Announcement

Introduction

This Seminar is jointly organized by The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association (MACFEA), Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi & Kepenggunaan (KPDNKK) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali Distinguished Chair (YTI), Faculty of Economics and Management) as the host.

MACFEA National Seminar is an annual event where the main objective is to provide opportunities for members of MACFEA, academia, government officials, researchers, NGOs, students, practitioners and general public to share ideas and research outcomes related to consumer issues with the members of the community.

The 19^th MACFEA National Seminar will focus on a theme that emphasis on financial literacy among consumers which include individual consumers and households.

Objectives

1.  To share research outcome related to consumerism and monetary issues as it would contribute to the development of knowledge and values for consumers.
2.  To discuss issues related to consumer, finance, opportunities and challenges.
3.  To exchange information and understand the complexity and diversity of issues related to Consumer & Finance.
4.  To create networking among MACFEA members, academia, government officials, researchers, NGOs, students, practitioners and general public.

Call For Papers

Nowadays, to raise the standard of living, consumers are required to be more sensitive on issues related to financial management and economic ambiance in the global market. Issues relating to savings, pensions, investments and insolvency among consumers should be emphasized and studied in greater extend. Having in depth studies on these areas would be able to minimize as well as to eliminate the financial problems encountered by most of the consumers, which is proven by the increasing insolvency rate lately. The consumers’ well being could be improved indeed. This seminar is expected to be a communication platform among researchers in producing more constructive ideas for the benefits of consumers and the country. This seminar is also a communication platform for researchers, consumers, NGOs, industries and policy makers.

Therefore, the main theme of the 19th MACFEA National Seminar is on Consumer & Finance. However, participants are not restricted to this theme only. Participants could also submit papers related to other areas of consumerism.

The 19th MACFEA Committee cordially invites scholars, researchers, government regulators, industry experts to submit seminar papers under the theme of Consumer & Finance.

All submissions should relate to this broad theme and address one or more of the seminar sub-themes:

• Consumer Financial Decision Making
• Financial Literacy
• Behavioral Finance
• Personal Finance
• Financial Planning
• Consumer & Islamic Finance
• Income Mobility
• Community Well Being
• Consumer Education
• New Consumer
• Consumption Pattern
• Sustainable Consumption
• Consumer Empowerment and Quality of Life
• Vulnerable Groups
• Consumer Protection and Advocacy
• Other various fields in consumer studies

Writing Language:  English / Malay

Proceedings/Publications:

The Seminar Proceedings: Accepted papers will be published in the seminar proceedings. The proceedings will be available in pendrive during the seminar.

There will be '5 MACFEA' best paper awards.

The Seminar Book – Collection of Working Papers:  Authors of selected papers presented at the 19th MACFEA National Seminar will be invited to submit their papers for inclusion in the book.

Selected papers presented in the conference will be considered for an expedited review process for a Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics (MAJCAFE) and Jurnal Pengguna Malaysia (JPM).

Important Deadlines

5-10 pages Working Paper Deadline: 8 Oct 2015
Notification of Acceptance:  20 Oct 2015

Camera Ready Deadline:   8 Nov 2015

Registration & Full Payment Deadline: 15 Nov 2015

Fees

Registration and Submission

a. Full paper / Working Paper must not exceed 10 pages (A4 size) excluding reference and appendix.

b. Registration and submission of Working Paper must be done electronically through the online submission system.

• Click on the "Registration" menu to create ConfBay Account and proceed for conference registration by logging in the system.
• Click on "Online Submission" menu to submit your full paper / working paper.

b. Full Paper / Working Paper Formatting - Strictly follow the template which can be downloaded at "Download" menu

Panelists:

Prof. Dr. Ben Jacobsen (YTI-UKM Chairholder & Chair in Financial Markets, The Univ. of Edinburgh, UK)
Dato' Paul Selvaraj (Secretary General, FOMCA)
Mr. Azaddin Ngah Tasir (CEO, AKPK) 
Banker (tbc)

Detailed info:  http://consumerdialoguesession.jimdo.com/

Two Keynote Addresses by Distinguished Speakers

Fees

RM50/60 Fee is for 1 session only (either for Consumer Dialogue Session or for Keynote Addresses) include morning refreshment on the day of the event.
All fees are non-refundable and include Goods and Services Tax (GST) 6%.

Registration & Full Payment Deadline:  15 Nov 2015
Detailed info:  http://consumerdialoguesession.jimdo.com/

Organized by

The Secretariat
YTI Distinguished Chair
Faculty of Economics & Management
University Kebangsaan Malaysia
email: kursiytiukm@ukm.edu.my
(attn: Cik Farah Dilla)
tel: +603-8921 3401 or HP: 012-2434549
fax: +603-89251821