1. business and industrial
2. business operations
3. business plans

JULY 20 – 21– 22, 2015, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
2nd Annual
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ART AND HUMANITIES 2015
HOSTED BY
ACADEMIC PARTNER
ORGANIZED BY
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
PROF. J. B. DISSANAYAKE (Co Chair & Keynote Speaker)
Emeritus Professor of Sinhala, Sri Lanka.
DR. DAVID S. PORCARO (Co Chair & Keynote Speaker)
Director of Learning Capabilities Design, Pearson Education, Minneapolis, USA.
PROF. GARY E. SWANSON (Editor in Chief)
Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism, The University of Northern Colorado,
USA.
DR. SANGITA T. GHODAKE
Associate Professor of English at PDEA’s Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and
Science College, Akurdi, Pune, India.
ISANKA P. GAMAGE (Conference Convener)
The International Institute of Knowledge Management
OSHADEE WITHANAWASAM (Conference Publication Chair)
The International Institute of Knowledge Management
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Prof. J. B. Disanayaka
Prof. Gary E. Swanson
Prof. Ratnasiri Arankala
Prof. Osayimwense Osa
Prof. Justina Osa
Prof. Muhammad Mukhtar
Dr. Izabella Parowicz
Prof. Nanumasa Swamy
Prof. Kulatilaka Kumarasinghe
Prof. Bilinda Devage Nandadeva
Prof. Lakshman Senevirathne
Prof. Kanchana Ngourungsi
Prof. Subhadra Channa
Prof. R. M. W. Rajapaksha
Prof. Kusuma Reddy
Prof. Rammohan Holagundi
Prof. Amir Ahmed Khuhro
Prof. Jureniene Virginija
Prof. Dr. Srikonda Ramesh
Prof. K.Mohan
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bulent ALANER
Prof. Gary McPherson
Prof. V.P.Sivanathan
Dr. Sangita T. Ghodake
Dr. A. Balasubramanian
Sri Lanka
USA
Sri Lanka
UAE
UAE
UAE
Germany
India
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Thailand
India
Sri Lanka
India
India
Pakistan
Lithuania
India
India
Turkey
Australia
Sri Lanka
India
India
Dr. LIM Kok Wai Benny
Dr. Srinivasa A. Rao
Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha
Dr. Genevieve Jorolan-Quintero
Dr. Swapna Sathish
Dr. Arvind M. Nawale
Dr. Shilpagauri Prasad Ganpule
Dr. Ramir Philip JonesV. Sonsona
Dr K Rajendram
Hong Kong
UAE
India
Philipines
India
India
India
Philippine
Sri Lanka
HOSTING UNIVERSITY
The University of Northern Colorado (UNC or Northern Colorado)
is a coeducational public institution of higher education
inGreeley, Colorado, USA, with satellite centers in Loveland,
Colorado Springs and the Lowry neighborhood of Denver. It is the fifth-largest university in the
state by total enrollment, behind the University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado State
University, Metropolitan State University, and the University of Colorado - Denver.
Established in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado, the university has a strong
background in teacher education. The university offers over 100 undergraduate programs in
the arts, sciences, humanities, business, human sciences, and education. Undergraduate
degrees are typically four year programs and degree programs have a strong emphasis in liberal
arts education. The university offers nearly 50 graduate programs primarily in education.
Academic programs are distributed among six colleges
ACADEMIC PARTNERS
The AmerAurak bgican University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK)
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) is a Public Nonprofit
independent co-education institution of Higher Education that provides
an integrated American-style, undergraduate and graduate education
with a strong focus on local indigenous culture. All our programs are
accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research. The American model of higher education ensures not only imparting skills in specific
academic fields, but also a general education curriculum that exposes students to new ideas
and new ways of doing things, and thinking more critically about local and global issues.
