Important dates:

Date of Conference: 15.2. & 16.2.2012

Submission of abstract: By 04.01.2012

Submission of Full paper: By 15.01.2012

Call for Paper:

Theme: Financial Inclusion & Microfinance in Developing Economies

Sub- themes include:

Financial Inclusion – Policies and Strategies:

- Financial Inclusion in developing countries and specifically in India

- Role of RBI, NABARD , SIDBI , Grameen Bank- Bangladesh

- Extent of financial inclusion

- Efficacy of strategies and systems of FI

- Role of commercial banks .

- Evaluation of the policies and cross country comparisons

- Promotion of Microinsurance, Micropensions and Microremittances.

Impact of Microfinance including Women empowerment

- Impact of different microfinance programmes on the beneficiaries

- Women Empowerment

- Methodologies for impact evaluation

- Cases study of success and failure

- Innovation in microfinance

Microfinance Systems Institutions:

- Role of private MFIs, NGOs

- Issues in commercialization

- Financial sustainability

- Rating systems and Regulatory measures

Submission Guidelines:

An abstract with not more than 250 words be sent to both the following addresses within 15thDecember, 2011 and on acceptance of the abstract of the seminar paper, the full paper may be sent within 15th January, 2012, to both the following addresses:

e-mail ids : rana4312000@yahoo.com & arindam_finance1@rediffmail.com

The author(s) concerned are required to submit two files:

(a) A page containing the title of the paper, the name of the author, affiliating institute, his / her mailing address, his / her e-mail id, contact numbers [file name be ‘first author’s first name’]

(b) Title & Abstract of the paper [file name be ‘one/ two important key word(s)’ of the title apart from title of theme and sub-themes].

Authors are requested to submit their full papers following the "guidelines for authors" obtainable in the university's website. http//www.vidyasagar.ac. in/journal/indexcom.html. Depending upon availability of sponsorship a conference proceeding may be published (subject to another review) with an ISBN from an established Publishing House. There shall be the best paper award for each session.

Delegate Fee for Registration (without accommodation):

Corporate Delegates: Rs. 3000 [early bird fee is Rs. 2500 if gets registered within 31st December, 2011]

Academicians/ Member of NGO: Rs. 1500 [early bird fee is Rs. 1,000 if paid within 31st. December, 2011]

Foreign Delegates: US$ 150 [early bird fee is Rs. US $ 125 if paid within 31st. December, 2011]

Mode of Payment

a) All payment should be made by an account payee draft payable at Midnapore, West Bengal, India to "Organising Secretary, Commerce Conference Account".

Or

b) Online payment be made to the above account. IFSC Code: UCBA0001748 ; Account No. 17480100003352

Filled up registration form should be send along with demand draft or proof of online payment. In case of online payment filled up registration form can be sent through e-mail attachment to Dr. Samir Ghosh [samirghosh_commerce@rediffmail.com] cell:91-9474780029

Contact:

For Registration: Dr. Samir Ghosh [samirghosh_commerce@rediffmail.com]: cell: 91-9474978029

For Accommodation: Mr. T.L.Khan [tagarkhan@yahoo.com], cell: 91-9434243675