CFP: European Summit on Entrepreneurship Education

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

From: Paolo Giacon [mailto:paolo.giacon at unipd.it] 
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 5:56 PM

EUROPEAN SUMMIT ON ENTREPRENEUSHIP EDUCATION

INSPIRE, MOTIVATE AND SUPPORT THE NEXT ENTREPRENEURIAL GENERATION

(15th March 2010, Padua, Italy)

The University of Padua is glad to announce the first European Summit on Entrepreneurial Education that will take place in Padua, Italy on 15th March 2010. An international meeting of educators, academics, practitioners, consultants and entrepreneurs that present their ideas, projects, results and experiences concerning entrepreneurial education and the diffusion of the enterprising culture in the society. “Inspire, motivate and support the next entrepreneurial generation”: this is the main theme of the summit that will give the opportunity to share the best practices used by educators in order to foster potential entrepreneurs.

The Summit is part of the Research and Innovation Forum 2010, the third edition of an international meeting of innovators, entrepreneurs and academics that will take place in Padua, Italy on 11-17th march 2009. Debates, workshops, and exhibitions will be dedicated to the scientific research and innovation projects promoted by both firms and public centres.

What is the state of the art of the Oslo Agenda for Entrepreneurship Education in Europe? What are the innovative ideas and perspectives concerning entrepreneurship education programmes and the dissemination of the enterprising culture? Which national or local programmes achieve better results in motivating and supporting entrepreneurs? How can we compare different experiences and initiatives carried out in European and non-European contexts? How can we design and share new tools in order to stimulate entrepreneurship and encouraging potential (young) entrepreneurs? These are some of questions that will be discussed during the meeting.

Who should attend
The Summit has been designed for lectures, educators, scholars, consultants, policy makers, members of organizations of entrepreneurs, chambers of commerce, in order to present and share their projects, results and programmes. Researchers, students and practitioners involved into entrepreneurial education are encouraged to participate.

Topics 
Theoretical contributions and ideas are welcome, but also practice oriented presentations are encouraged. The main themes of the Summit are the following
• Developing entrepreneurial skills
• Entrepreneurial motivation
• Stimulating young potential entrepreneurs: challenges and programmes
• The Oslo Agenda for Entrepreneurship Education in Europe
• Converting research on entrepreneurship into effective education: from theory to practice
• Teaching entrepreneurship: methodological issues
• Stimulating entrepreneurship for non-business and non-management students
• Entrepreneurial mentoring and tutoring
• Business plan competitions, incubators, business accelerators
• Academic entrepreneurship
• Outcomes and effectiveness of entrepreneurial education
• Diffusion of the enterprising culture in the society
• Innovative academic programmes and formats for entrepreneurship education
• Innovative programmes for fostering gender or minorities entrepreneurship
• Education and promotion of corporate entrepreneurship
• Public policies for entrepreneurship education

Scientific Committee
Sergio Arzeni, OECD, Paris
Lucio Cassia, University of Bergamo
Jerry Engel, University of California, Berkeley 
James Hayton, Bocconi University
Kenneth P. Morse, MIT
Moreno Muffatto, University of Padua
Michael Schefczyk, Technische Universitaet Dresden
Tina Seelig, Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
Maurizio Sobrero, University of Bologna
Mary Tripsas, Harvard Business School
Shai Vyakarnam, University of Cambridge, UK
Eric von Hippel, Sloan School of Management, MIT
Mike Wright, Nottingham Business School
Keynote Speakers
      To be announced

How to apply
Please fill the expression of interest attached to this file and send it to paolo.giacon at unipd.it and summit.padua at gmail.com till 31st December 2009. In the expression of interest you are asked to present the main issues of your presentation. At the end of January you will receive a confirmation email by the Scientific Committee in order to confirm your participation. Selection will be made after the evaluation of the expression of interest. Relevance, novelty and practical utility will be valuated.