AURAK gives students the opportunity to become fluent in English which is the medium of
instruction, so that on graduation, the students are fully bilingual (English and Arabic), thus
opening many doors for employment, entrepreneurship or further studies. AURAK boasts highly
qualified, handpicked faculty members to ensure that students receive the highest standard of
education, and go out into the world as well-rounded individuals ready to be leaders in the
workplace or in business, and as world citizens.
Nişantaşı University
Nişantaşı University is a foundation university which was founded by Vice –
Chancellor Levent UYSAL under the name of “Nişantaşı Vocational School”,
certified by the Council of Higher Education in accordance with the Law of
Establishment (No. 24480, 9 September 2009) on the publication of the
Official Gazette (No. 27352, 17 September 2009), and the University
began providing its associate’s degree programs on 10 October 2010.
Nişantaşı University has gained the legal entity status under the leadership of Levent UYSAL by
establishing Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering
and Architecture, Faculty of Art and Design, Institute of Science and Institute of Social Sciences
in accordance with the Law of Establishment as provided in Annex 146 on publication of the
Official Gazette (No. 28309, 31 May 2012). In addition, Nişantaşı Vocational School, within the
body of Nişantaşı University, still allows students to a wide range of educational services with
its associate’s degree programs.
SCOPE
From 2014, ICOAH continues its momentum to capture the emerging areas in art and
humanities. Based on the theme, “Transformation and Adaptation” the 2nd Annual
International Conference on Art and Humanities 2015 will use a keynote forum, paper sessions,
an exhibition, an executive round table, and a social networking dinner to explore new avenues
and traditions in the arts and humanities.
Sri Lanka welcomes the academic community to ICOAH-2015 at Colombo. The scheduled
conference organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM),Sri
Lanka, will provide a research platform for academics, scholars, thinkers, practitioners, and
corporate and public policy-makers around the world to exchange knowledge, discuss issues,
share innovations, and build networks.
PRESENTATION TYPES
Oral Presentation
Poster Presentation
Virtual Presentation
Attending only and Workshops
CONFERENCE SHEDULE
3.00 p.m.
8.30 a.m.
9.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
6.30 p.m.
8.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
Monday 20, July 2015
6.00 p.m.
Conference Registration & Information Desk Open
Tuesday 21, July 2015
9.30 a.m.
Inauguration Session & Conference Photograph
10.00 a.m.
Coffee Break
12.30 p.m.
Keynote Forum
1.30 p.m.
Lunch
3.30 p.m.
Technical Sessions
4.00 p.m.
Coffee Break
5.30 p.m.
Technical Sessions
9.30 p.m.
Official Networking Dinner with Cultural Show
Wednesday 22, July 2015
10.00 a.m.
Technical Sessions
10.30 a.m.
Coffee Break
12.30 p.m.
Technical Sessions
1.30 p.m.
Lunch
3.30 p.m.
Technical Sessions
4.00 p.m.
Coffee Break
Thursday 23, July 2015
7.00 a.m. – 9.30 p.m. Post Conference Tour (Optional)
CONFERENCE TRACKS
01. Applied arts
Architecture, and interior design
Industrial, textile, and fashion design
Landscape Architecture
02. Art in Society
Art conservation
Art history
Art management
Contemporary arts practice
Information and museum studies.
03. History & culture
Archaeology and anthropology
Cultural geography
Cultural studies and popular culture
Gender and sexuality
History
Law and justice
Philosophy
Post-colonial studies
Religious studies
04. Language and literature
Folklore
Journalism, media and communication studies
Library studies
Linguistics and modern languages
Literary and cultural theory
Speech/communication and translation
05. Performance art
Dance, magic, comedy and performance
Drama, film, and television
Music and musicology
06. Visual arts
Ceramics, sculpture, and crafts
Drawing, painting, and printmaking
Graphic design and web design
Photography
Theory in art and art history
07. Inter-disciplinary and other areas of Arts and Humanities
Digital humanities and arts in the digital age
Fostering creativity
Freedom of expression
PUBLICATIONS OPPORTUNITY
All accepted abstract and full papers (for those who register for the
conference) will be published in the refereed conference proceedings
with ISSN (ISSN 2357-2728) & ISBN will be published electronically
after the conference. You have the option for including either
abstract only or full paper in the proceedings.
