Call for Submission:
International Conference on Overseas Community
Affairs (ICOCA)
Preface
Chinese
have been living and working overseas for thousands of years. With the
globalization of the 20th century, and OCAC’s efforts to come up
with new and innovative strategies to aid future policies. International
Conference on Overseas Community Affairs (ICOCA) is scheduled for December 2nd
and 3rd 2013 to promote new thinking for globalized overseas Chinese
affairs.
1. Organizer: Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC)
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Implemented by: Society of overseas Chinese
studies, R.O.C. (SOCS) , Taiwan Knowledge Bank Co., Ltd.
2. Time
& Location:
(1) Time: Monday & Tuesday, December 2nd&
3rd 2013
(2) Location: National Taiwan University
International Convention Center, Taipei
3. Qualifications
for submission:
(1) Scholars, experts and individuals who have
knowledge and experience on overseas community affairs
(2) Professors and research students both
domestically and overseas
4. Topics
(1) Overseas Chinese policies and
cross-strait issue
a. The role and strategy of overseas community affairs in the
cross-strait competition and cooperation
b. Analysis of overseas community affairs application from cultural
perspective
c. Utilization of cultural exchange with countries where overseas
communities reside
(2) Sustainability of overseas Chinese youth development and
overseas communities
a. The influence of overseas community structure on the development of
overseas communities
b. Liaison strategy for connecting domestic Chinese and our overseas communities
c. Exploring the challenge and strategies of overseas Chinese youth
d. Sustainability of policies that encourages our overseas Chinese youth
to return to Taiwan for education
(3) Relevant topics regarding overseas
Chinese education and students
a. Strategy for Chinese education to stay in the global trend of Chinese
language learning
b. Exploring the trend of Chinese language learning
c. Comparison of cross-strait overseas community policies
d. Comparison of effectiveness of Chinese language teacher trainings
e. Studies on attracting overseas Chinese youth to return to Taiwan for
education
(4) Overseas Chinese businesses and
exploration of overseas markets
a. Studies on attracting overseas Chinese businesses to return and
participate in Taiwan’s economic development
b. Sustainability and transformation of overseas Chinese business
structures
c. Assistance on cultivating talent to keep up with global economy
d. The influence of our overseas community policies on talent
cultivation and economic influence
(5) Other
a. Other related academic research
5.
Deadlines:
(1) Outline Submission deadline: July 31st,
2013
(2) Evaluation: Evaluated by both OCAC and
academic representatives
(3) Notification:
(4) Paper Submission deadline: October 1st,
2013
(5) Format:
a. Outline and the paper itself must be written using WORD document and
printed on A4 paper. Please mail the papers using the following methods. papers
that do not meet the format requirement will not be evaluated.
- Paper: It must be written in
Chinese. English is acceptable, however, it must include both Chinese and
English titles, author name, unit, email, and paper outline, as well as purpose
of research, research questions, method and findings. Characters are limited to
1,000.
- Entire paper: The entire paper must
follow the following format once the outline is approved:
1. Font size:
新細明體font should be
used. The title font size must be 18 and bolded; chapter font size must be 16
and bolded. Author name font size must be 14; content font size must be 12 and
only新細明體and Times New
Roman should be used. The font size for forms, outlines and reference must be
10.
2. Paragraph: There should be 2 spaces at the
beginning of each paragraph with 1.5 line spacing.
3. Total number of characters: 10,000 to
15,000 in Chinese; 8,000 to 10,000 in English.
b. Forms of publishing:
- Authors shall be invited for
discussions upon passing the evaluation (fees are calculated based on industry
standards)
c. Upon completion of the discussion, the paper will be collected as part of the compilation for publishing.
6. Contact
us
(2) Contact phone number:
Chairman Lee of societies of overseas Chinese studies at
02-2789-8263 or 0922-424-392
Note:
Please submit your application to societies of overseas Chinese studies at overseas@gate.sinica.edu.tw.
