To be young! Youth and the future 14th International Conference, Finland. Call for papers

TO BE YOUNG!
YOUTH AND THE FUTURE
6-8th June 2012, Turku, Finland

EXTENDED DEAD FOR CALL FOR PAPERS WITH UNIQUE PRESENTATIONS

For the 14th International Conference of Finland Futures Research Centre and Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku in cooperation with Finnish Youth Research Network

The aim of the conference is to perceive and create futures through the eyes of today’s youth, adults and decision makers for the young people of the future. The course of a youth’s life, both today and toward the future, covers an entire spectrum of reality. Focusing on faith in young people, their ability and determination to build an inevitably different and in many ways an improved world for us all to live in is the focal point of this conference.

The conference is organized in association with the Finland Futures Academy and the Finnish Youth Research Network. The “To Be Young” conference marks Finland Futures Research Centre’s 14th Annual International Conference and its 20th Anniversary celebrating twenty years of quality academic research. The Youth and Futures conference will be unique with additional dimensions; whilst a solid scientific standard of traditional academic conferences will be maintained participants whose papers are accepted will be strongly encouraged to present their papers in a distinctive way.

In order to submit your abstract, please email the abstract to futuresconference2012@utu.fi by the 14th February 2012 Midnight. The subject of the email should be “Abstract Submission: Conference 2012”. Include up to 5 keywords from the theme list presented in the Topics of Interest section. Please see the attachment.

More information:

http://futuresconference2012.wordpress.com/