2019 International Conference on Social Science, Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies (ICSSHIS’19)

Houston, TX, USA

Sam Houston State University - The Woodlands Center,
3380 College Park Drive
The Woodlands, TX, United States
March 1-2, 2019

www.ibii-us.org

The 2019 International Conference on Social Science, Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies (ICSSHIS’19) will take place in Houston, Texas, United States, March 1-2, 2019. The conference aims to provide the participants a broad overview of the latest research in Social Science, Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies, and will be a valuable reference source for further research. The conference also provides a high-level excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and experience in Social Science, Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies for researchers, scholars, scientists, academicians, developers, students, and practitioners working in and around the world, from both academia as well as industry to meet the share cutting-edge development in the field.

Houston Attractions

1. Rodeo Houston:

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called RodeoHouston is the largest livestock exhibitions and rodeo in the world. It also includes one of the richest regular-season rodeo events. It is considered to be the city's "signature event", much like New Orleans's Mardi Gras, Dallas's Texas State Fair, San Diego's Comic-Con and New York City's New Year's Eve at Times Square.

https://www.rodeohouston.com/

2. Space Center Houston

Space Center Houston is a leading science and space learning center, the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum. It is one of the top destinations in Houston holding the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. The center holds over 400 space artifacts, permanent and traveling exhibits, attractions, live shows and theaters dedicated to preserving the history of America's human spaceflight program. It has a number of significant artifact galleries.

https://spacecenter.org/

Scope and list of subjects for ICSSHIS’19 (includes but not limited to):

*Social Sciences and Humanities
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Arts
- English
- History
- Information science
- Islamic Studies
- Language
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Local Government
- Multidisciplinary Studies
- Museums and heritage
- Music
- Occupational Science
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Politics
- Psychology
- Regional Studies
- Religious studies
- Social Sciences
- Sociology

*Interdisciplinary Studies
- Children and Youth
- Communications and Media
- Complex Systems
- Conflict resolution
- Creativity
- Culture
- Disaster Management
- Discourse
- Film studies
- Gender studies
- GLBT Studies
- Globalization
- HIV/AIDS
- Human Rights
- Identity
- Memory
- Poverty
- Public Policy
- Sexuality and eroticism
- Spirituality
- Sport science
- Sustainable development
- Tourism
- Urban studies
- Violence

CFP：

The 2019 International Conference on Social Science, Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies (ICSSHIS’19) will be held at Sam Houston State University, The Woodlands, TX. The conference invites you to submit abstracts of your research presentation and special session proposals to this conference. The presentation can be in person or via video conference.

Full papers are not required for the conference but recommend if you wish to publish a paper on selected IBII Journal after the conference. Following your registration, ICSSHIS '19 will select a number of the best extended versions of the papers for publication in an IBII journal, and you will be given instructions on how to submit an extended version of your abstract and paper. Best presentation awards are voted during each session of the conference.

The benefits of attending ICSSHIS are considerable for established academics and new scientists alike. Apart from the academic benefits, the rich social and cultural program is always associated with our events. Attractive destinations and quality venues ensure an enjoyable stay to all participants. The multinational composition of the attendees often stimulates the initiation of fruitful conversations. The overall experience is always fulfilling.

Although this web site is designed to answer any questions you might have regarding the event, please feel free to contact ICSSHIS if you have any questions via email contact@ibii-us.org

Presentation:

1. The presentation will be 20 minutes talk followed by 10 minutes Q&A (Total of 30 minutes each)
2. To apply for a talk, you are required to submit an abstract (see Submission for more details)
3. Presentation types: 
• On-site Presentation: The standard format for presentation.
• Virtual Presentation: If presenters will not be able to attend the conference, virtual presentation opportunity via video conference will allow authors to present their paper. Following the conference, Certificate of Presentation and a copy of the conference program will be emailed to the virtual presenter. Hard copies can be mailed upon request. Instruction of setting up virtual connection will be provided via email through contact@ibii-us.org

Agenda:

1. Conference draft agenda(available soon)
2. Conference brochure(available soon)

Submission:

1. The conference will accept abstracts up to 500 words
2. Go to IBII Conference Submission System and submit your abstract online. Any questions, please contact contact@ibii-us.org.
3. The deadline of abstract submissions: Feburary 10, 2019 extend to Feburary 22, 2019

Registration:

Selection

General Attendee -Last-Minute $419.00 USD Student - Last-Minute $339.00 USD IBII Member - Last-Minute $389.00 USD IBII Membership Fee $60.00 USD

1. IBII has no funding for presenters. Do not submit an abstract unless at least one author is certain to attend the conference. All presenters must register to attend the conference—no exceptions.
2. If the presentation has multiple authors and the other co-authors also want to attend the conference, he/she also need to register for the conference. If the same author has multiple presentations, she/he need to register for each of the presentation. 
3. The registration fee for both virtual attendee and on-site attendee are the same.
4. For authors register as student, please provide related documents (ex. student ID)for validation purpose.
5. Instruction: How to pay without a PayPal account
6. IBII Refun Policy
7. On-site registration is not available. All registrations must be made before March 1, 2019 and paid via PayPal, bank wire transfer or Western Union.
8. After the payment, please fill the following confirmation form and send it back to contact@ibii-us.org. Conference Registration Confirmation Form

Publication:

1. Full papers are not required for the conference but recommend
2. All abstract of presentations will be included in electronic conference abstract proceeding
3. Selected papers will be published on Journal of Management Science and Business Intelligence or Journal of Education and Social Development or American Journal of Adanced Research for FREE
4. Deadline for submission a full paper: June 06, 2019
5. Hard Copy will be mailed and charged separately up on request

Important Dates & Deadlines:

      - General Submission (Abstracts): Feburary 10, 2019 extend to Feburary 22, 2019
      - Notification of Acceptance: Within 10 business days after submission
      - Registration: December 07, 2018 (Super Early Bird); January 4, 2019 (Early Bird); Feburary 01, 2019 (Advanced); Feburary 22, 2019 (General); after Feburary 22, 2019 (Last-Minute)
      - IBII 2019 Multi-Conference Date: March 1-2, 2019
      - Full Paper submission (optional): June 06, 2019

Directions and Traveling:

1. Physical Address:
   Sam Houston State University - The Woodlands Center
   3380 College Park Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77384
   
   
2. Direction: 30 minutes drive from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
   Go north on I-45 or the Hardy Toll Road to the Woodlands Parkway exit (76B) to I-45, then exit 79A (College Park Dr.) and turn left to College Park Drive for about 1 miles. See Map
3. Nearby hotels in The Woodlands Mall (4.6 miles from conference location) area are listed here. Please choose the one which is convinient for you. The Woodlands Mall is a good place for shopping and dinning.
   
   • The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
   • The Westin at The Woodlands
   • Residence Inn by Marriott Houston The Woodlands/Market Street
   • Hilton Garden Inn Houston/The Woodlands
4. Nearby hotels by distance are listed here. Please choose the one which is convinient for you.
   
   • Fairfield Inn & Suites Houston The Woodlands by Marriot (1.2 miles)
   • Best Western Plus The Woodlands (1.5 miles)
   • SpringHill Suites Houston The Woodlands by Marriot (1.5 miles)
   • Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Shenandoah-The Woodlands (3 miles)