REMINDER: West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship

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

7th WEST COAST RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
SEPTEMBER 11th  AND 12th, 2009
http://faculty.bschool.washington.edu/skotha/wcrs/index.html

Theme: Technology Entrepreneurship: New ventures, established corporations, and universities
Location: University of Washington 
Date: September 11 and 12, 2008. 
 
We invite authors to submit papers to this research symposium, which offers a lively forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars interested in technology entrepreneurship. The location is the beautiful Pacific Northwest, a spectacular setting at this time of year. Papers focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation in technology-based settings will be given preference.  
 
We expect an intimate conference of about 40 leading scholars from around the world. The conference organizing committee invites the submission of unpublished working papers that advance the state of knowledge on the above topics. A doctoral consortium sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation will precede the conference on Thursday, September 10. 
 
The DEADLINE for submission is Monday, June 22, 2009. 
Submit papers online at the WCRS conference website: http://faculty.bschool.washington.edu/skotha/wcrs/index.html

We hope to see you in Seattle!
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CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Suresh Kotha, University of Washington
Kathy Eisenhardt, Stanford University
Alan Meyer, University of Oregon 
Kaye Schoonhoven, University of California Irvine
Nandini Rajagopalan, University of Southern California

CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Washington
Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Southern California 
Charles H. Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon
Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UC Irvine 
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation