The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing its 3rd Annual International Conference on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages in Athens, Greece on the 25-28 July 2016 as part of the 13th Annual International Conference on SΜΕs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Management – Marketing – Economic - Social Aspects, 25-28 July 2016, Athens, Greece. The conference is organized in collaboration with the Institute of Local Development-TAP based in the village of Sardinia.The purpose of the conference is to bring together a small number of international academics and researchers from a cross disciplinary perspective such as Local, Regional, Rural and Community Studies, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy Analysis, Sociology, Geography, Health, Tourism, Fitness, Sports and Educational Studies, Literature, Economics and Business (Small and Family Enterprises), Marketing Small Cities, Local and Regional Development, Architecture and Planning, Natural Resources, Comparative Studies between Small and Large Cities, Small Towns in Literature and Movies, Public Health, etc. Themes will include, among others, and the following: Theoretical and empirical issues on regional science and policyThe relationship between the region and the small city-villageEntrepreneurship and local (regional) economic and social developmentThe relationship between small and large citiesEducation, health, arts in rural and local areasThe role of local universities and colleges in promoting local developmentLocal and rural TourismAgriculture and local developmentSmall business economics, management and marketingLocal development and the environmentLocal democracy and governanceRural and regional history issuesAdoption of electronic commerce in small businesses in small areasLocal culture and folkloreMigrationPlace branding and promotion of local business and regions  Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise to selected Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi.