ANNOUNCE: ICSB 2011 Call for Doctoral Student Submissions

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

ICSB - DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT at the ICSB 2011 World Conference 
 
Place: Stockholm Waterfront, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: 15 June 2011

Organizers: Associate Professor Dr. Helle Neergaard (Aarhus University, Denmark), Professor Hans Landström (Lund University, Sweden)

The Doctoral Consortium has a successful tradition at the ICSB World Conference. It represents a unique opportunity for doctoral students to present their thesis proposals and obtain useful insight into how their work can be improved and progressed as well as an opportunity for bouncing ideas off on experienced faculty. The workshop also facilitates the exchange of research experiences and new ideas in the fields of entrepreneurship and small business. The ICSB Doctoral Consortium is truly a meeting place for both new and experienced researchers from all over the world and an ideal place to network. At ICSB we particularly encourage students in later stages of their research process to apply.

The consortium is organized with a morning and an afternoon session. The morning session is organized in a round table plenary session discussing common challenges; and the afternoon session discusses individual student proposals in 4-5 tracks based on the proposals received from the doctoral students. One or two senior faculty experienced in the specific topic addressed will discuss each proposal.
Doctoral candidates interested in attending and presenting their research proposal (not the result of completed research) should send a TWO PAGE abstract including information on when they commenced their Ph.D. study and when they expect to complete. The abstract should be organized according to the following guidelines: it should explain (i) the topicality of the research, (ii) the theoretical background, (iii) stating research question(s) and theory questions, as well as the (iv) proposed methodology and (v) expected contribution to the field.

Abstract should be submitted online no later than March 1, 2011.

The number of participants is limited to 20 students so early application is encouraged. Students will be notified of acceptance of their proposal no later than 15 March 2011. Immediately following receipt of acceptance, students are required to register formally for the Conference.

A $75 fee is charged for participation in the Doctoral Consortium. Registration for the ICSB World Conference is compulsory and should be processed at the student rate. Please note though, that students need not present a paper at the Conference itself to participate, although this is encouraged. The conference fee includes one year's full membership in ICSB.
Further information on the Doctoral Consortium will be forwarded together with the letter of acceptance. For further information on the ICSB World Conference itself, please visit www.icsb2011.org. This is also the place to become familiar with ICSB as an organization and the advantages membership offers. 

Theme:	Back to the Future - Changes in Perspectives of Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Date:	15-18 June 2011
Venue:	Stockholm Waterfront
 
Key dates:
15 November, 2010	Online submission opens
1 March, 2011	Doctoral Student Abstract submission deadline
15 March, 2011	Notification of acceptance
1 April, 2011	Submission of full abstract
 
If you have any questions, please contact icsb at gwu.edu or the secretariat of ICSB2011 for general questions about the conference info at icsb2011.org or icsb2011 at tillvaxtverket.se.