2023 Small Symposiums

2023 Special Sessions Organized by ATINER

(Due to the 100% international character of our events, the terms above can be interpreted differently by each participant. To ATINER, all those terms are used interchangeably as variants of the same notion of one or more sessions which are thematic and are organized as part of one of our general (non-thematic) conferences. If you want to organize such a thematic event, please review our policy and guidelines, for more details)

Abstract Submission Information
5-8 June 2023
The Transmission and Maintenance of Diaspora Identity Through time and Generation
as part of the 14th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts
Academic Responsible: Dr. Maria-Irini Avgoulas, Academic Member & Casual Academic, School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia and Cultural Counselling and Consultancy, Australia.
Diaspora communities with their specific cultural identity are found throughout the world and exist on a continuum of redevelopment as they evolve. The experience of diaspora identity and the transmission of memory culture that supports identity maintenance may vary by generation, the original migrants and their descendants born in diaspora. Diaspora community members of all generations may maintain a sense of nostalgia but also negative emotions of not belonging to either their original homeland or the host community. This may be expressed as having two homelands and, in a sense, belonging to both. While potentially enriching, diaspora identity may in fact be more like belonging nowhere and being a stranger in both cultures. This may represent a negative emotion associated with the experience of migration and acculturation despite the generation of membership. This session will explore the transmission and maintenance of diaspora identity through time and generation and consider how associated psychosocial factors and the recreated social environment of the culture of origin may influence wellbeing and the experience of illness that are significant factors in overall health as well as the promotion of health and wellbeing in diaspora.
Deadline: 25 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
5-8 June 2023
Cinema
as part of the 14th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts
Academic Responsible: Dr. Daniel Binns, Academic Member, ATINER & Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia.
The aim of the stream is to bring together academics and researchers of all areas of cinema studies: film analysis, studies of film-economics and film-philosophy, film technology and history, and other attendant areas of inquiry.
Deadline: 25 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
5-8 June 2023
Sustainable Tourism
as part of the 19th Annual International Conference on Tourism
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Michalis Toanoglou
, Director, Center for Sustainable Tourism and Crisis Management (CSTCM), ATINER & Professor, Jeonju University School of Tourism & Culture, South Korea.
Deadline: 25 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
12-15 June 2023
Israeli-Turkish Relationship: The Regional Dimension
as part of the 21st Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies
Academic Responsible: Dr. Orna Almog, Deputy Head, Politics & International Affairs Unit, ATINER & Senior Lecturer (Retired), Kingston University, UK.
The aim of this symposium is to analyse and discuss the nature of Turkish-Israeli relations since 2019 against the wider background of regional and national developments.
Ever since the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, the relations between the two parties were identified by suspicion, mistrust and ‘bad blood’. While Turkey’s quest for growing leadership role in the region failed, Israel’s regional position has improved dramatically. It further solidified relations with Greece and Cyprus and increased cooperation with Egypt and Jordan. Furthermore, thanks to US’s initiative, Israel signed the ‘Abrahams accords ‘; the peace agreements with the UAR and Bahrain in the summer of 2020 followed by the peace treaties with Sudan and Morocco in autumn- winter 2020.
Some of the maim questions to be addressed are – what the main reasons behind Erdogan’s policy change towards Israel and neighbouring countries? How central is the Iranian question to the improvement of the relations? What are the main obstacles to rebuilding an open trustworthy relation between Israel and Turkey? What, if at all, are the implications of closer relations with Ankara on Israel’s relations with Cyprus and Greece? Do we witness a new dawn in Turkish-Israeli relations? And could the war in Ukraine and the countries’ similar dilemmas vis- a-vis Russia contribute to a better future understanding.
Deadline: 2 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
12-15 June 2023
Latin America Democracy and Politics
as part of the 21st Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies
Academic Responsible:
Dr. Raquel de Caria Patrício, Academic Member, ATINER & Associate Professor, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Considering the transformations Latin American countries have been living since the beginning of the XXI century, according to which elections follows one to another as well as subversive processes, it is of extreme importance and relevance to reflect on the Latin American democratic and political processes throughout a symposium dedicated to the issue. Indeed, if in 2011 the left turn was in full swing, during 2010 and 2018 the number of democracies with left wing presidents could be counted in one hand. Moreover, from 2018/2019 onwards it has been witnessed to a different phenomenon in Latin America. The right-wing governments that appeared so powerful seem now to be giving their places to left-wing governments. Or, in other words, it seems that exists both right-wing and left-wing governments with a predominance of these last ones. This means that from 2018/2019 onwards there is a cohabitation in the region with right-wing and left-wing governments, with a possible new turn to the left. In this sense, another possibility is that the region is experiencing a less ideologically coherent anti-incumbent turn (Loxton, 2021, p. xi), whose one of the characteristics if the populism.
