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Dear All, Following up on our recent post regarding the Call for Papers for the conference on "A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE FOR EMERGING AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: FOCUS AFRICA", please kindly note that the dates and venue of the conference are: Date: October 13-14, 2011 Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel, (17th and Welton), Denver, Colorado, USA. We look forward to your submissions and/or attendance of the conference. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Call for Papers A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE FOR EMERGING AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: FOCUS AFRICA CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Fossil-fuel energy has fostered industrialization, economic growth and prosperity in the developed world. In fact, developed nations exist largely because fossil fuels have allowed for affordable and reliable energy. But today, environmental concerns are driving developed nations to invest large sums of money to change their energy sources and infrastructure to support a clean environment. The question is, "Should emerging and developing nations develop their energy infrastructure from these same traditional energy sources, or are there now other, better options available to them?" This conference brings together scholars, scientists, researchers and business executives from the renewable energy and natural gas industries, representatives from non-governmental and governmental organizations, and officials from developed, developing and emerging countries, especially African countries. Together we will explore ways to implement a new paradigm for sustainably supplying the energy needed for economic growth in economies-particularly in Africa-where the energy infrastructure has not been fully developed. This new paradigm is driven by advances in renewable energy technologies, combined with technological improvements that are now making available vast unconventional natural gas supplies in shale formations ubiquitously dispersed throughout the world. This paradigm is taking hold in the developed world today as natural gas, complemented by wind and solar power, gains traction as the preferred approach to economically competitive, cleaner and safer central electric power generation. Combining renewable energy and natural gas offers tremendous potential for rural areas where a centralized electrical grid power system does not currently exist and may, now, never need to be developed. The possibility of an indigenous natural gas supply and the vibrant industrial activity that it can support on a large scale in the not-too-distant future can transform developing and emerging economies THE CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITATION TO ATTEND Scholars and practitioners are cordially invited to attend and or submit: * Papers (maximum 25 pages) * Positioning, Case or Interactive Papers (Maximum 10 pages) * Panels and Posters (Maximum 4 pages with a 100 word abstract) * Abstracts Abstracts for papers should not exceed two pages and must have the following components: (1) Overview of the topic to be covered, (2) methodology, (3) Results, (4) conclusions, and (5) references. * A short bio (Not more than 150 words) Send your submission before August 15, 2011 to: Dr. Luka Powanga at: [log in to unmask] TRACKS TO BE COVERED Alternative Energy Technologies and Innovation Business Communication and Entrepreneurship Changing Geography of Energy Demand Climate Change and Environmental Issues Conventional and Unconventional Gas and Oil Supplies Corporate Governance, Ethics and Values Deepwater Exploration and Production Emerging Markets and Economic Development Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles Energy and Water Issues Energy Capital Investment and Allocation Energy Costs and Effects on Economic Development and Growth Energy Efficiency and Application Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, Development, and Exploration Global Economic Crisis and Energy Demand Global Economic Landscape and Outlook Global Petroleum Security and Pricing Globalization of Financial Markets Global, Regional and Country Specific Co-Operation Programs Marketing in Developing Countries Natural Gas the Bridge Fuel Project Financing Models Relationship between the Energy Sector and Other Sectors Role of Energy Supply in Economic Development Markets and Drivers of Renewable Energy Economic Analysis Methods (Energy, Natural Resources, Economic Development Etc) Role of Government as a Catalyst for Sustainable Economic Development STUDENTS Student participation is highly encouraged. Students may submit an abstract, a poster or a paper to present the results of their recent academic work relevant to the conference or the work in progress for input from peers and faculty. For more information, please contact Dr. Luka Powanga at: [log in to unmask] Best regards, Conference Committee Marion Philadelphia, Assistant Professor of Clinical, University of Southern California Dr. Luka Powanga, Professor, Regis University Dr. Ramon Corona, National University Dr Nazrul Islam, Professor, East West University Dr. Xiaolin Li, Assistant Professor, Towson University Patricia Kalita, Scientist and PhD candidate, University of Nevada at Las Vegas Dr. SUDIP GHOSH, Assistant Professor, Penn State University Chei Hwee CHUA, Ph.D Candidate, University of South Carolina Jo-Hui Chen, Professor of Finance, Chung Yuan Christian University Michael Pelken, Assistant Professor, Syracuse ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. 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