ACR-Asia Pacific 2006
15 - 17 June 2006 - Sydney, Australia
On
Borderless Consumption

Key Conference Events

15 June 2006 Doctoral Colloquium followed by cocktail reception

16 June 2006 Conference, Awards & Conference dinner at the University of Sydney

17 June 2006 Conference and Optional Harbour Cruise

Key Dates

July 2005 Call for papers and ACR-AP 2006 website activated

October 31, 2005 Paper submission deadline

February 28, 2006 Notification of Acceptance of competitive papers, special sessions and film

March 2006 Online Registration and Hotel Bookings activated

Keynote Speaker:

Professor Russell Bank
N. Eldon Tanner Professor of Marketing
University of Utah

For further Information contact:
Gary Gregory: g.gregory@unsw.edu.au
Margaret Craig Lees: Margaret.craiglees@aut.ac.nz
Teresa Davis: t.davis@econ.usyd.edu.au

More information on : WWW.acrasia.org

2006 Academy of Marketing Science Conference

May 24-27, 2006,
Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX, USA

Paper Submission Deadline: November 7, 2005

Conference Theme – “Revolution in Marketing: Market Driving Changes”

Program Chairs: Greg W. Marshall and Judy A. Siguaw

The term “Revolution” is not chosen lightly – it is clear that the role of marketing in both the firm and in society is in a period of substantial change. This change is being driven by many factors, not the least of which are technology, accelerating capabilities to react to consumer preferences, and a return to focusing on serving customers as individuals through customization. It is incumbent upon both marketing academicians and practitioners to critically assess the means by which companies can be market driving versus market driven. To this end, the goal of this year’s AMS conference is one of creating great awareness of the issues, trends, and advances associated with developing radically new products and services, creating new markets, generating new channels, establishing new price points, and formulating new business models.

To participate, submit competitive papers (not abstracts) or special session proposals electronically to the appropriate track chair listed below. Important Note: It is against AMS policy to submit the same paper or special session proposal to multiple tracks. We look forward to seeing you and to engaging in the lively intellectual discussion and warm fellowship that are trademarks of the Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference!

Program Tracks

Business-to-Business Marketing
Jeff Lewin
Boston College
Department of Marketing
Fulton Hall 443
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA

Phone: 617-552-6436 Email: lewinje@bc.edu

Consumer Behavior

Michael Minor
University of Texas Pan American
BUSA 114D
Edinburg, TX 78541-2999 USA
Phone: 956-316-7135 Email: msminor@hotmail.com

Electronic and Interactive Marketing

Goutam Chakraborty
Oklahoma State University
Spears School of Business
Department of Marketing
Stillwater, OK 74078-4011 USA
Phone: 405-744-7644 Email: goutamc@okstate.edu

Ethics, Social Responsibility

Anusorn Singhapakdi

Old Dominion University

College of Business and Public Administration

Marketing Area

2123 Constant Hall

Norfolk, VA 23529-0220 USA

Phone: 757-683-5129 Email: asinghap@odu.edu

Excellence in Marketing Education and Innovative Teaching

K. Douglas Hoffman

Colorado State University

College of Business

Department of Marketing

115 Rockwell Hall

Fort Collins, CO 80523-1201 USA

Phone: 970-491-2791 Email: doug.hoffman@colostate.edu

International-Multinational Marketing

John Cadogan and Anne Souchon (please send to either co-chair)

Loughborough University

Business School

Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK

Phone: +44 (0)1509 228846

Email: j.w.cadogan@lboro.ac.uk a.l.souchon@lboro.ac.uk

Marketing Research Methods

Bruce Alford

Louisiana Tech University

College of Administration and Business

Department of Marketing and Q.A.
CAB Room #114
P. O. Box 10318
Ruston, LA 71272 USA
Phone: 318-257-4012 Email: balford@cab.latech.edu

Marketing Strategy

Michael Ewing

Monash University

Department of Marketing

Faculty of Business and Economics

P.O. Box 527

Frankston, Victoria 3199, AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61-3 990 44648

Email: michael.ewing@buseco.monash.edu.au

Marketing Promotions and Communications

Russ Laczniak

Iowa State University

Marketing Deaprtment
3183 Gerdin Business Building
Ames, Iowa 50011 USA
Phone: 515-294-9692 Email: laczniak@iastate.edu

Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Competition

Andrea Dixon

University of Cincinnati

COB-Marketing
Linder 422
PO Box 210145
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0145 USA

Phone: 513-556-7113 Email: andrea.dixon@uc.edu

Pricing and Marketing Metrics

Rajneesh Suri

Drexel University

Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

Department of Marketing

510 Matheson Hall

32^nd and Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

Phone: 215-895-6980 Email: rajneesh.suri@drexel.edu

Retailing

Kristy Reynolds

University of Alabama

Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration

Department of Management and Marketing

Box 870225

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0225 USA

Phone: 205-348-6183 Email: reynolds@lsu.edu

Selling and Sales Management, CRM

Jule Gassenheimer

Rollins College

Crummer Graduate School of Business

1000 Holt Avenue – 2722

Winter Park, FL 32789-4044 USA

Phone: 407-646-2404 Email: jgassenheime@rollins.edu

Services Marketing

Jochen Wirtz

NUS Business School

National University of Singapore

1 Business Link

Singapore 117592 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

Phone: (65) 68743656 Email: bizwirtz@nus.edu.sg

Sports Marketing

Scott Kelley

University of Kentucky

Gatton College of Business and Economics
School of Management - Marketing Area
Sports Marketing Center

Lexington, KY 40506 USA

Phone: 859-257-3425 Email: skelley@uky.edu

Supply Chain Management

Nancy Nix

Texas Christian University

M.J. Neeley School of Business

Supply and Value Chain Center

TCU Box 298530

Fort Worth, TX 76129 USA
Phone: 817-257-7463 Email: n.nix@tcu.edu

Proceeding Editor

Harlan Spotts

Western New England College

School of Business

Box 5233

1215 Wilbraham Road

Springfield, MA 01119 USA

Phone: 413-782-1280 Email: hswmc@wnec.edu

Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts and Special Session Proposals

All manuscripts and special session proposals are to be submitted by email as attached “word.doc” files to the appropriate track chair. Manuscripts should follow the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science style guidelines (found at http://www.j-ams.org). Papers should not exceed 20 pages in total length including all exhibits and references. On the cover, be sure to include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the each author, and complete contact information for the contact author (surface mail address, email address, fax, and phone number). Important Note: It is against AMS policy to submit the same paper or special session proposal to multiple tracks.

Manuscripts will be double blind reviewed. Please do not identify authors in the paper beyond the cover page. All authors of papers presented must be members in good standing of the Academy of Marketing Science at the time of the conference. Upon acceptance, the author(s) agree to: (a) release the copyright to the Academy of Marketing Science unless they choose to publish only an abstract; (b) return the manuscript in correct format in a timely fashion to the Proceedings Editor; and (c) have at least one author appear at the conference to present the paper. Any accepted manuscripts not presented at the conference will not be published in the AMS Proceedings. It is ultimately the author’s responsibility to see that any paper accepted for publication is provided to the Proceedings Editor and your track chair on time and in the proper format. If you have not received an official confirmation that an accepted paper is in production by April 1, 2006, you should contact the Proceedings Editor immediately. All manuscripts accepted for publication must be submitted to the Proceedings Editor electronically via email, formatted according to the 2006 AMS Proceedings style guidelines (which will be supplied to you upon acceptance), maintaining 5-page limit. Each additional page is charged at $50. This must be paid when you submit the final manuscript to the Proceedings Editor.

Special session proposals should be submitted by email as attached “word.doc” files to the appropriate track chair. They should contain a 100-word bio of each speaker, a one-page description of the session, and a one-page description of each presentation. Special session proposals will be reviewed, and those rated as highest quality and most in keeping with the conference theme will be accepted for presentation.

Summary of AMS Awards:

· Jane K. Fenyo Student Paper Competition – all student papers are eligible.

· M.Wayne Delozier Best Conference Paper – all papers eligible.

· Stanley C. Hollander Best Retailing Paper Competition – all services and retailing papers are eligible.

· William R. Darden Award - Best Research Methodology Paper – papers demonstrating

· AMS Outstanding Marketing Teachers’ Award Competition Sponsored by South-Western College Publishing and Lamb, Hair, & McDaniel – selected by the AMS Board of Governors. Contact: Jill S. Attaway, Illinois State University, Box 5590, Normal, IL 61790-5590. Phone: 309/438-2935. Email: jsattaw@ilstu.edu.

· Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award – see above for details.

· Outstanding Selling and Sales Management Papers – invited for further review at JPSSM.

For more information about AMS, visit our web site: www.ams-web.org.

See you in San Antonio!

ASAC 2006: Reaching New Heights

CALL FOR PAPERS

Marketing Division
Banff Alberta, Canada
June 3-6, 2006

The Marketing Division of ASAC invites you to submit a paper or symposium proposal for the 2006 Annual Conference in Banff, Alberta.

Conference Theme : Reaching New Heights
There is something truly inspirational about being in the Rockies. We invite scholars to consider the well worn paths around their disciplines and then seek higher ground: ethically, conceptually, and empirically. We encourage you to propose new directions or present innovative accomplishments in research and management. For 2006, bring your lofty ideas to Banff; a fitting venue as we all strive to reach new heights.

Case Track
ASAC 2006, with the support of the School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University and Pearson Education Canada Inc. includes case discussions and critique sessions as part of the conference. Authors of empirical (not fictional) cases with a clear decision focus are invited to submit their case and accompanying teaching note. For more information, please visit: http://www.wlu.ca/laurierinstitute and click on "Case Publications".

NEW! Social Responsibility Interest Group
The business community and researchers are increasingly focused on issues related to the role of organizations in society. We invite papers dealing with corporate social responsibility, business ethics, business and the environment, stakeholder management, corporate citizenship, spirituality in organizations, and other related issues. We welcome both empirical and theoretical papers.

Paper Submission
Submissions should be sent electronically to the appropriate Academic Reviewer, in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word. Papers must not have been published or presented elsewhere. To be in the Proceedings, papers must conform to the ASAC Typing Style Guide and must not exceed fifteen (15) single-spaced pages, including all author information, the title of the paper, the abstract, all footnoting and endnotes, all tables, figures, and appendices but excluding references. On a separate page, indicate the authors' names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses and to whom all communications should be directed [Students should also indicate their status and indicate the school in which they are enrolled].

The appropriate Academic Reviewer must receive all contributions no later than 31st January 2006. Please make sure that the paper is complete in all respects since there is very little time to revise once the paper has been accepted. If you work with WordPerfect you should use either CG Times 11 or Times Roman 11. If you work with Microsoft Word please use Times New Roman 11.

Members interested in assembling a symposium or workshop should prepare a detailed description of its overall purpose and focus and the specific role of each participant and send it electronically to the Academic Reviewer by January 31, 2006.

Moe information on the Website: http://www.uleth.ca/asac


Academic Reviewer Program Chair

Harish Kapoor, PhD Rodney Stump, PhD
Assistant Professor – Marketing Associate Professor and Chair
Fred C. Manning School of Business College of Business and Economics
Acadia University Towson University
Phone (902) 585 1326 Phone (410) 704 3135
Fax (902) 585 1085 Fax (410) 704 3772
Email – harish.kapoor@acadiau.ca Email - rstump@towson.edu

Call for Papers

IAREP-SABE Joint Meeting,
Paris, July 5-8, 2006

Co-organized by the Universities of Paris 1 & Paris 5
IAREP (International Association for Research in Economic Psychology)
SABE (Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics)
Location: Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris I)
Centre Panthéon. 12, place du Panthéon, Paris 5ème

Theme: “Behavioural Economics and Economic Psychology”

Behavioural economics is a major innovation to the economic way of thinking, which it brings closer to psychology, sociology and the neurosciences. The IAREP-SABE Conference aims at providing a platform to the fast growing number of economists, psychologists, neuroscientists and other social scientists who wish to discuss, rigorously but open-mindedly, their latest research in this field.

All sessions will take place in the premises of Panthéon and Sorbonne, in the heart of the ‘Quartier Latin’.

Highlights of the Conference:

• The conference will open on IAREP’s Daniel Kahneman lecture which will be exceptionally delivered by Daniel Kahneman himself.
• In commemoration of the fact that a Nobel Prize in Economics was given to Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist, in 2002, and to symbolize the academic reconciliation between economics and psychology, a twin Honoris Causa Doctorate will be attributed to Daniel Kahneman (Princeton University) on this occasion in the presence of participants to the conference: one in economics from Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris I) and one in psychology from René Descartes University (Paris V).
• SABE’s Herbert Simon lecture will be delivered by Werner Güth (Max Planck Institute) who will present new experiments on “satisficing”.
• Our guest lecture will be delivered by Antonio Damasio (Iowa University) who will be given the rare opportunity to defend “Descartes’ error” on the premises of René Descartes (Paris 5) University.
• An evening cruise on the Seine hosting a memorable gala dinner will be organized for participants and accompanying persons.

Submission and Deadlines:
Individual papers/posters and proposals for sessions (which should include 4 papers per session) are invited. Papers and sessions may be related to any area of behavioural economics and/or economic psychology. Theoretical, empirical and experimental contributions are welcome. Proposals may emanate from economists, psychologists, social scientists and neuroscientists provided they remain accessible to scientists from other disciplines.

Abstracts of papers/posters proposed for the conference should be submitted on-line for evaluation, BEFORE January 31st, 2006 on http://team.univ-paris1.fr/iarep-sabe2006

To propose a session, please send an outline of the session, including the titles and abstracts of papers, the chair for the session, and the organizer of the session PER EMAIL to iarep-sabe2006@mci-group.com

Authors and session organizers will be notified of acceptance/rejection by March 31st .

Registration, Accommodation and more information:
Please consult the Conference Website: http://team.univ-paris1.fr/iarep-sabe2006

CUSTOMER RESEARCH ACADEMY WORKSHOP (CRAWS)

5th CRAWS Conference
5th – 7th April 2006

International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Customer Behaviour

Conference Chairs: Margaret K. Hogg, Lancaster University Management School
and Barbara R. Lewis, Manchester Business School

The Customer Research Academy was established to provide a forum for European academics who are researching customer behaviour. The aim of the Workshop series is to provide an opportunity to examine the latest leading-edge theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical progress in customer research across consumer and organisational markets, including profit and not-for-profit sectors.

Following four successful meetings, the 5th workshop will involve a series of themed discussions in which participants will talk briefly about their research papers. The workshop format means that the emphasis throughout will be on informality to encourage discussion and the full participation of all attendees; to foster opportunities for the development of research collaborations; and to build networks of national and international scholarship in customer behaviour.

