The 2nd International Conference Foundation Programs: Innovation and Technology ‘Shaping the Future of ELT’ aimed to create an international platform for the practitioners of the Foundation and English Language Teaching program to explore new ideas and acquire innovation approaches regarding the integration of technologies in the forms of plenary sessions, paper presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and poster presentations. The outcome of the conference benefited the participants in facilitating them to leverage on the use of technology in higher education. The conference was also another manifestation of UOB’s ongoing effort to be the key player in the field of education in the GCC. The QS 2019 ranking of the University as the leading institution in the Kingdom of Bahrain, top 25 in the Arab region, and top 2% of the employer reputation globally are testaments of UOB’s effort in striving for excellence.

Conference date: 19–20 April 2019
Location: Art Rotana, Amwaj Islands, Bahrain
Chief Academic Editor: Dr. Ghada Ahmed Jassim
Organizers: The University of Bahrain, English Language Center
Strategic Partners: Tamkeen; Partners: Gulf Conference Limited Gulf Education; Corporate Sponsors: National Geographic Learning, Benefit, Alba, QS – World University Ranking, Pearson, Chandal – Event Management & Organizer Alayam Newspaper)
Published: 12 September 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

The first International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development (ICTSD) 2018 was organised by the Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada, in collaboration with the Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic. The theme of the conference was "The Role of Higher Education in Disruptive Era" and accommodated various scientific disciplines of science that synergize one another. The conference included one keynote speech session, four cluster plenary sessions and parallel presentation session. This two-day event was supported by the Nagoya University, University of the Sunshine Coast Australia, BCA, IUFRO, Chengdu Textile College, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, the Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific Singapore, Indonesia Logistics and Forwarders Association, Cybermax Asia Pte. Ltd., and PT Pan Brothers Tbk. 

Conference topics: The scientific disciplines were divided into four clusters: (1) Transportation and Logistics with sub-theme ”Digital Logistic.” (2) Forestry and Environment with sub-theme “The New Concept of Community Forestry.” (3) Socioeconomic-Humanities (languages, arts and culture, economics, management, accounting) with sub-theme "Financial technology and its impact on the culture.” (4) Science and Technology (industry, computing, materials, energy) with sub-theme “Opportunity and Challenge in Industry 4.0.”

Conference date: 12–13 October 2018
Location: The Eastparc Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Editors: Prof. Kazuhiro Harada (Nagoya University Japan); Dr. Takahiro Fujiwara (Kyushu University Japan); Dr. Ellyn Damayanti (IUFRO); Dr. Agus Tjahyono (Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic); Dr. Anggito Abimanyu (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Dr. Iman Haryanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Dr. Leo Indra Wardhana (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Dr. Laksmi Yustika (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Dr. M Arrofiq (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Wahyu Kartika Wienanda, S.Pd., M.Pd. (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Alfelia Nugky Permatasari, S.S., M.A. (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Puji Lestari, S.Hut., M.Sc. (Universitas Gadjah Mada); Ronald Adrian, S.T., M.Eng. (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Organizers: Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic, Indonesia
Sponsors: BCA and Nagoya University
Published: 28 August 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

The FGIC 2nd Conference on Governance and Integrity was a two-day conference aimed to examine the issues and challenges faced by both the public and private sectors in good governance and integrity in regards to the Industrial Revolution 4.0. For any organization, good governance and integrity is an essential prerequisite to remain competitive in the digitalized economy. The conference included various topics on the different challenges of governance and integrity in the era of digitalization and innovative approaches to overcome governance and integrity issues in industry and academia.

Conference topics: The conference topics included the following non-exhaustive subthemes: Ethics & Culture in Business, Human Governance, Project & Technology Management, Data Analytics & Internet-of-Things, Cyber Security, Sustainability Issues, IT-related Governance & Integrity Issues, and Supply Chain & Operations Management

Conference dates:  19–20 August 2019
Location: Yayasan Pahang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Muhammad Waris Ali Khan
Chief Academic Editor: Dr. Gusman Nawanir
Organizer: Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Sponsors: Yayasan Pahang, The Malaysian Institute of Integrity, and Yayasan Bank Rakyat
Published: 18 August 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

The 2018 International Seminar on Tropical Eco-Settlements was held in three days, consisting of a seminar on the 14th-15th November 2018 and field trip to Penglipuran Village on the 16th November 2018. The seminar welcomed academicians, NGO staff members, consultants, policymakers, government stakeholders, corporate managers and executives, scientists, researchers, graduated students, and other professionals in the field of urban housing development. Following the continued success of the previous ISTEcS (2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014), this Seminar had 78 national and international participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Thailand and Japan.

