1st Asia Pacific International Conference on Business, Economics, Science and Technology

Apic-Best 2022


Islamabad | June 2022

Fast Schools of Management

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Welcome

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Asia Pacific International Conference on Business, Economic, Science and Technology (APIC-BEST), it’s our privilege and pleasure to welcome you to 1st edition of this annual meeting. We are hosting this event in-person and we’re very much looking forward to your broad participation from Asia and all around the world.

The lively interaction amongst academic, industrial, and public sector stakeholders is essential to the success of such a critical area to society and we’re proud to provide an international forum for presentation and discussion of peer-reviewed research, development and implementation thrusts.

Our conference theme for this year is Post Pandemic Economic and Social Recovery Challenges, and how economy and society progressing in post pandemic era and what challenges society and economy are facing in current business environment. We’re proud of our selection of keynote speakers who represent the rich breadth of this field.

We would like to thank the tremendous efforts of our Organizing Committee, the technical program committee, reviewers and other volunteers who have generously donated their time and knowledge.

We warmly invite you to participate in the APIC-BEST 2022 and are confident that you will find the program enriching, enlightening and rewarding.

Call for Paper

1st Asia Pacific International Conference on Business, Economics, Science and Technology

APIC-BEST 2022

Post Pandemic Economic and Social Recovery Challenges

Islamabad, June 2022

CFP EasyChair

The APIC-BEST welcomes submission of papers related to the conference theme including, but limited to, the following topics

The conference welcomes following types of contributions in any of the above sub themes of the conference

Submissions

The format of the paper should follow the APA formatting style. APIC-BEST 2022 will only accept the electronic submission of a full paper in English.

For Detailed Instructions for formatting guidelines please follow the link

For Submission Guidelines please follow the link

Applied Program

The conference will include plenary session, contributed research paper, case studies, review papers, industry expert's session.

Submission Guidelines

The format of the paper should follow the APA formatting style. You can download a template and style guide. Click Here

APIC-BEST 2022 will only accept the electronic submission in Microsoft Word or PDF format of a full paper in English. Conference papers are limited to 8000 words and can be extendable to 9000 words. APIC-BEST 2022 proceedings will be published under the designated ISBN number.

The selected top 20% papers published in the APIC-BEST 2022 proceedings will be invited to submit their presented conference papers for publication in the Journal of Business Studies (JOBS) within four weeks of the conference final day. The submitted manuscript will go through another seperate review according to JOBS review process.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Submission of full papers (only A4 size will be accepted)

For online Paper submission

Ready to submit? Click Here for EasyChair Link and submit full paper along with author details.

For email submission

Ready to submit? Email full paper along with author details on craft.submission@nu.edu.pk

The author can adopt any of the above submission methods.

Step 2: Notification of Paper Acceptance

Once the review committee has changed the status of the papers to accepted, authors will be able to register for the conference. After the registration is complete, authors can complete the copyright form. Authors that are conditionally accepted will need to make the revisions required and then resubmit their papers.

Step 3: Submission of final papers after revision

Upload the final paper after revision on easychair or email the final paper after revisions on craft.submission@nu.edu.pk

Step 4: Presentation of papers at APIC-BEST 2022

Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. Presentation time is 12 minutes with 3 minutes for Q&As.

Registration Fee:

International

(Participants)

USD 100/-

Local Participants

(Faculty)

PKR 5000/-

Local Participants

(Students)

PKR 4000/-

Local Students

(NU Affiliates)

PKR 2000/-

Important Dates to remember:

Deadline for Submission of full paper

TBA

Notification of paper acceptance

TBA

Conference Registration Starts

TBA

Conference Registration Ends

TBA

Conference Date

TBA
  1. The fee will entitle you to:
    • Pick and Drop only for Islamabad Airport to venue & back.
    • Conference Kit and Proceedings
    • Lunch and Hi-Tea
    • The international non-presenting visitor need to get invitation letter for applying visa in advance.
    • The cost does not include accomodation during the conference.
    • Following hotels are recommended for accomodation during the conference:
      • Pearl Continental Rawalpindi. The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Tel: +92-51-5961765-66
      • Flashman's, The Mall Saddar. Tel: +92-51-9272004-11
      • National City, J-15 Murree Road, Opp. Liaquat Bagh. Tel: +92-51-5961765-66
  2. Accompanying Person(s)
    • Additional person(s) are required to pay the same fee and complete the same registration process
    • Children under age 10 are not allowed.

Bank and Account Details

For Foreign Currency Funds Collection

Account Title: BCCI FAST NUCES ISB OPER
Account No: 0169007900156082
IBAN: PK25FAYS0169007900156082
Bank Name: Faysal Bank Ltd
Branch Name: I-10 Markaz Branch Islamabad, Pakistan

For Local Currency [PKR] Funds Collection

Account Title: BCCI FAST NUCES ISB OPER
Account No: 0169007900156082
IBAN: PK25FAYS0169007900156082
Bank Name: Faysal Bank Ltd
Branch Name: I-10 Markaz Branch Islamabad, Pakistan

Mode of Payment

  1. Online/ SWIFT transfer into the above-mentioned accounts
  2. Draft/ Payorder/ Cheque payable to National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Registration Process

Kindly follow the following steps in order to register for the conference:

  1. Make the payment in accordance with the details mentioned in the above section on registration fee and accounts
  2. Login to the conference website and fill in the registration form (available at Easy Chair link)
  3. Post (photo copy)/ email (Scanned copy) of the receipt of payment (online/ swift transfers) OR Post the Bank draft/ Pay Order/ cheque at the following address to confirm your registration.
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
H-11/4, A.K. Brohi Rd
Islamabad, Pakistan
Contact# +92-51-8314100 Ext. 178

Visa and Accomodation Information

For Visa Information:

https://visa.nadra.gov.pk/other-visa/

For Travel and Accomodation:

http://dts.gov.pk/

APIC-BEST Committee

Honorary Chair

Dr. Muhammad Ayub Siddiqui

Professor, Dean

NUCES, Islamabad

General Chair

Dr. Muhammad Bilal Saeed

NUCES, Islamabad

Vice General Chair (Academia)

Dr. Sadia Nadeem

NUCES, Islamabad

Vice General Chair

Dr. Adnan Shoaib

NUCES, Islamabad

Technical Chair (Industry)

Dr. Adnan Aziz

Ajman University

Technical Chair (Academia)

Dr. Zahid Riaz

Lahore School of Economics