The 33rd Congress, originally scheduled for December 2020, is now rescheduled to take place from 1-3 March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two preparatory research events will take place between 26 and 28 February 2021: *
Within the framework of the 33rd World Cooperative Congress, the ICA invites cooperative researchers, experts and practitioners to make submissions on the themes involving the Cooperative Identity.
- ICA Cooperative Research Conference with the theme Deepening Our Cooperative Identity will be organized on 26 and 27 February 2021.
- The 3rd International Forum on Cooperative Law with the theme Identity of Cooperatives and the Harmonization of Cooperatives Laws. Match or Mismatch? will be organized by Ius Cooperativum with the support of the ICA through its Thematic Committee on Cooperative Law, on 27 and 28 February 2021.
These two research events will be precursors for debates on key-themes and sub-themes of the 33rd World Cooperative Congress, building content for discussions based on scientific and analytical contributions.
Here you will find more information on where and how to submit your abstracts and panel proposals.
- ICA Cooperative Research Conference: Call for Abstracts and Panel proposals. Submit your abstracts and panel proposals for the ICA Cooperative Research Conference at research.congress@worldcoopcongress.coop.
- 3rd International Forum on Cooperative Law: Call for Abstracts. Submit your abstracts for the International Forum on Cooperative Law at lawforum@worldcoopcongress.coop or legislation@ica.coop.
The deadline for submission for both calls is by 15 July 2020. For information and queries related to the Research Conference, please contact Santosh Kumar of the ICA at kumar@ica.coop. For queries related to the Law Forum, please contact Ifigeneia Douvitsa of the Ius Cooperativum Association at legislation@ica.coop
*These dates are subject to be further rescheduled should the COVID-19 pandemic make it necessary for force majeure.
