CFP: Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference in San Francisco

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-essen.de]

CALL FOR PAPERS
SAN FRANCISCO-SILICON VALLEY
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH CONFERENCE

March 22 - 25, 2006 in San Francisco, U.S.A
Organized by the University of San Francisco
School of Business and Management Entrepreneurship Program
Conference Paper Submission Deadline: December 1, 2005

Located in the heart of San Francisco, the San Francisco-Silicon Valley
Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference will commence with research
paper and panel presentations on March 22 and 23 and move on to a highly
energetic international business plan competition on March 24 and 25
that features many top silicon valley venture capitalist and executive
judges.  The best papers will be included in the spring issue of the
semi-annual journal, "Silicon Valley Review of Global Entrepreneurship
Research".  

The inaugural 2005 conference attracted scholars from 15 countries
around the world.  Please find their papers at:
http://www.usfca.edu/sobam/nvc/Proceedings.pdf.  In addition to the
outstanding scholarship, the collegial fellowship between professors,
executives, and graduate students in the 'City by the Bay' was very
special.  Feedback, such as the following by Prof. Chiu of the
University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, was the norm, "Every
session .. was incredible and exciting.  All the contestants in the
Business Plan Competition were brilliant .."

This year's research conference and the business plan competition will
again provide an opportunity for SCHOLARS, VENTURE CAPITALISTS AND
LEADING ENTREPRENEURIAL EXECUTIVES to learn from each other in both
paper and panel presentations, as well as by participating in a highly
competitive international business plan competition, where conference
participants will have the opportunity to witness graduate student
entrepreneurs from around the world pitch their new venture technology
companies to many of the world's leading venture investors.   The San
Francisco Chronicle covered part of last year's event and published it
as a lead story in its Saturday Business Section - link below. 

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/12/BUGCIBOAPF1.D
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By participating in this conference, attending faculty, deans, and
program directors will also learn many of the mechanics of launching a
business plan competition and entrepreneurship program for their own
university.

Conference Themes and Topics include, but are not limited to, the
following:

Causal factors of regional entrepreneurial advantage
Success factors of entrepreneur firms
Financing of entrepreneurial firms
Business plan development issues
Growth strategies of entrepreneur companies
Entrepreneurial leadership in existing firms
Managing global expansion and global operations of entrepreneurial firms
International and cross-cultural aspects of entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship education and curriculum development
Social and sustainable entrepreneurship
 
All submissions (papers, detailed executive summaries, cases, and panel
proposals) will be blind reviewed, and acceptance/rejection is based
upon quality and relevance to the conference. 

Papers/cases/proposals should be submitted via e-mail attachment to the
conference co-chairs (Professors Mark Cannice - cannice at usfca.edu, Roger
Chen - chenr at usfca.edu, and Zhan Li - liz at usfca.edu) in Microsoft Word
for Windows or PDF format no later than December 1, 2005. Receipt of
papers will be acknowledged and decisions on acceptance made and
provided no later than December 31, 2005. 

We also highly encourage doctoral students to submit excerpts of their
dissertations or working papers relevant to entrepreneurship research
for consideration. Doctoral student presentations will allow
distinguished members of the academic profession to comment on the
results of the studies, as well as address issues and aspects of
academic publishing and career development.

The registration fee is US $250 before February 10th, 2006, and US $300
for late and on-site registration. Doctoral Student Registration is half
the scheduled rate above.

Please send the registration fee in check or money order in US currency
(payable to USF New Venture Center) to Ms. Ramona Deluna, University of
San Francisco School of Business, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA
94117. At least one author must be registered and must present at the
conference for each paper accepted. All conference attendants must
register.

Only those papers presented by an author at the Conference will be
included in the Conference Proceedings and subsequent journal.

Conference Hotel Info at:
http://www.radisson.com/sanfranciscoca_miyako

Special conference rates at the Radisson-Miyako Hotel are $109/night +
tax are available for reservations made by March 1, 2006 Indicate USF
Entrepreneur when calling for your room.

Guidelines for Submissions

1. Submit your completed paper or abstract in ONE document attachment
(word or pdf) by e-mail to the Conference Co-Chairs on or before
December 1, 2005. (Earlier submissions are highly encouraged.) Receipt
of your paper will be quickly acknowledged and you will receive a
decision no later than December 31, 2005.

2. Extended abstracts or executive summaries are acceptable.  Full
papers should not exceed 25 double-spaced pages, plus exhibits,
references, and appendices. Papers should be submitted in ONE file,
including all exhibits and appendices.

3. Each paper should have a title page with the authors' names,
affiliations, email addresses, telephone and FAX numbers. Multiple
authored papers should indicate the contact person. Important: PLEASE
PROVIDE AN ABSTRACT (up to 300 words) AND AUTHOR NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS
AS A SEPARATE PAGE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAM MATERIALS.

4. Papers or abstracts will be blind reviewed; authors should avoid
revealing their identity in the paper or abstract.

5. Papers should not have been previously published, accepted for
publication or under consideration for publication or presentation
elsewhere. 

6. Authors submitting papers must agree to return by e-mail attachment a
camera-ready copy of the final draft of an accepted paper or detailed
abstract to the Proceedings editor before February 10, 2006. The
detailed guidelines for preparing the manuscript will be sent to authors
of accepted papers/abstracts by the Proceedings Editor. The Proceedings
will be published on on-line.  The top papers will be included (pending
authors' permission) in the Journal - "Silicon Valley Review of Global
Entrepreneurship Research". 

7. At least one author must register for and attend the conference to
present the paper.  All conference attendees must register.

8. Panel proposals should provide a 2 - 3 page detailed synopsis and
list at least 3 panel members that will attend and their affiliations
and contact information. 

Questions about the conference may also be sent to the Conference
Co-chairs:
Professors Mark Cannice (cannice at usfca.edu), Roger Chen
(chenr at usfca.edu), and Zhan Li (liz at usfca.edu).