Venue
The 2006 workshop will be held at 'Chancellors' - the University of Manchester Conference Centre, which has en-suite accommodation available onsite. It will begin with dinner on the evening of 5th April, followed by a series of sessions during Thursday 6th April, and ending at lunchtime Friday 7th April. The cost will be £335 to include the workshop fee, two nights accommodation and all meals.

Paper Abstracts
We invite you to submit your paper abstracts which address the workshop theme: International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Customer Behaviour. Papers which focus on other themes related to customer behaviour will also be welcome. Abstracts should focus on research in progress or completed research into customer behaviour in consumer, organisational, business-to-business or social markets and should identify the contribution of the research (i.e. theoretical/conceptual; methodological; empirical).

Abstracts should be on one page, 300-400 words and should include the author(s) name, affiliation, address, telephone, fax and e-mail. They should be submitted by the extended deadline of 20th December to:
Janet Denny, D33/MBS East, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB, UK.
Tel: (+44) 161 306 3507; Fax: (+44) 161 306 3167; E-mail: janet.denny@manchester.ac.uk.

Successful Papers
Abstracts will be reviewed by an internal panel and authors notified by early January 2006.. Accepted paper abstracts will be published in the 2006 Customer Research Academy Workshop Series, Volume 5 (bound volume with ISBN). Successful participants will be expected to bring copies of their completed papers to the workshop.

Thought Leaders International Conference on Brand Management

Birmingham, U.K., March 28-29, 2006

The Centre for Research in Brand Marketing at the Birmingham University Business School, in conjunction with the Academy of Marketing, will be hosting the Thought Leaders International Conference on Brand Management from 28 - 29 March 2006 in Birmingham. Double blind refereed papers from academics in continents north and south of the equator will be presented. In addition keynote speeches will be delivered by leading edge practitioners who have challenged branding conventions in their brand strategies.

Details about the conference can be found at http://business.bham.ac.uk/crbm

Registrations made by contacting k.m.duffy@bham.ac.uk

13th International Conference on
Multi-Organisational Partnerships, Alliances and Networks

Wellington, New Zealand, 30th Nov – 2nd Dec 2006

CALL FOR PAPERS AND INTENTION TO ATTEND

Participants can offer input to the conference in many forms.
We hope for contributions in a variety of modes that represent in different ways the variety of ideas, experiences and methodologies. These may take the form of presentations, papers, talks, videos, lectures, debates, roundtables, films, games, dramatic representations, metaphors, artworks, contests, exhibitions or any other modes that might intrigue, engage and provoke the imagination of others.

Submission of ideas
Please email an attachment outlining your proposed contribution (max length 500 words) to www.vuw.ac.nz/mopan
Please could you give it the file name MOPAN – Surname –First name
Please indicate the mode of delivery that would best suit your contribution.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS ,POSTERS AND OTHER MEDIA ARE REQUESTED BY JULY 3RD, 2006
All abstracts will be subjected to peer review. They will be evaluated as to their quality and topic applicability. We will try to accommodate all proposals as they are submitted; however, the Conference Program Committee will make the final decision about acceptance of and presentation format for individual submissions.

Participants will be informed about the acceptance (of papers, posters and other media) after August 1st, 2006. Abstracts of proposed papers, posters and other media (500 words maximum) should clearly indicate the content of the final paper/poster/other.
Response by e-mail, fax or snail-mail is acceptable.
ALL PRESENTERS MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE AND PAY ALL FEES.

We very much look forward to receiving your statements of intention to attend and look forward to a successful event.

CALL FOR PAPERS

THE 22nd CONGRESS OF THE FRENCH MARKETING ASSOCIATION
Nantes, France, 11 - 12 May 2006

The French Marketing Association (Association Française du Marketing or AFM in French) was created in 1984. Its main goal is to promote marketing training and research taking the best international standards as its benchmarks. The French Marketing Association brings together Faculty (professors, scholars, etc.) and Ph.D. students from Universities and Grandes Ecoles, as well as practitioners — consultants, marketing managers, senior executives.
With more than 500 individual and institutional members — essentially companies and educational institutions — from 24 countries (France of course, but also Germany, Canada, Belgium, USA, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the U.K., Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Norway, Lebanon, …), the AFM is definitely much more than a purely French association. Please look at our website for further details: http://www.afm-marketing.org

The 22nd Congress of the French Marketing Association will take place in Nantes (FRANCE) on May 11th and 12th 2006. It is being organized by Audencia Nantes School of Management and Nantes University. The scientific committee will be chaired by Joel Brée, Pierre Desmet, Jean-Pierre Helfer, Jean-François Lemoine and Jean-François Trinquecoste.

The papers, which can cover all areas of marketing – academic or applied research, ethical considerations, etc. – should be emailed to the following address before December 15th 2005
congresafm@audencia.com

Papers have to respect the following format:

• Text on Word, in Times New Roman, 12 points, with pages numbered in the bottom right-hand corner, 20 pages maximum length (excluding charts, figures, references, appendix, and cover page), using 1.5 spacing
• The first cover page should contain the title of the paper, the name of the author(s), their function, their contact details and – where appropriate – any acknowledgements. This cover page will be removed so as to make the assessment anonymous
• The second cover page should contain the title of the paper, an abstract of no more than 50 words plus 5 key words, the entire page being in both French and English
• The main body of the paper should be followed by – and in the following order – an appendix, continuous-numbered footnotes, numbered charts, and figures to be integrated in the text. The place for inserting the charts and figures should be indicated in the body of the paper
• For all references, bibliography, numbering of charts and figures and the appendix, please respect the instructions as given in the RAM review (Recherche et applications en Marketing; http://www.afm-marketing.org/site_ram; ranked as a B journal). The charts and figures should be of excellent quality as they will be reproduced as they are
• All outside material should be accompanied by an authorisation to reproduce it.
• Papers which do not conform to these instructions will not be assessed. Each paper will be assessed anonymously by 3 readers. The author may be asked to modify his or her paper before it is accepted

Papers may be written in either French or English. For papers written in English, the assessment is carried out on the basis of the original text. If the paper is accepted, the author will, at his or her own expense, have it translated into French.

2006 Marketing Trends Congress

Venice, 20 - 21 January 2006

For the fifth time the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and ESCP-EAP Paris invite academics and professional to get together for the Marketing Trends Congress.
The Marketing Trends Congress is a great opportunity for researchers and professionals to meet and create a link between their own visions of the major changes in the Marketing world.

The 2006 Marketing Trends Congress will take place in Venice, on January 20th and 21th.

The main issues investigated will be: marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, distribution, brand and communication, relationship marketing and e-marketing.

Further information about Marketing Trends Congress are available at the Website http://www.escp-eap.net/conferences/marketing

19TH EMAC DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

ATHENS, GREECE, MAY 21-23, 2006

BACKGROUND AND TARGET STUDENTS

The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and the European Marketing Academy (EMAC) in collaboration with Athens University of Economics & Business (AUEB, Greece) are organising the 19th Colloquium for doctoral students in marketing. The colloquium will be held in Athens from Sunday, May 21 until Tuesday, May 23, 2006, immediately prior to the EMAC Conference 2006.

The colloquium provides outstanding doctoral students in marketing who want to pursue a career in academics with an opportunity to discuss their dissertation research with other doctoral students and leading academics in the field of marketing. All topics and methodological approaches within the broad field of marketing will be considered.

The colloquium will mostly proceed in parallel tracks based on the topical and/or methodological angle of participants' work as well as on the stage of the dissertation process. Students will discuss their work with their fellow students and with three track faculty, who are renowned experts in the field.

Doctoral students in different stages of their dissertation process can apply for participation in the doctoral colloquium. There will be:

• Three tracks for students in an intermediate or advanced stage of their dissertation process. Students in these tracks should have a good knowledge of the literature in their domain of study and clear research questions. They should be in the process of starting the data collection or have already finished this. Students in these tracks will have 90 minutes to present and discuss their dissertation work. They can benefit from the colloquium by subjecting the positioning of their research to a critical review, refining their data collection approach, and/or receiving suggestions for translating their work into papers that can be submitted to excellent journals.
• One track for students in an early stage of their dissertation process. Students in this track should have a (tentative) proposal for the topic they want to study, the method they want to use, and the potential contribution. They will have 30 – 45 minutes to present and discuss their dissertation work, and will receive suggestions on how to focus and position their work. In addition there will be faculty presentations designed to help students plan and manage their dissertation process.

The doctoral colloquium will be held in a collaborative, open and friendly atmosphere. In respect to this philosophy, participants are required to attend the entire colloquium. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Co-Chairs :
Karen GEDENK, University of Cologne, Germany
Gita JOHAR, Columbia Business School, USA
Marc VANHUELE, HEC School of Management, Paris, France
Klaus WERTENBROCH, INSEAD, France

Further faculty names will be announced soon.

CALL FOR PAPERS
The deadline for submission is January 27, 2006.

Candidates should submit an abstract of the (planned) doctoral research, outlining the research problem against the existing literature, discussing the methodology and showing some initial empirical results (if applicable).
Abstracts should be no longer than 3 pages (plus figures, tables, and references).
Please note that the name of the candidate and contact details should appear on the abstract.

In the submission process, candidates will also be asked to give some information about their vita, following a specific format . On that form, students should also indicate whether they apply for an intermediate/advanced or for the beginners’ track based on the stage of their dissertation process and also they should indicate one of the following areas as the focus of their research:

- CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR: includes all work conducted from a consumer perspective, and can be related to theory building, interesting cosumer phenomena and/or functional fields in marketing like on-line marketing, advertising, retailing, health behaviour, etc ...

- MARKETING MANAGEMENT: includes all work conducted from a managerial perspective in any functional field of marketing: international marketing, retailing, product development, B2B, etc ...

- MARKETING MODELLING: includes all work in marketing with an emphasis on formulation and/or empirical tests of marketing models, and related to any functional field in marketing

The submissions will be evaluated by the co-chairs.

The admitted proposals in each track will be made available to all participants in the corresponding track to allow everyone to prepare the discussions.

PRACTICALITIES

Location: The doctoral colloquium will take place at the Holiday Inn. The exact address is : 50, Michalakopoulou Str., Athens 11528.

Registration to the EMAC Conference:
Be careful! The EMAC Doctoral Colloquium and the EMAC Conference, although linked, are two separate events, with each one its participation fee. For students accepted to the Colloquium (colloquium fee = 230 €) who want to stay for the EMAC Conference, EMAC will pay 50 % of the EMAC Conference fee (= 565 € including a one-year membership to EMAC and the subscription to IJRM). The deadline to register to the EMAC Conference at this early-bird fee is March 24, 2006.
Because of the special discount, please do not register online, but contact directly the congress agency instead (Amphitrion, Ms. Vicky Nickolopoulou, e-mail: nickolopoulou@amphitrion.gr)

COLLOQUIUM FEE AND REGISTRATION

The colloquium fee is 230 Eur and should be paid to the EMAC in Brussels once students are notified of their participation in the colloquium. This fee includes participation in the doctoral colloquium, coffee breaks and lunches and an evening dinner.

COLLOQUIUM ADMINISTRATION

Ms. Marion HEBBELYNCK
EMAC c/o EIASM - Place de Brouckère-plein 31 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 226 66 60 - Fax: +32 2 512 19 29
E-mail: emac@eiasm.be

For more information, http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/event_announcement.asp?event_id=453

Dear Colleague,

I would like to inform you that the conference committee of the EURAM (European Academy of Management ) http://www.euram2006.no
has accepted to hold a track on the following topic:

Customer Profiling in service providing
Key words: Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Profiling, Customer Behaviour.

The deadline for the paper submission is 15th of January 2006.
It is possible to submit papers on line by the 1st of December.

The 22nd Industrial Marketing & Purchasing (IMP) Conference

Milan, September 7-9, 2006

Dear colleague,

We would like to invite you to join us next year for the 22nd Industrial Marketing & Purchasing (IMP) Conference, that will be jointly hosted by

Bocconi University and EM Lyon, and will be held in Milan, Italy, September 7- 9, 2006.

The conference is the largest meeting place in the world for researchers sharing an interest in business-to-business marketing, purchasing and

supply chain, interorganizational relationships and networks. This year's theme is "Opening the network", and we are eager to accept new perspectives on

business markets, new methods, and new participants.

The deadline for abstract submissions is January 14, 2006.

Further information about the conference and its special tracks can be found on the website: http://www.imp2006.org

We look forward to receiving your contributions!

The IMP 2005 Committee

Francesca Golfetto - Bocconi University

Robert Salle - EM Lyon

Workshop on “Probability Models for Customer-Base Analysis”

Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
March 8-9, 2006

Topic
Customer-base analysis seeks to use information on the history of customer purchase patterns to identify which individuals are most likely to be active (or inactive) customers and to predict future purchasing patterns by those customers listed in the firm’s transaction database. Any researcher hoping to make statements about "customer lifetime value" must deal with these issues, but unfortunately the set of commonly available tools is not very well-suited for the task.

This workshop aims to fill in these gaps by bringing researchers and advanced practitioners fully up to speed on the basic methods that may underlie many of their current or future research activities.

The first day of the workshop provides an introduction to probability models, working through a set of case studies that illustrate all of the steps required to develop and implement simple probability models. The second day builds on these foundations to develop a set of probability models (most of which can be implemented entirely in Excel) designed to answer standard customer-base analysis questions.

Who Should Attend?
This course is for researchers and advanced practitioners who deal with Customer Base Analysis and who are interested in methods and principles for predicting future customer behavior by probability models.

Benefits

• Participants in this workshop will (1) review the basic terminology and logic associated with the area of probability models as applied to marketing research problems, and (2) develop their skills through a set of case studies that demonstrate the model building process in detail.
• Participants will be provided with a set of techniques and models intended to help predicting activity and future purchasing patterns of customers to provide a basis for calculating customer lifetime values.

Participating Faculty
Peter S. Fader (Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor, Professor of Marketing, University of Pennsylvania, USA: http://www.petefader.com)
Bruce G.S. Hardie (Associate Professor of Marketing, London Business School, United Kingdom: http://www.brucehardie.com ).

Organizing Faculty
Prof. Dr. Bernd Skiera (Associate Professor of Marketing University of Frankfurt, Germany: http://www.skiera.de ).
The seminar will be supported by the E-Finance Lab at Frankfurt University: http://www.efinancelab.com ).

Registration
http://www.ecommerce.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/cba or contact Sebastian Reiss (sreiss@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de).
Registration deadline: February 1st, 2006.
The workshop fee is EUR 150,-. Several full-scholarships will be provided. The workshop is limited to 50 participants.

Venue
Goethe-University Frankfurt (Germany), Campus Westend.

