Health and wellness

‘Engagement’ has increasingly become a desired hallmark of human activity and interactions; we see the term frequently referenced in programmes and interventions, across a range of disciplines and practices. Though an accessible and well-utilised word, for many scholars, the question remains: what exactly is engagement? This assembly is for scholars who have been working in or are keen to become involved in examining engagement in educational spaces, student engagement, educational planning, policy and design, as well as the wider remit of educational psychology in broader areas also of sport, health and social welfare.

The aim of this conference is to bring together academics, built environment professionals (architects, planners, landscape architects, environmental specialists etc.), educational and health professionals in order to share the latest research and best practice in biophilic design and to kick-start the pace of change towards holistically providing healthy places and spaces that improve the quality of life for people in our cities.

APIF2018 is a conference being hosted both by the King Mongkut's institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and De La Salle University (DLSU)-Manila at KMITL's Bangkok campus on 24-25 (Wed./Thur.) January 2018. Papers presented will be considered for publication in both DLSU's APSSR (SJR/SCOPUS) and KMITL's AIJSS journals (top 32). All other papers will be published in the conference proceedings. There will also be a free, 3-hour Academic Writing and Publishing Workshop on Thursday morning for all attendees. The pre-registration fee for PhD students is only 5,000 Thai baht (THB) ($150). Please contact Ms. Montana for details at msmontanakmitl@gmail.com .

On the theme of “Medical tourism: Evaluation for future improvement’, the IMTJ Academic Conference brings together scholars from academic and research institutions from around the world to critically examine and discuss macro and micro-level issues of medical tourism such as: • Evaluating government policy and strategy to develop medical tourism. • Examining the impact of geo-political events and risks on medical tourism • Evaluating clinical performance and patient experience in medical tourism market • Identifying factors to improve the effectiveness of policy and strategy • Identifying factors to improve service quality and safety for medical tourists.

The Greenwich Maritime Centre (GMC) in partnership with National Maritime is convening its second international conference on the theme 'Society and the Sea‘ bringing together industry and academia to explore the value of the ocean, key challenges being faced, and opportunities for future development of the blue economy. The conference is supported by the National Maritime Museum, Seafarers UK, Marine Conservation Society, Thames Estuary Partnership, Coastal and Marine Research Group (RGS), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Coastal Partnership Network.