We will also make every effort to submit the proceedings to be
indexed in the Thomson Reuters, SCOUPS, Mendeley, CiteULike and
Google scholar for possible Indexing.
(Authors of accepted abstracts wishing to publish the full paper in
the proceedings or one of the supporting journals should submit the
full paper by 31 August 2015.)
JOURNALS
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The TIIKM Journal of Arts and Humanities ISSN 2448-9387
The TIIKM Journal of Film, Media and Communication ISSN 2448-9328
The TIIKM Journal of Education ISSN 2448-9336
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION PROCESS GUIDELINES
Submit your Abstract to: abstract@fineartsconference.com
Please set up your abstracts according to the given format at this website.
http://fineartsconference.com/2015/abstract-guidelines/. That format will help you to submit your
abstract; therefore you are requested to follow the format carefully for your abstract
submission. Abstracts that do not follow this format will be rejected. You are also expected to
send a brief biography together with the Abstract. If you have any technical issue or you need
any further assistance in submitting your abstract, please contact Arun at arun@tiikm.comor
+94 773 027 621
The abstract must indicate purpose of study, research methodology, major results,
implications, and key references. Last date for submission of abstract is June 15, 2015.
Authors must clearly mention the track in which the paper is to be included.
Submitted abstracts would undergo blind review by expert reviewers.
Authors of accepted abstracts wishing to publish the full paper in the proceedings or
one of the Supporting journals should submit the full paper by August 31, 2015. If
submitting the full paper, please indicate your publication preference.
At least one of the authors of the paper must register for the conference by June 30, 2015. Final
submission should be strictly in accordance with the author guidelines as provide at the time of
acceptance of paper.
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language of the conference will be English.
DATE OF IMPORTANTS
Abstract submission deadline
15 June 2015
Abstract acceptance notification
within two weeks
Early Bird Registration deadline
31 May 2015
Second Registration Deadline
15 June 2015
Conference registration final deadline for presenters
30 June 2015
PP Presentation due on or before
10 July 2015
ICOAH 2015
20-21-22 July 2015
Cultural Show and Networking Dinner
21 July 2015
Post Conference tour
23 July 2015
Full paper submission deadline
31 August 2015
CONFERENCE VENUE
Hotel Galadari Colombo
The finest five star hotel in Sri Lanka with the best of dinning,
accommodation and entertainment facilities. This 450 roomed
beauty is located facing the foaming ripples of the Indian Ocean
and remains to be one of the best five star hotels in Sri Lanka. Stepin to be lost in unearthly cuisines, cozy hideouts, heavenly
surrounding and the best of services, which other five star hotels in
Sri Lanka could not offer. Galadari Hotel Sri Lanka; one of the finest
five star hotels in Sri Lanka is not only the best place to relax, eat and indulge, but is also the
finest place to celebrate. Come! Delight & breathe the air of luxury at the heart of Colombo.
