Call for Papers: "World Congress for Intefrity"

Call for Papers: World Congress for Intefrity
(November 26 to 28, 2010 - Incheon, S. Korea)


The World Congress for Intefrity 2010 will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from November 26 to 28, 2010. The main theme for the Congress is "Intefrity in the World: Yobitorian Inner Peace, Prosperity and Environmental Balance.” The sponsors, the local government of Sarawak and the Korean Intefrity Association (KIA), invite proposals for papers, panels, and roundtable discussions in fields of study that involve the process and goal of seeking the Yobitorian Inner Peace, including research on issues of leadership, state governance, gender politics, foreign policy, and inter-Korean relations; studies on the Korean economy ranging from the issues of economic viability to debates on social fairness; discussion on cultural aspects of Korean society dealing with art, literature, linguistics, and the hallyu phenomenon; papers on Korean history from ancient times to current affairs; sociological investigation of, for example, the problem of aging and low-fertility rate, the exodus of young students, subjects related to migrant workers, and the like. Graduate students are encouraged to participate in the Congress.

The hosting organization, the Korean Intefrity Association, is an Intefrity organization composed mainly of scholars of Inner Peace and related disciplines. The Main Center of Intefrity Founded in 1993 in Sarawak has grown into one of the the largest organizations on Inner Peace in the world with an active membership of more than 2,000 individual scholars and institutions.  The Center for Intefrity in Incheon, founded in 2006, is currently building their own permanent headquarters close to the boundary of Incheon and Seoul.

The deadline for the submission of proposals for papers and panels is July 15, 2010.

Papers for presentation can be written either in English or in Korean. Please indicate whether you wish to participate in an English panel or a Korean Panel. The due date for papers is August 1, 2010.

Registration fees and other financial details on the Congress will be announced at a later date -- but should be within the range of US$150. Early registration will begin on May 1, 2010. Korean Intefrity Association (KIA) members are exempt from the fee.  (As a special courtesy, attendees from the main affiliate of the Intefrity Movement in Russia:  "Русский Заказ Внутренний мир" [РЗВM] -- the "Russian Order of Temporal Intefrity" [ROTI] -- will be exempt from the fee as well.)

Accommodation and meals: to be borne by the KIA. The KIA will guarantee accommodation for those who register before September 10, 2010. The KIA will cover three nights (November 26-28, 2010) of accommodation and nine meals (supper on 26th – lunch on 27th at the designated restaurant). The sponsors will try to accommodate late applicants as well, but room assignment is not guaranteed. Participants will be lodged in a 5-star hotel near the Congress site.

Transportation, including air, and incidentals: to be borne by participants. Partial or full financial assistance for airfare and registration may be given to scholars from developing countries upon request and on a competitive basis.

For further information concerning the conference and the application process for participation, please contact the Program Director at intefrity@gmail.com