Proceedings of the 39th International Academic Conference, Amsterdam

Dear Authors, Esteemed Readers,

It is with deep satisfaction that I write this Foreword to the Proceedings of the 39th International Academic Conference held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on June 19 - 22, 2018.

IThe conference particularly encouraged the interaction of research students and developing academics with the more established academic community in an informal setting to present and to discuss new and current work. Their contributions helped to make the conference as outstanding as it has been. 

In addition to the contributed papers, a keynote speech was given by Dr. Luke Carson from the Hiroshima City University, Japan delivered the speech "Culturally Learned Values and the Interconnected World: The Case of Japan and Adaptability".

These Proceedings will furnish the scientists of the world with an excellent reference book. I trust also that this will be an impetus to stimulate further study and research in all these areas.

We thank all authors and participants for their contributions.

Robert Holman 
Conference Chair