INVITATION

The 2^nd International Conference on

Corporate Social Responsibility

“Stakeholders and Social Responsibility”

21^st to 23^rd November 2004

Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

Organised by: Ansted University Asia Regional Service Center

Presented by: The 2^nd CSR International Conference Organising & Scientific Committees

Supported by: Ansted University Foundation

Conference Secretariat:

 CSR Registration Unit, Ansted Service Center, P O Box 1067, 10840 Penang. Malaysia. (Email:bnhaw@tm.net.my.)  or No.6, Lorong Nagasari 3, Taman Nagasari Industrial Park, 13600 Penang. Malaysia. (Email: bsstteam@tm.net.my)  

Background

Ansted University ‘strives to earn international prominence as a university of special distinction through its integration of teaching, research and service to society.’ It is ‘deeply committed to the creative understanding of nature and human society as an essential element of the learning process.’ From the writers perspective, one of the main aspects of human society is that of citizenship of our global community and that citizenship implies a sense of social responsibility and a putting back into the community at least as much as is taken out.

Social responsibility has implications not just for us as individuals but also as members of communities and society at large. The concept also needs however to apply to organisations such as corporations and governments. Sadly this is often more apparent by its absence than by anything else. Much of the writers writing have been concerned with the consequences of this absence and with fostering a debate about how this might be changed. Education is one way to bring about change and this is central to the purpose of the university, and the principal reason for the writers actively involvement. Another potential way to bring about change however is through an engagement in scholarly debate, involving as many people as possible from as many different backgrounds as possible. This proposal to introduce an academic journal and organize annual CSR International conference are designed to foster this debate and to raise an awareness among our students of both the ongoing debate and the need for this debate.

Ansted University is known for its emphasis on research, independent thinking, rigorous analysis and leadership development. It is home to Nobel laureates, leading Scientists, Scholars, researchers, literature experts, business experts, market theorists and economists. Ansted professors teach the ideas and strategies that will shape the business and technology environment tomorrow.

At Ansted University, we believe that today’s world is one of constant change, where human needs to do more than simply excel in their field of expertise. To be truly successful and add value, an individual has to be a broad-based, strategic, externally focused thinker as well as a leader with cross-functional awareness and impact. Our professors are not only world-class researchers and among the best teachers, but they are also active consultants and many of them hold patents and have also developed several instruments and technology equipment as well as more than a hundred research publications. They offer a blend of academic excellence, rigorous scholarship, real-world relevance, and practical application that provides participants with unparalleled opportunities to expand their horizons. They will present topics in variety of ways, including lectures, case studies and group discussions.

The university has been organising various and many unique interactive seminars in the past years both in Malaysia and abroad since 1999. The main purpose is to design to help delegates and keen learners to acquire knowledge in Science & Technology, Engineering & Environmental, Medicine and Healthcare, Historical & Linguistics, Liberal Arts & Cultural and Psychology & Philosophy. In that case it will help participants stand above the other and become a more effective and persuasive leader in their field. Our experts provide participants with the tools necessary to truly understand the current environment and analyse how they can position themselves and their organisation to effectively meet new challenges.

The university and the organiser always have the hope that people will take a close look at our announcement and either register themselves or forward the announcement e-brochures, provide our conference web site address to their network contacts, email announcement messages to their network peoples who may be interested in further developing their knowledge and skills together with Ansted University experts. 

If your company is interested in becoming one of the sponsors, organising partners, official directories, official publications, official logistics providers, official suppliers, official distribution and promotion channels, official satellite broadband providers, official press companies, official carriers, official videography & photography providers, official drinking water providers, official hotels, and etc for the 2004 International Conference on Social Responsibility to be held in Penang, Malaysia, please contact Conference Secretariat. What are the benefits as a sponsor? Your company would have the opportunity to enhance your company business network opportunity to over 80 countries. 

Of course, we will get local and international Government bodies and professional boards from over 80 countries as many as possible to endorse this historical event. We look forward to making the “Ansted Social Responsibility International Award 2004” ceremony to be recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records. The Conference Organising and Scientific Committee members are inviting you to share with us your ideas for the benefit of society at large on how to make this ceremony a kind of reflection focus on Social Responsibility activity. This may also help you to stand a chance for winning some recognition by us as the awarding body. Please make a point to get your organisation or institution name and/or your name to be listed on the conference participation list.   Please contact us for more details information.   

This project has been prepared by Roger Haw (Malaysia) and David Crowther (U.K). The project proposal has been submitted and accepted by Ansted University Board members (BVI of UK), supported by Ansted University Foundation Board and to be implemented by Ansted Service Center, Malaysia in 2004. This project paper will be able to help the organizing committee members and the project management team to carry out the said projects successfully in any part of the world. This project is organized with the assistance of more than 100 persons from around 80 countries by a team of accomplished individuals and majority of them is from the Ansted University family.  The Conference will be hosted by CSR 2004 organising committee members and its Ansted Service Center in collaboration with many other organizing partners in Malaysia and abroad.

The said project consist of two international committee members one is Scientific Committee and another one is the Organising Committee joint effort to plan, discuss and exchange ideas, making proposal, initiate and implement the project, organize and managing the project, and finally compile all the research papers into a proceeding or a corporate Social Responsibility series book/CSR journal. Our CSR books and journal will be published by Ansted and distribute it to Institutions, organizations, libraries, various countries Embassy offices and government offices as a kind of reference for researchers looking in various aspect on CSR throughout the world. Therefore, we considered this project is an importance, timely and worth for investment. This is a great opportunity for corporate and individual to play their part to promote Social Responsibility activity and at the same time to promote WORLD PEACE. We shall encourage more people to support voluntary or become one of our project sponsors in order to making this project become a sustainable project.

The Social Responsibility International Journal in the form of CD-rom is published by Ansted University Asia Regional Service Center (Ansted Service Center) with the ISSN:1675-8625. The Journal Aims-Social Responsibility is an essential part of citizenship. This is interpreted by this journal in the widest possible context. The journal is international in its perspective and believes that in the global environment in which we live any author should speak to the greatest possible audience. It seeks to promote an ethos of inclusion and consequently embraces a broad spectrum of issues and a wide range of perspectives. Those who wish to submit their paper or find out more information, kindly contact Prof. David Crowther at Email . For those who wish to subscribe to Social Responsibility Journal please contact Prof. Roger Haw at Email.