Deadline: 2 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
12-15 June 2023
Comparative Federalism and Regional Integration
as part of the 21st Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies
Academic Responsible:
Dr. Athanasios Mihalakas, Director, Center for Federalism and Regional Integration & Global Professor of Law, University of Arizona USA
Considering the transformations Latin American countries have been living since the beginning of the XXI century, according to which elections follows one to another as well as subversive processes, it is of extreme importance and relevance to reflect on the Latin American democratic and political processes throughout a symposium dedicated to the issue. Indeed, if in 2011 the left turn was in full swing, during 2010 and 2018 the number of democracies with left wing presidents could be counted in one hand. Moreover, from 2018/2019 onwards it has been witnessed to a different phenomenon in Latin America. The right-wing governments that appeared so powerful seem now to be giving their places to left-wing governments. Or, in other words, it seems that exists both right-wing and left-wing governments with a predominance of these last ones. This means that from 2018/2019 onwards there is a cohabitation in the region with right-wing and left-wing governments, with a possible new turn to the left. In this sense, another possibility is that the region is experiencing a less ideologically coherent anti-incumbent turn (Loxton, 2021, p. xi), whose one of the characteristics if the populism.
Deadline: 2 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
12-15 June 2023
Russian-Belarus-Ukrainian War
as part of the 21st Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies
Academic Responsible:
Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President of ATINER.
The aim of the symposium is to discuss the international repercussions of the war, including the political and military involvement of China, Europe, USA and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Countries in the Russian-Belarus-Ukrainian War. Also the role of national and international mass media will be discussed.
Deadline: 2 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
12-15 June 2023
India’s Demographics and Related Issues
as part of the
10th Annual International Conference on Demography and Population Studies
Academic Responsible: Dr. Suryakant Yadav, Assistant Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, India
Deadline: 14 March 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
3-6 July 2023
Human Resource Accounting
as part of the 21st International Conference on Accounting
Academic Responsible: Dr. Joseph VanVo, Adjunct Professor, College of Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento, USA.
Human Resource Accounting (HRA) is a proposed cost accounting system which quantifies the worth and expense of human resources in terms of employees’ overall soft skills namely knowledge, experience, expertise, motivation, creativity, followership, leadership, etc. along with organizational recruitment, training, development, promotion, transfer, relocation, termination, etc. It is therefore the value and cost of human resource characteristics and activities within an organization. HRA had been initiated in the 1960’s and became somewhat vibrantly worldwide through the 1970’s, 1980’s…up to 1990’s…then has since been in impasse. In its place is the Workforce Analytics (Valamis, 2021) which is the process of using data-based intelligence to improve and enhance human resource decision making, like managing and hiring top talent, aligning compensation with performance etc. It leverages “big data” to make informed workplace decisions and predictions. Perhaps, nowadays, HRA can be realized through Workforce Analytics? At least that is the thought of two well-known authors of the HRA models – Dr. Flamholtz (UCLA) and Dr. Ogan (U of Florida) – whom I had the honor of meeting virtually and f2f during the Summer 2018 and Fall 2019, respectively.
Deadline: 5 December 2022
Abstract Submitting Form
3-6 July 2023
Architectural Form in Relation to its Purposes
as part of the 13th Annual International Conference on Architecture
Academic Responsible:
Dr. Llazar Kumaraku, Academic Member, ATINER & Head of Scientific Research Department, Polis University of Tirana, Albania.
In the discipline of architecture, as pointed out by many intellectuals, in the current global panorama there is clearly a disconnection between theoretical research and the practice of making architecture. Often the goals of architecture are confused with research in architecture. While we all agree that the goals of architecture are all positive, the problem is exposed at the methodological level as to how these goals are achieved from the formal point of view. This special session within the Architecture Conference in Athens aims to collect scientific articles related to methodological research and the composition of architectural form in the current global panorama, which can focus on different purposes. If nowadays the keywords that can be interpreted as the goals of architecture are for example sustainability or resilience, the research question on how the form of architecture could be sustainable, relational, or resilient, is almost never raised. This session is open to papers that focus their research on the composition of form at the urban and/or architectural level in order to achieve the above goals.
Deadline: 5 December 2022
Abstract Submitting Form
3-6 July 2023
3rd Hyálinos International Conference on Inter and Transdisciplinarity in Architecture
Academics Responsible:
Dr. Alberto Reaes Pinto, Coordinator / Professor, ULL – CITAD (Research Centre, ULL) / Lusíada University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr. Clara Germana Gonçalves, Head, Architecture Unit, ATINER & Researcher, CITAD (Centro de Investigação em Território, Arquitectura e Design), Lusíada University and Invited Assistant Professor, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr. Maria João Dos Reis Moreira Soares, Academic Member, ATINER & Associate Professor, Lusiada University – Lisbon, and Research Fellow, CITAD – Research Centre on Territory, Architecture & Design, Portugal.
