Our Flemish partner organization, SPES, has placed a Call for papers on Business for Peace, in preparation of their Annual Conference on April 10-12 in Ypres.
The deadline for the submission of a paper abstract is October 31, 2013.
http://www.businessforpeace.be/
Aim of the conference
- Discussing the role of business for peace-building and exploring strategies for hope
- strengthening the practice of peace-building in local and global business
- visit to the battle fields of the Great War and attendance of the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ieper (Ypres).
- launch of a ‘charter of hope’ at the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the European SPES Forum
Keynotes & Panel debates
In addition to the keynote speakers and plenary sessions, parallel sessions will be organized as panel debates. Each parallel session will have a core theme (one of the ‘issues to be addressed’). The paper presenters will be invited to comment a selected position statement (10 to 15 minutes). The remaining time is for discussion.
Business people and non academics can present a statement (1000 words) related to one of the issues in the Call for papers.