The International Consortium for Social Development’s 21st Biennial International Conference, which first began in 1980, will be held at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The International Conference will be themed Strengthening Social Development to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This International Conference is open to various disciplines, practitioners, academics and students to accelerate the impact of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets at the national and global level. Inherent in the ICSD’s spirit, the SDGs aspire to end poverty and create economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Achieving the SDGs requires the active participation of all sectors of society using a multi-stakeholder approach. The international conference will strive to cover all the issues as stipulated under the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this conference is open to broad participation. The accepted and presented papers will be submitted for publication in social development journals and edited books.