Education and Development Conference 2011
05th – 07th March 2011, Bangkok, Thailand

Dates
Sixth Annual Education and Development Conference will be held from 5th- 7th March 2011.

Location
Education and Development Conference 2011 will take place in the city of Bangkok , Thailand . All sessions will be held in the “Royal Benja Hotel" conveniently located in one of the best commercial areas in Bangkok and only 20 minutes away from the Bangkok international airport.

Accommodation
We offer you accommodation in “Royal Benja Hotel" (http://www.royalbenja.th.com/index.html), which is where the Conference will take place. This is a quality three star hotel located in one of Bangkok’s best commercial areas, with easy access to both downtown and the international airport. All rooms are equipped with private bath, AC, telephone and TV. EDC 2011 participants are entitled to special discounted rate of 45 Euro for a single or a double room, with breakfast and tax included.

Meals
All the lunches and coffee breaks during the Conference are included in the Conference price, as is a networking dinner that will take place on 6th March 2011.

Fees

*on-site registration is subject to availability. Due to limited space in the venue, we cannot guarantee the availability of spots for on-site registration, unless they have been previously deposited and secured. Presenters are strongly encouraged to confirm their position in advance in order to ensure for their presentation to be scheduled in the official Conference agenda and paper published in the official Conference proceedings.

**a proof of full time student status must be sent to contact@tomorrowpeople.org. We accept either a valid student card or a letter from the university.

A non refundable 100 Euro deposit is required to secure your spot in the Conference and is due two weeks after you have been officially invited to join the Conference. This amount will be credited toward the Conference fee.

Payment options
Check out here for the payment options available.

Financial Support
Due to our non-profit nature and very limited funds, we are unable to provide any financial support to our participants. However, we encourage our participants to search for funding from outside organizations, and we can provide a letter of support for them. A number of our attendees receive some sort of funding from their home universities/ organizations as well as from the local NGO, corporate and governmental sectors.

To minimize the cost of the Conference, the Conference fee was projected based on the running costs only. We strongly encourage all applicants to apply early in order to avail on the early bid admission fee.

Applications
On-line applications will be accepted on a rolling admission basis as long as there is space available. Due to a highly competitive admission process, we encourage all persons to apply early.

Abstracts/ Papers Submissions
If interested in presenting a paper/ research at the Conference, you can submit your abstract along with the application form by February 1st 2011. Full papers are due February 15th 2011 in electronic version and following format:

• A4 size paper

• Single line space, preferably Times New Roman 12 font.

• Abstract of maximum 200 words on first page (under title)

• Total paper length to be maximum of 12,000 words (approximately 24 full pages)

• Short bio-data of writer/s at end of paper.

Publications
All papers accepted to be presented at the Conference will be published by Tomorrow People Organization, in the official Conference proceedings. Additionally, the best selection of the presented papers will be published in the special issue of the Tomorrow People Academic Journal dedicated to the EDC 2011.

Acceptance
All submissions (presentation abstracts, outlines, papers, summaries, etc.) will be reviewed and will serve as the basis for acceptance/rejection.

Admission
Approximately 60 participants, including students, scholars, corporate and NGO representatives will be invited to participate in this highly interesting and challenging international event. Successful applicants will be notified within ten days from the day their application has been received.

Agenda
Conference Agenda will be available in February 2011, after the list of presentations and accepted papers has been finalized.