Chair
Prof. Dr. M Alimullah Miyan                                                                                                                                                                            Registration Form

Vice- Chancellor, IUBAT

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The key idea of the International Conference, titled 'Investment Challenges and Stability of Stock Market' is to know where are the Exchanges Heading?, envision future of stock market and stock market operations through integrations and share of experience between developed and emerging market.

Who Should Attend the Conference?

Academicians, researchers, decision makers and top executives, fund managers and market traders, business analysts, stock market regulators, stock brokers, executives from listed companies, and practitioners on the interrelated topics listed hereunder.

Sub themes in Capital Market

We would welcome papers with theoretical and practical inputs, applications, case studies, review and discussion papers bearing on the relevance of the topics.

Corporate IR - investor relations	Social responsibility of companies and impact of the global crisis on local capital market
Manipulation - market abuse	Exchange indices
Liquidity improvement techniques	Corporate governance and shareholding
Improvement of corporate governance practices	Investment and pension funds
Conflict of interest	The IPO procedure

Sub themes in Finance
Financial Engineering and Innovations	Risk Management
Financial Modeling	Financial Market
Shareholder Value Creation	Green Finance

Sub themes in Accounting
Int'l Accounting Governance	Green Accounting
Int'l Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)	Int'l Accounting Standard (IAS)

Sub themes in Marketing
Green Marketing	Innovation and Product Development
Social Marketing	E-Marketing
Application of Brand Communication	Branding Strategies

Sub themes in HR
Knowledge Management	Green Leadership
Training and Development	Organizational Creativity
Global Talent Mobility	Cross Cultural Transition in HRM

Sub themes in Operations Management
Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence	Six Sigma Methodology
Lean Operations	Management of Innovations
Process Strategy and Capacity Planning	Supply Chain Management

IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology

IUBAT - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology is the first non government university established in Bangladesh. The initial planning began in 1989 and the university was established in 1991. Degree programs started in 1992 with agreement with Assumption University of Bangkok, Thailand. IUBAT now operates as a government approved university under the Non Government University Act of 1992.

Since establishment, IUBAT has grown steadily. IUBAT now offers one program leading to a post graduate degree, nine programs leading to professional bachelor degrees and two programs leading to professional diplomas. In the short run, IUBAT has plans to add a few new programs. In the long run, IUBAT plans to offer programs in most of the professional disciplines relevant to a developing society. IUBAT operates as a non-profit institution and offers academically rigorous, but practical, instruction in professional disciplines. Prof. Dr. M. AlimullahMiyan is the Founder of IUBAT and recognized by the Government of Bangladesh. The institution derived inspiration from a group of educationalists and professionals from within the country and abroad.

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

Selection of papers for presentation will be based on detailed abstracts of about 250 words. Abstracts must include a clear indication of the purpose of research, methodology, major results, implications, and key references. An electronic copy of the abstract in MS Word should be mailed to the conference convener not later than 20th January 2012 at mchowdhury@iubat.edu

Important Dates
Last date for Abstract Submission	20 January, 2012
Notification of Acceptance of the Abstract	22 January, 2012
Last date for Submission of Selected Papers	25 January, 2012
Conference dates31 Jan - 01 Feb, 2012

Registration Fee
Participants	Early Registration	Late Registration
Foreign Participant (From Non SAARC)	USD 150	USD 200
Foreign Participant (From SAARC)	USD 100	USD 150
Bangladeshi Participant	BDT 4000	BDT 4500
Student Participant	BDT 2000	BDT 2500

Discounts

Early Bird Discount : 10 % for registration by 01 January, 2012 and 5% registration by 15 January, 2012.

Cancellation Policy

There will be no refunds on cancellations. The authors will be provided with receipt of payment immediately after arrival at the registration desk and a letter/certificate of participation at the end of the conference

Important Note

Registration fees includes conference kit, lunch and Tea.

Payment Mode:

Registration Fee should be paid by Demand Draft drawn in favor of "IUBAT - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology" payable at Dhaka, Bangladesh. The DD should be sent along with the Registration Form as per the dates mentioned. Please note that No TA / DA will be paid for research paper participation. Registration charges are not refundable.