Further information is available on the following website:
http://www.ecommerce.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/cba

CALL FOR PAPERS

5th International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA)

University of Bath, UK, June 30th – 1st July 2006:

The EUROPEAN ADVERTISING ACADEMY in association with UNIVERSITY OF BATH SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
invites you to submit papers for the 5th International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA) University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK, June 30th – 1st July 2006:

THE 5th ICORIA CONFERENCE will be held in 2006 in Bath, a World Heritage Site and one of the most beautiful cities in the UK. Over 60 papers on topics related to Advertising and Brand Communication will be presented during the two days of the conference, and on the Friday evening we plan a drinks reception in the famous Roman Baths, followed by a Gala Dinner and entertainment in the elegant Georgian Pump Room.

The conference fee for registration before 01.04.06 is €285 (£200, $340), which includes admission to all sessions, lunches and refreshments on both days, Friday reception & dinner, and €25 annual membership fee of the European Advertising Academy.
Full information on travel & accommodation will be posted in January on the conference website: http://www.icoria.org

PAPER SUBMISSION: Please submit a 5 page summary of your paper to: papers@ICORIA.org by February 15, 2006. Your summary must include your name, contact details, abstract, introduction, a brief description of your hypothesis, research objectives, method, and findings, discussion or conclusions, and references or bibliography. All submissions will undergo blind peer review, so papers should be laid out in correct academic style and authors should not be identified in text.

SUGGESTED TOPICS:
Advertising & Brand Communication issues, especially linked to the following:

• Accountability & effectiveness - Attention & Processing
• Branding - Brand portfolio analysis
• Channel & Multi media - Content & creativity
• Consumer behaviour - Corporate responsibility
• Cross-cultural issues - Emotions
• Ethics - Internet
• IMC - Measurement & evaluation
• Media management - Models of brand communication
• Product placement - Public relations
• Relationship building - Sponsorship & Events
• Special target groups - Special industries & Organisations

PUBLICATION:
- The six best papers will be offered the opportunity to appear in extended form in a Special Issue of the International Journal of Advertising (IJA).
- All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
- It is hoped that a selection of extended papers will be published as a book

BEST PAPER AWARD:
A prize of €500 (£350, $600) sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING, will be awarded to the best paper submitted. The award will be judged by the members of the Paper Review committee.

MORE INFORMATION:
If you have any questions about paper submission or other matters then please contact Robert Heath at r.g.heath@bath.ac.uk

The Future of Distribution Channels Modeling
Wharton School, May 18th and 19th, 2006

Researchers interested in analytical modeling as related to distribution channels are invited to participate in a mini-conference on the Future of Distribution Channels Modeling to be held at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, May 18 & 19, 2006.

The primary purpose of this conference is to bring together established and rising scholars to make in-depth presentations of state-of-the-art, analytical research on distribution channels and to engage in discussions
(a) to broaden the scope of problems addressed by channel research,
(b) to expand the methods being used to investigate channel problems,
(c) to develop an “organic research community” of channel scholars, and
(d) to integrate pieces of the “channels puzzle.”

While the research area is the analysis of distribution channels from an analytical perspective, the conceptual and professional approaches are broadly defined. Conceptually, we encourage submissions that examine pricing policies, promotional strategies, product decisions (including inventory management, return policies, and product-line length), service provision, sales-force management, channel breadth (e.g., intensity of distribution and dual distribution), competition between channels, and competition at a level of the channel; in short, all the aspects of marketing as viewed from a channels perspective. Professionally, we invite submissions by marketing scientists, economists, management scientists, operations researchers, strategists, and others with a research interest in channels issues, whether or not they utilize game theory; indeed, we are especially interested in papers that utilize concepts and approaches from outside marketing.

Methodologically, the highly-talented researchers currently working on channels models often use disparate approaches, so it can be difficult to grasp the connection between their works. Thus another purpose of the conference is to develop a general understanding of the linkages between varied research streams so that ultimately we may collectively create a unified theory of distribution channels. In short, we have (and we will continue) individually to develop pieces of a puzzle using various methods, but we have not collectively determined how the pieces fit together. This conference will move us toward an understanding of the big picture.

The conference will involve presentations of ten research papers, each of 75 minutes duration. To maximize thoughtful interaction, there will be no parallel sessions. Time will be available to discuss the evolving analytical literature on distribution channels and to collaborate on future distribution channels models.

Submissions: Researchers interested in presenting a paper should submit their paper (or a detailed abstract) by January 30, 2006 to the conference co-chairs (cingene@bus.olemiss.edu and zjzhang@wharton.upenn.edu). The conference co-chairs and the organizing committee will determine papers to be presented based on quality, originality, and facilitation of a breadth of topics and approaches. Some preference may be given to papers by young faculty. Acceptance decisions will be made by February 20, 2006. Final drafts—which will be made available to all conference participants on CD-ROMs—should be completed by April 17.

Registration: The conference fee, which includes a dinner and reception, breakfasts, lunches, coffee and snacks, plus a CD-ROM of the presentations, is $150. This fee will be reduced to $100 for presenters and to $50 for doctoral students. Registration will open by February 17, 2006. Funding has been provided by the Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative at Wharton and by INFORMS. The conference is open to all members of INFORMS.

Publication: For those who are interested, we have negotiated the possibility of publishing papers presented at this conference in a special section of the Journal of Retailing and we are negotiating for a special section in Marketing Science; subject to the papers meeting the standards of these journals. We promise a rapid review process; however, authors retain copyright, so papers may be submitted to wherever is desired.

Co-Chairs:
Charles Ingene & Z. John Zhang

Organizing committee:
Anne Coughlan Charles Ingene Sridhar Moorthy Steve Shugan
Preyas Desai Ganesh Iyer Debu Purohit Rick Staelin
Jim Hess Rajiv Lal Jagmohan Raju Miguel Villas-Boas
Steve Hoch Paul Messinger Greg Shaffer Z. John Zhang

CALL FOR PAPERS
5th International Congress on Public and Non Profit Marketing
Cluj-Napoca (Romania), May 18th and 19th, 2006

We are pleased to announce that the Fifth International Congress on Public and Non Profit Marketing will be held at USAMV Cluj-Napoca on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th, May 2006.

As in previous editions, the event has been designed in order to provide an interface between academics, and practitioners aiming sharing experiences and updating with the very latest theoretical and empirical research results on public and non profit marketing fields.

Papers are invited on any aspect of public and non profit marketing. Both academic and practitioner papers are welcome. There is also a special track for those “junior papers” by pre-graduates under a teacher’s advice.

As Marketing is an open discipline itself, this event is also open to participants from any other discipline which can contribute to the development of public and non-profit marketing topics both from a scientifical or a technical point of view (e.g. human resources management, territorial development, public or social policy, etc.).

Authors intending a paper may submit an abstract up to one page A4, Times New Roman 12 cpi font, in English or Spanish (official working languages) including title, author/s name and institutional affiliation, and a contact mailing address, email address, phone number and fax number. The text of the abstracts should give a clear idea about research topic and methodology, results and discussion. After it, up to 5 key words must be included.

Authors of selected abstracts will receive further instructions in order to present full papers. All papers will be subjected to formal double blind review. Accepted contributions will be published both in hard (paper) and electronic (CD/DVD) edition.

Best papers in some cathegories will apply for special mentions, and authors could be resquested to prepare updated and/or improved versions (including suggestions, advice, etc. during the Congress) to be published in the International Review on Public and Non Profit Marketing or other selected publications.

Please, send submissions, preferably by e-mail to: Dr. Alex Naghiu (alnaghiu@yahoo.com; alnaghiu@iname.com) or alternatively to Dr. Alexandru Naghiu, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3 Mãnãºtur Street, PO Box 258, Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Romania.

Deadline for abstract submissions: January 10th, 2006.

Further information about the Congress could be required from the above mails, and also by phone (+40.264.596-384), fax (+40.264.593-792), or mobile (+ 40 745 275937).
Updated information will be also available at http://www.aimpn.org from December 20th, 2005.

Food Innovation and New Product Development
4th International MAPP Workshop on Consumer Behaviour and Food Marketing

Middelfart, Denmark, May 29-30, 2006

Product innovation and management of the new product development (NPD) process are areas of interest which have become increasingly relevant for companies today in order to stay ahead in a still more dynamic, demanding and turbulent market.

Acquiring information and responding to the wants of consumers throughout the NPD process plays a great role in creating innovative food products which fulfil the needs of the market. But also sharing e.g. product related knowledge in and among NPD teams and throughout the entire organization is an area which is of interest to both researchers and practitioners in order to speed up or increase the creativity of the NPD process.

The workshop in 2006 will focus on the following themes, and we hereby invite abstracts covering topics related to these in relation to the food industry:

• Product innovation management
• Innovation strategy and portfolio management
• User driven innovation
• Consumer research methods in the NPD process
• Learning and knowledge management in the NPD process

Further information
Read more at http://www.mapp.asb.dk

INFORMS MARKETING SCIENCE CONFERENCE

Pittsburg, U.S.A., June 8 - 10, 2006

Dear Colleagues,

The INFORMS Marketing Science Conference is an annual event bringing together leading marketing scholars, industry executives and members of
non-profit organizations. The conference falls under the auspices of the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) sub-branch.

As the hosts of the 2006 conference, the Marketing faculty of the University of Pittsburgh invite you to submit abstracts of your
research papers, participate in the conference, and get a feel for the Pittsburgh community.

Please visit our conference website at http://www.katz.pitt.edu/mks2006.

The conference runs between the afternoon of Thursday, June 8, 2006, and the evening of Saturday, June 10, 2006. While parallel sessions
are planned during the day, the evenings will consist of a reception (Thursday) and an awards dinner (Friday).

The venue is the Westin Convention Center Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. Please make reservations at the Westin as soon as possible by visiting
http://www.katz.pitt.edu/mks2006/location/accomodations.php.

We hope to see you in Pittsburgh in 2006 for an exciting conference!

Sincerely,

Rabikar Chatterjee, Jeff Inman and R. Venkatesh
Co-Chairs

CALL FOR PAPERS

Ninth Retail Strategy and Consumer Decision Research Seminar
of the Society for Marketing Advances (SMA)
Nashville, Tenn., November 1st , 2006

A one-day special topics in retailing seminar will be held prior to the Society for Marketing Advances Annual Meeting to held November 1st, 2006 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

Research papers relating to one of these two tracks are solicited:
- Retail strategy formulation and implementation
- Consumer decision process related to the choice of retail organizations

The key characteristics of the seminar are:
- Limited number of participants (fewer than 25)
- Selected papers are eligible to be published in a special section of the Journal of Business Research following the seminar review process.
- High caliber papers
- Highly reputed speakers including a keynote address.
- Ph.D. students are invited to participate.

Location and Program
The seminar will be held in Nashville, TN, the Country Music capital of the world. Research paper presentations, workshops and other keynote presentations will highlight the conference. The seminar attracts a diverse and international audience. Special sessions on retailing outside North America are highly encouraged.

TOPICS

1. Strategy Formulation and Implementation in Retail Organizations.
Papers related to strategy formulation and/or implementation are invited. Submissions dealing with competitive positioning, industrial retailing, industry consolidation, information systems, negotiation strategies, third-party collaboration, category management and profitability analysis are strongly sought. Other topics of interest include non-store retailing, pricing strategies, electronic commerce and global retailing strategies and prospects.

2. Consumer decision making: here is a non-exhaustive list of possible topics
What are the retail cues to which consumers respond? What are the decision processes elaborated by consumers outside the store and inside the store?
What is the contribution of the store atmospherics to the retention of consumers?

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
June 30, 2006

SPECIAL SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Retail Management
Robert A. Robicheaux
Marshall Scholar and Chair
Department of Mgt., Mkt, and IDUAB
1150 10th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4460, USA
Tel: (205) 934-4648
Fax: (205 934-0058
Rrobiche@cba.ua.edu

Consumer Decision Track
Jean-Charles Chebat
GECSeC Chair Prof.
HEC Montréal
5540 avenue Louis-Colin
Montréal (Qc).CANADA
H2T 3A7
Tel: 1-514-340-6846
fax:: 1-514-340-6097
jean-charles.chebat@hec.ca

Employee Behavior Track
Barry Babin
Professor of Marketing and Chair
University of Southern Mississippi
College of Business
Hattiesburg
MS 39406, USA
Tel: (601) 266-4629
Fax: (601) 266-4630
barry.babin@usm.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission Guidelines:

1. Submit manuscripts, special session proposals and workshop descriptions to the respective track chairs. Submit special sessions

2. Submit your manuscript electronically
on or before June 30, 2006

3. Manuscripts must follow the style guidelines of the Journal of Business Research.

4. Manuscripts should not exceed 7,000 words in total.

5. Manuscripts will be double blind reviewed. Please do not identify yourself on any page other than the title page.

6. Manuscripts should not have been previously published.

7. Contact the Track Chairs if you have any questions or are uncertain of the appropriate track for the paper.

CIREID Lille France, Centre International d’Echanges et d’information sur la distribution, started some five years ago with some support from local corporations and local and regional public agencies.

Recently CIREID has been appointed as part of one of the national development centres (Pôle de Compétitivité) by the French Prime Minister, Mr de Villepin. The main topic is around retailing and distribution, with the impact of NIT. Quite a few headquarters of large distribution companies and employees are in this part of France, which explains this decision.

CIREID has the mission of identifying, surveying, developing, partnering, nurturing and disseminating, on this topic, with and in cooperation with research centres around the world as well as documentation experts. CIREID will not become a research centre as such.

Before CIREID launches any specific search or survey for relevant piece of research we wanted to inform you so you could contribute and comment more freely.

Research centres, research networks and scholars will be mailed and asked to send abstracts of their work (not previous year 2000) focused on the first three identified topics by the profession (see list of research topics further down):
• E-commerce
• Where shoppers shop
• Household Budget allocations and changes in the consumer good segment (mostly food)

These abstracts will be reviewed on the basis of quality:
• Relevance for retailing corporations
• Interest for the future of the business

Afterwards, promotion of the selected researches and research centres will be done through relevant publication to corporate CIREID members with the approval of authors. This will allow corporations to get directly in contact with research labs or fellows to further up projects.

CIREID plans to organise workshops and conventions in partnership with research centres or association, to foster and promote relevant research initiatives.

CIREID has asked, Bruno Dufour, former Business School Dean, and senior advisor to EFMD in Brussels, Equis and CLIP advisor, experienced in distribution and retailing, to act as apart time consultant to build this network and help select research  partners.

CIREID Research topics

1. e-commerce trend and strategic consequences

The IT impacts, the level of household equipment are generating new consumer behaviours and new opportunities.

After some years of trial and error, the e-business model has come to maturity, effective, efficient and profitable under certain conditions. The web is more than just an informational net, but also a strong and powerful commercial format based on costs, delays and intermediaries reductions, finely designed for specific products and services.

Corporations in the distribution business, vendors as well as clients or brokers, must get to know and use this new business model, its applications, and the coming trends, to take relevant decisions. They also must anticipate the consequences on their activities and adapt their strategy.

