International Conference on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages 2014

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing an International Conference on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages in the Greek village of Sardinia, Akarnania, Greece on the 25-26 August 2014. The conference is organized in collaboration with the Institute of Local Development-TAP based in the village of Sardinia. The village is located in central-western Greece very close to Lefkada Island and the international airport of Preveza-Action National Airport (Airport Code: PVK). There are many flights from main European cities, usually Saturday and Sunday (click here for details). The distance from Preveza-Aktion Airport to the village is 50 kilometres, about 45 minutes by taxi. Alternatively, you can come from Athens (about 4 hours drive). Free bus transportation will be provided to all participants from Athens on specific dates and times of departure and return.

The purpose of the conference is to bring together a small number of international academics and researchers from a cross disciplinary perspective such as Local, Regional, Rural and Community Studies, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy Analysis, Sociology, Geography, Health, Tourism, Fitness, Sports and Educational Studies, Literature, Economics and Business (Small and Family Enterprises), Marketing Small Cities, Local and Regional Development, Architecture and Planning, and Natural Resources, Comparative Studies between Small and Large Cities, Small Towns in Literature and Movies, Public Health etc. The conference website is: http://www.atiner.gr/small.htm.