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Third International Conference
EDUCATION, RESEARCHE & DEVELOPMENT
(ERD Conference)
7-11 September 2012, Sunny Beach Resort, Bulgaria
Organized by
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
Scientific Information System
Science & Education Foundation
The symposium is part of the scientific events organised annually by Info Invest,
the Science and Education Foundation and its partners.
www.science-edu.eu
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
We are pleased to invite you to take part in the ERD Conference,
which will be held on 7 – 11 September 2012 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.
DATES AND VENUE
7 - 11 September 2012, the Imperial Hotel, Sunny Beach resort
TOPICS:
The scope of ERD 2012 includes the following topics:
Knowledge and Innovation: A Primary Factor for Productivity and Economic Growth
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Innovative approaches to knowledge management
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Flexible approaches to knowledge management
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Peer-to-peer knowledge management
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Organisational creativity & idea generation
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Public sector innovation and policy
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Educating the next generation of innovators
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Culture and team management in innovation
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Legal Framework in Knowledge Management
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Education in market economy. Competitive education
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The role of education in creating information society and technologies
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Еducation and research, demographic processes and labour market
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Equal access and wider participation in education
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Government regulation and legislation
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Structure, management and funding
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Intellectual property in education and research
E-Learning and Virtual Innovations
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E-learning: projects and results
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E-learning: pedagogical strategies and tactics
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Developing e-learning methods for specific fields
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Online laboratories and classrooms
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Virtual universities
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Electronic library: information and search technologies
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Electronic journals and books: projects and prospects
Higher Education: Globalisation and Internationalisation
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Higher and further education: new challenges
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Academic experiences and best practice contributions
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Quality processes at national and international level
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Evaluation and assessment
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Exchange programmes for students and university staff
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Higher education and the Bologna Process
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Application of the European system for accumulation and transfer of credits (ECTS)
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Erasmus Programme: implementation and results at universities
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The internationalisation of universities
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Research and educational networks
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International projects and innovations
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Linking universities and the industry: partnerships, programmes, expertise
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Assessment of students knowledge and skills
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Scientific Research: Results and Perspectives
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Scientific research centres: achievements and new ideas
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Researching technologies in education
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International research cooperation
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Research on various aspects of the innovative society
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Research methodologies
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Academic research projects
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Interconnection between education and research
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University/Industry/Government: collaborative partnership in research
Socialisation of Youth in Contemporary Society
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Humanising education
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Creative activities
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Continuity in education
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Arts in education
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Teacher training in a multicultural environment
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Intercultural communication. The system of values in the dialogue of cultures
Education, Individual and Society
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Pedagogy and methodology of education
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Psychological and pedagogical content of educational activities
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Integration of cross–cultural studies in the curriculum
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General and vocational education
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Pre-school education
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Extra-curricular and out-of-school activities
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Lifelong learning
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Alternative education
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Education of children and pupils with special educational requirements
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Personnel, scientific, information and library services
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Quality of teaching, training programs and аssessment
Note: Papers on other relevant topics are welcome too.
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Note: Only those who have submitted their registration form fulfilled all the requirements in the present Call for
Papers and present at the symposium are regarded as symposium participants.
PARTICIPATION FORMS
Registration number: registered participants receive a registration number, which is the same as the number of
their pro forma invoice. You are required to use your registration number in all payment documents and
correspondence with the organisers.
oral presentations (talks): 10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion;
poster presentations: poster 90 cm high x 80 cm wide printed on paper not heavier than 150 g/m2. A poster
session lasts one hour. Please note that PhD students are allowed to present posters only;
online presentations: for people who can not attend in person. Online participants receive their certificates of
publication and symposium / conference programme by email. All their contributions are also included in
International Scientific Publications. The journal volumes where the papers are published can be read and
downloaded freely thirty days after the closing of the symposium / conference from the journal web site:
www.science-journals.eu.
video conferencing: provided that there is suitable equipment and connection between the symposium /
conference site and one or more other points, the organisers can offer you to take part in a video conference. In
this case, you will be sent an invitation by email. Video conferences are possible, not core events.
SYMPOSIUM LANGUAGES - English
SUBMISSIONS - There is a limit of two contributed submissions per registered author. They may be presented as
a talk or as a poster. Oral presentations are 10 minutes long and a poster session lasts one hour.
PRESENTATION EQUIPMENT - Participants can use a PC and a multimedia projector. Presentations have to be
prepared using PowerPoint and stored on a USB flash drive. Presentations are emailed to the organisers prior to
the conference with the file name displaying the participant's name and surname.