2. Where shoppers shop

The wide variety of shopping opportunities, being virtual or physical, consumers behaviours evolutions, and changes in life styles combined with demographics, make difficult for the retail sector to understand how consumers select their “stores”.

Proximity, price, service, specialisation, differentiation, complementarities, practicalities…retail companies and their business partners are looking for cognitive maps to understand their client habits and needs. This is at stake to define optimum service in the best place, timing and assortment.

3. Household consumption decline and family budgetary decisions

In some European countries one can witness a significant evolution of household food budgets, due to many different factors: life style, demographics, and move towards other goods or services (telecom, leisure, energy).

Priorities and needs have changed. The supply of goods and services are under constant transformation. The impact of oil price, the ever increasing telecommunications budget, spare time, the changes in age distribution (pappy boom) have a collateral effect on food and  traditional consumer goods.

Some items are even flat or declining in absolute value, which never happened before.

Understanding and anticipating these changes, be they structural or just incidental, is a must for the future of retail industry actors.

INTERNATIONAL WORD-OF-MOUTH MARKETING CONFERENCE

Hamburg, Germany , 6-7 OCTOBER 2005

CALL FOR PAPERS

Word-of-Mouth marketing is now listed as a top priority at the companies of the major brands as the pressure to sell more products with reduced marketing budgets continues to increase. The fact that WOM is not driven by a viral marketing campaign alone, but also through new forms of product placement – for example, branded programming, embedded sponsorships, and online/offline referral programs, as well as brand blogging on mobiles and the internet – makes it more difficult to get deep insights into exactly what works, how and why. It is incumbent upon both marketing academicians and practitioners to critically assess the means by which companies can manage Word-of-Mouth marketing carefully, and to integrate it into their brand marketing programs. To this end, the aim of this, the first International Conference on Word-of-Mouth Marketing is one of creating a greater awareness of the strategies,
tactics, trends, and measurement opportunities in Word-of-Mouth marketing that form the basis for the future development of this vital marketing field.

To participate, please submit competitive papers or special session proposals electronically to the Brand Science Institute at wom@b-s-i.org. Please note: The papers should make hard-hitting statements on Word-of-Mouth marketing, and its organizational impact, in enough detail (one to two pages should suffice) to permit judgement on the validity and appropriateness of the content for the conference’s mixed audience of researchers, members of multinational businesses, as well as those from advertising agencies.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS AND SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
All manuscripts and special session proposals are to be submitted by e-mail as attached “word.doc” files no later than August 19th. Manuscripts should follow the ACR, AMS, INFORMS, or AMA style guidelines. Papers should not exceed 7 pages in total length, including all exhibits and references. On the cover, please be sure
to include the title of the paper, the names and affiliations of the/each author, and complete contact information (postal address, e-mail address, along with fax and telephone number).

CONTACT
Brand Science Institute
GmbH & Co.
Elbberg 6
D-22767 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 (0)40 410 98 56-0
Fax: +49 (0)40 410 98 56-9
Email: wom@b-s-i.org
www.B-S-I.ORG/WOM

Child and Teen Consumption 2006
2nd international conference on pluridisciplinary perspectives
on child and teen consumption

Background and mission

This conference is aimed toward establishing a dialogue between specialists from a variety of academic disciplines in order to explore the phenomenon of young consumers in today’s society.

During the two days, research will be presented on children’s and adolescents’ position in the consumer society, the manners in which children develop their consumer competences, and consumer socialization in general. The emphasis is on creating a multi-disciplinary discussion uniting ideas from historical, psychological, sociological, managerial and other social science perspectives.

The first international conference was held at the European Center for Children’s Products, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Poitiers, France. The conference hosted 200 participants representing researchers and practitioners as well as students. Due to the success of this first meeting, it was agreed to make this a biannual event. We – The Copenhagen Business School – volunteered to host the second conference, and we welcome you to join us in creating a tradition worthy of the interest in the field.

The conference will take place April 27-28, 2006

Structure: Panels and workshops

Language: English

Submission of call for paper, 3-4 pages abstract, September 15, 2005.

Submission of full paper, March 1, 2006.

Webpage: http://www.cbs.dk/ctc2006

CUSTOMER RESEARCH ACADEMY WORKSHOP (CRAWS)

5th CRAWS Conference: 5th – 7th April 2006

International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Customer Behaviour

Conference Chairs: Margaret K. Hogg, Lancaster University Management School
and Barbara R. Lewis, Manchester Business School

The Customer Research Academy was established to provide a forum for European academics who are researching customer behaviour. The aim of the Workshop series is to provide an opportunity to examine the latest leading-edge theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical progress in customer research across consumer and organisational markets, including profit and not-for-profit sectors.

Following four successful meetings, the 5th workshop will involve a series of themed discussions in which participants will talk briefly about their research papers. The workshop format means that the emphasis throughout will be on informality to encourage discussion and the full participation of all attendees; to foster opportunities for the development of research collaborations; and to build networks of national and international scholarship in customer behaviour.

Venue
The 2006 workshop will be held at 'Chancellors' - the University of Manchester Conference Centre, which has en-suite accommodation available onsite. It will begin with dinner on the evening of 5th April, followed by a series of sessions during Thursday 6th April, and ending at lunchtime Friday 7th April. The cost will be £335 to include the workshop fee, two nights accommodation and all meals.

Paper Abstracts
We invite you to submit your paper abstracts which address the workshop theme: International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Customer Behaviour. Papers which focus on other themes related to customer behaviour will also be welcome. Abstracts should focus on research in progress or completed research into customer behaviour in consumer, organisational, business-to-business or social markets and should identify the contribution of the research (i.e. theoretical/conceptual; methodological; empirical).

Abstracts should be on one page, 300-400 words and should include the author(s) name, affiliation, address, telephone, fax and e-mail. They should be submitted by 18th November 2005 to:
Janet Denny, D33/MBS East, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB, UK.
Tel: (+44) 161 306 3507; Fax: (+44) 161 306 3167; E-mail: janet.denny@manchester.ac.uk.

Successful Papers
Abstracts will be reviewed by an internal panel and authors notified during December 2005. Accepted paper abstracts will be published in the 2006 Customer Research Academy Workshop Series, Volume 5 (bound volume with ISBN). Successful participants will be expected to bring copies of their completed papers to the workshop.

Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts

“Enhancing Sales Force Productivity”
Sponsored by the College of Business, University of Missouri – Columbia, and
the Marketing Science Institute (MSI), Cambridge, MA
in collaboration with the
Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

April 21-23, 2006

The 2005 ANZMAC conference will be hosted by the University of Western Australia and will be held in Fremantle, Western Australia from December 5-7.

The conference website is:  http://anzmac2005.conf.uwa.edu.au/.

Call for Contributions

THE NONPROFIT AND ARTS / HERITAGE MARKETING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST JOINT WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE HOSTED BY LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY ON WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 2006.

The event is intended to provide an innovative and interactive forum for the exchange and exploration of emerging ideas in the nonprofit and arts / heritage marketing domain. Papers are invited in any of the following areas:

• Arts Marketing
• Heritage Marketing
• Social Marketing
• Marketing of Healthcare Organisations
• Fundraising
• Advertising and Promotion for Arts or Nonprofit Organisations
• Issues in Cultural Consumption: Festivals, Concert Performances, the Internet
• Branding and Positioning for Arts or Nonprofit Organisations
• Celebrity Endorsement, Sponsorship and Product Placement in Arts and Cultural Settings
• Cause Related Marketing
• Campaigning and Lobbying
• Marketing of Religious Organisations
• Cultural Franchising, Co-branding and other Forms of Business/Cultural Sector Interaction
• Database Marketing
• Retailing and Merchandising Operations for Arts or Nonprofit Organisations
• Corporate Philanthropy
• Social Entrepreneurship

The above are not intended to be exclusive however and submissions involving any other relevant topic in the arts or nonprofit marketing domain will be welcome.

The event is designed to offer considerably more to participants than the conventional conference format in that, as well as presenting papers and attending the presentations of other researchers, attendees will have the opportunity to join one or more of three CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ISSUES SEMINARS pertinent to the nonprofit and arts / heritage marketing fields.

• Seminar 1 will be facilitated by Professor Adrian Sargeant and will explore opportunities and pitfalls for publishing in the nonprofit and arts marketing area.
  
• Seminar 2 will be facilitated by Professor Roger Bennett and will offer a non-technical 'beginner's guide' to the use of partial least squares as a structural equation modelling technique.
  
• Seminar 3 will be facilitated by Ms Debbie Holley and will examine the very latest developments in qualitative interviewing methods.

Authors may submit either a full paper or an abstract of their intended paper.

Abstracts and papers will be made available at the event and will be published in workshop proceedings (with ISBN). However, authors will NOT be expected to surrender copyright, and thus will be free to publish their papers elsewhere. Authors of selected papers will be encouraged to revise their manuscripts with a view to submitting them for consideration for publication in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR MARKETING.

Please email your abstract or full paper (or send 3 hard copies) to Professor Roger Bennett (r.bennett@londonmet.ac.uk), Department of Business and Service Sector Management, London Metropolitan University, 84 Moorgate, London EC2M 6SQ, by 31st December 2005.

For full papers authors should if possible restrict the length of their papers to 30 pages (double spaced using Times New Roman 11 font) excluding references. Abstracts should not normally exceed 3 pages, excluding references.

All submissions should have a cover sheet that includes the following information:

1) contact person’s name, title, institutional affiliation, mailing address, email address, phone number and fax number;
2) title of paper;
3) authors’ names, titles and institutional affiliations.

Authors should avoid revealing the identity of themselves or their affiliations in the body of the paper. All papers will be subjected to formal double blind review.

Fees: The following fees will cover attendance at all sessions, refreshments, lunch, and a copy of the workshop proceedings.

• Academy of Marketing members £50.00
  
• Participants who are not members of the Academy of Marketing £70.00
  
• Full time Ph.D/M.Phil. students who are members of the Academy of Marketing £30.00
  
• Full time Ph.D/M.Phil. students who are not members of the Academy of Marketing £40.00

The workshop itself will be held in London Metropolitan’s Graduate Centre (a building designed by the internationally renowned architect Daniel Liebeskind), London North Campus, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB. For further information on the Liebeskind building please visit:

www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/buildings/graduate-centre.cfm.

The above webpage contains a link to the full brochure describing and illustrating this important new architectural innovation.

International European Seminar on 'Trust and Risk in Business Networks
Bonn, Germany, February 8-10, 2006

The Organization Committee of the Chair for Business Management, Organization and Information Management, University of Bonn, Germany, invites you to an International European Seminar on “Trust and Risk in Business Networks” that will take place in Bonn, Germany, February 8-10, 2006.

The seminar intends to discuss and analyze the state-of-the-art in research on trust generating factors and the management of risks in business networks with complex products in need of explanation and food networks in particular. Focus areas are the discussion and exchange of views on trust and risk in “traditional” supply and marketing environments of complex products such as food products, including the situation in different cultural backgrounds, as well as trust and risk in business networks supported by electronic commerce.

The seminar invites an international scientific audience with interest in the subject to participate in discussions on this international challenge of trust and risk in food networks and options to transfer trust elements to electronic market environments.

For further information please go the seminar website at www.uf.uni-bonn.de/trust2006 .

IFSAM VIIIth World Congress 2006

hosted by VHB

Berlin, Germany, September 28–30, 2006

"Enhancing managerial responsiveness to global challenges"
The International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) and the German Association of University Professors of Management (VHB) have the pleasure to invite you to the IFSAM/VHB VIIIth World Congress in Berlin, Germany 2006.

IFSAM, the umbrella organisation for academics and associations of management and business studies from all over the world, aims at bringing together all scholars who are interested in business research and international exchange. The VIIIth World Congress follows the congresses in Göteborg (2004), the Gold Coast (Australia 2002), Montreal (2000), Alcalá de Henares (Spain 1998), Paris (1996), Dallas (1994), and Tokyo (1992).

We are looking forward seeing you in Berlin from 28 to 30 September 2006.

Wolfgang Weber (President of IFSAM)
Georg Schreyögg (President of VHB)
Martin K. Welge (Program Chair)

Conference Theme

Firms are nowadays embedded in an increasingly globalized environment characterized by compression of time and space. In this ubiquity of global competition an increasing number of economic actors are confronted with new challenges. The emerging network competition is characterized by an increasing expansion and density of economic and social interactions. The dynamic interplay of internal and external organizational units becomes critical on a global level. The conference aims at providing the platform for discussing the various perspectives of how globally acting firms can and should cope with global challenges and dynamics. A special focus is on the issue of managerial responsiveness in a global world. The conference will feature a variety of
formats including plenary sessions, competitive paper sessions, workshops, and panels. We invite submissions of papers and panel proposals which examine important and interesting phenomena regarding the managerial responsiveness to global challenges, offering new insights and advancing basic theories.

We are honoured to welcome as keynote speakers
• Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Siemens AG, Germany
• Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. John Dunning, University of Reading, UK
• Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Heribert Meffert, Chairman of the Board,Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany
• Professor Dr. Rosalie Tung,
• Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Furthermore we have invited the scholars listed below to chair the conference tracks.

Conference Tracks and Track Chairs

1. Corporate social responsibility
• Ans Kolk, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Dirk Matten, Royal Holloway University of London, UK

2. Enhancing global managerial responsiveness by intercultural management
• Lai Si Tsui-Auch, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Paul Gooderham, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway

3. Global knowledge management
• Andreas Al-Laham, City University London, UK
• Jacky Swan, University of Warwick, UK

4. Public affairs management
• Stephen Kobrin, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Sybille Sachs, University of Applied Sciences Zürich, Switzerland
• James E. Post, Boston University, USA

5. Evolution of global management knowledge
• Behlül Üsdiken, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Jose Luis Alvarez, Instituto de Empressa, Madrid, Spain
• Carmelo Mazza, University of Rome „La Sapienza“, Rome, Italy

6. Technology and innovations in the global economic geography
• Alexander Gerybadze, Universität Hohenheim, Germany
• Marina Papanastassiou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

7. Internationalization of accounting
(Schmalenbach Business Review track)
• Axel Haller, Universität Regensburg, Germany
• Sid Gray, University of Sydney, Australia

8. International corporate governance
• Yoshiaki Takahashi, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
• Ruth Aguilera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

9. Environmental issues and sustainability
• Gerd R. Wagner, Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
• Thomas Dyllick, Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland

10. Global and local networks
• Alain Verbeke, University of Calgary, Canada
• Jörg Sydow, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

11. Globalization in the value chain
• Erik de Bruijn, University of Twente, The Netherlands
• Zhang Yang, Hohai University, Nanjing, PR China

12. Transnational strategies
• Yvon Pesqueux, CHELLO, France
• Rolf Lundin, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

13. International marketing and service
• Bodo Schlegelmilch, WU Vienna, Austria
• Christian Homburg, Universität Mannheim, Germany

14. International corporate finance
• Alain Burlaud, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
• Piet Sercu, U.K.L., Leuven, Belgium

15. International human resource management
• Peter Dowling, University of Canberra, Australia
• Hartmut Wächter, Universität Trier, Germany
• Marion Festing, ESCP-EAP Berlin, Germany

16. Gender issues and diversity management
• Silvia Gherardi, Università di Trento, Italy
• Marta Calas, University of Massachussetts, Amherst, USA

17. Teaching and business education in a globalized world
• Ronél Rensburg, HAKUNA, South Africa
• Karoly Balaton, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary

Call for Papers

Deadline: February 28, 2006.
Submissions should be electronic.
Please follow the instructions on our website www.ctw-congress.de/ifsam
Participants are invited to submit paper or panel proposals until February 28, 2006 your time zone. Paper and panel submissions are categorized by seventeen tracks. Each paper or panel proposal should be submitted to only one of the conference tracks. If you intend to submit a proposal (English language), please exclusively use the internet format at www.ctw-congress.de/ifsam . There you will find all important information and instructions.