Related Events
On 16th and 17th march the 2nd Research Exchange Workshop on Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management will take place in Padua An academic workshop where young scholars and researchers will present their projects and results. Reduced fees are available for those who will join the workshop. See the website: http://www.ricercainnovazione.it/workshop 

Location
The European Summit on Entrepreneurial Education will take place in the city of Padua, the economic and communications hub of the Veneto region in northern Italy: it stands 40km west of Venice. The nearest airports are Venice “Marco Polo” and Venice-Treviso. Padova is one of the most beautiful cities in the north east of Italy: in Padua you could visit for example, the Cappella degli Scrovegni, painted by Giotto, the Basilica del Santo (St.Anthony’s cathedral) and Prato della Valle, the largest square in the European Union. Padua hosts one of the most ancient university in the world, the University of Padua, founded in 1222. Nowadays Padua University plays an important role in scholarly and scientific research at both a European and world level. True to its origins, this is the direction in which the Institution intends to move in the future, establishing closer and closer links of co-operation and exchange with all the world's major research universities.

Accomodation
Some hotel suggestions (and walking distance from the workshop venue):
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Hotel Toscanelli – www.toscanelli.com – (3 minutes)
Hotel Methis – www.methishotel.com – (10 minutes)
Hotel Plaza – www.plazapadova.it – (8 minutes)
Hotel Donatello – http://www.hoteldonatello.net – (10 minutes) 
Hotel Grand’Italia - http://www.hotelgranditalia.it – (15 minutes)
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Hotel Europa - http://www.hoteleuropapd.it/ - (5 minutes)
Hotel Verdi - http://www.albergoverdipadova.it – (5 minutes)
Hotel Giotto - http://www.hotelgiotto.com - (15 minutes)
Hotel Giardinetto - http://www.hotelalgiardinetto.it – (20 minutes)
Hotel S. Antonio - http://www.hotelsantantonio.it - (20 minutes)
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Hotel Casa del Pellegrino - http://www.casadelpellegrino.com (15 minutes)
Hotel Belludi - http://www.belludi37.it – (15 minutes walking)

Fees and Refund Policy
1. (15th, 16th, 17th March 2009) European Summit on Entrepreneurship Education + Research Exchange Workshop: 350 €
The fee includes both proceedings, a welcome cocktail, 1 dinner, coffee breaks, 2 lunches and a guided tour to the historical buildings of the University of Padua (The Anatomy Theatre, The Great Hall, The Old Courtyard and the Heraldic Crests, The Medicine Hall Galileo’s teaching podium). 
2. (16th and 17th March 2009) Research Exchange Workshop: 200 €
The fee includes proceedings, a welcome cocktail, 1 dinner, coffee breaks, 1 lunch and a guided tour to the historical buildings of the University of Padua (The Anatomy Theatre, The Great Hall, The Old Courtyard and the Heraldic Crests, The Medicine Hall Galileo’s teaching podium). 
3. (15th march 2009) European Summit on Entrepreneurship Education: 200 €.
The fee includes proceedings, coffee break, 1 lunch and a guided tour to the historical buildings of the University of Padua (The Anatomy Theatre, The Great Hall, The Old Courtyard and the Heraldic Crests, The Medicine Hall Galileo’s teaching podium). 

Refund policy:
1. Registrations cancelled more than 60 days before the event will be refunded 80% of the
registration fee.
2. Registrations cancelled less than 60 but more than 30 days before the event will be
refunded 50% of the registration fee.
3. Registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event will not be eligible for a
refund.

Deadline
If you want to join the European Summit on Entrepreneurial Education, please fill the expression of interest, attached to this call and submit it to both paolo.giacon at unipd.it and summit.padua at gmail.com .The deadline is December 31, 2009. 
DOWNLOAD FROM THE WEBSITE THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Website: http://www.ricercainnovazione.it/summit  

Organization and Contacts 
Prof. Moreno Muffatto 
moreno.muffatto at unipd.it
Mr. Paolo Giacon
paolo.giacon at unipd.it 
tel: +39.049.8277473
Ms. Debora Vivenzi
debora.vivenzi at unipd.it 
tel: +39.049.8276711
Administration
Ms. Maria Spandri
maria.spandri at unipd.it
University of Padua, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, 
Via Venezia 1 – 35131, Padova, Italy
tel: +39.049.8277473
tel: +39.049.8276711
fax: +39.049.8276716