Please visit our website for further updates and complete information on the conference.

Web: www.iubat.edu/icicssm

Venue

The venue of International Conference will be IUBAT Campus, 4 Embankment Drive Road, Sector 10, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka 1230.

Guidelines for Full Paper Submission

Name of Corresponding Author:
Designation:
Affiliation:
Mailing address:
Mobile & Landline Number (s):
E-mail Address (s):

1. INTRODUCTION: Manuscript must be in British English prepared on a standard A4 size paper setting. It must be prepared on a single space and single column with 1" margin set for top, bottom, left and right. It should be typed in 12 point Calibri Font with page numbers at the bottom and centre of the every page.
2. MANUSCRIPT TITLE: The title of the paper should be in a 12 point Calibri Font. It should be bold typed, centered and fully capitalised.
3. AUTHOR NAME(S) & AFFILIATIONS: The author (s) full name, designation, affiliation (s), address, mobile/landline numbers, and email/alternate email address should be in 12-point Calibri Font. It must be centered underneath the title.
4. ABSTRACT: Abstract should be in fully italicized text, not exceeding 250 words. The abstract must be informative and explain background, aims, methods, results and conclusion.
5. KEYWORDS: Abstract must be followed by list of keywords, subject to the maximum of five. These should be arranged in alphabetic order separated by commas and full stops at the end.
6. HEADINGS: All the headings should be in a 10 point Calibri Font. These must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised. Leave a blank line before each heading.
7. SUB-HEADINGS: All the sub-headings should be in a 8 point Calibri Font. These must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised.
8. MAIN TEXT: The main text should be in a 8 point Calibri Font, single spaced and justified.
9. FIGURES & TABLES: These should be simple, centered, separately numbered &self explained, and titles must be above the tables/figures. Sources of data should be mentioned below the table/figure. It should be ensured that the tables/figures are referred to from the main text.
10. DECLERATION: Author/s must declare the originality of their work. The paper should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
11. REVIEW CRITERIA: All papers will be assessed by a panel of experts and by peer review. Each paper will be subjected to a minimum of two reviews by two individual reviewers. Based on expert's comments, convener of the conference reserves the right to the final decision.
12. PUBLICATION: All papers will be reviewed and selected papers will be published in the form of edited book bearing ISBN number fromthe conference proceeding.
13. PRESENTATION: All selected papers are to be presented formally by the authors. Each presentation would be restricted to 15 minutes, Followed by question-answer session for another 5 minutes. The paper contributed by joint authors can be presented by any one of them.
14. CERTIFICATE: All paper presenters will be issued a certificate for paper presentation. All registered delegates will be issued a certificate of participation.
15. REFERENCES: The list of all references should be alphabetically arranged. It must be single spaced, and at the end of the manuscript. The author (s) should mention only the actually utilised references in the preparation of manuscript and they are supposed to follow Harvard Style of Referencing. The author (s) are supposed to follow the references as per following:

PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING FOR STYLE AND PUNCTUATION IN REFERENCES:

Books
Bowersox, Donald J., Closs, David J., (1996), "Logistical Management." Tata McGraw, Hill, New Delhi.
Hunker, H.L. and A.J. Wright (1963), "Factors of Industrial Location in Ohio," Ohio State University.

Journal and other articles
Schemenner, R.W., Huber, J.C. and Cook, R.L. (1987), "Geographic Differences and the Location of New Manufacturing Facilities," Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 83-104.

Conference papers
Chandel K.S. (2009): "Ethics in Commerce Education." Paper presented at the Annual International Conference for the All India Management Association, New Delhi, India, 19-22 June.

Online resources
Always indicate the date that the source was accessed, as online resources are frequently updated or removed.

Website
Kelkar V. (2009): Towards a New Natural Gas Policy, Economic and Political Weekly, Viewed on February 17, 2011
http://epw.in/epw/user/viewabstract.jsp

Conference Convenor
Mr. Mozaffar Alam Chowdhury
Faculty, CBA
IUBAT