In this Seminar, there were four classes and each class included seven sessions. Each session covered a specific topic. There were nine topics, Urban Landscape, Urban Spatial Equity, Slum Area, Green infrastructure, Urban Housing Development, Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience, Future Proof Comfort Design, Future Proof Housing Design, Future Proof Low Energy Design. The topic with the highest number of paper was Urban Housing Development, with 23 papers presented.

The seminar has published all presented papers into two publication, 68 papers in proceeding and 10 selected papers are included in a Book Chapter published by UPI Press. Each paper was reviewed by two reviewers (double-blinded). Reviewers comes different countries includes Indonesia, Egypt, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. Their expertise is relevant with each topic they reviewed.

Conference dates: 14–15 November 2018 
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Chief Academic Editor: Dr. Andreas Wibowo
Organizers: Research Institute for Housing and Human Settlement, Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Published: 5 August 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

Today we are in the middle of a new media revolution. We are at least witnessing, if not directly experiencing, the shift of all culture to computer-mediated forms of production, distribution, and communication. According to Lev Manovich, the author of The Language of New Media (2002), compared to the previous revolutions, this new one is more profound. The introduction of the printing press in the fifteenth century and photography in the nineteenth century indeed brought revolutionary impacts on the development of modern society and culture. However, these previous revolutions affected only one stage of cultural communication. While the impact of the introduction of the printing press only dealt with the distribution of media, the impact of the introduction of photography dealt with still images only. In contrast, the computer media revolution affects all stages of communication, including acquisition, manipulation, storage, and distribution. It also affects all types of media, i.e., texts, still images, moving images, sound, and spatial constructions (Manovich, 2002). In short, the presence of new media is reshaping our social landscape.

According to Sonia Livingstone, the author of Handbook of New Media (2002), media are always embedded in a social landscape, which precedes, shapes, contextualizes and continues after any specific technological innovation. Therefore it is imperative to put new media into context, to locate them within the social landscape, and to map the changing media environment concerning the human activities which, in turn, structure that environment. It is such a dialectical framework of looking glass that enables us not to be trapped into any deterministic perspectives in discussing the relationship between technology and human beings. 

Departing from such an understanding of new media and how it is reshaping our contemporary world, and how our way of living is, to some extent, prompting the technological innovation, this Conference invited scholars and graduate students who have a concern on this issue to take a part in it. This Conference acted as a forum in which scholars and graduate students from all corners of the world could share their ideas and research findings dealing with this very contemporary and global issue. This big topic can be formulated in the question as follows: How are new media reshaping the whole aspects of life of contemporary societies? What is meant by whole aspects of life may include arts, sports, politics, economy, scientific activities and inquiries, religion, communication, language, culture, etc. Participants may choose any of the aspects in line with his/her research interests.

Conference dates: 30–31 October 2018
Location: Yogyakarta, Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada Jalan Teknika Utara, Pogung, Yogyakarta
Editors: Dr. Wening Udasmoro (Faculty of Cultural Sciences of Universitas Gadjah Mada); Associate Professor Goh Beng Lan (Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University Of Singapore); Professor Ariel Heryanto (Monash University); and Dr. Zainal Abdin Bagir (Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Organizer: Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada
Sponsor: Universitas Gadjah Mada, BNI 46, Bank Mandiri
Published: 4 August 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

The Second Annual International Conference on Language and Literature (AICLL) is a scientific forum organised by the Faculty of Literature, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), the oldest University outside of the Java Island, Medan, Indonesia. The conference was held on July 3–4, 2019 at Ballroom Madani Hotel, Medan, Indonesia, and provided an excellent forum for sharing as well as exchanging knowledge and research findings to the researchers, practitioners, academicians, professionals, and students from all over the world. The topics of interests included all theoretical and practical aspects of Language and Literature. The primary goal of the 2nd AICLL 2019 was to address the Research Paradigms on Language and Literature in the Industrial Revolution 4.0, especially of the latest researches and innovations.

