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SusCon10: 10th International conference on Sustaiability

IIM Shillong

Shillong, India, November 22-24, 2023

Conference website	https://www.iimshillong.ac.in/events-and-conferences/conferences/suscon
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=suscon10
Abstract registration deadline	July 7, 2023
Submission deadline	August 30, 2023

Introductory note on SUSCON

In the last fifteen years since inception IIM Shillong has kept alive and strengthened its intellectualand moral commitment to the overarching cause of integrating Sustainability into every aspect ofits academic programmes and initiatives covering all aspects of human endeavour. SUSCON, theflagship event of the Institute, is not just a Conference or another academic activity, it is a movementthat has created a platform for dialogues and deliberations at a local, national as well as global level.It aspires towards creating a value-based, humane and sustainable future for business, academia,Government, civil society groups, NGOs and thinkers and practitioners covering all disciplines ofmanagement and beyond to include all other domains of pursuit of knowledge and practice. It dreamsof leaving behind for posterity ethically driven business organizations, a sane and happy society, anda sustainable planet earth to be created by visionary, conscientious and inspired leaders of thoughtand action from enlightened academic and research institutions.Over the years, many eminent personalities from the world over have shared their valuable insightson various aspects of Sustainability. SUSCON has been blessed by the presence of Bharat Ratna Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India, and Padma Bhushan Dr. Sundarlal Bahuguna, JadabPayeng, the Forest Man of India, Dasho Karma Ura, the President of Centre for Bhutan Studies andGross National Happiness (GNH) Research as our Chief Guests among many others.

Introduction to SUSCON X

SUSCON X of IIM Shillong is aimed at achieving a synergy amongst the three pillars of sustainable development:

Revisit, Revive, Restore

"We don’t create the meaning of our life, rather we discover it," said Jean Paul Sartre.

In SusCon IX, we had deliberated at large on the essentiality of a compassionate viewpoint in contemporary business avenues and corporates for furthering the agenda of sustainability by embarking on co-creation and collaboration. One of the facts that also surfaced strongly during SusCon IX is that the world is facing an impending danger of irreversible natural imbalances, given the limited bearing capacity of the earth. Though unintended, causes of such detrimental consequences of human exploration definitely need to be queried. SusCon X takes forward the baton from SusCon IX on these very aspects.

From a practitioner’s point of view, sustainability has been facing a huge onslaught from the dual aspects of globalization and market-based economy. We have largely lost touch with the thematically central aspect of ‘frugality’ in our sustainable development agenda. The extremely competitive facet and the gold rush of today’s economy has left us as mere producers and consumers of needless amount of possessions. This is increasingly contributing to the imbalance of resources that nature, otherwise, gifts us in a balanced manner.

In SusCon X, we embark on a journey of intellectual and action-oriented discourse amongst different schools of thoughts of sustainability around the world. We will try to unearth the causalities of such imbalances, attempt to revive what might have gone wrong in our understandings of sustainability as such, and finally add meaning to the lives of our progeny by restoring the thematically central aspect of frugality into the sustainable development agenda.

From an academic point of view, Sustainability is viewed from the standpoints of differing philosophies. The eastern philosophical regime considers frugality as the central theme of Sustainability. Here Sustainability is about leading a life with a need-based approach where an individual or a group decides, acts and moves ahead with the sole purpose of getting immersed into the singular Almighty. In this earthly world, it doesn’t see a difference between the being and phenomenon of any objects. This non-duality of an object is called adwaita. In the context of Sustainability, this translates into the decision making and actions by humans for acquiring the ability of sustaining with the minimal of resources, while negating thee proposition that resources need to be accumulated for future use. In contrast to this, the western philosophical regime considers that the being (existence) and phenomenon (ability to be in action) for an earthly object are different from one another, and both of these gets transformed into one another. This duality of an object is called dwaita. In the context of Sustainability, this translates into decision making and actions by humans for accumulating resources in such a way that it suffices the need for the present while securing the future in an earthly manner. The western philosophical regime thus brings into context the limiting nature of resources available, unlike the eastern philosophical regime which doesn’t queries into this. These conflicting standpoints seems to have hit hard the global meaning of Sustainability, leaving us with a myriad intricacy in our mental space. Is there a way out for us to transcend? Through our discourses, can we move beyond this conflicting situation and bring about a universality in our definition of sustainability and sustainable development? In SusCon X, we also embark on this journey of finding an universally acceptable definition of sustainability and sustainable development by restoring frugality as the thematically central artefact of sustainability.

In addition to this, as highlighted in India’s G20 Presidency, SusCon X will deliberate on the role of India in achieving harmony among the ‘panch tattva’ elements of earth, water, fire, air and space within and amongst us, in order to counter the challenges like climate change, terrorism and pandemics that is faced by the human race.

