CFP: 12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009

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

Call for Papers for the 12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009
The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
June 11-13, 2009
Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

Abstract Submission Deadline: January 21st, 2009
Final Papers Submission Deadline: May 4, 2009

In recent decades, we have witnessed a renewed interest in the spatial aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship including the role of the centripetal and centrifugal forces influencing the location of firms and households. The purpose of this symposium on The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is to contribute to an increased understanding of the role of geographical space in innovation and entrepreneurship.

We welcome the submission of papers to the general theme of the symposium "The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship" or to one of the following special themes.

Special themes
o Clustering in a Non-Industrial Sector: Physical and Networked Agglomeration in the Media Sector
o Proximity and Innovation
o Innovative Growth in Experience Industries
o Innovation, Globalization and Agglomeration - Reconciling Aggregate Trends and Firm-Level Evidence
o The Geography of Rural Entrepreneurship and Growth
o Cities, Service Industries and the Geography of Growth
o Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism
o The Dahmén Session: Commercialization of University Knowledge for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
o Regional Innovation Systems in Post-Transition Economies
o Agent-based Computational Geography of Innovation

More info at http://tinyurl.com/5ugumw