The aim of the conference is to bring together academics and researchers from all areas of Inter and/or Transdisciplinary Relationships in Architecture. The presentations may reflect on, but are not limited to, Architecture and Music, Architecture and Dance, Architecture and Mathematics, Architecture and the Arts, Architecture and Cinema, Architecture and Cosmology, Architecture and Science, Architecture and Philosophy, Harmony in Architecture, Harmonic Proportion, and Architectural Concepts such us: Space, Time, Harmony, Proportion, Notation, Representation, Presentation, Perception, Rhythm, Design, and Composition, etc.
Deadline: 4 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
3-6 July 2023
Artificial Intelligence Generated Text (AIGPT): Threat or Opportunity
as part of the 7th Annual International Symposium on “Higher Education in a Global World”
Academics Responsible:
Dr. Ali Abusalem
, Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER and Course Coordinator, Kent Institute Australia & External Member of Academic Board, Elite Education Institute, Australia
Dr. Lorraine Bennett, Deputy Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER and Managing Director, Lorraine Bennett Learning and Teaching Consultancy, Australia.
The purpose of this session is to examine the implications of AIChatGPT and similar programs on the academic integrity of higher education qualifications and to introduce some tools and strategies that may help convert the ‘threat’ into learning opportunities.
Deadline: 4 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
10-13 July 2023
Comparative Federalism and Regional Integration
as part of the 20th Annual International Conference on Law
Academic Responsible:
Dr. Athanasios Mihalakas, Director, Center for Federalism and Regional Integration & Global Professor of Law, University of Arizona USA
Considering the transformations Latin American countries have been living since the beginning of the XXI century, according to which elections follows one to another as well as subversive processes, it is of extreme importance and relevance to reflect on the Latin American democratic and political processes throughout a symposium dedicated to the issue. Indeed, if in 2011 the left turn was in full swing, during 2010 and 2018 the number of democracies with left wing presidents could be counted in one hand. Moreover, from 2018/2019 onwards it has been witnessed to a different phenomenon in Latin America. The right-wing governments that appeared so powerful seem now to be giving their places to left-wing governments. Or, in other words, it seems that exists both right-wing and left-wing governments with a predominance of these last ones. This means that from 2018/2019 onwards there is a cohabitation in the region with right-wing and left-wing governments, with a possible new turn to the left. In this sense, another possibility is that the region is experiencing a less ideologically coherent anti-incumbent turn (Loxton, 2021, p. xi), whose one of the characteristics if the populism.
Deadline: 11 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
24-27 July 2023
HEART: Health, Exercise, Art
as part of the 19th Annual International Conference on Sport & Exercise Science
Academic Responsible:
Dr. Maria Kosma Head, Sports Unit, ATINER & Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA

In this special session, we welcome scholarly papers and presentations related to current trends in the field of Kinesiology, including different types of movement (e.g., physical activity, exercise, sports, dance and physical theater) and their relation to health, embodiment, and wisdom in decision making (e.g., phronesis) regarding how to live the good life. Embodied, holistic and expressive action will be explored within different exercise settings, including sports, recreation, rehabilitation, skill acquisition and learning, dance, and physical theater. Interdisciplinary, scholarly work (e.g., data-based research, concept-based papers, reviews, and commentaries) that can be applicable to a variety of populations, such as children and adolescents, adults, and older adults of different cultural backgrounds and ability levels is highly encouraged.
Deadline: 11 April 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
18-21 December 2023
Teaching Global Studies
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos
, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor of Economics, University of Stirling, UK.
The aim of the symposium is to bring together academics and researchers of all areas of global education and teaching.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Education
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Nick Linardopoulos
, Head, Education Unit, ATINER & Associate Teaching Professor & Public Speaking Course Coordinator, Rutgers University, USA.
The aim of this stream is to advance knowledge in theory and practice of global education. Thus, the stream strives to bring together theoretical and research scholars as well as practitioners across disciplines to examine innovative approaches to education that can advance the life of the global citizens. Global education strives to make a difference and bring change in the life of others promoting equity and sustainability of resources. The purpose of the stream is to promote a discussion across disciplines to examine issues of equity, environmental sustainability, development and provide solutions for social justice, human rights, and equity.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Health
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Vickie Hughes
, Director, Health & Medical Sciences Division, ATINER & Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, USA.
