Letter of Invitation – FRESKA Scientific Conference 2024

University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Centre for Sociological and Political Sciences Studies

Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY BANJA LUKA

Аdress: Veljka Mladjenovica 12е, 78 000, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Contact: +387 51 456-611

E-mail: freska@nubl.org

Scientific e-Conference with International Participation

LETTER OF INVITATION

Independent University Banja Luka, Republic of  Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina has the honor and pleasure to invite members of domestic and international scientific community and interested experts to submit scientific or expert papers and take part in scientific conference with international participation: “FUTURE, RESEARCH AND EXPECTATIONS IN SCIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND ASPIRATIONS” – FRESKA, under the topic „ FUTURE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EVER-GROWING GLOBAL CONTRADICTIONS”. The Conference will take place in Banja Luka on the 07th of November 2024.

The Conference will be held by a combined model of online participation.

The Steering Board of the Independent University Banja Luka – has proposed topics as follows:

SECTION I – AFRICA, THE CONTINENT OF THE FUTURE

SECTION II – SOCIETY, ECONOMICS AND ECOLOGY, and

SECTION III – TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS.

Authors are free to suggest additional topics of their choice if the topics are within the scope of the conference subject.

Please confirm your attendance at the Conference by e-mail: freska@nubl.org

We will confirm your application at your e-mail address. Authors of accepted themes/summaries will be notified of acceptance according to the dates posted below.

SPEAKING LANGUAGE OF THE CONFERENCE IS ENGLISH.

 Applications must contain (no particular application form):

  • First and last name alongside the academic title of author;
  • Name of the author’s home institution;
  • Authors contact (e-mail, phone number, and address), with the author’s indication for correspondence in all phases of reviews and publishing, if there is more than 1 author.

Papers that get positive reviews will be published in the Conference Proceeding of the scientific conference FRESKA2024.

Authors have to observe the writing standards found in the attachment. Papers that are not written in accordance with the suggested technical manual will not be accepted.

During the review period, the review board will categorize all received works by:

Categories of scientific works:

  • Original scientific paper
  • Review scientific paper
  • Short scientific article
  • Scientific critique, polemic, or overview
  • Presentation from scientific meeting
  • Expert work

Important dates:

  • until 15. Јune 2024.  – application of participation and admission of abstracts of papers.
  • until 15. July 2024.  – notification to author/s about acceptance of theme and abstract of work.
  • until 01. September 2024. – admission of complete papers.
  • 07. November 2024. – Conference FRESKA 2024 (schedule of scientific conference will be delivered subsequently to participants).

Online participation, the Conference Fee is EUR 50.00 or the equivalent in Convertible Mark (BAM) and provides the attendees access to the Conference and they receive only one printed copy of the Conference proceedings book, publication of the paper, certificate.

Participation in the Conference, the Conference Fee is EUR 30 or the equivalent in Convertible Mark (BAM) and ensures attendance at the work part of the Conference.

Payment of the Registration Fee for participants without publication of paper can also be made at the meeting itself with prior notice to the organizers at the e-mail freska@nubl.org. The deadline for payment of the registration fee is November 1st, 2024.

For participants with publication of the paper, the deadline for payment of the Registration Fee is October, 1st 2024 (per participant).

Payment of registration fees to the account of the Independent University of  Banja Luka,  number 562-099-80668315-73 – NLB Razvojna banka Banja Luka. Information regarding foreign payments of registration fees can be received by email freska@nubl.org.

The confirmation of the paid Registration Fee should be attached when registering at the Conference or to the email address freska@nubl.org.

All additional information will be published in the following invitation.

Sincerely,