Okinawa

Universal Academic Cluster International Winter Conference in Okinawa

The goal of the international conference is to provide opportunities for professors, academics researchers and students from all over the world to come together and learn from each other. The academic conference welcomes research presentations in the following fields.

Social Sciences and Humanities:

Architecture, Anthropology, Arts, Communications, Culture, Demography, Ethics, Gender Studies, Geography, Globalization, History, Humanities, International Relations, Journalism, Languages, Laws, Linguistics, Literature, Museums, Media, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics and Governance, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Tourism, etc.

Education and Teaching:

Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Counseling, Curriculum and Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Educational Theory, E-learning, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Mathematics Education, Measurement and Evaluation, Physical Education, Physics Education, Science Education, Teaching and Learning, Vocational Education, etc.

Science and Technology:

Agriculture, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Ecology, Engineering, Energy, Environment, Food Technology, Forestry, Genetics, Geology, Health Sciences, Information Science, Innovation, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Mathematics, Nursing, Oceanography, Physics, Robotics, Sports Science, Statistics, Transport, etc.

Economics and Business:

Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, Business Ethics, E-commerce, Economic Theory, Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, Logistics, Management, Marketing, etc.

The Universal Academic Cluster (UAC) welcomes you to Okinawa.

Okinawa is a Japanese prefecture comprising more than 150 islands in the East China Sea between Taiwan and Japan's mainland. It's known for its tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs, as well as World War II sites. On the largest island (also named Okinawa) is Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, commemorating a massive 1945 Allied invasion, and Churaumi Aquarium, home to whale sharks and manta rays.

Formats of Presentation

Oral Presentation: 20 minutes for a presenter (15 minutes for a presentation and 5 minutes for questions)

Poster Presentation: 20 - 30 minutes for a group of presenters (Please prepare a poster smaller than width 50cm x height 120cm)

Note: Our laptop computer will accept USB flash drives. Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat Reader are installed on the laptop computer. Internet access is NOT provided.

Conference Venue

Naha City Traditional Arts and Craft Center, 2nd floor, Tenbusu Naha, Makishi, Naha, Okinawa, Japan

3-2-10 Tenbusu Naha 2F, Makishi, Naha, Okinawa, Japan

6-minute walk from Makishi Station

Conference Submission

Please submit the abstract by email to: staff@universal-conferences.org with mention "2-4 February" in subject line.

Within three days of receiving your abstract submission (download), we will notify you of the reviewers’ acceptance or rejection, for the conference. If we inform you that it is an acceptance and you would like to publish your research in the Conference Proceedings of the Universal Academic Cluster, then please email us your full paper in Microsoft Word (at most 20 pages)(download).

Conference Calendar

Abstract Submission Deadline: 13 January 2019 Extended to 30 January 2019

Programme Announcement: 21 January 2019

Programme Announcement (2nd): 28 January 2019

Programme Announcement (3rd): 31 January 2019

Conference Days: 2 - 4 February 2019

Full Paper Submission Deadline: 11 February 2019

Proceedings will be published: 25 February 2019

Preliminary Programme

Registration

Registration is open to everyone (presenters or listeners). Accommodation and meals are not included in the registration fee.

Registration fee (pay online by PayPal):

Early bird rates (until 30 January 2019): 290 USD

Regular rates (until 31 January 2019): 390 USD

Note: Each registered person will receive a Certificate of Participation at the conference. The fee is no refund. You can pay the fee by Western Union or bank transfer. Please, contact us.

Visa

UAC is not authorized to assist with the VISA process beyond providing an Acceptance Letter.

UAC will not provide "Guarantee Letter" and "Reason of Invitation" for visa application.

Accommodation & Travel

For accommodation, we recommend to search by:

www.booking.com or travel.rakuten.com or www.airbnb.com or www.hotelscombined.com or www.trivago.com

For travel, we recommend to search by: www.japan-guide.com or www.jnto.go.jp or www.visitokinawa.jp

***Please reserve your accommodation as soon as possible.***