The aim of the symposium is to give an opportunity to participants to present their work on the determinants and distribution of health in international contexts. Papers are considered from all areas of Health, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Demography, Medical Ethics, etc.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Business Analytics
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Theodore Trafalis
, Head, Electrical Engineering Unit, ATINER, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Director, Optimization & Intelligent Systems Laboratory, The University of Oklahoma, USA.
The aim of the stream is to give an opportunity to participants to present their work to academics and researchers from different disciplines. Papers are considered from all areas of Business Analytics.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Media & Communications
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. John Pavlik
, Head, Mass Media and Communication Unit, ATINER & Professor, Rutgers University, USA.
The aim of the symposium is to bring together academics and researchers of Communications, Mass Media and other related disciplines. Papers are welcome from all areas of media such as political communication, EU enlargement, Website design, cross-media ownership, war correspondence, cultural studies, film, public relations, telecommunication policy, advertising, agenda setting, juvenile audience preferences, and cross-national communication, etc.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Data Management
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Timothy M. Young
, Director, Center for Data Science (CDS), Emeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLC, USA.
As the global societies evolve in the 4th Industrial Revolution, ‘data science’ is emerging as an essential research discipline for academicians and practitioners that transcends the mathematical, statistical, and computational sciences. Data science incorporates the studies of artificial intelligence, big data, data mining, data fusion, data quality management, etc. (‘Industrie 4.0.’), and is a shared belief for success in our global societies, business, and institutional sectors. Many have cited that only 10% of data science research by academia is assimilated by the private and institutional sectors. The 1st inaugural conference on ‘Data Science’ attempts to reduce this gap by organizing networking opportunities for researchers and practitioners by being a global leader in developing conferences, education, publications, and research on contemporary topics essential in sustaining the global economy and the environment. Research papers and presentations are sought in: artificial intelligence, big data, data mining, data fusion, data quality management, and predictive analytics, as applied to all disciplines in the institutional, service, and business sectors.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global and European Political Affairs
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Kenneth Christie
, Head, Politics & International Affairs Unit, ATINER & Professor, Royal Roads University, Canada.
The aim of the symposium is to bring together academics and researchers form all areas of world politics such as: national conflict regulation, ethnic conflict regulation, democracy, politics of national self-determination, globalization, conflict and peace studies, comparative politics, international political economy, international studies, etc.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Marketing
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Cleopatra Veloutsou
, Head, Marketing Unit, ATINER & Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Glasgow.
The aim of the stream is to give an opportunity to participants to present their work to academics and researchers from different disciplines. Papers are considered from all areas of marketing.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Trade and Global Finance
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Peter Koveos
, Head, Accounting and Finance Units, ATINER & Professor of Finance, Syracuse University, USA.
The aim of the stream is to give an opportunity to participants to present their work to academics and researchers from different disciplines. Papers are considered from all areas of trade and finance.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
International & European Law
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Michael P. Malloy
, Director, Business, Economics and Law Division, ATINER & Distinguished Professor & Scholar, University of the Pacific, USA.
The aim of the symposium is to bring together academics and researchers form all areas of International and European Law.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Tourism: Current Challenges and Future Prospects
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Evangelia Kasimati
, Head, Tourism, Leisure & Recreation Unit, ATINER.
The aim of the stream is to give an opportunity to participants to present their work to academics and researchers from different disciplines. Papers are considered from all areas of tourism, global tourism.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Technology and Engineering
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Members Responsible:
Dr. Nikos Mourtos, Head, Mechanical Engineering Unit, ATINER & Professor, San Jose State University USA.
Dr. Bala Maheswaran, Director, Engineering & Architecture Division, ATINER & Professor, Northeastern University, USA.
Dr. Theodore Trafalis, Head, Electrical Engineering Unit, ATINER & Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering & Director, Optimization & Intelligent Systems Laboratory, The University of Oklahoma, USA.
Dr. Dimitrios Goulias, Head, Civil Engineering Unit, ATINER and Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Maryland, USA.
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program
18-21 December 2023
Global Sports
as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Global Studies
Academic Member Responsible:
Dr. Maria Kosma
, Head, Sports Unit & Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA
The aim of the symposium is to bring together academics and researchers form all areas of sports. Participants can present on sports topics within broad streams of research areas. Areas of interest include (but are not confined to): the Impacts of Olympic Games, Professional Sports, Sport-Scheduling, Sports Tourism, Sports Law, Sports Communication, Sports & Media, Sports & Society, Sport Psychology, Sports Violence, Sports & Education, Sports & Ethics, Sport Technology, Sports and Computer Applications, Sports & Information Technology, Sport Services and Sports History. Also, special sessions will be organized for individual sports (soccer, football, baseball, basketball, handball, ice hockey, tennis, car racing, gymnastics etc).
Deadline: 31 May 2023
Abstract Submitting Form
Provisional Program