Submissions by fax, mail or E-mail are not accepted.

Organizing Committee

Klaus Macharzina | Martin K. Welge | Georg Schreyögg | Ursula Hansen | Wolfgang Weber | Wolfgang Mayrhofer

Organization/Information

CTW – Congress Organisation Thomas Wiese GmbH
Hohenzollerndamm 125
14199 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 – 85 99 62-0
Fax: +49 (0)30 – 85 07 98 26
E-mail: ifsam@ctw-congress.de
For further information: www.ctw-congress.de/ifsam

Location and socio-cultural Programme

Berlin the capital of Germany is dynamic, cosmopolitan and creative, allowing for every kind of lifestyle. East meets West in the metropolis at the heart of a changing Europe. Germany‘s largest city is a city of opportunities just waiting to be seized in all areas, like entertainment, recreation, economy, science and academic life. Berlin‘s vibrant cultural scene has a lot to offer: museums, theatres, concert halls, opera houses, jazz locations, etc. No matter what your
preference is, you‘re guaranteed to find something suiting your taste. Berlin has a fully integrated public transport system which is the best way to get about. One ticket allows travel on all trains, trams, busses and ferries run by the public transport authority. All of this makes Berlin the perfect place for an exchange of ideas, knowledge, views and social networking.

Conference Venue

Freie Universität Berlin
Garystr. 21
14195 Berlin
Germany

The Freie Universität Berlin is located in Dahlem, a particularly green district of the city with a distinguished tradition of scholarly achievement. The Freie Universität is a lively and creative institution, which attracts students and researchers from all over the world. Its foundation was initiated by students and american armed forces immediately after World War II.

There are special rates available for IFSAM delegates in several hotels of different categories.

Conference Fee

Early registration by July 31, 2006 € 400
Late registration after July 31, 2006 € 462
PhD students may apply for reduced fees

35th EMAC Conference 2006

"A synthesis of Polymorphous Axioms, Strategies and Tactics"

Athens, 23-26 May 2006

Full details can be found on
http://www.emac2006.org

The Organization Committee of the Chair for Business Management, Organization and Information Management, University of Bonn, Germany, invites you to an International European Seminar on “Trust and Risk in Business Networks” that will take place in Bonn, Germany, February 8-10, 2006.

The seminar intends to discuss and analyze the state-of-the-art in research on trust generating factors and the management of risks in business networks with complex products in need of explanation and food networks in particular. Focus areas are the discussion and exchange of views on trust and risk in “traditional” supply and marketing environments of complex products such as food products, including the situation in different cultural backgrounds, as well as trust and risk in business networks supported by electronic commerce.

The seminar invites an international scientific audience with interest in the subject to participate in discussions on this international challenge of trust and risk in food networks and options to transfer trust elements to electronic market environments.

For further information please go the seminar website at www.uf.uni-bonn.de/trust2006.

Marketing Dynamics Conference 2005
September 21-24, 2005
Sacramento and Napa, California

Co-Sponsored by:

University of California, Davis
Columbia Business School
INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS)
Marketing Science Institute (MSI)

Organizing committee: Prasad Naik, Natalie Mizik, Koen Pauwels, Shuba Srinivasan, Carl Mela, Marnik Dekimpe, and Mike Hanssens.

We invite all interested researchers to participate in this year’s Marketing Dynamics Conference, to be held from Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 through Saturday, September 24th, 2005 at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. This mini-conference builds on the last year’s inaugural conference hosted by the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University. Besides the usual research presentations, we will offer a half-day tutorial on advanced time-series techniques. The conference begins with the half-day tutorial at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, followed by two days of research seminars on Thursday and Friday, and ends on Saturday with the wine country tour in the scenic Napa Valley. Detailed information is posted on the conference website: http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/faculty/Conferences/mdc/.

Papers
You can participate either as an attendee or presenter. If you are interested in presenting your research, please email a two-page abstract to Prof. Prasad Naik by August 15, 2005. Your presentation (approx. 30 minutes) will be followed by discussions (about 15 minutes) with the
other participants. The topics will focus on marketing phenomena involving dynamic outcomes, actions, or processes (e.g., Bayesian learning, dynamic structural models, Hidden Markov models, time-series approaches, dynamic competitive games, dynamics in consumer learning, brand and corporate equity, customer management, or market response). The papers to be presented will be selected by the organizing committee based on quality, relevance to marketing dynamics, and diversity of topics discussed. In addition, papers written by junior faculty will receive preferential consideration. A completed manuscript of the paper to be presented at the meeting should be available by September 15, 2005.

Tutorial
The tutorial on the Wednesday afternoon workshop will cover Kalman filtering and Bayesian learning models with an emphasis on understanding the marketing applications and their estimation via state-space methods. Participants will get hands-on opportunity to learn how to
estimate state space models and acquire insights into recent advances in nonlinear dynamics (e.g., hidden Markov models).

Registration
The conference registration fee is US $200 before July 15, 2005. Late registration fee is US $300 (July 16th - August 15, 2005). To register for this conference, download the registration form from the website http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/faculty/Conferences/mdc/Reg_form.pdf and
follow the instructions. If you need clarifications, please contact Michele Dixon by phone at (530) 752-8878 or email to business@gsm.ucdavis.edu.

The registration fee will be waived for all the attending PhD students. In addition, a limited number of financial grants are available. For details, please check the website http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/faculty/Conferences/mdc/infostudents.htm.

Lodging and Transportation
Participants will cover their own transportation and lodging at the Embassy Suites, Sacramento. We have blocked several rooms at a discounted rate. To obtain these rates and rooms, you need to call 916-326-5000, specify that you are attending the conference in September with the UC
Davis Graduate School of Management, and make your own reservation before August 15, 2005.

For details, please check the website
http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/faculty/Conferences/mdc/accommodations.htm.

Thought Leaders International Conference on Brand Management

28-29th March 2006
The Birmingham Business School
University of Birmingham, UK

Building on its successful brand management seminars and conferences in the past, the Centre for Research in Brand Marketing will host another international conference on brand management in 2006.  The conference will take place from 28th to 29th March 2006 at the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. 

This international conference seeks to engender the advancement of knowledge about brand management amongst scholars by disseminating new research and through encouraging the evolution of new research themes.  It also aims to narrow the gap between academics and practitioners by having presentations from internationally renowned practitioners whose significant seminar experience is regarded as being at the leading edge of application. 

This thought provoking conference will open with a think piece from one of the practitioners which will be followed by a conference dinner to encourage discussion of new ideas and networking.  Throughout the second day, there will be parallel tracks for academic papers, interspaced with plenary think pieces from senior practitioners, including John Allert, Chief Operations Officer and Director of Consulting at Interbrand, London, and
Adam Morgan, author of "Eating the Big Fish" and "The Pirate Inside" and founder of the consultancy eatbigfish.  The conference will conclude with a forum regarding the future research agenda for brand management.

Papers on any aspect of brand management are invited.  Information regarding the submission of papers and formatting instructions will be available at http://business.bham.ac.uk/crbm. Deadline for papers is 4th November 2005. All papers will be refereed and authors will be notified early in January 2006. 

After the conference, authors may wish to refine their paper and submit it for refereeing to a Special Issue of the European Journal of Marketing which will be associated with this event.  

Further details are available at http://business.bham.ac.uk/crbm.  Questions regarding the conference should be addressed to the Conference Chair, Professor Leslie de Chernatony (please send email to: k.m.duffy@bham.ac.uk).

Call for Papers

AMS/KAMS Cultural Perspectives in Marketing Conference
July 12-15, 2006
Formerly known as the AMS Multicultural Marketing Conference

Hosted by the Korean Academy of Marketing Science
Conference Co- Host: Hanyang University

Submission Deadline Extended to February 3, 2006

Conference Objectives
Multiculturism continues to be a vital aspect of global marketing that affects consumers and businesses around the world. The theme of this year’s conference is, “The Dynamic Nature of Cultural Perspectives in Marketing.” This theme emphasizes the need for educators and business leaders to recognize, appreciate, and understand the significance of different cultures and cross-cultural business practices, as they affect both domestic and multinational marketing strategies. The 2006 AMS/KAMS Cultural Perspectives on Marketing Conference offers outstanding opportunities for business leaders and academics to share their insights and learn from the research finding and experiences of others. The program chairs welcome participation from all cultures and parts of the world. We look forward to a stimulating and interactive conference.

Venue
Seoul, the capital city of Korea, is located in the middle of the Korean Peninsula between China and Japan, the largest consumer markets in Asia. Seoul also provides convenient access to the fast-growing Asian market of 1.8 billion people. The Seoul Metropolitan Area has a population of 23 million. Seoul functions as an "industrial incubator", nurturing information technology & financial service industries in Asia. The city lies in a natural basin, surrounded by a series of mountains and hills, whose grandeur and magnificent scenic beauty make the capital city one of the most attractive major cities of the world. With a pleasant climate, friendly and courteous residents and delicious cuisine, Seoul offers an ideal location for any conference. (http://www.visitseoul.net/english_new/index.htm)

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Dr. Charles R. Taylor, John A. Murphy Professor, Dept. of Marketing Villanova, University Villanova, PA 19085-1678 USA Tel: (610) 519-4386 Fax: (610) 519-5364 raymond.taylor@villanova.edu

Dr. Junyean Moon, Professor, Dept. of Business Administration, Hanyang University at Ansan, 1271 Sa-Dong, Sangnok-Gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-Do, 426-791, Korea, Tel: +82 31-400-5653, Fax: +82 31-400-5591, jmoon@hanyang.ac.kr

SPECIAL SESSION CO-CHAIR

Professor Joseph F. Hair, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 USA, jhair3@kennesaw.edu

For more information, contact:
Dr. Kyung Hoon Kim, Executive Secretary, Korean Academy of Marketing Science, and Professor, Changwon National University, 9 Sarimdong Changwon, Gyeongnam Korea, Tel: +82-55-279-7377, Fax: +82-55-263-9096, stride@sarim.changwon.ac.kr

To submit a paper, special session proposal or to participate otherwise, contact the appropriate program manager listed below:

PROGRAM TRACKS & TRACK CHAIRS

Cross-Cultural Direct Marketing and E-Commerce : Professor Shintaro Okazaki, Dept. of Finance and Marketing Research, College of Economics and Business Administration , Autonomous University of Madrid, C/ Francisco Tomas y Valiente, 5, Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, 28049 – Madrid, Spain, obarquitec@coac.net, Tel: +34 91-497-3552, Fax: +34 91-497-8725

Fashion Marketing : Professor Eun Ju Ko, Dept. Of Clothing and Textiles, College of Human Ecology , Yonsei University
134 Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, ejko@yonsei.ac.kr, Tel : +82-2-2123-3109, Fax : +82-2-2123-3109

Advertising and IMC : Professor Michael Jay Polonsky, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing, Victoria University, Melbourne City MC 8001, Australia, Michael.Polonsky@vu.edu.au, Tel: (61-3) 9919-4625, Fax: (61-3) 9919-4931

Tourism Marketing : Professor Choong Ki Lee, College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyunghee University, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, cklee@khu.ac.kr, Tel : +82-2-961-9430, Fax : +82-2-961-0811

International Marketing : Professor Tanuja Singh, Dept. of Marketing, College of Business, Northern Illinois University, Barsema Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115-2897 USA, tanuja@niu.edu, Tel: : (815) 753-7967 , Fax: (815) 753-6014

Marketing Strategy : Professor Goen Chul Shin, Dept. of Business Administration, Kyunghee University, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, gcshin@khu.ac.kr, Tel : +82-2-961-0420, Fax : +82-2-965-8004

Service Marketing : Professor Michel Laroche, Dept. of Marketing, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, 1550 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada, laroche@jmsb.concordia.ca, Tel: (514) 848-2424 ext.2942 , Fax: (514) 848-4502

Brand Equity : Professor Chan Su Park, College of Business Administration, Korea University, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea, chansu@korea.ac.kr, Tel : +82-2-3290-1947, Fax : +82-2-922-1380

Current Issues in Marketing in China : Professor Patrick Poon, Dept. of Marketing and International Business, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, patpoon@ln.edu.hk, Tel: (852) 2616-8235, Fax: (852) 2467-3049

High-Tech/Bio Marketing : Professor Sang-Hoon Kim, College of Business Administration, Seoul National University
San 56-1,Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea, profkim@snu.ac.kr, Tel : +82-2-880-6934, Fax :
+82-2-878-3154

Marketing in the EU : Professor Biljana Crnjak-Karanovic, Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Economics, University of Split, Matice hrvatske 31, 21 000 Split, Croatia, bcrnjak@efst.hr, Tel: +385 21 430 652, Fax: +385 21 430 701.

Consumer Behavior : Visiting Professor Aric Rindfleisch, Dept. of Marketing, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, arindfle@wisc.edu

Channels of Distribution : Professor Ikuo Takahashi, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan, takahasi@fbc.keio.ac.jp, Tel: +81-3-3453-4511, Fax: +81-43-462-3652

Hotel and Restaurant : Professor Kijoon Back, Department of Hotel, Restaurant, Institution, Management and Dietetics, Kansas State University, back@humec.ksu.edu, Tel: (782)532-2209 , Fax: (785)532-5522

Marketing Education : Professor Ralf Schellhase, Dept. of Marketing, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany, schellhase@fh-darmstadt.de, Tel: +49 6201 876474, Fax: +49 6201 876475

Marketing to Children/Family Decision Making : Professor Chankon Kim, Dept. of Marketing, St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3, chankon.kim@smu.ca, Tel: : (902) 420-5801, Fax: (902) 420-5112

Sales Management : Professor Bulent Menguc, Dept. of Marketing, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON Canada L2S 3A1, bmenguc@brocku.ca, Tel: 905-688-5550 x5074, Fax: 905-984-4188

Retailing : Professor Youn-Kyung Kim, Dept. of Consumer Services Management, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1911 USA, ykim13@utk.edu, Tel: (865) 974-1025, Fax: (865) 974-5236.

Marketing to Ethnic Minorities : Professor John Stanton, School of Marketing and International Business, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia, j.stanton@uws.edu.au, Tel: +82-2-9852-4140, Fax: +82-2-4620-3787

Marketing in International Finance : Professor Hanjoon Lee, Dept. of Marketing, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49008-5433 USA, hanjoon.lee@wmich.edu, Tel: (269) 387-6108, Fax: (269) 387-6225

Industrial Marketing : Peter LaPlaca, Industrial Marketing Management, 24 Quarry Drive, Suite 201, Vernon, CT 06066-4917, USA, plaplaca@journalIMM.com, Tel: (860) 875-8017, Fax: (860) 875-2318

Marketing in General : Professor Jin Yong Lee, Department of Business Administration, Seoul National University of Technology, 172, Gongreung 2 Dong, Nowon Gu , Seoul, Korea, baleejy@snut.ac.kr, Tel : +82-2-970-6484, Fax : +82-2-973-1349
Special Sessions : Professor Joseph F. Hair, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 USA, jhair3@kennesaw.edu

Submission Guidelines
The 2006 AMS/KAMS Cultural Perspectives in Marketing Conference is pleased to have electronic submission for submitting manuscripts. Electronic submission should be sent to the appropriate track chair in the preferred track. A word document containing the manuscript should be sent as an attachment to an e-mail communication. Please be sure to include complete contact information for the contact person. An e-mail response will be sent to the contact author once the manuscript has been received in a readable format by the track chair. All communications will then occur electronically. For those who do not have access to e-mail, you may send four hard copies of the manuscript to one of the appropriate track chairs.

Manuscripts must follow the style guideline of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. Manuscripts should not exceed 20 pages total. One-page special session and panel proposals should be sent directly to the appropriate track chair. Submissions will be double-blind reviewed. Please do not identify any authors in the text of the manuscript.

Submission of a manuscript for review indicates that it or a similar version has not been previously published or is not under simultaneous review elsewhere. At least one author must be a member in good standing of the Academy of Marketing Science or be willing to join the Academy if the manuscript is accepted. Additionally, a manuscript should be submitted to ONLY one track.

The conference will accept papers and allow authors to decide whether to publish the complete paper in the Proceedings or to publish an abstract only. Upon acceptance, the author(s) agree to the following: (a) to release the copyright to the Academy of Marketing Science and Korean Academy of Marketing Science unless choosing to publish an abstract only, (b) to return the manuscript (abstract) in correct format (via e-mail or diskette) to the Proceedings Editor, and (c) at least one author will present the manuscript at the conference and will pre-register as a condition for acceptance and publication. Proceedings guidelines, limitations, and restrictions will be sent to authors of accepted papers.

Traveling to Korea
Conference attendees from the U.S can contact the Korean Embassy in Washington D.C. The website is http://www.koreaembassy.org/. Attendees traveling from other destinations, please check with your local consulate offices to determine specific travel document requirements.

Hotel Reservations: Lotte Hotel -Seoul - http://www.lottehotel.co.kr/english/main.jsp
President Hotel - http://www.hotelpresident.co.kr/english/

Call for Papers and Special Session Proposals
Leadership and Management Studies in Sub-Sahara Africa 2006 Conference
(LMSSSA2006)

26-28 June 2006
Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Deadline for submission is 15 January 2006.

LMSSSA2006 will provide an opportunity to hear and present academic work that can build and inform good management practice in Sub-Sahara Africa. Emphasis will be upon indigenous African approaches, dissemination of best practice information, and discussions of the values and pitfalls of emulating Western practice.

The conference will offer round table discussions on management education and training, focusing on some of the issues of cultural differences and indigenous African resources. Key-note speakers from industry and academia will showcase current problems, successes, and competitive papers as a stimulus to further research.

The conference will provide opportunities for developing less experienced academics in groups and networks.

Selected papers from the proceedings will be published as an edited book. Proceedings will be published via a CD with an ISSN.

We encourage contributors to submit conceptual approaches and empirical findings around topics concerning African organizations. This includes leadership, management, and allied areas such as marketing, operations, organizational behavior, and human resources.  In addition to competitive papers, some presentations will be by invited speakers.  You are invited to immediately submit a two page proposal for a round-table discussion, workshop, or symposium. All topics must broadly relate to management and/or leadership in Sub-Sahara Africa.

Please submit your competitive paper/session proposal electronically to lmsssa2006@yahoo.com. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the regional coordinator in your area.

To facilitate post-conference publishing, paper length may be either 6000 words or 9000 words depending upon the requirements of your targeted journal; papers selected for inclusion in the edited book must not be published elsewhere. A presentation of approximately 20 minutes summarizing your papers will be required at the conference for papers selected for publication in the proceedings.

Special sessions, symposia, roundtables should include a time estimate.

• Your citations and references should be formatted to the standard of your targeted post-conference journal publication, or you may use APA, Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of Management Journal, Harvard, or Chicago style. Your choice, however a standard formatting must be used and specified at the top of the title and author page.
  
• Submissions should be formatted to USA Letter or A4 size pages, double spaced with 2.54cm top and bottom margins and 3.17cm left and right margins, with pages numbered in center, bottom footer.
  
• Tables should be identified in sequence by Roman alphabetic letters, charts and figures by Arabic numerals. Tables, Charts, and Figures must be included at the end of the document, with the notation of the type, -INSERT CHART n NEAR HERE- identifying the preferred location in the text.
  
• Papers will not be reformatted for publication in the proceedings, therefore please ensure proper display on the page.
  
• Authors must not be identified in either the document properties information in MS Word, or anywhere in the document other than the first page of the submission. The first page must include a header with the names of the authors, a short running title of no more than 8 words, word count, and reference/citation style selected.
  
• Your surname followed by a running title of no more than 8 words should appear in the upper header, right justified (your name will be removed and replaced by a control number for reviewers).
  
• An opportunity to revise papers based upon reviewers’ comments will be provided for those papers selected for presentation.
  
• Papers must not have been previously published, nor scheduled for publication prior to the conference.
  
• Papers that do not meet the required specifications may be rejected if not received in sufficient time for return with corrections.

Conference Chair: Romie F. LITTRELL, Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, Fax: +64-9-917-9629, Tel: +64-8-917-9999x5805, email: lmsssa2006@yahoo.com, alternate: romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz

Conference Co-Chair: Peter BAGUMA, Institute of Psychology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Fax +256 41 531061, +256 41 541999, email: uparipari@yahoo.com, alternate: minterhotep@hotmail.com

Australia:  Prem RAMBURUTH, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, New South Wales, Australia, email: p.ramburuth@unsw.edu.au

Benin: Armel Brice ADANHOUNME, HEC, Montreal, Canada, email: armelbrice@hotmail.com or armel-brice.2.adanhounme@hec.ca

European Union/UK: Temi ABIMBOLA, UCE Business School, University of Central England, Birmingham, UK, email: Temi.Abimbola@uce.ac.uk

France: Ashok SOM, ESSEC Business School, Paris, 95021 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France, email: som@essec.fr

India: Tapan K. PANDA, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kunnamangalam, Kerala, India, email: tapan@iimk.ac.in

Nigeria: Augustine AHIAUZU, Rivers State University of Science & Technology and International Centre for Management Research & Training, Port Harcourt, NIGERIA, email: cimrat@phca.linkserve.com

USA: Shawn P. DALY, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio 44883 USA, email: sdaly@tiffin.edu

Summer school 2005 at the "University of Applied Sciences", Erfurt – Germany
04. - 11. September 2005

„The new 25-nation European Union as an economic location
– with regard to the Federal State of Thuringia“

We cordially invite students and lecturers of our partner universities in Europe and overseas for a one-week summer school that offers 10 sessions of lectures and study courses which will take place on our University campus. For the afternoons and evenings there will be additional workshops, the chance to visit various companies and different cultural programmes in the famous old town of Erfurt and also in Leipzig.

The idea of this summer school is to strengthen international co-operation and communication, especially for the business students of our international partners and to give them an insight into our business studies program and research as well as projectwork with German companies we are cooperating with.

The main target group for our summer school is undergraduate students of management studies and interested lecturers.

The summer school will be financed mainly by the University of Applied Sciences.

For covering expenses such as organisation, accommodation in student hostels, transfers, entryfees and most of the meals we kindly ask the applicants for a participation fee of 125 € ( to be paid in advance with application ). Travel expenses are to be paid by participants or covered by their scholarships.

All classes will be held in English.

If you would like more information about our University of Applied Sciences, about Erfurt itself and a first impression of the beautiful old city of Erfurt please visit our homepage www.fh-erfurt.de/english . For further information please contact the organisation team:

Prof. Dr. Klaus Merforth
Vice Dean, Department of Business Studies
University of Applied Sciences
Steinplatz 2
D 99085 Erfurt
e-mail: merforth@fh-erfurt.de
Tel.: (49)-361-6700-178

Cornelia Witter
International Office
University of Applied Sciences
Altonaer Strasse 25
D 99085 Erfurt
e-mail: international@fh-erfurt.de
Tel: (49)-361-6700-707

The chosen topic " The New 25-nation European Union as an economic location" provides the framework for the events which we are going to organise. To get an idea about what the students can expect at the summer school, the organisation team has developed following agenda. Please take it as a rough timetable so far to which changes may be made:

Sunday, September 04, 2005
Evening:
Get-together in the Guest House, Erfurt
Welcome speech and introduction of the organisation team
Welcome party with barbecue for the international students

Monday, September 05, 2005
Morning:
Welcome and introduction (Vice Chancellor and Dean, Business Dept.)
Session 1: "Thuringia - a prospective site for investors"
Lecture / Workshop / Teamwork / Case studies
Afternoon:
Cultural programme Erfurt I (city tour and official welcome in town hall )
Evening: Individual programme

Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Morning:
Reports from the previous day’s workshops
Session 2: “Business sites in the new EU countries"
Lecture / Workshop / Teamwork / Case studies
Afternoon:
Transfer to Leipzig (economic centre of the Federal State of Saxony)
Visit of the "Porsche" production plant near Leipzig
Evening:
Cultural Programme Leipzig (city tour and dinner in a historical restaurant )
Transfer to Erfurt

Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Morning:
Reports from the previous day’s workshops
Session 3: “International Financial Reporting Standards - The European Language of Business?" - Lecture and Teamwork
Session 4: “Intercultural aspects of management: Europe – India - USA"
Interactive training
Afternoon:
Cultural programme Erfurt II (cathedral and fortress Petersberg )
Evening:
Party on the fortress "Petersberg" in Erfurt

Thursday, September 08, 2005
Morning:
Reports from the previous day’s workshops
Session 5: “International Marketing in the German automobile industry”
Case studies in co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce, Erfurt
Afternoon:
Session 6: “Go East - Franchising of Education – The Experience of Newcastle Business School“ Lecture
Evening:
Session 7: “Diversity Marketing – an innovative chance ?”
Interactive lesson including buffet

Friday, September 09, 2005
Morning:
Reports from the previous day’s workshops
Session 8: “Corporate taxation in Germany and Europe" Lecture and Workshop
Session 9: “Juridical Systems in Europe – a barrier for investors ?“
Lecture / Teamwork / Case studies
Afternoon:
Transfer to Gotha and Ohrdruf
Session 10: “Modern management concepts in medium-sized companies”
Lecture and visit "Brand Zwieback" production plant, Ohrdruf
Evening:
Farewellparty at “Gewächshaus” on campus, Erfurt

Saturday, September 10, 2005
Morning:
Closing session at the main campus
Presentation of the workshop results and review of the summer school
Afternoon:
Excursion to Germany's capital Berlin (optional) or individual departure

Absurdity in the Economy

The 30th Annual Conference on Economic Psychology will be held in Prague. The conference will include the second annual Kahneman lecture, and we are proud to announce that this will be delivered by Professor Bruno Frey. Submissions for the conference are now invited. Both single papers and symposium sessions may be submitted. Abstracts for all papers must reach the National Organizer by 1st May 2005.

Papers may be on any subject within Economic Psychology. However, the conference has a number of declared themes and topics for symposia, and these will be used to structure the programme. Authors are encouraged to submit papers that are relevant to one of these themes, which are as follows:

Macroeconomics
Unemployment - Taxes - Pensions - Environment - EU economics - Alternative Macroeconomics: (Islamic and Buddhist approaches) - Cross-cultural economics

Microeconomics
Entrepreneurship - Households - Profitability - Bankruptcy - Work - Innovation - "How to make the right mistakes fast?"

Decision making and Problem Solving
Experimental economics and Risk taking - Strangeness and paradoxes - Rationality and irrationality - Transition economics - Modelling of individual and group economic behaviour - Information sciences and decision making processes - ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and the economic behaviour of individuals and groups.

Money
Adaptation to the Euro - Banking - Investing and saving - Electronic money - Currency - Misuse of money - Insurance

Trade and the Market
Marketing and advertising - Supply and demand - Prosperity - Consumption

Business Ethics
Corporate social responsibility - Giving and altruism - Taking and egoism - Needs and values

Pathology in Economics
Gambling - The black economy - Prisons - Hospitals - Schools

Growth and Development
Children's socialization and adaptation - Welfare and poverty - Ageing - Quality of life - Global companies - Alternative economies - Income inequalities

Economic psychology and related disciplines
Several symposia are already planned. If you wish to contribute to one of these, please contact the organizer listed here, though note that abstracts must still be submitted to the conference organizer in the usual way:

A. The History of Economic Psychology, organised by Vera Ferrera (veritafe@terra.com.br)
B. Adaptation processes to the Euro, organised by Erich Kirchler (erich.kirchler@univie.ac.at) and Fred van Raaij
C. Children's economic socialization, organised by Paul Webley (p.webley@exeter.ac.uk) and Brian Young
D. Firms and consumers facing E-Commerce, organised by Salvatore Zappalà (szappala@scform.unibo.it) and Marco Mariani
E. Happiness, economics, and interpersonal relationships, organised by Luigi Mittone (luigi.mittone@economia.unitn.it)
F. Household economic decisions: Earning, sharing, spending and investing money, organised by Ellen K. Nyhus (ellen.k.nyhus@hia.no) G. Irrationality: Decision making and problem solving in transition economics, organised by Karel Riegel (karel.riegel@volny.cz)

All abstracts must be sent by e-mail to cappo@centrum.cz as Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format documents (.doc or .rtf). Please note that submissions by fax will not be accepted. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and the Advisory Committee. The criteria for review are: practical and theoretical impact, empirical and theoretical basis, and clarity of ideas and structure. Original work that has not been published or accepted for presentation elsewhere is preferred. Please indicate which of the themes above your paper is related to. Authors will be notified by 15th June, 2005 whether their paper has been accepted.

