CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Registration & Payment Deadline: extended to 20 Oct 2015 19th MACFEA National Seminar (MACFEA2015) Venue: Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia Date: 19 - 20 November 2015 Theme: CONSUMER & FINANCE Website: http://submit.confbay.com/conf/macfea2015 Registration and Submission: http://submit.confbay.com/conf/macfea2015 This Seminar is jointly organized by The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association (MACFEA), Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi & Kepenggunaan (KPDNKK) and Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali Distinguished Chair (YTI), Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as the host. Call For Papers The 19th MACFEA Committee cordially invites scholars, researchers, government regulators, industry experts to submit seminar papers under the theme of Consumer & Finance. All submissions should relate to this broad theme and address one or more of the seminar sub-themes: Consumer Financial Decision Making Financial Literacy Behavioral Finance Personal Finance Financial Planning Consumer & Islamic Finance Income Mobility Community Well Being Consumer Education New Consumer Consumption Pattern Sustainable Consumption Consumer Empowerment and Quality of Life Vulnerable Groups Consumer Protection and Advocacy Other various fields in consumer studies Writing & Presentation Language: English / Malay Proceedings/Publications: The Seminar Proceedings: Accepted papers will be published in the seminar proceedings. The proceedings will be available in pendrive during the seminar. There will be '5 MACFEA' best paper awards. The Seminar Book – Collection of Working Papers: Authors of selected papers presented at the 19th MACFEA National Seminar will be invited to submit their papers for inclusion in the book. Selected papers presented in the conference will be considered for an expedited review process for Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics (MAJCAFE) and Jurnal Pengguna Malaysia (JPM). Important Deadlines 5-10 pages Working Paper Deadline: 8 Oct 2015 Notification of Acceptance: 15 Oct 2015 Registration & Full Payment Deadline: 20 Oct 2015 Fees Registration Status Member Non-member Presenter/Participant RM350 RM400 Student RM150 RM200 Registration and Submission a. Full paper / Working Paper must not exceed 10 pages (A4 size) excluding reference and appendix. b. Registration and submission of Working Paper must be done electronically through the online submission system. Click on the "Registration" menu to create ConfBay Account and proceed for conference registration by logging in the system. Click on "Online Submission" menu to submit your full paper / working paper. b. Full Paper / Working Paper Formatting - Strictly follow the template which can be downloaded at "Download" menu Consumer Dialogue Session on ‘Spending & Borrowing: How to Remain Sustainable?’ Panelists: Prof. Dr. Ben Jacobsen (YTI-UKM Chairholder & Chair in Financial Markets, The Univ. of Edinburgh, UK) Dato' Paul Selvaraj (Secretary General, FOMCA) Mr. Azaddin Ngah Tasir (CEO, AKPK) Mr. Mohd Razif Mohd Nor (Senior VP, Corporate Banking, RHB) (tbc) Detailed info: http://consumerdialoguesession.jimdo.com/ Two Keynote Addresses by Distinguished Speakers Keynotes Address I: ‘What determines our investment decisions?’ By Prof. Ben Jacobsen (Chairholder of Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali Distinguished Chair, UKM) Keynote Address II: By Datuk Nadzim Johan (Activist Head, Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM)) Fees Fees for Consumer Dialogue Session only (20th Nov, 8:00 – 10:30 am) Fees for 2 Keynote Addresses only (19th Nov, 9:00 – 11:15 am) Registration Status Participant Member Non-member RM50 RM60 RM50/60 Fee is for 1 session only (either for Consumer Dialogue Session or for Keynote Addresses) include morning refreshment on the day of the event. All fees are non-refundable and include Goods and Services Tax (GST) 6%. Registration & Full Payment Deadline: 20 Oct 2015 Organized by The Secretariat YTI Distinguished Chair Faculty of Economics & Management University Kebangsaan Malaysia email: kursiytiukm@ukm.edu.my (attn: Cik Farah Dilla) tel: +603-8921 3401 or HP: 012-2434549 fax: +603-89251821