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Call for Papers

2^nd Conference on Nordic Innovation Research,

December 3-4 2007;

Luleå University of Technology

We invite researchers and especially doctoral students to submit contributions to the second NIR conference 2007. We also welcome doctoral students to participate as listeners, and professors and post-doc researchers to act in a tutor role in the conference. The conference will be jointly organized by University of Oulu and Luleå University of Technology. The conference takes place at Luleå University of Technology on the 3^rd and 4^th of December 2007.

The focus of the conference is different aspects on Management of Innovation. Specific areas of interest for the conference are:

• Product innovation (process, methods/tools)

• Innovation capability (organizational as well as individual; creativity, human aspects of innovation)

• Functional product development (product service systems)

• Innovative strategies (e.g. scenario planning, early need-finding, open innovation systems)

• Commercialization of technology, new venture creation

• Regional innovation systems, innovative networks

The conference is devoted to support doctoral students in their actual work. We encourage doctoral students to submit papers within some current part of their thesis. Well structured papers clearly presenting theoretical and/or empirical frames with analysis, results and with emerging questions are encouraged as this will give the professors and doctors a better possibility to provide more accurate comments. At the same time we also encourage students in their early phase to submit papers which are outlining a research problem and a preliminary research strategy.

The conference will consist of keynote presentations by the invited speakers, paper sessions with doctoral students' presentations, comments, and discussions. An evening "get-together" on Monday December 3^rd is also on the agenda. Besides the formal program, the conference on NIR provides an excellent opportunity for doctoral students to meet with other doctoral students and instructors, and share topical research experiences in their field. All refereed submissions will be available to all participants in form of electronic proceedings which will be available at the conference.

The Chairman of the Conference is professor Håkan Ylinenpää from Luleå University of Technology. The organizing committee consists of:

• Professor Håkan Ylinenpää, Luleå University of Technology

• Associate Professor Tobias C. Larsson, Luleå University of Technology

• Professor Pekka Kess, University of Oulu

• Professor Harri Haapasalo, University of Oulu

The scientific committee (referee board) consists of the following persons:

• Professor Håkan Ylinenpää, Luleå University of Technology

• Associate Professor Tobias C. Larsson, Luleå University of Technology

• Ph.D. Mats Westerberg, Luleå University of Technology

• Ph.D. Joakim Wincent, Luleå University of Technology

• Ph.D. Johan Frishammar, Luleå University of Technology

• Ph.D. Andreas Larsson, Luleå University of Technology

• Ph.D. Peter Törlind, Luleå University of Technology

• Professor Pekka Kess, University of Oulu

• Professor Harri Haapasalo, University of Oulu

• PhD Päivi Iskanius, University of Oulu

• PhD Martti Hyry, University of Oulu

• PhD Markku Joutsenoja, University of Oulu

The conference coordinator is Ihrene Niva-Strande from Luleå University of Technology (email ihrene.niva-strande@ltu.se , phone number +46 (0)920 491432).

Two categories of papers are welcome: (1) Papers intended for publication in scientific journals (mature papers with theoretical, methodological and/or empirical contributions); (2) "Early bird papers" (tentative papers outlining forthcoming research). Instructions for writing the paper; see  http://www.ltu.se/ies/d3879/Entreprenorskap?l=en 

We ask you to take the following steps in order to register and submit your paper:

• Submit a one page abstract depicting the main content of the paper before June 18^th 2007 . Notification of abstract acceptance will then be sent out before the end of June. [FLEXIBLE DATE!!!]
  

• Submit your full paper manuscript no later than 8^th of October 2007; You will receive comments from reviewers before 1^st of November 2007,

• Revised (if needed) version should be submitted no later than November 15^th.

• Register for the conference no later than 15^th of November 2007 (registration form available through http://www.ltu.se/ies/d3879/Entreprenorskap?l=en

All communication should be addressed to the conference coordinator (address and phone number above). Details about the conference will be communicated through e-mail and the web site http://www.ltu.se/ies/d3879/Entreprenorskap.

Welcome to Luleå in December!

The organizing committee of the 2^nd NIR Conference

Håkan Ylinenpää Tobias C. Larsson Pekka Kess Harri Haapasalo

Luleå University of Technology University of Oulu

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