Conference Program
WVSU’s College of Business and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the National Center for Human Relations, is requesting student poster proposal submissions for the Human Rights Conference scheduled for April 2nd – 3rd, 2015. Students are encouraged to submit their proposals for consideration by February 28, 2015.
The conference theme is Celebrating Human Rights Heroes. Interdisciplinary abstracts, papers, presentations, posters, roundtables, workshops and panels that directly or indirectly address the conference theme are eligible for submission. Additionally, all types of esearch are welcome, including case studies.
Potential topics include the following:
- Social Justice
- Poverty and Economic Inequality
- Human Rights Legislation
- Human Trafficking
- Combating Religous Discrimination
- Violence against Women and Children
- Elder Abuse
- Business Compassion
- Educating and Training of Women
- Combating Disability Discrimination
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Giving an Effective Poster Presentation
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Poster Competition Judging
Each poster will be judged by a panel of conference chair and co-chairs. An iPad mini will be awarded to the 1st place student poster.
Presenting a poster at the Human Rights Conference is a perfect opportunity for students to hone their communication skills and network with future colleagues.
If you have any Questions about the process or submitting an abstract please contact:
Suvayan De, Ph.D. or Frehot Hailou, Ph.D.
Conference C0-Chairs
WVSU’s College of Business and Social Sciences
1st Floor Hill Hall
sde@wvstateu.edu or fhailou@wvstateu.edu
Phone: 304-766-3065
Each accepted poster must fit into a space of 4 feet by 4 feet. Students are responsible for printing their own posters. The following links will give some examples