8^th South East European Doctoral Student Conference

16 - 17 September 2013, Thessaloniki - Greece

Welcome Message

Dear Doctoral Students,

You are cordially invited to participate in the 8^th Annual South East European Doctoral Student Conference (DSC2013) which will be held on Monday 16^th and Tuesday 17^th of September 2013 at CITY College an International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Building on the success of the seven previous Doctoral conferences which totally attracted more than 700 research papers from countries all over the SE European region and beyond (UK, Australia, Soth-Africa, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden, Belgium and USA), we are pleased to announce the 8^th SEE Doctoral Student conference.

The aim of the conference is to further facilitate the exchange of knowledge between young researchers, and to consolidate the established network of scholars currently undertaking research in South East Europe. Doctoral students and young researchers are invited to attend and present papers related to their topic. Doctoral students will have the opportunity to discuss their research with senior academics and to build networks with other students from around the world. The Conference is open to young researchers currently undertaking doctoral study, or in the early years of their research career (up to 2 years following the award of their PhD degree). It has an inter-disciplinary focus and the themes and topics reflect the organisation of research by tracks of interest within SEERC.

Thessaloniki is a symbolic city in Europe with both a glorious history of 2400 years, and a cosmopolitan modern feel. Our target is to ensure that DSC2013 will provide to Doctoral Students both networking opportunities and a supportive venue for constructive peer review and critique of ongoing research output. We hope all the delegates will have a successful and educationally rich conference, and also the chance to enjoy our famous Greek hospitality for which our country is widely appreciated!

We are looking forward to warmly welcoming you all to the 8^th Annual South East European Doctoral Student Conference.

Prof. Panayiotis H. KETIKIDIS
Chairperson of DSC2013