What's Happening? (Conference Info)

Host:
National Taiwan University, GIS host team

Date:
July 6-12th 2009

Location:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Participants:
80 participants will be selected through an essay competition. Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students, and must not be born prior to the year 1974.

Topic and Subtopics:

The topic for the 1st GIS Taiwan 2009 is:

Challenges and Opportunities, the Global Economy in the Transition Phase

The three subtopics are:

1. Bliss or Misery? — Contemplating the Engagement at Cultural Forms and Economic Progress
2. Rethinking of Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship
3. Find the Next Wave to Ride On — New Business Strategies in the Changing World

Official Language:
English will be used during the conference as the official language.

Application Deadline:
All applicants must be registered to the GIS Taiwan 2009 website. Applicants' essays must be uploaded by 15th March, 2009 to be eligible for the competition.

(Source: GIS Taiwan 2009 official website http://gis-taiwan.ntu.edu.tw/)