Conference date: 3–4 July  2019
Location: Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia
Chief Academic Editor: Prof. Jumino Suhadi
Co-Editors: Assoc. Prof. Purwarno, Manugeren, Pardi, Susi Ekalestari, Assoc. Prof. Andang Suhendi, and Purwanto Siwi
Organizer: Faculty of Literature, UISU, Medan
Published: 1 August 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

The 2nd 2018 UNNES International Conference on Research Innovation and Commercialization (UICRIC) for Better Life was organised by the Research and Community Development Institute (RCDI) with the aim of transforming the vision of Universitas Negeri Semarang of becoming an international Conservation University into reality. The conference aimed to increase the number of research publication and improving the academic atmosphere through the improvement of research quality so that the results of the research are known to the public and can be produced massively as part of the improvement of the people’s life quality and prosperity. The scope of the research clusters in this international conference includes educational innovation, science and technology, resource and life quality improvement, conservation, and arts, culture, and humanity.

Conference date: November 10, 2018
Location: The Wujil, Resort and Convention, Ungaran, Central Java, Indonesia 
Editors: Cepi Kurniawan, PhD; Dr. Karnowo, PhD; Ardhi Prabowo, M.Si
Organizer: Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Universitas Negeri Semarang
Published: 9 July 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

The International Conference on Meaningful Education (ICMEd) 2018 was held on 25–26 October 2018, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in conjunction with the International Conference on Special and Inclusive Education (ICSIE) 2018. This conference was organised by the Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The theme of the conference was “Developing Meaningful Education to Realise Just and Equitable Societies.” Meaningful education has emerged as a "new" paradigm in the educational field that emphasizes the character and personality formation of students. This kind of education is believed as an effective strategy to develop graduates who both master the required knowledge and skills and also have good moral that brings benefit to society and maintain human dignity.
Thus, this conference aimed to bring together academicians, practitioners, and independent researchers around the world from educational fields to share and exchange their knowledge, practices, and research results on areas related to education, particularly meaningful education. They were invited to present abstracts/papers relevant to the theme/subthemes including but not limited to Curriculum and Instruction, Teachers Professional, Development, Educational Leadership and Policy, Innovation in Education, Early Childhood and Primary Education, Guidance and Counseling in School, and Educational Technology. The conference also provided an interdisciplinary forum for participants to present and discuss current innovations, developments, challenges, as well as potential solutions to issues related to the practices of meaningful education at all education level. This conference encouraged the implementation of meaningful education as a part of strategies to improve education quality, equality, and equity. Further, this event provided direction for future research on education, particularly on meaningful education that we believe is important to provide useful information for educational policymakers, system administrators, leaders, and educators. Ultimately, we hope that this conference can contribute to the creation of a better society in general and the development of educational studies and practices in particular.

Conference date: 25–26 October 2018
Location: Grand Keisha Hotel, Yogyakarta 
Organizer: Dr. Arif Rohman, M. Si.
Published: 4 July 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

Indexing: ICMEd Conference Proceedings are indexed in Web of Science (by Clarivate Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters and ISI).

The conference “Individual and Society in the Global Era” covers diverse aspects of currently topical themes that, directly or indirectly, engage with a person, as well as with society and civilization they belong to.

Conference date: 28 February 2018
Location: Novosibirsk, Russia 
Editor-in-Chief: Elena Evgenieva Zorina
Organizer: Assotsiatsiya naychnykh sotrudnikov “Sibirskaya akademicheskaya kniga” (ANS “SibAK”) [Association of Research Scholars “Siberian Academic Book”]
Published: 25 April 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X

Social Sciences on Sustainable Development for World Challenge

The First ELEHIC conference provided a forum to address the issues on Economic, Law, Education, and Humanities that researchers, practitioners, and academics face in the changing world. The first international conference was organized by the four faculties at Bung Hatta University, namely the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Humanities. The conference received papers from academics and researchers from Indonesia and other countries.  Accepted papers were presented as oral presentations in a 30-minute session.

The theme of the conference was Social Sciences on Sustainable Development for World Challenge. Around 100 papers on the aforementioned four fields were accepted to be presented at the conference. The participants came from universities in Indonesia and other neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines.

Conference date: 14 August 2018
Location: Pangeran Beach Hotel, Padang, Indonesia
Editors: Dr. Antoni, Dr. Diana Chitra Hasan, Dr. Temmy Thamrin, Dr. Evi Tasri, and Dr. Lely Refnita
Organizer: Bung Hatta University
Sponsor: Bung Hatta University
Published: 31 March 2019
ISSN: 2518-668X