iSTEAMS/AIMS Research Journal

Tuesday 11th - Thursday 13th December , 2018

An International Inter-tertiary Multidisciplinary Conference Promoting Intellectual and Human Capital Development, Technology Transfer, Research & Cross-border Collaboration Among Academics, Practitioners & Researchers

Welcome to the iSTEAMS

Honours Conference, SMART-2018

Sciences (iSTEAMS) Multidisciplinary Honours Conference scheduled to hold between Tuesday 11th - Thursday 13th December, 2018. At a period when the world is undergoing tremendous challenges on all fronts, there can be no better time to cluster together brilliant minds that can provide scalable solutions and answers to the questions that bugs peoples' minds. These solutions will of course start from multidisciplinary thinkers and when put together in the right perspective and mixed with the right ingredients, create a scalable synergy that can address other instances of similar challenges globally.

AlHikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria is therefore proud and very delighted to be honoured with the hosting right for the first in the series of the iSTEAMS 2018 conference. The event on our campus is set to promote the culture of research and practice synergy that the iSTEAMS Conference series is known for in its last nine editions. I enjoin you to submit your papers for presentations during the conference and make plans to attend, to collaborate and network with other scholars and professionals that has made the iSTEAMS Conference an event of choice for the furtherance of their contributions to both national and global discourses. Your participation will enrich the diversity of perspectives and contents to be presented and your experience, insight and contributions will add to what is potentially a very important gathering of pragmatic practitioners and professionals. Again we say welcome to Kwara State, the "State of harmony" her beautiful serene ambience and to AlHikmah University.

Prof.Taofeek MTO IBRAHIM

Professor of Community Health, Epidemiology, Medical Statistics

& Health Education,

The Vice Chancellor

AlHikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Pre-Conference Registration Rates - Till 10th December, 2018

Staff of Al-Hikmah University - N25000

All Other Participants - N35000

Conference Grounds Registration Rates - T11th - 13th December, 2018

Staff of Al-Hikmah University - N30000

All Other Participants - N40000

Postgraduate Students at Masters/PhD Level

Flat Rate of N25000 (Valid ID Card will be requested)

Undergraduate Students

Flat Registration Fee of N5000 (Valid ID Card will be requested)

BANK/TRANSFER PAYMENT OPTIONS

CONFERENCE ACCOUNT DETAILS

Acc Name: Creative Research iSTEAMS Conference

Account Banker: UBA Bank Current Account
Account No: 1017041046

Swift Code: UNAFNGLA

CREDIT/DEBIT CARD S/

PAYPAL PAYMENT OPTIONS

Important Information

International/Foreign and other participants can also make payment using credit or debit cards. Please click the Buy Now button above. Payment through Bank Transfers, mobile banking, quicktellers and Paypal are accepted. Please notify info@isteams.net after payment. Click HERE to REGISTER for the iSTEAMS Honours Conference SMART 2018. Note that REGISTRATION for the conference only require you to provide data that will assist the organizing committee in planning for the conference. You can register NOW and make payments later. Please call +2348160900 if you have any challenges with paper submission or need any further clarifications. Participants from outside Nigeria should endeavour to obtain Yellow fever vaccination cards.

It may be required at the entry point for all foreigners and travellers. ECOWAS citizens including Cameroonians do not need visas to visit Nigeria. The ECOWAS passport is all that is required. Direct flights exist between the Ilorin airport and other airports in Nigeria A variety of accommodation options are available for conference participants within the host city and environs.

Speakers & Lead Presenters

Prof. Bukola Oyawoye

Professor of Microbiology

Former Commissioner

Osun State, Nigeria

Prof. Richard Boateng

Professor of Dev. Policy

University of Ghana

Legon, Accra, Ghana

Dr. Anne Baba

Director ICT & Educator

Kogi State University

Ayingba, Nigeria

Conference Scope

The iSTEAMS Honours Conference SMART-2018 is a multidisciplinary forum. Authors in the academia, professionals and practitioners are invited to submit papers in all areas of Science, ICTs, Engineering, Education, Health Sciences (Medicine, Nursing, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacy), Law, Arts, Management, Business, Agriculture, Geosciences, Policy, Agriculture, Forestry, Religious Studies, Environmental Sciences, Arts & Design, Hospitality Management, Survey & Geo-informatics, Applied Sciences, & the Social Sciences for the iSTEAMS Conference. Papers should contain substantial ideas which have the potential of aiding inventions, growth, development of human capital, industrial process optimization, energy conservation, inter-tertiary innovations, theories, practices, design, modeling and collaborative research. Papers are also welcome in the following conference sub-themes/domains:

Financial Management & Economic Recovery
Inter-tertiary Collaborations and its impact on Innovation and Development
Multidisciplinary Research and its role in Combating Terrorism and Insurgencies
Collaborative Research Paradigm for Addressing Global Health Issues.
Cross – Religious Tolerance & Transformational Leadership
Waste To wealth Issues and the Green Environment
Impact of Visual Arts on Human Development and the Environment
Entrepreneurship & Employment Creation
Technical Vocational Education and Its role in Nation Building
Waste To wealth Issues and the Green Environment
Leadership and Political Stability, Peace and Conflict Resolution
Climate Change and the Green Environment
Combating Corruption for Economic Transformation
ICTsand Its Application to Education, Agriculture & Health Sciences
Development Informatics and Economic Development
Educational Technology and Its role in nation Building
Project Management, Engineering dynamics and Infrastructural development
Architecture and architectural Innovations
Nanotechnology & Microbial Research and disease control
Algorithms, Datamining and Scalable network Systems
Cyber security and crime control, Electronic commerce and merchandising
Innovation in Teaching & Learning

AlHikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria is delighted to collaborate with the Society for Multidisciplinary & Advanced Research Techniques (SMART), The African Institute for Development Informatics & Policy, Ghana, The Pearl Richards Foundation, The Research Nexus Africa Networks and The International Centre for Information Technology & Development, USA to jointly organize and host the 2018 International Science, Technology, Education, Arts, Management & the Social

Paper Submissions Open till Friday 7th December, 2018

Paper Submission Instructions

Articles should usually be between 4000-5000 words, Arial (Font), 10 points, single spaced. Authors should use APA Referencing style. ABSTRACTS/Articles should be sent as E-mail ATTACHMENT to info@isteams.net or isteamsconference@gmail.com. Please mark the title of the E-mail as AlHikmah University Conference Paper Submission Although FULL Papers are usually preferred for the iSTEAMS Conference, ABSTRACT ONLY SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOMED. Full papers could be developed after the conference and submitted for Journal publication in any of the iSTEAMS Series of International Journals.

Click HERE to download the Submission Template