The 1st American University in the Emirates International Research Conference (AUEIRC) will provide a platform for discussing recent trends in creative business and social innovation. AUEIRC will highlight the various aspects of creative business and social innovations that can scale for the benefit of communities.

Aims and Scope: AUEIRC aims to bring together academics, practitioners, researchers, policy makers and students to share and discuss challenges and solutions in contemporary disciplines. The scope of the conference includes a broad range of topics on areas that impact contemporary society. AUEIRC specifically aims to promote theory and practice as they apply to each area. Submission of applied research is especially encouraged. Best papers will be awarded by Springer.

Topics of Interest include (Non-Exhaustive List):

Creative Business and Social Innovation
• Accounting and Finance
• E-Commerce and Marketing
• Hospital and Healthcare Management
• Human Resource Management
• Insurance and Risk Management
• International Trade and Economy
• Operation and Supply Chain Management
• Strategic and Change Management

Creative Industries and Social Innovation
• Creative Industries, Education and Social Innovation
• Film and TV Production

Education and Social Innovation
• Counselling for School Success
• Education Technology and Pedagogy

Governance and Legislation
• Conflict of laws
• Intellectual Property
• Labour Law
• Legislation
• Liability
• Real Estate
• Trade Law
• International Law

Media for Smart Cities
• Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
• Mass Media and Public Relations
• Security and Intelligence
• Countering Extremism & Terrorism
• Smart Cities & Cyber Security
• Geostrategic Security Challenges & Crisis Management

Smart Technologies and Innovation
• Communications
• Cyber Security
• E-Business
• E-Learning
• Electronics
• Information Security
• Intelligent Systems
• Machine Vision
• Technology Trends

Conference Publications
Accepted papers will be published by Springer in edited volumes following their specific fields as printed volumes as well as online in the digital library SpringerLink. Authors of some selected best papers will be invited to submit the extended version of their AUEIRC papers for peer review after the conference. These papers will be published in a special issue of the AUE journal “Smart City Challenges and Solutions” (SCCS).

Paper submission can be done through https://easychair.org/cfp/AUEIRC2017

Important Dates
Abstract Submission:June 15th, 2017
Acceptance Notification:July 1st, 2017
Final Paper Submission:September 1st, 2017
Conference: November 15 - 16, 2017

Registration Fees
Presenters ($350)
Attendees ($250)
Students ($150)