2019 - 6th Annual International Stream on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages in Athens, Greece on the 29-31 July & 1 August 2019, Athens, Greece

ATINER is organizing its 6th Annual International Stream on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages in Athens, Greece on the 29-31 July & 1 August 2019, Athens, Greece as part of the 16th Annual International Conference on SΜΕs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Management – Marketing – Economic – Social Aspects. The stream is organized in collaboration with the Institute of Local Development-ITAP based in the village of Sardinia.
The purpose of the stream is to bring together a small number of international academics and researchers from a cross disciplinary perspective such as Local, Regional, Rural and Community Studies, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy Analysis, Sociology, Geography, Health, Tourism, Fitness, Sports and Educational Studies, Literature, Economics and Business (Small and Family Enterprises), Marketing Small Cities, Local and Regional Development, Architecture and Planning, Natural Resources, Comparative Studies between Small and Large Cities, Small Towns in Literature and Movies, Public Health, etc. Themes will include, among others, and the following:
Theoretical and empirical issues on regional science and policy
The relationship between the region and the small city-village
Entrepreneurship and local (regional) economic and social development
The relationship between small and large cities
Education, health, arts in rural and local areas
The role of local universities and colleges in promoting local development
Local and rural Tourism
Agriculture and local development
Small business economics, management and marketing
Local development and the environment
Local democracy and governance
Rural and regional history issues
Adoption of electronic commerce in small businesses in small areas
Local culture and folklore
Migration
Place branding and promotion of local business and regions
You may participate as presenter of one paper, chair or/and organizer of a session, or observer.
Fee structure information is available on www.atiner.gr/2019fees.
Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized, including a pragmatic symposium (as organized in Ancient Athens but fine-tuned to synchronous ethics), a special one-day educational island tour, a Myceanae and island of Poros visit, an Athens educational walking tour, a day trip to Delphi, and an ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion visit. Details of the social program are available here.
Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner-AT-atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form to: Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, U.K. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission.