CFP: ECEI 2006

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

ECEI 2006: European Conference on  Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ministry of Research, Paris, France
16-17 November 2006
Deadline: 26 May 2006

Call for Papers, Workshops and Tutorials

Innovation and entrepreneurship are tightly coupled concepts. Innovation
involves designing new ways of conceptualising, developing and producing
a range of goods and services which society requires. Although inventing
new things may be seen as part of innovation, innovation does not
exclusively rely on new discoveries. Rather it can stem from simply
seeing new ways of satisfying demand. Thus innovation is not a synonym
for invention and almost anyone can come up with new innovations.

Entrepreneurship adds a further dimension to how new ideas are converted
into goods and services. Entrepreneurship is sometimes said to be a
mindset required to convert innovation into a real business situation
which will deliver benefits to the stakeholders. Entrepreneurship is
always driven by an individual or a small group of individuals who are
referred to as entrepreneurs and who are sometimes colloquially referred
to as the 'movers and shakers' in our society. Thus the entrepreneur
configures the various factors of products to that they become a viable
proposition.

Both innovation and entrepreneurship are generally under-researched.
This conference aims to redress the balance and therefore the programme
committee invites submissions of papers on topics such as:-
How to create and foster innovative environments in orhganisations and
regions; How to move from inventions to innovative products and
services; How to make employees more entrepreneurial or perhaps
intraprenueial; How to regard innovation and entrepreneurial; How to
teach innovation and entrepreneurial skills; The nature of innovation
and entrpreneurship; How to fund innovation; Can innovative and
entrepreneurial skills be recognised ex-ante?; How to interpret market
research information; How to research innovation and entrepreneurship.

Any other relevant topics will also be considered as will proposals for
workshops, panels and tutorials on topics related to Innovation and
Entrepreneurship and research methods applicable to this field

Submission details:

Abstract details:  The Abstract should be a minimum of 100 and no more
than 300 words including keywords to be received by 26 May 2006.
Abstracts have to include the proposed title for the paper, the full
names, addresses and email addresses of all authors and a telephone
number for at least one contact author.

Submission:
http://www.academic-conferences.org/ecei/ecei2006/ecei06-abstract-submis
sion.htm

Full paper: Only required when the abstract has been selected and not to
be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references.
Submission date will be no later than 17 July 2006.

Important information:
The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all
abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the
proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. The authors of abstracts
that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract
acceptance. All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of
the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the
proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is
of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper
is appropriately referenced. Papers that are accepted will be published
in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers
and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of
the conference website for more information about registration). Due to
the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee
only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers
are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each
paper.

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline:  26 May 2006
Notification of abstract acceptance: 9 June 2006
Final copy of full paper due: 17 July 2006
Notify paper acceptance (with changes):  21 September 2006
Final paper submission: 5 October 2006

More info at
http://www.academic-conferences.org/ecei/ecei2006/ecei06-home.htm