The 6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional Development (ICEIRD 2013) will take place in Istanbul on June 20-21, 2013. The conference will feature plenary talks as well as paper and workshop sessions.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we cordially invite you to submit your original research-grounded studies and proposals for workshops to ICEIRD 2013 by October 22nd, 2012. All submissions will be peer-reviewed and the program committee will select the papers/workshop proposals considering their relation to the theme of the conference, academic quality and novelty. The decision of abstract and paper acceptances will be communicated by November 5th, 2012 and March 4th, 2013, respectively.
If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or for more details visit our web site, www.sehir.edu.tr/iceird2013. Please feel free to forward the following CFP to the appropriate groups. We appreciate your time and efforts.
We look forward to your submissions and seeing you in Istanbul!
Sincerely yours,
Organizing Committee- ICEIRD 2013
INVITATION: CALL FOR PAPERS
6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development
(ICEIRD 2013)
on the theme of
Regional Economic Resilience through Innovation and Enterprise
20-21 June 2013
Istanbul, Turkey
Conference Venue: Istanbul Sehir University, www.sehir.edu.tr
Submission Deadline: October 22nd, 2012
SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE
In the face of fragile economic recovery following the economic and financial crisis of 2008, many firms all around the world continue to invest in growth-enhancing activities to achieve a sustainable development. While the crisis has heavily hit all aspects of business vested interests, investments in innovation, entrepreneurship and regional partnership have been the key priority to ensuring a strong and stable economic growth.
The objective of the conference is to gather decision makers (government, ministries and state agencies), innovation experts (universities, research and development centers, technology transfer centers, start-up centers) and practitioners (SMEs, business incubators and business support organizations) to generate discussion and exchange on the potential of entrepreneurship promotion and innovation to national and regional competitiveness.
Authors are encouraged to submit papers for ICEIRD 2013 on topics lying within the scope of the conference. A list of the possible topics of interest can be found at conference website.
The official language of the conference is English.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission: 22nd October 2012
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 5th of November 2012
Full Paper Submission: 28th January 2013
Notification of Paper Acceptance: 4th of March 2013
Early bird Registration: 18th of March 2013
Camera Ready Paper Submission: 8th of April 2013
POST-CONFERENCE SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUES
Selected high quality papers will be recommended for publication in the following peer-reviewed journals (Inderscience Publishers):
· International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development
· International Journal of Enterprise and Network Management
· International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
GENERAL CHAIR
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melih Bulu
School of Management and Administrative Sciences
İstanbul Şehir University
CO-CHAIR
Prof. Panos H. Ketikidis
The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College
CO-CHAIR
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökçen Arkalı Olcay
School of Management and Administrative Sciences
İstanbul Şehir University
