The Global Association of Master's in Development Practice Programs (MDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), will hold the Eighth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 21-22 September, 2020, in New York City.
If you would like to present at the conference, you must submit an abstract as directed below. The conference is also open to observers (i.e. non-presenters). Simply register on the conference website to join us. Registration will open in early Spring.
The conference theme is Cross-Cutting Solutions for the Decade of Action. The aim of the conference is to bring together persons involved in research, policy, practice, and business. Participants will share practical solutions for achieving the SDGs at local and national levels. Abstracts should be directly relevant to one of the following topics (descriptions of each online):
Children, Youth, and the SDGs
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for Cities
Cross-cutting, Just Solutions Towards the Sustainability of the Energy System
Democratizing Renewable Energy in the Global South
Economics and Demography of Natural Disasters and Disease Outbreak
Effective Industrial Policy to Achieve the SDGs
Food Production, Waste Management, and the Circular Economy
Gender-based Innovations for Equitable SDG Outcomes
ICT Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals
Indigenous Approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Sustainable Development
Multidisciplinary Energy Education for Societal Well-being
Nature Based Solutions to Climate Change
Safe, Affordable, and Inclusive Transport under the SDGs
Socio-technical Solutions for Water-Energy-Food Security Challenges
Sustainable Land Use Planning
Sustainable Ports and the Circular Economy
Turning Supply Chains Into Engines to Support the SDGs
Universities Driving Collaborative Solutions for the Decade of Action
Interested presenters should submit an abstract of at least 300 words but not exceeding 500 words, in English, by 1 May, 2020, via the conference website. Each abstract may only be submitted once and under one topic. Failure to answer questions on the submission form or the submission of the same abstract under multiple topics is likely to result in the abstract being declined.
The scientific committee will review abstracts and send all decision letters by 1 June, 2020. Abstracts can be accepted as either poster or oral (i.e. PowerPoint) presentations. Presenters invited to give oral presentations must submit a full paper by 1 August, 2020, in order to maintain their position in the program. Presenters failing to submit full papers will be moved to poster presentations. Presenters who do not register before the 1 September, 2020 deadline may also forfeit their spot in the agenda.