Call for Papers – 14th International Conference “Standardization, Protypes and Quality: A means of Balkan Countries’ Collaboration”

1^st Call for Papers

14^th International Conference

“STANDARDIZATION, PROTYPES AND QUALITY:

A MEANS OF BALKAN COUNTRIES’ COLLABORATION”

September 21 – 22, 2018, Tirana

The 14^th International Conference “Standardization, Protypes and Quality: A Means of Balkan Countries’ collaboration” (September 21 – 22, 2018), which is organized by the Albanian Organization for Quality in collaboration with Albanian University, will take place in Tirana, Albania.

This conference is the 14^th in a series of International Conferences, that started back in 1997 in Thessaloniki, Greece and since then, have been organized periodically in different Balkan countries. It is the second time that it will be held in Tirana.

As is tradition, this conference will be an excellent opportunity to continue contacts between scientists and specialists from all Balkan countries, as well as from all over the world, with the purpose to exchange experience and knowledge on all issues of standardization with an emphasis focus on quality. Standardization has proved to be the ideal way to cooperation, coordination and harmonization in every human activity, in a local as well as international level. Therefore, the purpose of this conference is to facilitate the collaboration between Balkan countries through common standards and protypes.

MAIN TOPICS

The scope of 14^th International Conference “Standardization, Protypes and Quality: A Means of Balkan Countries’ collaboration” includes the following topics:

Standards, Protypes and Quality:

in Society and Life,
in Services (Education -Training, Health Care, etc.),
in Education and Training,
in Health Care,
in Constructions,
in Technical and Natural Environment,
in Production, Distribution, Consumption,
in Telecommunications,
in Nutrition, Agriculture – Forestry,
in Measurements-Tests, Controls and Protection,
in Accreditation – Certification,
in Economy, Management,
other related topics.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Participants, who wish to present a paper relative to the above topics, should send an abstract (200-300 words, in Word, Arial 10, full aligned) to the conference secretariat email: bcconference@albanianuniversity.edu.al until April 29, 2018. The submitted abstract should include the name(s) of the author(s), as well as his/her (their) affiliation (including e-mail address). After the notification of acceptance, authors are requested to send also the full paper (using paper template form) until June 24, 2018. Full papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings (ISBN publication) after reviewing and accepting.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGES

The official language of the Conference is English.

PRESENTATION

The Conference may include invited lectures, oral presentations, poster sessions and workshops on specialized topics.

REGISTRATION

Those who wish to attend the Conference are kindly requested to fill in the Registration Form and send it by e-mail to the Conference Secretariat (bcconference@albanianuniversity.edu.al). After the paper was accepted please send a scanned copy of payment not later than August 31, 2018 for early registration or September 21, 2018 for late registration (at the desk of the conference). The final program will be sent in September 17, 2018 to all individuals having sent the filled Registration Form.

REGISTRATION FORM
Surname:		First name:
Title:	Affiliation:
Address:
Phone:		Mobile:
Fax:		Email:
Submitted Paper Title (for authors only): ————————————- Abstract: ————————————-

KEY DATES

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 29, 2018.

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: May 5, 2018.

Final Paper Submission Deadline: June 24, 2018.

Notification of acceptance and mode of presentation: August 12, 2018.

BALKAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Agim Anxhaku Albanian Organization for Quality, Albania

Shpëtim Çerri “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan, Albania

Nevnihal Erdoğan Kocaeli University, Turkey

Adriana Florescu Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

George Kapetanos ENEPROT, Greece

Badea Lepadatescu Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

Ivana Mijatovic University of Belgrade, Serbia

Sema Sandalcı Trakya University, Turkey

Milka Vicheva Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Angelos Zachariadis Chairman of ENEPROT, Greece

Nedeljko Zivkovic University of Belgrade, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Dritan Ajdinaj Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania

Fatma Müge Algan Turkish Standards Institution, Turkey

Ahmet Vefik Alp International Academy of Architecture, Turkey

Neşe Çakıcı Alp Kocaeli University, Turkey

Huseyin Erol Akata Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey

Agim Anxhaku Albanian Organization for Quality, Albania

Tuhan Nejat Aral Aydin University, Turkey

Nader Asnafi Örebro University, Sweden

Panagiotis Bamidis Aristotle University, Greece

Sorin Adrian Barabas Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

Shaban Buza “Fehmi Agani” University of Gjakova, Kosova

Mimoza Cukalla Polytechnic University, Tirana, Albania

Shpëtim Çerri “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan, Albania

Jannis Chochliouros Cosmote Research Team, Greece

Carlos Alberto da Silva University of Evora, Portugal

Jani Dode “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan, Albania

Adela-Eliza Dumitrascu Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

Nevnihal Erdoğan Kocaeli University, Turkey

Adriana Florescu Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

Maja Glogovac University of Belgrade, Serbia

Miranda Harizaj Albanian University, Tirana, Albania

Ana Horvat University of Belgrade, Serbia

Niko Hyka Albanian Association of Medical Physics, Albania

Fisnik Kadiu Albanian University, Tirana, Albania

Olia Kanevskaia Tilburg Law School, Netherlands

Semiha Kartal Trakya University, Turkey

Stefan Kartunov Technical University of Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Ersan Koç Kocaeli University, Turkey

Renata Kongoli Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania

Badea Lepadatescu Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

Ibush Luzha “Biznesi” College, Kosova

Antonia Moropoulou National Metsovian Polytechnic, Greece

Ivana Mijatovic University of Belgrade, Serbia

Ervin Myftaraj “Aleksandër Moisiu” University, Durrës, Albania

Hysni Osmani University of Pristina, Kosova

Agron Pajaziti University of Pristina, Kosova

Arbnor Pajaziti University of Pristina, Kosova

Aikaterini Poustourli University of Central Macedonia, Greece

Nikolaos Raikos Aristotle University, Greece

Genta Rexha Albanian University, Tirana, Albania

Jelena Ruso University of Belgrade, Serbia

Sema Sandalcı Trakya University, Turkey

Mümin Şahin Trakya University, Turkey

Flavius Sarbu Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania

Imelda Sejdini “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan, Albania

Neritan Shkodrani Polytechnic University, Tirana, Albania

Ayşe Sirel Aydin University, Turkey

Igli Tafa Polytechnic University, Tirana, Albania

Jannis Tsiafis Aristotle University, Greece

Nedeljko Zivkovic University of Belgrade, Serbia

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Agim Anxhaku Albanian Organization for Quality, Albania

Shpëtim Çerri “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan, Albania

Jani Dode “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Elbasan, Albania

Fisnik Kadiu Albanian University, Tirana, Albania

Sokol Konomi Albanian Organization for Quality, Albania

Genta Rexha Albanian University, Tirana, Albania

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Contact Person: Genta Rexha PhD, Eng.

Mailing Address: Faculty of Applied and Economic Sciences, Albanian University, Rr. e Kavajës, Tirana (Albania)

Telephone: +355 69 702 1868

e-mail: bcconference@albanianuniversity.edu.al.

REGISTRATION FEES

Category	Early Registration (31/08/18)	Late Registration (21/09/18)	Details
Participants	70 EUR	90 EUR	Coffee breaks and the volume of proceedings are included
Member of National Standardization Associations	50 EUR	50 EUR	Coffee breaks and the volume of proceedings are included
Students	30 EUR	30 EUR	Coffee breaks are included