Istanbul Security Conference 2016, organized by TASAM Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies in co-operation with National Defence and Security Institute (MSGE), with the main theme “Chance in State Nature: Borders of Security”, aiming to re-evaluate the state and security perspective, which the current discussions focused on,will be held in Istanbul, on02-04 November 2016. The sub-themes of the conference, which a wide range of participants from state representatives, academicians, politicians, policy makers, civil and military bureaucrats as well as think-tanks are expected to attend, are as follows:

Main Theme
“Change in State Nature: Borders of Security”

Sub Themes (PANELS)
Chance in State Nature, Expectation Management and Security
Changing Security Concepts: Theoretical and Conceptual Debates
Institutions and Institutional Approaches
Border Security
City Security
Human Security: Food, Environment, Health, Life
Special Security Firms
Regional Conflicts
Security Governance: Strategies and Players
New Security Technologies, Autonomous Weapons: Ethics and Legal Approaches
Space/Aviation, Security and Defence: Defence Management and Practices
Energy Security
Information Security Governance: Cyber Security
Hybrid Wars: Transformation of Armies

CALL FOR PAPER

If you are interested in submitting a paper, you will need to submit via igk2016@istanbulguvenlikkonferansi.org with an MS Word document include follows:
- Title of your paper
- 300 word abstract, 5 keywords
- Affiliation and short biography (not detailed CV)


PANEL PROPOSAL

If you are interested in organizing a panel, you will need to submit via igk2016@istanbulguvenlikkonferansi.org with an MS Word document include follows:
- Title of Panel
- 500 word abstract, 5 keywords
- 1 chair of session, 4-6 speakers/authors affiliations and short biographies (not detailed CV)
- Title of speaker/authors’ papers (papers focus on a common sub-theme)
- If you would like to arrange the session with institutional identity, please specify in the proposal.

Deadline for submission of abstract/panel proposal: 26.08.2016
Successful authors will be notified by: 09.09.2016
Deadline for submission of full text: 07.10.2016
Deadline for submission of revised full text (for publish): 11.11.2016