The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Think Tanks and EcoMod are pleased to announce the 1st International Conference on Regional Integration and Socio-Economic Development, to be held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, on September 5-6, 2013.

The conference serves as a forum for researchers interested in the issues Energy, Trade, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Regional Integration and Socio-economic Development, especially in the ECO countries (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Republic of Uzbekistan).

We encourage submissions from academics, practitioners, central bank and government officials to present and discuss their research. Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented papers are all welcome.

Important deadlines:

• The deadline for submission of abstracts is: April 30, 2013
• The deadline for uploading the full version of the accepted papers is: June 30, 2013

There is no registration fee for the conference.

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