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FERC Updates

  • 1.  FERC Updates

    Posted 11-12-2009 09:21
    2010 FAMILY ENTERPRISE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
    April 16-18, 2010 Dreams Resort Hotel, Cancun, Mexico

    Submissions of 500 word abstracts are currently being accepted
    (Stage One submissions will be accepted from 1 November - 15 December 2009)

    For more information on the submission process and deadlines please check

    CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Keynote Speakers:       
                    Juan Domingo Beckmann from Jose Cuervo, Mexico's oldest family firm
                    Prof. W. Gibb Dyer Jr., Brigham Young University

    • Panel on Application of Research to Practice:
            Carmen Bianchi, Immediate Past President of FFI
                    Maria Dolores Moreno, Lansberg, Gersick, & Associates
                    Salo Grabinsky, Managing Partner, Grabinsky, Alvarez & Associates
                    Judy Green, FFI Executive Director of FFI
                    James Olan Hutchinson, President, ReGeneration Partners

    • Awards:
                    Best Paper Award, USD 2000
                    Doctoral Student Awards sponsored by FeUSA, 5 awards of USD500 each
                    2010 FOBI Scholar Awards sponsored by the Grand Valley State University,                        5-6 awards of USD 5000 each will be announced at the conference

    • Special Issues linked to the conference:
            Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
                    Co-edited by: Sharon Danes, Patricia Cole, and Kit Johnson
            VINE: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
                    Co-edited by Malin Brannback, Alan Carsrud, and William D. Schults

            Special issue guest editors will hold meetings with interested authors to provide               feedback on their articles.

    • Scholars who won the 2009 FFIs academic awards, Eiasm FB workshop and IFERAs best paper awards, and FOBI awards, will present their award winning research at the conference.
    • FBR Advisory and Editoral board meetings will be held at the conference.
    • Location - Cancun in April is a highly desirable location. We intend to make the best use of this unique location by holding several activities outdoors in small group interactive sessions and an On-the-Beach Gala event.
    • Dress code is based on comfort.
    • Ocean front rooms are limited - please make your bookings asap to get the best accommodation for reasonable prices:             

    • For registration please go to the following link. Please note early registration rates apply until December 10th.
                    http://www.anahuac.mx/ferc/registration.html

    We hope you will join us for this exciting conference!

    For inquiries please contact the following:


    SUBMISSIONS / VINE Special issue

    PROGRAM / JMFT Special issue:
    Pat Cole pcole@nova.edu;

    LOGISTICS - REGISTRATION, HOTEL, LOCAL INFORMATION:
    Antonio Morfin amorfin@anahuac.mx;
    Mauricio Martinez malvarez@udem.edu.mx;

    For information on FERC and several useful resources such as large sample surveys and over 25 FB course outlines being used around the globe, please go to the following site:
    Or, send a note to Pramodita Sharma psharma@jmsb.concordia.ca.