International Sociology Conference conf-id-629 https://www.dakamconferences.org/sociology Dates of Conference: March 23-24, 2018 Address of Event: Nippon Hotel, Taksim, Topçu Caddesi No:6, Taksim, Beyoğlu, Turkey. Nippon Meeting Halls are located in the heart of Taksim, the cultural center of Istanbul and it is easily accessible by metro, taxi or bus. Location: You can easily reach Nippon Conference Halls by walking from Taksim Square, which can be regarded one of the most central places in Istanbul. From the airport you can directly reach Taksim by taking the white HAVATAŞ Buses. Taksim is also accessible by many bus lines, yellow minibus lines or two different metro lines. Here are some useful links for public transportation in Istanbul. Click here for the Istanbul metro network map. Click here for the transportation fares and cards. Click here for general information on public transportation in Istanbul. Deadline for Submission: Abstract submission: January 26, 2018 Registration: February 9, 2018 Full papers submission: February 16, 2018 Conference Chair: Asst. Prof. Ayça Demet Atay Description: SOCIOLOGY '18 / V. International Sociology Conference will be held at Nippon Meeting Halls in Istanbul. The conference is coordinated by DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center) and will be organized by BILSAS (Science, Art, Sport Productions). Since 2014, more than hundred presentations by scholars from different places of the world have been hosted by DAKAM's SOCIOCRI Conference and three proceedings books have been published. The event will be held on the same days with CULTURAL STUDIES '18 / II. International Conference on Cultural Studies. Participants will be able to attend any of the sessions of these conferences. All abstracts are going to be selected according to double blind reviews and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings E-Book with an ISBN number that will be given to you in a DVD box during conference registration. We invite you to join us at the event in Istanbul and would like to emphasize that proposals from different parts of the world are welcomed. For the publication opportunities, registration conditions and presentation instructions, please visit the REGISTRATION INFO page. For accommodation opportunities and city tours, please read the ACCOMMODATION & TOURS page. ACCEPTANCE LETTER After the abstract submission, you will receive a notification related to your abstract within three weeks. Proposals will be made according to the double-blind peer reviews by the scientific committee. If your proposal is accepted, you will receive an acceptance letter. In that case, you will need to fill in the registration form to confirm your participation. PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE You will receive a single participation certificate at the end of the session, including all the authors, title of the paper, presentation type, signature and stamp. In case you might need other kind of document, you need to ask for it beforehand. We will not be able to prepare any document during the conference. INVOICE You will receive an electronic official invoice instantly for your credit card payment. If you make your payment with any other methods, like wire tranfer or on the desk, you will be able to get the invoice at the first day of the conference. THE PUBLICATION All types of presentations' will be published in the conference proceedings on the ISBN number, which will be sent to Thomson Reuter's web of science index to be evaluated. Thus all full papers must be uploaded to our submission system, before the related deadline. If you do not upload your full paper in time, your abstract will be published in the conference proceedings book as your participation. For any reason, if you do not want to publish your full paper in the conference proceedings book, you must inform us. The full papers of the participants, who will make an on-site payment, will be included in the proceedings book after the conference and the e-book will be sent to them. You must follow the guidelines and templates which are available on the GUIDELINES page, when you are composing your full paper. Please follow the announcements for special agreements with academic journals for selected papers. THE PRESENTATION PRESENTATION TYPES In-person presentation (Oral Presentation): Presentations must be 15 minutes long. Slide shows, video or voice files, pictures, texts, physical objects and etc. can be used. Only the stationary computer of the conference hall can be used, not a personal device. To connect to the internet is not available during the presentation. Poster presentation: Posters must be in size and vertical. Posters will be screened in one of the halls. Therefore the posters should be uploaded as a JPG file. Virtual presentation: Participants who are not attending physically to the conference can choose the virtual presentation category. For this 15 minutes long video or Power Point presentation with voice-over will be needed. Virtual presentations will be screened at the end of the sessions. You will receive your proceedings e-book and certificate online. PRESENTING AT THE CONFERENCE You will have 15 minutes for your presentation, plus 5 minutes for questions. Please make sure that your presentation does not exceed 15 minutes. The main intention should be to convey a brief summary of your work, which will be available in the proceedings. We suggest you to rewrite your essay for the oral medium. You can show a PowerPoint presentation, a separate image or a video file, which will be stored in a USB disk at the registration desk. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further information. Please do not hesitate to contact us. Submission Guidelines: Regular Registration For In-Person (Oral) and Poster presentation tTHE ypes. Co-Author For co-authors of the papers who want to attend the conference physically. Additional Presentation For subsequent papers in case of multiple presentations of the same first author. Pease Contact us to get the promotion code for this category. Attendees from Turkish Universities For the participants who are currently working or studying at a university in Turkey. Please Contact us to get the promotion code for this category. Virtual Presentation For the participants who are unable to attend physically to the conference can choose this category. Listener For the participants who want to attend to the conference only to listen. Non-Presenter For the participants who want to attend to the conference without a presentation. Contact: conference@dakam.org Cost: ??? Key Dates: DAY 1 9:00 Registration 9:30 Opening Session 9:45 Keynote Lecture 1 10:15 Coffee Break 10:30 Keynote Lecture 2 11:00 Coffee Break 11:15 Session 1 & 2 & 3 12:15 Discussion 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Session 4 & 5 & 6 14:30 Discussion 14:45 Coffee Break 15:00 Session 7 & 8 & 9 16:00 Discussion 16:15 Coffee Break 16:30 Session 10 & 11 & 12 17:30 Discussion 16:15 Coffee Break 17:45 Closing Remarks DAY 2 Historical City Tour & Social Events