PUBLICATION
Submissions, no matter whether presented as talks or posters, will be published in the Journal of International
Scientific Publications: Educational Alternative, Volume 9 in cooperation with the Science and Education
Foundation. You can get more information about the journal at http://www.science-journals.eu
Journal description: CD-ROM in a box; papers are in PDF format allowing for full-colour printouts; each journal
volume is in the form of a book with cover, a page with the names of the editorial board, each paper starting on a
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new page and a table of contents at the end. To see what a published paper looks like, please go to
www.science-journals.eu
Protection and identification: The journal is reliably protected using special technologies. It is identified with an
ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
Editing and reviewing: Every paper is reviewed by two independent, anonymous reviewers.
Advisory Editor
Florin Lungu, Romania
Igor Kyukanov, USA
Galina Sinekopova, USA
Co-Editor in Chief
Junichi Suzuki, Japan
Miroslaw Kowalski, Poland
Irina Sidorcuka, Latvia
Nkasiobi Silas Oguzor, Nigeria
Neziha Musaoglu, Turkey
Editorial Board
Olivera Gajic, Serbia
Alireza Valipour, Iran
Simona Stanisiu, Romania
Alexandr Gorbunov, Russia
Sofia Agapova, Russia
Dimitriy Baryshnikov, Russia
Sibel Turan, Turkey
Elena Murugova, Russia
Vladimir Zhdanov, Japan
Journal languages: English
Copyright: Authors retain copyright of the published papers and have full responsibility for their contents. The
publisher has the unlimited right to offer and distribute the edition with the papers published in it. The publisher
assumes no responsibility whatsoever if the authors have inflicted harm or damage to any third parties.
DISCLAIMER - As an organiser of the symposium, Info Invest Ltd assumes no responsibility whatsoever, direct or
implied, for the contents of the papers as well as for the consequences arising from misinterpretation or
unawareness of the requirements for participation. The fact that you have submitted a registration form for the
symposium means that you have read and agreed with the present conditions.
REGISTRATION FEES
Before 30.04.2012:
Standard registration fee for members of educational and research institutions: 210 Euros;
Special registration fee for members of educational and research institutions who were registered participants at
the 2011 ERD Symposium: 180 Euros
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Special reduced registration fee for full-time PhD student (Note: only about post-graduate students who do not
work at universities and other establishments; students taking distance learning, correspondence or other similar
courses are not eligible): 150 Euros;
Additional fee: 90 Euros for a second paper presented.
After 30.04.2012: registration fee is 240 Euros for all participants.
Accompanying persons do not pay registration fees. Each participant, except PhD students, can take only one
accompanying person to the symposium.
THE REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE
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ScienceBg Certificate for the publication;
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admission to all sessions of the symposium;
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the presentation of a paper either as a talk (10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion) or
as a poster 90 cm high x 80 cm wide. A poster session lasts one hour. Please note that PhD students
are allowed to present posters only;
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publication of a paper up to 20 pages long in the Journal of International Scientific Publications:
Educational Alternative, Volume 9 on CD-ROM and a copy of the journal on CD-ROM. All papers must
comply with certain formatting requirements.
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a printed copy of the Conference Programme;
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coffee breaks;
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preferential accommodation prices in selected hotels offered by the organisers and free booking for
symposium participants.
The presentation of other people's papers is not allowed without a good reason and the prior consent of the
organising committee. If the type of presentation (talk or poster) is not specified, the organising committee has the
right to decide on it as appropriate.
IMPORTANT DATES
31.03.2012: Registration form and abstract (up to 10 lines) submission deadline - erd@sciencebg.net. You will be
notified about acceptance/rejection with an email from the organising committee within five working days of
receiving the submission. If you should receive no reply, please contact the organisers by email or telephone;
30.04.2012: Deadline for transferring the registration fees to the account given in the email sent to the participant
by the organising committee. All bank charges and commissions are paid by the participants. Please inform your
bank about this when ordering the transfer. Payment on site is not allowed;
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30.04.2012: Final paper submission deadline. Please send your paper written according to the formatting
requirements to the organisers for publication at erd@sciencebg.net. You will be notified whether the paper is
accepted for publication with an email from the organising committee within five working days of receiving the
paper. If you should receive no reply, please contact the organisers by email or telephone;
Deadline for booking accommodation for participants and their accompanying persons: see hotel offers. If
participants arrange their travel and accommodation themselves or using a travel agency of their choice, they
have to inform the organisers not later than 31.07.2012.
