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MERC 2009: Registration open for Entrepreneurship and sustainability conference on March 27th, 2009

  • 1.  MERC 2009: Registration open for Entrepreneurship and sustainability conference on March 27th, 2009

    Posted 03-19-2009 12:06
    Dear Colleagues,

    We would like to remind you that the Mason Entrepreneurship Research Conference (MERC: http://entrepreneurship.gmu.edu/conference.html) is being held next Friday, March 27th. We have a great set of papers as well as working papers for presentation on a variety of topics that deal with Entrepreneurship and innovation in general. Many are focused on the topic of sustainability and entrepreneurship, the theme of the conference for this year. In all we have 30 research papers being presented by academics all over the US and Mexico. In addition we have an opening remark by Alan Abramson of Aspen Institute who will talk to us about social entrepreneurship. The keynote speaker is Tim Berry, President and Founder of Palo Alto Software, Tim is also an academic and he is going to focus on entrepreneurship and sustainability. Finally, thanks to the support provided by the entrepreneur center at NVTC (Northern Virginia Technology Council) we have a panel of three entrepreneurs who also
    teach the subject of entrepreneurship as adjunct professors and who will share their experiences in connection with the entrepreneurship from theory to practice. In all we have a great set of 30 research papers and three panels to create a great one-day event for the 5th Mason Entrepreneurship Research conference (MERC).

    Those of you who are traveling to attend this event will be pleased to know that March 28th (the day after the conference) is the first official day of the world famous cherry blossom festival of Washington DC, http://dc.about.com/cs/familyactivities/a/CherryBlossom.htm). To make your visit to the conference and the Cherry Blossom Festival convenient we have arranged for a discounted hotel rate that is extremely competitive and valid for March 26th to March 28th with the following hotel:

    Best Western Fairfax
    3535 Chain Bridge Rd
    Fairfax City, VA 22030-2703
    (703) 591-5500
    http://www.bestwesternvirginia.com/hotels/best-western-fairfax/

    Discount code: Available after registration for the conference

    Register for the conference http://entrepreneurship.gmu.edu/conference.html as well as with the hotel as soon as possible. We only have a limited number of rooms at this low rate. We look forward to a great day of conversation and networking. Of course, breakfast, lunch and after conference reception are part of the conference registration fee.

    Warm regards,
    Mahesh Joshi



    Mahesh P. Joshi
    Associate Professor
    Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship
    School of Management, George Mason University
    mpjoshi@gmu.edu
    703 993 1761
    School of Management: Celebrating 30 Years of Regional Roots with Global Impact
    http://som.gmu.edu

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