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ORGANIZERS

Onshirin Regional Public Organization

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

International Association for the Study of the Commons

REGISTRATION OFFICE

c/o Convention Linkage, Inc.
Sanbancho KS Bldg.
2 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
Phone: +81-3-3263-8695
Fax: +81-3-3263-8693
Email: info@iasc2013.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS (CLOSED NOW)

Our theme for the 14th Global Conference of the IASC is “Commoners and the Changing Commons: Livelihood, Environmental Security, and Shared Knowledge”. We welcome proposals not only from academic researchers, but also from professionals and citizens working at the local level in communities throughout the world. As detailed in our "Call for Abstracts of panels, papers, posters and videos" section, the Committee would like to suggest a wide range of sub-themes so as to be as inclusive of the local community as possible.

We are sincerely looking forward to your participation and contributions, and to having the opportunity to meet all of you at Kita Fuji, Japan.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS (CLOSED NOW)

Please submit your proposal for either PANEL, PAPER, POSTER or VIDEO (in the User Site after creating an account), in a form of an abstract following the description below.

Table: Abstract Description

No.	Type	Number of Words
1	PANEL*	300 - 500
2	PAPER**	max. 300
3	POSTER	max. 300
4	VIDEO	max. 300

Notes

Use of Microsoft Word Templates

We greatly prefer that proposers submit abstracts and personal information in the User Page after establishing a User Account (See the above demo). If you find any step in this process challenging, or if your internet connection is not reliable enough to finish the regular submission process, you may find it helpful to use the appropriaite Microsoft Word Template below to prepare a draft. This will ensure that you provide all of the information we require. If you then find that you cannot submit (by cut-and-paste) the components that you have filled into the template as entries into our web-based system for submission, please send your fully completed Word template directly by email to the Conference Registration Office at info@iasc2013.org.

• · Abstract Template for Panel
• · Abstract Template for Paper
• · Abstract Template for Poster
• · Abstract Template for Video

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Submission of Abstract	July, 2012 – October 31, 2012
Notification of Abstract Acceptance	March, 2013
Deadline for Author Registration	April 22, 2013
Deadline for Full Paper	May 1, 2013
Early Bird Registration	February 1, 2013 – April 14, 2013
Regular Registration	April 15, 2013 – May 15, 2013

SUB-THEMES

1. 1. Commons and Social Capital for Livelihood Security in Crisis (Read more)
2. 2. Commercialization and the Commons (Read more)
3. 3. Urban Commons (Read more)
4. 4. Collisions in Law and Culture (Read more)
5. 5. Mobile Resources and Fluid Spaces (Read more)
6. 6. Equity and Distributive Justice within the Commons (Read more)
7. 7. State-Society Relations and the Protest Politics of Commons (Read more)
8. 8. Commons and Complexity (Read more)
9. 9. Commons as Local Energy Sources and Carbon Storage affecting Climate Change (Read more)
10. 10. The Global Digital Commons (Read more)
11. 11. Biodiversity and Genetic Resources as Commons (Read more)
12. 12. Cultural Commons with Non-Consumptive Uses (Read more)
13. 13. Campaigning On the Commons: Practical Lessons and Strategy (Read more)
14. 14. Advancing Research on the Commons: Methods, Comparable Data, and Theoretical Research Frontiers (Read more)

GUIDELINES

The work must be original and significant, and abstracts should refer to the new contributions and findings from the research. The abstracts must be in English. If necessary, have a native English speaker edit your abstract before submission.

REQUIREMENTS

The presenting author must register for the conference and pay the registration fee by the April 14th deadline for early bird registration in order to appear in the official program. Abstracts may be submitted only via the web site.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE (CLOSED NOW)

For submission of your proposals, please follow the procedures below.

1. Click the "CREATE AN ACCOUNT" button below and go to User Site page to create your user account, using your email address and password.
2. For submission of your proposal, log into the user site and follow the instructions.