Full texts of accepted papers will be included in a CD to be distributed to participants, so long as they are received, and full registration fees have been paid, by 25th June 2005. A Registration form is included with this Newsletter.

For further information, and regular updates about the conference arrangements, please see the conference website at http://iarep2005.unas.cz/ We look forward to your participation in the 30th Annual Conference of IAREP.

We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper for the 5th International Marketing Trends Congress which will take place in Venice (Italy) on the 20th and 21st of January 2006 and is organised by both ESCP-EAP Paris and University Ca’ Foscari Venezia.

Like in the 4 previous editions, the 2006 Congress will gather colleagues from a number of European countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK... It will enable an exchange of managerial and academic experiences in many fields including marketing strategy, brand management, consumer behaviour, international marketing, e-marketing, retail, advertising...

The papers can be written in English, German, French, Italian or Spanish. The Congress will be held in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Simultaneous translation into English will be organised.

The deadlines are indicated hereunder:

1. October 21, 2005: Submission of papers by e-mail to Jean-Claude ANDREANI andreani@escp-eap.net

2. November 28, 2005: Paper acceptance, readers comments back to the authors

3. December 19, 2005: Final papers sent to Jean-Claude ANDREANI andreani@escp-eap.net

4. January 20-21, 2006: Venice Congress

Should you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to get in touch with:

Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude ANDREANI
Tel +33-49.23.22.49
andreani@escp-eap.net
www.escp-eap.net/conferences/marketing

PS: 123 papers were presented at the 2005 edition of the congress, which  gathered over 200 participants from various European countries. The 2005 congress took place in Paris. The previous sessions were held in Venice (Nov. 2003), Paris (Jan. 2002) and Venice (Nov. 2000). All detailed information on the congress and papers for the 2005 congress are available on the following website at http://www.escp-eap.net/conferences/marketing/.

Call for papers
Elsevier/ IAREP

Best Student Paper Competition 2005

Since at least 1984, IAREP has offered a prize for the best paper by a student submitted for inclusion in the programme of its annual conference. The prize normally consists of

·           A year's subscription to the Journal of Economic Psychology

·           800 Euros

The prize is generously sponsored by Elsevier Scientific, the publishers of the Journal. The competition is judged by a prize committee of senior members of IAREP, which always includes someone closely associated with the Journal of Economic Psychology, so that entries are judged against the standards used for publication in the Journal. The winner will present his/her paper at the colloquium as part of the normal proceedings. The announcement of winners will take place at  the IAREP conference in Prague in September 2005

(see: http://iarep2005.unas.cz/index )

The current rules for the competition are:

·        Papers may be in any field of economic psychology/ behavioural economics.

·        The first author of the paper must be the student entering the competition and the paper should be written by him or her, in English.

·        The paper should be limited to 10 pages, and should be submitted in the format requested by the panel.

·        The panel will judge the papers using the general criteria adopted by the Journal of Economic Psychology: (a) interest of subject area; (b) quality of research; and (c) quality of writing.

·        Please note that abstracts and papers need to be submitted to the colloquium organisers as well, following the guidelines announced in the general call for papers.

Past winners of the prize include:

2000  Anick Bosmans, Research Centre for Consumer Psychology and Marketing, University of Ghent, Belgium

2001  Caroline Adams, School of Psychology, University of Exeter, UK

2002  Eva Delacroix, DSMP Research Centre, University of Paris Dauphine, France

2003  Daniela Reiter, University of Vienna, Austria

2004  Gerrit Roth, Munich Graduate School of Economics, Germany

For 2005, the judging panel will consist of

Gerrit Antonides, (gerrit.antonides@wur.nl)

Katja Meier-Pesti  (katja.meier@univie.ac.at)

Ewa Gucwa-Lesny. (ewa_gucwa@wp.pl)

If you or your students are interested in entering for this year's prize, please contact Gerrit Antonides for information about deadlines and any updates to the rules.

Second Australasian Nonprofit & Social Marketing Conference
At the Threshold: Challenges and Developments in
Social, Sport and Arts Marketing

22-23 September 2005
Deakin University - Melbourne, Australia
Call for Papers

Centre for Leisure Management Research and Centre for Business Research, Deakin University calls for papers for the second Nonprofit Marketing Colloquium to be held at Deakin University, Melbourne. The event has been designed to provide an interface between academics and reflective practitioners wanting to draw on the latest in theoretical and empirical nonprofit research.
Research papers presented at the colloquium will cover all aspects of nonprofit research and will reflect the latest thinking on nonprofit behaviour.

Topics addressed at the event will include but not be limited to:
Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity. Indigenous Issues
Sponsorship and Fundraising. Social, Political, Sport, Event and Arts Marketing
Marketing for Health and Wellbeing. Volunteer Management. Visitor Behaviour in Cultural Venues. Public sector marketing and e-government. Voluntary sector marketing. Political marketing. Marketing and public policy. Ethical and corporate social responsibility. Environmental marketing

Submission Date and Guidelines
Competitive paper submissions should be no longer than 5 pages (single spaced) in total length and follow the usual ANZMAC submission guidelines : All papers accepted into the conference will be double blind refereed and need to be emailed to the conference organisers by 2 May 2005:

Enquiries
Associate Professor Ruth Rentschler
Email: rr@deakin.edu.au
Associate Professor John Hall.
Email: johnhall@deakin.edu.au
Phone: Kirsty: +613 9244 5531 Email: cbr-enquiries@deakin.edu.au

www.deakin.edu.au/clmr/conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

Fifth International Colloquium
on Nonprofit, Social and Arts Marketing

In collaboration with Professional Fundraising Magazine

The University of the West of England, Henley Management College and London Metropolitan University are pleased to announce that their fifth joint Research Symposium will be held at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, on Wednesday, 14th September 2005.   The event has been designed to provide an interface between academics and reflective practitioners wanting to draw on the very latest in theoretical and empirical nonprofit research.  Papers are invited on any aspect of nonprofit marketing.  Both academic and practitioner papers are welcome and potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Fundraising
• Arts Marketing
• Social Marketing
• Marketing of Healthcare Organizations
• Advertising and Promotion for nonprofit organizations
• Branding and Positioning for nonprofit organizations
• Cause Related Marketing
• Campaigning and Lobbying
• Database Marketing
• Retailing and Merchandising Operations for Nonprofit Organizations
• Corporate Philanthropy
• Social Entrepreneurship

Authors may submit either a full paper or an abstract of their intended paper.   Abstracts of papers will be made available at the event but papers will NOT be published in formal conference proceedings.   Authors are thus encouraged to submit their best work for consideration.   Please submit three (3) hard copies of the paper or abstract to Dr Lucy Woodliffe by 30th June 2005 (or by email to lucy.woodliffe@uwe.ac.uk).   Please ensure you keep an extra, exact copy for future reference.  Authors should restrict the length of their papers to under 30 pages (all text should be typed, double-spaced, except for references).  All submissions must have a cover sheet that includes the following information: 1) contact person's name, title, institutional affiliation, mailing address, email address, phone number and fax number; 2) title of paper; 3) authors’ names, titles and institutional affiliation; 4) a one paragraph statement of the uniqueness and value of the paper. Authors must avoid revealing the identity of themselves or their affiliations in the body of the paper. All papers will be subjected to formal double blind review.

Please send submissions to: Dr Lucy Woodliffe, Bristol Business School, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK, or via email to: lucy.woodliffe@uwe.ac.uk

Stella Warren
Research Assistant
Bristol Business School
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
Tel: 0117 32 83734/83435
Fax: 0117 32 83911

1st ACR Latin-American Conference
January 5-8, 2006
Monterrey, Mexico
http://www.acrwebsite.org/conferences/index.asp?itemID=126

This conference will be in addition to the North-American, European, and Asia-Pacific conferences. The official language of the conference will be English

We encourage everyone to submit competitive papers and special session proposals. In addition, we are planning several interactive workshops to which doctoral students and faculty can send their working papers.

The submission deadline will be May 30, 2005.

If you would like more detailed information about the conference and how to submit your papers, please contact:

Silvia González, ITESM Campus Monterrey, silvia.gonzalez@itesm.mx
David Luna, Baruch College, david_luna@baruch.cuny.edu

Please submit your papers to the Conference for Marketing Psychology and Marketing Neurology (Konferenz für Marketingpsychologie und Marketingneurologie), which will take place in Münster, Germany on July 5, 2005.

Submissions cover topics around marketing and consumer behavior as well as latest marketing-relevant insights from psychology and neurology.

The final deadline for submissions is April 15, 2005.

The best submissions are considered for publication in the annual Journal of Marketing Psychology and Marketing Neurology (ZfMPN - Zeitschrift für Marketingpsychologie und Marketingneurologie).

All relevant information can be found on the Internet at www.zfmpn.de or e-mail your questions to info@zfmpn.de.

SEEMAR 05
South-East European Marketing Research Conference
www.seemar.org.yu

CALL FOR PAPERS

Preparations for regular regional Conference of marketing researchers, SEEMAR, are underway. UUTI, The National Association for Marketing Research Development, undertakes organization of the Conference this year as well.

All interested participants should send their papers to UUTI Secretariat on seemar@uuti.org.yu or via web site www.seemar.org.yu.

All papers will be nominated for winning one of two awards: award for the biggest contribution in improvement of research practice and award for the best presentation. Amount of single award is 1000 Euros.

DEADLINE FOR PAPERS REGISTRATION IS:

MARCH 8 -- deadline for abstract; abstract includes topic, research methodology, basic conclusions, author's data; abstract's size is up to 4.000 characters

MARCH 15 -- deadline for abstract evaluation by Program Committee and notification of authors whose papers are accepted

APRIL 25 -- deadline for admitting integral version of papers in the Microsoft Word (DOC) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

MAY 10 -- deadline for admitting presentations in the Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT or PPS) format

Annotation about official languages:

1. Conference official languages are Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian and English.

2. Abstract is submitted in English only.

3. Integral version of paper should be submitted in English. Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian version is welcome if available.

4. Presentation slides are mandatory in English, regardless of verbal presentation language (Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian / English).

Members of the Program Committee:

Tony Rhodes - Synovate CEEME
Tihomir Vranesevic - Faculty of Economy, Zagreb, Croatia
Dinko Svetopetric - GfK, Croatia
Nevenka Hendrih - Hendal, Croatia
Janja Bozic Marolt - Mediana, Slovenia
Zenel Batagelj - CATI, Slovenia
Tanja Mamula - MASMI, Serbia and Montenegro
Vladimir Pejic - Faktor Plus, Serbia and Montenegro
Darko Brocic - AGB, Serbia and Montenegro
Srdjan Bogosavljevic - Strategic Marketing, Serbia and Montenegro
Tamara Ilic-Petrovic - Partner.ms, Serbia and Montenegro

Nikolina Vucetic
Project Manager

UUTI
Udruzenje za unapredjenje trzisnih istrazivanja
Association for Market Research Development
11000 Belgrade, Prizrenska 6/I, Serbia and Montenegro
Tel/Fax: (+381 11) 3620 828, 3620 882, 3620 949, 3620 970

www.uuti.org.yu
seemar@uuti.org.yu

CALL FOR PAPERS: 13E'2005

IFIP International Conference on eBusiness, eCommerce and eGovernment
October 26-28, 2005
Poznan, Poland

http://www.kti.ae.poznan.pl/i3e

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

Papers due: April 30, 2005
Acceptance: June 30, 2005
Final papers due: July 15, 2005
Panel Proposals: June 30, 2005

THEME: eBusiness, eCommerce and eGovernment

The I3E 2005 conference is the fifth IFIP conference on e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government sponsored by the three committees TC6, TC8, and TC11. It provides a forum for users, engineers, and scientists in academia, industry, and government to present their latest findings in e-commerce, e-business, or e-government applications and the underlying technology to support those applications. The conference will be organized in three parallel tracks: research track, industrial and administration track, and European projects track. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

eCOMMERCE
- Digital goods and products
- e-Negotiations, auctioning and contracting
- B2B, B2C, and C2C models
- Agent-mediated e-Commerce
- e-Marketplaces, e-Hubs, and portals
- Pervasive technologies for eCommerce
- Dynamic pricing models
- P2P-computing for e-Commerce
- e-Payment systems
- e-Commerce content management
- Consumer protection in eCommerce
- User behavior modeling

eBUSINESS
- Innovative business models
- Enterprise application integration
- Business process re-engineering
- Virtual enterprises and virtual markets
- Supply, demand, and value chains
- Virtual organizations and coalitions
- Customer relationship management
- e-Collaboration and e-Services
- Inter-organizational systems
- Future work environments for eBusiness
- Business process integration
- e-Work
- Inter-workflow
- Mobile business

eGOVERNMENT
- G2G, G2B, and G2C models
- Mobile public services
- Digital cities and regions
- Multimedia and multilinguism
- e-Democracy and e-Governance
- Digital culture
- e-Inclusion to information society
- Trust and security
- e-Health and e-Education
- Legal societal and cultural issues
- Public e-Services for citizens and enterprises
- Public-private partnerships
- One-stop government - service integration
- International dimension of e-Gov.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

For the research track, submissions should describe original, research work not submitted or published elsewhere. For industrial track,
submissions should describe innovative products or good practices in the areas of conference interests. For European projects track, submissions should describe Networks of Excellences, clusters of projects, and projects themselves, in particular, their aims, goals and achievements.

PANELS:

Panel proposals related to I3E'2005 theme are solicited.  Panel proposals should be submitted directly to the General Chair
(cellary@kti.ae.poznan.pl).

PUBLICATIONS:

The proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer within the IFIP book series. The papers should be no longer than 15 pages according to the template available at: http://www.wkap.nl/subjects/single_column_proceedings_vol.

An author who need help with the templates should contact AuthorSupport@springer-sbm.com.

