Past Conferences 2008 Sudbury, Canada. 2010 Sudbury, Canada. 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2012 Montclair, USA. 2013 Toronto, Canada. 2013 Chandigarh, India. 2014 Toronto, Canada 2014 Richards Bay, South Africa. 2015 Athens, Greece. 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia. 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2017 Ottawa, Canada 2018 Oxford, UK 2019 Boston, USA. 2020 Ottawa, Canada (Online) 2021 - No Conference due to COVID 19 2022 - Bangkok, Thailand. 2023 Barcelona, Spain. 2023 New Jersy, USA. 2024 Paris, France. 2024 Pretoria, South Africa.

International Conference on Sustainable Development   The conference is jointly presented by the Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) and the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law (ICIRL) at Laurentian University in Canada. OIDA and ICIRL will connect with host country partners as a knowledge hub to organize the event.   Conference Mandate The conference is providing an inter-disciplinary forum on global sustainable development for practitioners and academics. The Conference is serving as a forum to foster dialogue among various stakeholders, including senior level policy makers, academics, and practitioners. The conference also proposes multidisciplinary strategies for economic, socio-political, cultural, and institutional changes.   Conference Objectives The conference aims to exchange and share all stakeholders' experiences and research results about all aspects of sustainable human and social development, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and apply experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.   Conference Themes The International Conference on Sustainable Development consists of following themes. 1. Development, 2. Economics, 3. Environment and Natural Resources, 4. Food and Agriculture, 5.Governance, 6. Health, 7. Information and communication, 8. Science and technology, 9. Social policy 10. Gender equality   Paper Submission All full text papers and abstracts will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference. The submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program. Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full text papers and abstracts  via email in a  MS word .doc, .docx file format to the   oida@ontariointernational.org   . Please submit your paper or/and abstract to the respective conference early as possible.   Journal Publication Conference  abstracts will be published on Conference  Proceedings (ISSN 1923-6670) and selected papers on the OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development ISSN 1923-6654 (print) 1923-6662 (online). You also can read journal here. All submitted papers will have opportunities for consideration. The selection will be carried out during the review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision will be made based on peer review reports. All accepted papers will be indexed in DOAJ, SSRN, EBSCO and AMICUS, Library and Archives Canada's database to ensure  their permanent preservation for present and future generations.   The abstracts of conference proceedings will be published  prior to the conference and electronic copy distributed to all registered participants at the conference. If you require more information, please contact our office.   Ontario International Development Agency 2581 River Mist Road Ottawa, Ontario, K2J 6G1 Canada. Tel: + 1 613 612 7615 e-mail: oida@ontariointernational.org website: www.ontariointernational.org