Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Klaipeda University has a pleasure and a privilege to invite you to the

16th annual International Scientific Conference “Social innovations for sustainable regional development”.

This conference will be held on 29th of April 2020 during 7th International Week for Teaching and Administrative

Staff at Klaipeda University.

The first Conference was held in 2004 and gathered a lot ofattention from all around Europe. Every year this fine eventbrings together scientists and researchers from differentcountries who study regions and who are able to offer a newtheoretical ideas and their practical application in relevantcase studies. It is especially popular among doctoral

students.

MAIN AREAS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCUSSIONS:

• Social Innovations in Management andEconomics Areas

• Sustainable Regional Development

• Participatory Budgeting in the Age ofUncertainties

• Education and Creation of Innovation inChildhood

• Role of Education for Mitigation andAdaptation to Climate Change

Language of the conference – English.

Duration of presentation: 15 min.

Conference fee: 85* Eur. (more options in registration form).

Conference fee to be paid to Klaipeda University account after acceptance: LT 257300010002330225

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission of abstracts (till 200 words) until 25 of March,

2020

• Papers for Editorial Board: until 10 of April, 2020

• Final Editorial Board’s decision about publishing: until 29 of

April, 2020

Conference material selected by editorial board (two blind

reviewers will evaluate your paper) will be published in

scientific journal “Regional Formation and Development

Studies” (2020, No. 2). For further information about the

Journal and requirements for articles, please visit its website:

http://journals.ku.lt/index.php/RFDS/index.

or

The conference participants may send their papers to the special

issue "Evidence-Based Public Policy Making" at Administrative

sciences journal (Clarivate Analytics-Emerging Sources

Citation

Index) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/admsci/special_issues/Po

licy_Making

For best paper fee waiver can be offered.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to

contact Alvyda Obrikienė alvyda.obrikiene@ku.lt

APPLICATIONIf you and/or your colleague would be interested to participate,

please, fill in the online registration form till 25th of March

http://bit.ly/2tWWmA2

Chairman of scientific committee

Prof. dr. Ligita Šimanskienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Scientific committee:

Prof. dr. Rasa Braslauskienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Valentina Burkšienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Dr. Mihaela Victorita Carausan (National School of Political Sciences and Public

Administration, Romania)

Dr. Chatthip Chaichakan (University of Phayao, Thailand)

Prof. dr. Inga Dailidienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Jaroslav Dvorak (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Prof. dr. Joanna Ejdys (Bialystok University of Technology, Poland)

Dr. Ellen Haustein (University of Rostock, Germany)

Assist. prof. dr. Aranka Ignasiak- Sculc, Nikolaus (Copernicus University, Poland)

Prof. dr. Vytautas Juščius (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Dr. Maria Kotseva-Tikova (Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria)

Prof. dr. Fiore Mariantonietta (University of Foggia, Italy)

Dr. Julija Melnikova (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Lect. dr. Jurgita Paužuolienė (Klaipėda University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Romana Provazniková (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic)

Prof. habil. dr. Baiba Rivža (University of Agriculture, Latvia)

Assoc. prof. dr. Arnaud Serry (University of Le Havre, France)

Prof. habil. dr. Bronislaw Sitek (University of Social Sciences and Humanities in

Warsaw, Poland)

Prof. dr. Biruta Sloka (Latvia University, Latvia)

Assoc. prof. dr. Eduardas Spiriajevas (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Wlodzimierz Sroka (University of Business in Dabrawa Gornicza,

Poland)

Prof. dr. Neringa Strazdienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Anthony Thorpe (Roehampton University, Great Britain)

Assoc. prof. dr. Violeta Valiulė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Prof. habil. dr. Arkadiusz Žukowski (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn,

Poland)

Assoc. prof. dr. Erika Župerkienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Chairman of organizing committee

Prof. dr. Rimantas Balsys (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Members of organizing committee

Lect. dr. Aleksandra Batuchina (Klaipeda University,

Lithuania)

Lect. dr. Aida Norvilienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Alvyda Obrikienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Loreta Petravičienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Daiva Verkulevičiūtė-Kriukienė (Klaipeda

University, Lithuania)

Assoc. prof. dr. Reda Vismantienė (Klaipeda University,

Lithuania)