The author responsible for correspondence, including the author's name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address has to be identified. One of the authors of each paper must register and present the paper at the conference.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEES:

General Chair:
    Wojciech Cellary, Poznan U. of Economics, Poland

Program Co-Chairs:
    Motohisa Funabashi, Hitachi Ltd.,Japan
    Adam Grzech, Technical U. of Wroclaw, Poland

Liaison Chairs:
    Europe: R. Suomi, TuKKK, Finland
    North America: J. Urban, Arizona State U., USA
    South America: M. J. Mendes, Unicamp, Brazil
    Asia-Pacific: Y. Zhang, Victoria U., Australia

Local Arrangements Chair:
    J. Rykowski, Poznan U. of Economics, Poland

Steering Committee:
    S. Elliot, Australia
    A. Groenlund, Sweden
    D. Khakhar, Sweden
    K. Rannenberg, Germany
    S. Teufel, Switzerland
    V. Tschammer, Germany

Program Committee:
Witold Abramowicz, Poznan University of Economics, Poland
Stephane Amarger, Hitachi Europe, France
Kazuo Asakawa, Fujitsu Laboratories, Japan
Reza Barkhi, Virginia Tech, USA
Stephane Bressan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Fred Cummins, EDS, USA
Bogdan D. Czejdo, Loyola University N. O., USA
Dirk Deschoolmester, University of Gent, Belgium
Steve Elliot, University of Sydney, Australia
Ayako Hiramatsu, University of Osaka Sangyo, Japan
Shinichi Honiden, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Rei Itsuki, University of Hiroshima International, Japan
Arun Iyengar, IBM Research, USA
Farouk Kamoun, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Tej Kaul, Western Illinois University, USA
Mitch Kokar, Northeastern University, USA
Norihisa Komoda, University of Osaka, Japan
Irene Krebs, Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany
Winfried Lamersdorf, University of Hamburg, Germany
Yi-chen Lan, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Ronald M. Lee, Florida International University, USA
Feng Li, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Oscar Mayora, Create-Net, Italy
Michael Merz, Ponton Consulting, Germany
Zoran Milosevic, DSTC Brisbane, Australia
Mieczyslaw Muraszkiewicz, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Kyungsuk Oh, Ahana Co., Ltd, Korea
Aris M. Ouksel, University of Illinois, USA
Makoto Oya, Hokkaido University, Japan
Despina Polemi, University of Piraeus, Greece
Raj Kumar Prasad, Commonwealth Centre for e-Governance, India
Kai Rannenbeerg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Reinhard Riedl, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Narcyz Roztocki, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA
Santosh Shrivastava, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Richard M. Soley, OMG, USA
Il-Yeol Song, Drexel University, USA
Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, University St. Gallen, Switzerland
Jun Suzuki, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
Edward Szczerbicki, University of Newcastle, Australia
Roland Traunmüller, University of Linz, Austria
Aphrodite Tsalgatidou, University of Athens, Greece
Volker Tschammer, FhG FOKUS, Germany
Hiroshi Tsuji, University of Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Andrew Watson, OMG, USA
Hans Weigand, University of Tilburg, Nederland
Rolf T. Wigand, University of Arkansas, USA
Maria A. Wimmer, University of Linz, Austria
Bernd E. Wolfinger, University of Hamburg, Germany
Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, University of St. Gallen, Germany

2005 Product Development & Management Association Research Conference

Call for Papers

The Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) will be holding its 2005 International Conference from October 22-26, 2005 in San Diego, CA.  As a significant part of this conference, the 2005 Research Conference will be held Saturday, October 22nd through noon Sunday, October 23rd.

Papers for the competitive sessions of the Research Conference are now being accepted from academics, industry representatives, and service providers. Papers covering all topics related to product development, new product marketing, and innovation management are welcome.  The deadline for paper submission is April 30, 2005. For details on how to submit papers, click on http://www.pdma.org/news.php?ID=172

Within the EURAM 2005 conference (May 4-7, 2005, TUM Business School, Munich, Germany) there will be a track "Nonprofit-Management" (track chairs: Bernd Helmig, University of Fribourg/Switzerland and Dieter Witt, TUM Business School, Munich/Germany). The track includes a special session on "nonprofit-marketing" with high quality papers. For further information, please visit: http://www.euram2005.de/

Call for Papers

The 4th EIASM-Workshop "On the Challenges of Managing the Third Sector" takes place 6-7 September at Queen's University Belfast, Ireland. As the focus lies on the problems of special sector, papers of all functional disciplines are welcome. Especially marketing aspects are of growing relevance in the third and in the nonprofit area, respectively. Therefore papers on nonprofit-marketing topics (such as: measurement and management of stakeholder satisfaction; fundraising issues; cause-related marketing etc.) are highly welcome. Submission dealine is April 15, 2005. Conference chairs are Bernd Helmig (University of Fribourg/Switzerland), Marc Jegers (Vrije Universiteit Brussels/Belgium) and Irvine Lapsley (University of Edinburgh/Scotland). For further information please visit:
http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/event_announcement.asp?event_id=372

Personal Information

Bernd Helmig, full (chaired) professor of marketing and nonprofit-management at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) was elected to be the Director of the "Institute for Research on Management of Associations and other Nonprofit-Organizations" (http://www.vmi.ch). This institute belongs to the Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences at the University of Fribourg. It conducts research on marketing management of not-for-profit organizations since almost 30 years. Moreover the VMI offers an Executive MBA program in nonprofit management. Since January 1, 2001, Bernd Helmig serves as academic director of this MBA program.

***************************************************

Professor Dr. Bernd Helmig

University of Fribourg
Chair of Nonprofit-Management & Marketing
Avenue de Beauregard 11
CH-1700 Fribourg
Tel.: ++41 +26 300 82 93
Fax: ++41 +26 300 96 45
Mail: npo@unifr.ch
http://www.unifr.ch/npo-management

V International PENSA Conference
on Agri-food Chains / Networks Economics and Management
July 27–29,  2005
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
School of Business and Economics
University of São Paulo
www.sober-ipc.com.br

Deadline for Submission: March 31, 2005

The conference aims to offer the opportunity for the academic community and practitioners to discuss theoretical frameworks and practical experiences of the latest knowledge on economics and management of agri and food chains.

This V International Pensa Conference has reached great relevance for the international scientific and business scenario. There is a growing scientific and business interest for the development of the Brazilian agribusiness and its interactions with other countries. The conference has been ranked by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES/QUALIS system) as one of the best business international conferences in Brazil.

CONSUMPTION THEORY
Ph.D. Seminar
May 31 - June 6, 2005
Bilkent University, Turkey

This is a 7-day intensive Ph.D. seminar to be held at the Bilkent University, Ankara Turkey in May-June 2005.

Objective of the Seminar:
The seminar aims to provide participants with a thorough knowledge of cultural approaches to consumption research through discussions of consumption theory.  The goal of the seminar is to familiarize scholars with the culturally inspired studies of consumption.   Readings highlight interdisciplinary perspective and seek to expose participants to sophisticated discussions of consumption that have been written both within and outside of marketing, such as anthropology, sociology, communication, and cultural and gender studies.  The historical, socio-cultural, economic and ethical dimensions and challenges of consumption in developed and developing nations in the contemporary global economy are emphasized.

Seminar Coordinators:
Güliz Ger (contact person), Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey, ger@bilkent.edu.tr
Özlem Sandýkcý, Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey, sandikci@bilkent.edu.tr.

Faculty:
Eric Arnould, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Søren Askegaard, University of Southern Denmark-Odense
Russell Belk, University of Utah
Dominique Bouchet, University of Southern Denmark-Odense
Fuat Fýrat, University of Southern Denmark-Odense
Güliz Ger, Bilkent University
Lisa Peñaloza, University of Boulder, Colorado

Location and Dates:
The seminar will take place at Bilkent University, Faculty of Business Administration premises, located 13 kilometers away from downtown Ankara, the capital city of Turkey.  The seminar will begin at 10:00 Tuesday, 31 May and end the night of Monday, June 6, 2005.  Information about the university can be found on the web site http://www.bilkent.edu.tr.  Two websites about life in Turkey and Ankara are http://www.mymerhaba.com and http://goturkey.kulturturizm.gov.tr/.
 
Other course Information:
The seminar will be held in English and is 5 ECTS credits.  The number of students is limited to 25. The tuition and fees for the seminar is 575 Euros; this amount includes accommodation and meals as well.

Seminar Prerequisites:
There are no particular prerequisites for participants. Selection will be based on the letter of interest, which should address the student’s dissertation research interests and the fit of this seminar within their doctoral studies. The letter of interest should be 1000-1500 words. All letters of interest should be sent to phale@bilkent.edu.tr electronically as an attachment to an e-mail message. The deadline for applications is March 21, 2005.

The seminar program consists of lectures, panels, and exercises.  A reading list will be sent to the participants after registration and they will be required to read the suggested literature.  The students will come to the seminar ready to make a brief presentation of their research project.  At the end of the seminar, they will make another presentation that will indicate how their research project will be modified based on the inspirations from the seminar.

Students will be evaluated based on their presentations, participation, written projects, and the capacity shown in enriching their perspective.

Program:

Tuesday, May 31

9:30 – 10:00 Welcome

10:00 – 12:30 Student Project Presentations – I
  Students present their projects to faculty. 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes of discussion

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:30 Student Project Presentations - II

16:30 – 18:30 Faculty Panel – Discussion of emerging issues in Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) and different approaches to studying consumption

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner
  After dinner, time for discussions, readings, preparations, and socializing.

Wednesday, June 1

9:00 – 12:00 Identity, Community and Consumption (Eric Arnould)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 18:30 Student – Faculty Meeting
Students make appointments with faculty to discuss their projects and get individual feedback

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

Thursday, June 2

9:00 – 12:00 Symbolism and Morality of Consumption (Russell Belk)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 18:30 Patterning of Consumption (Søren Askegaard)

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

Friday, June 3

9:00 – 12:00 Consumer Society and Individualism (Dominique Bouchet)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 18:30 Materiality of Consumption (Güliz Ger)
  Globalizing Consumption (Güliz Ger)

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

Saturday, June 4

9:00 – 12:00  Postmodernism and Consumption (Fuat Fýrat)

12:30 – 14:00  Lunch

14:00 – 18:30 The Market Culture (Lisa Peñaloza)

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

Sunday, June 5

9:00 – 12:00 Branding and Space or Branding Space (Eric Arnould and Søren Askegaard)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 18:30  Students prepare for their final presentations

Monday, June 6

9:00 – 13:00 Students present their revised proposals
  Students briefly present how they intend to complete their papers

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:30 Evaluations of proposals
  Faculty gives feedback to students on how to develop their papers

19:00 +  Dinner and Party

Consumer Personality and Research Methods 2005 Conference (CPR 2005)

September 20-24, 2005

Held at the International Center of Croatian Universities (ICCU),
Dubrovnik, Croatia

http://www.cpr2005.info

Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2005

Full paper submission deadline to be considered for inclusion into the reviewing process of the Journal of Business Research
Special Issue: August 1, 2005

Scholars and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts for competitive papers or posters related to at least one of the following areas:

• Current theoretical developments and practical applications in consumer and/or brand personality
• Innovative data collection methods in consumer-driven marketing research
• New issues and approaches in data preparation, processing, and analysis
• Applied areas accounting for the economic sectors most prominent at the events´ location

For a detailed description of the conferences´ topics, journal coverage, program structure, timeline, abstract submission procedure, and further details, please refer to the sections below or visit the conference Web site at: http://www.cpr2005.info

8th International Forum on
THE SCIENCES, TECHNIQUES and ART
APPLIED to MARKETING, ACADEMY and PROFESSION

Venue & Dates

Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences
Complutense University of Madrid
November 24th-25th, 2005

OBJECTIVE and SUBJECTS

This Forum is a meeting point for professors and researchers related to marketing activities. It is also open to all those researchers in any area of knowledge who through their work and contributions can favour the development and the advancement of marketing as a science, as a technique or as an art.
The papers can be oriented towards investigations and theories that are related to or can be applied to marketing. They can originate in any of the disciplines, such as: economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, mathematics, law, etc. Contributions related to the following issues are welcome.

Marketing areas:
· Brand policy and strategy  · Marketing communications · Pricing policy
· Consumer behaviour · Marketing ethics · Product innovation
· Direct marketing · Marketing and ecological issues · Relationship marketing
· Distribution channels · Marketing models and theory · Sales and sales management
· Globalisation of markets · Marketing on the Internet · Services marketing
· Industrial marketing · Marketing research · Social marketing
· International marketing · Marketing strategy · Travel and tourism marketing

Related areas:
· Business and Economics Education  · Management Information System 
· General Business Research · Organisational Behaviour 
· Human Resources Management · Small and Medium Size Companies 
· Knowledge Management and Innovation  · Strategic Management Policy
· Internationalisation · Tourism Planning and Management 

GUIDELINES for CONTRIBUTORS of PAPERS

Papers must be written in English or Spanish with a maximum length of 12 pages excluding the title page, single spaced in 10pt Times New Roman, with 2.5 cm. or 1 inch margins. The title page must contain: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s) and show contact details at the bottom of the page. The first page must carry in its top half the Title of the paper (without the author(s) names), an Abstract in no more than 100 words and a statement that the submission contains original work which has not been presented or published elsewhere. The dissertation text should start in the bottom half of the page.
Papers should be sent preferentially by e-mail or on diskette/CD in Microsoft Word for Windows (Version 6 or higher) before September 30th 2005 to:

Dr. Enrique Ortega
Department of Marketing 
Campus de Somosaguas 
Pozuelo de Alarcón
28223 Madrid-Spain
Telephone: (+34)913942538
Fax: (+34)913942479
e-mail: marketeo@ccee.ucm.es
 http: www.ucm.es/info/forumint

The number of authors of each paper must not exceed three. Acceptance of a paper means that at least one of the authors must pay the inscription fee and present the paper at the Forum. The duration of the dissertation will be 20 minutes maximum. Interpreters will provide simultaneous translation from both English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Those wishing to participate in the Forum without presenting a paper will be welcomed.

ORGANISATION

· Forum Chairman: Dr. Enrique Ortega Martínez 
· Forum Secretary: Dr. Ladislao González Ruiz 

REVIEW COMMITTEE

Papers will be subject to double blind peer review by a panel of academic experts in the field.

DEADLINES

The deadline for submission of papers is September 30th 2005. Acceptance, rejection or suggested modifications of papers will be notified to the authors before October 20th 2005. The registration form and registration fee should be received before November 10th.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Two keynote speakers will address the 8th International Forum.

ADVANCE PROGRAMME

Thursday, 24th November 2005
Registration 11.00 -13.00
Welcome lunch 13.15 -14.15
Start Forum 15.00

Friday, 25th November 2005
Conference continuation 09.00 -13.00
Lunch 13.15 -14.15
Conference continuation 15.00
Forum dinner 21.30

REGISTRATION FEE

The Forum fee for those presenting papers and for those that wish to simply attend the Forum, is 180 Euro. This fee will include the Forum Proceedings, admission to all sessions, lunches, last day dinner and morning and afternoon coffees and refreshments. The fee should be forwarded by bank transfer to: Caja Madrid, account «Fundación General Universidad Complutense», Nº 2038-1735-91-6000402693 (IBAN: ES90 2038 1735 9160 0040 2693) mentioning the reference: 8th International Forum. The sender must pay any charges for the transfer.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

Hotel accommodation is not included in the Forum fee, but hotel details with special rates will be provided at a later date.

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