near where first cited, and in MS Word format.
KC00KENA
5. All references cited in the text should be listed SWIFT CODE:
135
alphabetically following the APA format; all references BRANCH CODE:
BANK CODE:
11
listed should be cited appropriately in the text.
6. Peer reviewed papers will be accepted for the conference
and Published in a refereed Journal in both print and
on-line version
EXHIBITION
Exhibitors from all sectors are highly welcome to exhibit their
products, services and innovations relevant to the conference
theme and subthemes.
DATE
EVENT
1. May 8th, 2015
Submission of Abstracts
2. May 15th 2015
Notification of Acceptance
3. May 22nd, 2015
Submission of Full Papers
4. June 5th, 2015
Registration for Conference
5. June 17-19, 2015
Conference days
6. August 14, 2015
Publication of Journal
For any enquiries:
To book, Call:
Dr. Kirima 0722458689,
Salome 0723952178
Gertrude 0714949447
Email:
conference @cuck.ac.ke
Website:
www.cuck.ac.ke.
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