1. Welcome Message
I am delighted to hear that a seminar is going to be held on Renewable
Energy and Social Acceptability at Chittagong University of Engineering &
Technology (CUET) campus on 7 July, 2013. The world is now at a
danger of over consumption of its non-renewable resources.
Consequently climate change, Ozone layer depletion, desertification, rise
of sea level, catastrophic attack of cyclones, tornadoes etc. have
aggravated the crux and threatened much of the human being of this earth
to survive and sustain. It is becoming a doomsday reckon to exist at the
surface of this earth. However, development and survival require energy
to be used or consumed by human being. From this standpoint the
alternative thinking for renewable energy use with its social acceptability
issues has become crucial. I wholeheartedly welcome the upcoming
seminar and its success that is based on the aforesaid issues.
Prof. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam
Pro-Vice Chancellor of CUET
Theme of the seminar
Energy is an essential ingredient in the development of industrial activity
and this must be allocated in the best possible manner to continue the
prosperity of the economy. The whole world today relies heavily on fossil
fuels like coal, oil and natural gas for its energy. The continuous depletion
of reserve of these fuels as well as the fluctuation in the price of crude oil
has made energy independence imperative. Time has come to give
recognition to the use of renewable energy which is free from
environmental pollution, and also to keep balance from deforestation in
managing atmospheric emission of green house effect, etc. As the existing
world reserve of gas and oil will be exhausted if more sources are not
explored further, alternative safe source of energy is required to be
explored. To combat future energy crises, it has become vitally important
to deal with renewable energy, sustainable development and social
acceptability issues with great concern.
Seminar Venue
CUET, Chittagong – 4349, Bangladesh
Key-note Speaker
Dr. Md.Munjur E.Moula, Aalto University of Finland
Dr. Md.Munjur E.Moula has been working as an academician at the
University of Aalto in the department of Energy Technology. His PhD was
in service delivery system for the street children at Helsinki University of
Finland (2012). After that he has been continuing research in -biomass
supercritical water gasification integration with CHP units - Definition of
novel social & political constraints for enlarged multi-objective optimization
project supported by the Finnish Academy Finland. It is a collaborative
project of Finland and Brazil. His research work is connected to energy
issues in communities. His current research interests include social
acceptability, renewable energy technologies and climate change, socio-
economic and livelihood analysis, and community-led development
approach. At present he is conducting research entitled ‘social

2. acceptability of renewable energy technologies in Finland, where two
doctoral researchers working as research assistants.
Official Language
Both Bengali and English
Scope
Papers are expected from people with engineering background, sociology
and anthropology. The scope of the seminar includes, but it is not limited
to the following topics:
1. Renewable energy policies and social acceptance
2. Rural electrification and its sustainability
3. Renewable energy technologies
4. Renewable energy and climate change issues
5. Sustainable development and renewable energy
6. Assessment of renewable energy resources
7. Renewable energy resources for power generation
8. Sustainable energy security
9. Energy economics
APA referencing system must be followed in the paper submission. Please
visit:
http://resources.glos.ac.uk/shareddata/dms/BA4197B9BCD42A039E175B
BB4D4D20A6.pdf
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline June 22, 2013
Notification of the abstract
acceptance
3 July, 2013
Full paper submission deadline October 1, 2013
Notification of full paper
acceptance
November 1, 2013
Publication of the journal December 15, 2013
Paper submission to
Email: sresa2013@gmail.com, mahi198185@yahoo.com
Program Schedule on July 7, 2013
Inauguration 9:00-9:05 am
Introduction of CUET 9:05-9:20 am
Technical session 9:21 am -1:00 pm
Speech by Chairman of the seminar 9.:21- 9:50 am
Speech by the Key-note Speaker 9:51 – 10:25 am
Paper presentation 10:25 am – 12:30 pm
Open discussion session
Participation from the teachers,
researchers and students.
12:31 pm – 1:00 pm
Advisory Committee
Prof. Dr. Md. Saiful islam, CUET
Prof. Dr. Md.Tazul Islam, CUET
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid, CUET
Prof. Dr. Swapan Kumar Palit, CUET
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, CUET
Prof. Dr. Faruque-Uz-Zaman Chowdhury, CUET
Prof. Dr. Bodius Salam, CUET
Prof. Dr. Md. Mahbubul Alam, CUET
Prof. Dr. Mahmud Abdul Matin Bhuiyan, CUET
Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahamed, CUET
Technical committee
Prof. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, Pro-VC of CUET
Prof. Dr. Md.Tazul Islam, CUET
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid, CUET
Prof. Dr. Faruque-Uz-Zaman Chowdhury CUET
Prof. Dr. Mahmud Abdul Matin Bhuiyan, CUET
Organizing Committee
Prof. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, Pro-Vice Chancellor of CUET
Prof. Dr. Faruque-Uz-Zaman Chowdhury, Head, Dept. of Physics, CUET
Md. Abdul Hai, Lecturer in Sociology, Dept. of Humanities, CUET
Ms. Sadia Tasnim Mowri, Lecturer, Institute of Energy Technology, CUET
Mohammad Islam Miah, Lecturer, Dept. of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, CUET
Organized By
Directorate of Research & Extension, CUET
Contact Address
Md. Abdul Hai
Member secretary and Coordinator of the Seminar
Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Humanities
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)
Chittagong – 4349, Bangladesh.
Email: hai@cuet.ac.bd, hai_bsb@yahoo.com
Cel: +8801758638804
Phone: 031-714946, Fax: 880 302-556151
Website: http://www.cuet.ac.bd/