VIID

CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT (VIID)

VIID 2022: ADAPTATION AND THRIVING THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

08 – 09 September 2022

FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY

91, Chua Lang, Lang Thuong, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam

Conference website: https://viid.ftu.edu.vn

In a globalized world, promoting innovation is indispensable to achieve sustainable development. The annual conference initiated and hosted by Foreign Trade University (FTU) on “Innovation and Integration for Development – VIID) is to provide an academic platform to have insights into the significance of innovation and integration in sustainable development. 

Since 2020, the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has threatened health, lives, and livelihoods of billions of people all over the world. Millions of people have died; Millions of enterprises have been closed; Millions of people have lost their jobs. Nevertheless, we have been adapting and thriving from the crisis, of which opportunities come with challenges. All countries, governments, enterprises, and individuals have been trying hard to rise and thrive. As a typical example, Vietnam has been successful in coping with the pandemic while maintaining economic growth. Adaption has become the key strategy for all governments, organizations, and individuals. There are specific contexts with diversified constraints but successful lessons, which come from not only the public sector but also the private sector, can be shared and learnt.

FTU is, therefore, pleased to host the first VIID conference on Adaptation and Thriving through the Covid-19 Pandemic – VIID 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam, during 08-09 September 2022. 

The VIID 2022 will present the latest research findings and theoretical development in addressing micro and macro development issues so that policymakers and enterprise and organization leaders could adopt and adapt with their specific contexts to overcome challenges to thrive through the Covid-19 pandemic. 

FTU proudly invites academics and professionals working in any specialty fields of development to contribute to the conference by presenting papers, participating in discussions, and attending workshops. The conference accepts manuscripts of original research that has not been published elsewhere. Researchers and scholar-practitioners are invited to contribute papers. Themes to be addressed may include, but are not limited to: 

1. Outlook, opportunities, challenges, and potential development in the new normal context
2. Economic growth and development through the Covid-19 pandemic
3. Dynamics of industries and markets in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
4. International trade and investment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
5. Responses and development of firms in the new normal context
6. Adoption of new technology and digitalization to cope with new challenges
7. New patterns of consumption and consumer behaviors in the new normal context
8. Policy responses in the new normal context

The VIID 2022 welcomes submissions in English.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Paresh Narayan, Monash University

Faculty of Business and Economics Monash Business School – Monash University Editor-in-Chief: Emerging Markets, Finance & Trade Managing Editor: Bulletin of Monetary Economics & Banking President: Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association

Prof. Han Choong Min, Woosong University   

Endowed Chair Professor Director of SolBridge Research Institute of Asian Enterprises Director of the PhD Program SolBridge International School of Business Woosong University

COHOST 

Woosong University, Korea

IMPORTANT DATES 

July 5, 2022:   Submission of full papers

July 25, 2022:  Notification of paper revision

August 25, 2022:  Submission of final papers

August 31, 2022:  The registration deadline for accepted authors

September 08-09, 2022: Conference days

CONDUCT

VIID 2022 is going to be organized in a hybrid form:

• Onsite at Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam

• Online  

If the Covid-19 restrictions permit, we are planning to host an in-person gathering in FTU, with virtual involvement possible for those who are unable to attend in person. You will be asked about whether you would prefer to present your papers in-person or virtually. 

JOURNALS

Accepted papers will be considered by the following journals for possible publication:

• Emerging Markets, Finance & Trade
• International Journal of Social Economics, Special Issue on “Social action and economic restructuring in the post-COVID-19 era”
• Journal of International Economics and Management

GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Categories of submissions

Refereed papers (full manuscripts)

Papers should be about but no more than 10,000 words in length (all-inclusive, including tables and references) with an abstract of about but no more than 250 words. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings unless authors request otherwise. Authors of accepted papers are encouraged, following the conference, to submit them to the journals accompanying the conference.

Posters

Posters offer the opportunity to present data and have substantive discussions with interested colleagues. Submit an abstract of your proposed poster (about but no more than 750 words). There will be a space in which authors present their posters and exchange ideas with colleagues.

Instructions to Authors

Prepare manuscripts in Microsoft Word (12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, 1” margins on all sides). Follow formatting and reference style strictly as stated in the APA style manual (6th Ed.). Authors should include figures and tables within the text where they are intended to appear. 

All submissions are required to include the following information on a separate cover page: title of paper, name(s) of author(s) in intended order of authorship, organizational affiliation(s), position(s), e-mail addresses, telephone number for the lead author, proposed track, submission category, and number of words.

Based on the reviews, the editors reserve the right to reclassify manuscripts to a different category or track. The language of paper submissions and conference presentations will be English. 

Submissions will be through email: viid@ftu.edu.vn. 

Review Process

All submissions will be reviewed under a blind peer-review process. The review will be based on the following criteria: 

1. Relevance of paper to conference theme
2. Significance/contribution to the field 
3. Clear aim and purpose 
4. Theoretical foundations 
5. Appropriate methodology and methods 
6. Conclusions based on results or anticipated results
7. Quality of writing and formatting (APA 6th ed.)

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee includes conference materials, catering, certificate of presentation, and miscellaneous. 

Registration fee will made after acceptance of submission.

CONTACT

Department of Research Administration

Foreign Trade University

#91, Chua Lang, Lang Thuong, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam

Email: viid@ftu.edu.vn or qlkh@ftu.edu.vn

Website: https://viid.ftu.edu.vn