If you have failed to receive any accommodation offers from the organisers, you can ask for some by sending an
email to erd@sciencebg.net;
31.07.2012: Deadline for sending the Power Point presentation of your talk to erd@sciencebg.net; please do not
send any materials for the poster sessions;
31.07.2012: Participants (except online ones) confirm in writing to the organisers the form of their presentation
(talk or poster) and that they will take part in the symposium in person. In case the organisers do not receive this
information before the deadline, they have the right to assume that the participant will not attend in person. They
also have the right to change such a person’s presentation to online or poster, which will be reflected in the
conference programme.
BANK ACCOUNT AND INVOICES
Payment method: mark a way payment in the registration form of the participant.
Payment: Registration fees are transferred to the account given in the notification email sent to the participant by
the organising committee. All bank charges and commissions are paid by the participants. Please inform your
bank about this when ordering the transfer. Payment on site is not allowed.
Invoices and Registration number: Registered participants are sent a pro forma invoice with the amount of
registration fee to be paid. After receiving the correct registration fee, the organisers issue and send the original
invoice. All documents are sent in PDF format by email.
Registered participants receive a registration number, which is the same as the number of their pro forma invoice.
You are required to use your registration number in all payment documents and correspondence with the
organisers.
Invoices: To receive an invoice you need to provide the following information:
If the bank transfer is ordered by a natural person: the person's full name, and full address.
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If the bank transfer is ordered by a company or organisation: legal name of the organisation, address, VAT
number /for example: BG107346798/, name of recipient of the invoice and full address.
Invoices will be sent in PDF format by email. As they have a signature and a stamp in full colour, you need a highquality printer to print out the original.
Note: If the bank transfer is ordered by a natural person, it is not possible to issue an invoice to a company or
organisation.
PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION
Participation: Only fully registered participants, their accompanying persons and special guests of the
Organising Committee can take part in the symposium. Unregistered attendance is not allowed.
Registration: Please tell your country, name and surname at the registration desk. Accompanying persons do
not have to register, but they receive a badge saying VISITOR.
Name Badges: The badge with your name that you get together with the symposium materials at registration is
personal. It is the only document giving free access to the symposium hall and should be clearly visible at all
times. You may be denied access to the symposium if you cannot show it. The organisers have the right to
demand a proof of your right to attend the symposium.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
The Organising Committee can book accommodation for symposium participants at their prior request without
extra charges. The organisers assume no responsibility for any subsequent changes in the accommodation prices
shown in it. Participants can also arrange their travel and accommodation themselves using a travel agency of
their choice. Please inform the organisers if this is case.
VISAS
All participants and their accompanying persons will be emailed official letters of invitation for the symposium in
Bulgarian in PDF format. The invitations have a colour signature and stamp. You can print out the original using a
high-quality colour printer. Those who need a visa have to personally apply for it at a Bulgarian consulate,
showing the letter. If you will be accompanied by your underage children, please give us their names so that we
can include them in the invitation. Letters of invitation will be sent only after the correct registration fees are
received.
TRAVEL AND JOINING INSTRUCTIONS
There are three main international airports in Bulgaria: in Sofia (430 km from Sunny Beach), Varna (90 km from
Sunny Beach) and Burgas (35 km from Sunny Beach).
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There are several different ways to get from Sofia, Varna or Burgas to Sunny Beach.
by bus: Please note that you can take a bus from Sofia or Varna to Sunny Beach, but there is no public bus
service from Burgas Airport to Sunny Beach. To go to the bus station in Sofia or Varna, take a taxi from the
airport. It is advisable to ask the taxi driver approximately how much the trip will cost before getting into the car as
he may overcharge you later.
There are buses from Sofia or Varna to Burgas on the hour. Take those buses which stop at Sunny Beach or
Nesebar. Alternatively, you can travel to Burgas, but then you will have to take another bus to Sunny Beach (45
km away). The journey from Sofia to Sunny Beach is approximately 7 hours and from Varna to Sunny Beach
approximately 1 hour 30 min.
by car: you can order a car from the selected hotels which we offer to book for you. Please inform us by email to
send you the necessary information. The hotel will issue an invoice for the amount you pay.
by taxi: we recommend that you use a taxi from Burgas Airport to Sunny Beach. It will be too expensive to travel
by taxi from Sofia or Varna, unless you are a group of three or four.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
The social programme is of paramount importance for the success of the symposium. The informal atmosphere of
the activities helps you to expand your social contacts with the rest of the participants. You will be informed about
the events and times of the social programme additionally.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information will be periodically available on this website. Any queries about the organisation and
programme of the symposium should be addressed to Mr Ivan Genov, events coordinator and director of Info
Invest Ltd, Burgas.
For more information:
Mob. phone: +359 878 844 412 (In English)
eMail: erd@sciencebg.net
+359 878 844 410 (на русском языке)
Skype: investbg
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ivan.genov1
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