REGISTRATION FEE DETAILS
Registration Category
1st Deadline
30/05/2015
2nd Deadline
15/06/2015
3rd Deadline
30/06/2015
Asian Countries
Delegate
Student
Non-Presenter
$ 300
$ 275
$ 325
$ 325
$ 300
$ 350
$ 350
$ 325
$ 375
Non-Asian Countries
Delegate
Student
Non-Presenter
$ 350
$ 325
$ 375
Delegate
Student
Non-Presenter
LKR 18,000
LKR 16,000
LKR 18,000
$ 375
$ 350
$ 400
$ 425
$ 400
$ 450
LKR 20,000
LKR 18,000
LKR 20,000
LKR 22,500
LKR 20,000
LKR 22,500
Sri Lankan
Group Registration
Asian
Non-Asian
Sri Lankan
$ 275
$ 325
LKR 16,000
$ 300
$ 350
LKR 18,000
$ 325
$ 400
LKR 20,000
Virtual Registration
Delegate
Student
Delegate (Sri Lankan)
Student (Sri Lankan)
$ 175
$ 150
$ 175
$ 150
Rs. 9000
Rs. 6000
$ 175
$ 150
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Closing Date for Early Bird Registration
Closing Date for Second Registration
Closing Date for Final Registration
31stMay 2015
15th June 2015
30thJune 2015
REGISTRATION FEE
Please send a scanned copy of the bank receipt after transferring your registration fee. Also,
send as your color photograph for the registration process.
REGISTRAION FEE INCLUDES
Free Publication Opportunities
Conference bag, proceeding book, certificate & other materials
Morning Refreshments, Lunch and evening refreshments for 2 days
One day dinner along with the Cultural Show
PAYMENT METHOD FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
1.For foreign Participants
1) Bank Transfer (TT)
BANK NAME
Hatton National Bank
479, T. B. JayahMawatha (Darley Road),
P.O. Box 837,
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
BRANCH
BENEFICIARY
ACCOUNT NUMBER
ADDRESS OF BENEFICIARY
Homagama
The International Institute of Knowledge Management(Pvt)Ltd
077910146135
288/1/1, Old kottawa road, Embuldeniya,Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka.
SWIFT CODE (International)
BRANCH CODE
BANK CODE
HBLILKLX
077
7083
**Note: The Conference Secretariat should receive the exact amount of registration fees. If not, the
participant has to pay the balance due at the Registration Desk.
Therefore, the participant has to add US$ 5-10 for the international transaction cost. Any addition
received will be reimbursed at the Registration Desk.
2) Online Payment System
We have developed online payment system. Therefore, you can pay your registration fee by
your credit card (Visa card and Master card only). But, you have to add extra USD20 to your registration
fee for bank charges. Please put your invoice number or paper ID under Invoice/Order Number.
You can pay your registration fee by using this web- link
https://fosco.lk/UI/Company/payonline.aspx?comcode=tiikm
2.For Sri Lankan Participants
1) Bank Deposits
BANK NAME
BRANCH
BENEFICIARY
ACCOUNT NUMBER
Hatton National Bank
Homagama
The International Institute of Knowledge Management(Pvt)Ltd
077010016840
Please email a scanned copy of the remittance advice to registration@fineartsconference.comas
proof of payment.
2) Cheque payments
You can use the cheque to pay the registration fee. Please write down and cross the cheque to
the name of “The International Institute of knowledge Management (pvt) Ltd” and post it to the
given address:
No: 288/1/1, Old kottawa road,
Embuldeniya,
Nugegoda,
Sri Lanka.
Registration Note
One author registration can cover a maximum of one paper. Contributions will only be
published at ICOAH 2015 publications if at least one of the authors of each accepted abstract is
registered before Registration Deadline.
Please contact Mr. Arun Francis for more information arun@tiikm.com
CANCELLATION POLICY & REFUNDS
You will be able to cancel the conference registration and receive refund your
registration fees with subject to service fee.
Registrations that cancelled 60 days before the conference are eligible to a refund of
75% of the registration fee.
Registrations that cancelled less than 60 but more than 30 days before the conference
will be eligible to a refund of 50% of the registration fee.
Cancellations that are less than 30 days before the conference date will not be eligible
to any refund.
CONTACT PERSONS
GENERAL INQUIRIES
LOGISTIC, ACCOMMODATION AND VISA
Contact Person: Arun Francis
Contact Person: Dinesh Madushanka
Hotline: +94 773 027 621
Hotline: +94 716 424 737
Email: arun@tiikm.com
Email: dinesh@tiikm.com