8th ISTR Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Seoul, Korea
24-26 October 2013
Conference Venue : Kim Koo Museum and Library, Seoul.
Nonprofit Law, Policy, Practice: Evolution and Evaluation
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Nonprofit Law, Policy and Practice: Evolution and Evaluation
MAJOR THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE THUS INCLUDE:
?Government, laws, and the third sector
?Tax regime and the third sector activities
?Third sector and policy making: Impact and Evaluation
?Wellbeing/welfare systems and the role of the third sector
?Non-profit history and ‘her-story’
OTHER CONFERENCE THEMES (Indicative, not exhaustive)
?Collaborative governance and its implications to the third sector
?Profit and non-profit sector partnerships and policy implications
?Innovations in third sector governance
?Environment, sustainability, and the third sector
?Social enterprise
Comparative studies are encouraged, as appropriate.
The Conference Program is likely to include working group meetings on
A. Third sector research and teaching methodologies
B. The challenges of forming and maintaining third sector networks
There will also be sessions showcasing the ISTR and its activities, and other national and regional research associations, their activities and accomplishments.Display of posters of, visits of the delegates to, and talks about local third sector
Conference Rates
Registration fee, current ISTR Members: 150USD
Registration fee, non-members:275USD/200USD for registrants( Registration fee for non-members will include one-year ISTR membership, cost of conference materials, lunch and dinner for two nights.
The Conference begins at 2pm on 24-October-2013
The third sector in the Asia Pacific region is very large and dynamic ? it is claimed that China and India have 1+ million third sector organizations. The major growth in the third sector in Asia had been in the 1970s and 1980s ? during the prodemocracy movements. The third sector activities and organizations, in the recent past, have also been influenced by many tax laws e.g. in Australia, Japan, Korea. Sadly democratization and recent extremist activities have prompted new legislations constricting the third sector in many countries. Laws affecting the third sector in the Asia Pacific region having been in existence for about 150 years have grown rapidly in the last two decades. Is this development for better
Host Institution
The NPO Research Centre at the East-West Institute of the Yonsei University, Korea, carries out research on non-profit organizations, laws and policies. The NPO Research Centre also is a research hub for non-profit sector in Korea, and has participated in many international joint research projects. The NPO Research Centre also played an important role in the formation of the Korea Association of Non-profit Sector Research (KANPOR) in 2000. The KANPOR is co-hosting the current Conference.
Please contact the ISTR Secretariat, at ISTR_Secretariat@jhu.edu if you have any questions or need assistance with your registration.