Submission sub themes

Area	Sub-themes
Economics and Public Policy	Growth and Challenges in the Economics of Sustainability
	Economics of sustainability in the context of climate change
Finance and Control	Sustainable Financing: Resource Mobilization for Capacity Building
	Managing the Sustainable Bottom Line: A Challenge or a Boon
OB & HR	Restoring employee sustainability-oriented well-being.
	Building sustainable careers in organizations
Operations and Quantitative Techniques	Sustainable Operations
	Sustainable Life Cycle Assessment
Marketing	Sustainable Marketing
	Social Marketing
Information Systems and Analytics	Data-Driven Sustainability: Leveraging Analytics for Sustainable Development
	Sustainable Information Systems for Environmental Protection
Strategy and Liberal Studies	Integration of Sustainability into core Organizational Strategy and Practices
	Cultivating our Right Brain for enhancing our Aesthetic sensibility, Sensitivity to Nature and Holistic thinking by Integrating Liberal Studies into Management Education and Corporate Training and Development

Submission Guidelines

SUSCON X invites academicians, research scholars, and corporate/industry executive to submit their research work for inclusion into SusCon X. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

Research Paper (qualitative/quantitative/mixed)
Literature Review
Case Study
Conceptual Paper

A submission need to adhere to any or multiple of the list of sub themes metnioned above

Authors can submit their extended abstracts up to 1000 words or the full paper using thesubmission portal given below. Authors wishing to submit multiple papers will have to doseparately.

Abstract submission portal

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=suscon10

All papers must be original and not previously submitted for any other conference or journal.Authors must follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA),Seventh Edition (2020), while preparing their manuscript. The similarity of the text must notexceed 10%.

Mode of presentation

SUSCON X will be conducted in hybrid mode. Indian participants will present papers physically atthe IIM Shillong campus. International participants may present their papers virtually (Optional).

Important dates

Last date for abstract submission	7th July, 2023
Decision on Acceptance/rejection of abstracts	20^th July, 2023
Last date for full paper submission of accepted abstracts:	30^th August,2023
Decision on acceptance/rejection of full papers	20^th September, 2023
Early registration begins	15^th September, 2023
Early registration ends	30^th September, 2023
Regular registration begins	1^st October, 2023
Regular registration Closes	25^th October, 2023
Late registration begins	26^th October, 2023
Late registration ends	15^th November, 2023

Registration details

Participants	Early registration	Normal registration	Late registration
Corporate/Industry	Rs. 4000 per participant + 18% GST	Rs. 5000 per participant + 18% GST	Rs. 6000 per participant + 18% GST
Academicians	Rs. 3000 per participant + 18% GST	Rs. 4000 per participant + 18% GST	Rs. 5000 per participant + 18% GST
Research Scholars	Rs. 1000 per participant + 18% GST	Rs. 2000 per participant + 18% GST	Rs. 3000 per participant + 18% GST
International Participants	$115+18% GST	$120+18% GST	$125+18% GST

The Registration Fees includes Lunch, morning and afternoon Tea for two days, and dinner for 2 daysalong with Conference Kit and Materials, but does not include accommodation. The participants willhave to make their own arrangements for accommodation.

Committees

Conference co-chairs

Prof. Sanjoy Mukherjee
Prof. Sanjeeb Kakoty

Organizing members

Prof. Achinta Kr. Sarmah
Prof. Bharath Shashanka Katkam
Prof. Krantiraditya Dhalmahapatra
Prof. Pradeep Kumar Dadabada
Prof. Pratap Chandra Mandal
Prof. Subhadip Mukherjee
Prof. Varnita Srivastava
Prof. Vishakha Bansal

Knowledge partners

To be announced soon

Publication partners

Discussions are in progress with a renowned International Publisher to publish selected paperspresented at the conference in a SCOPUS indexed book.

Invited Speakers

Discussions are on with various exponents of Sustainability from across the globe and will soon be updated here

Venue

The conference will be held in IIM Shillong.

Contact details

All questions about submissions should be emailed to sus-con@iimshillong.ac.in

Conference Website: www.iimshillong.ac.in/events-and-conferences/conferences/suscon

Phone no: 0364-2308000

Address: Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Umsawli, Shillong, 793018, Meghalaya, India

Information to Participants

About IIM Shillong

IIM Shillong, the seventh IIM in India, has been set up with a vision to become an internationallyrecog¬nized Management Institute with a Global outlook grounded in Indian values. From its inceptionit has been constantly working towards a lofty mission to generate and disseminate knowledge in all aspects of management education with focus on Sustainability and building innovative leadership.

Travelling to Shillong

Surrounded by verdant hills, Shillong offers a beautiful panoramic view of the graceful sceniccountry¬side. Shillong can be reached by taxi from Guwahati airport/railway station which is about 120km away. Guwahati airport is well connected to many major cities in India including Bangalore,Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Helicopter services are also available between Guwahati andShillong. Shillong is connected to Assam, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal and New Delhi throughdirect flights.