| Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that we announce the 4th Annual GW-ICSB Global Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Conference to be held October 17-19, 2013 in Washington DC. Our official conference website is located at www.GWICSB.com. *Key Dates* - July 15, 2013 > Deadline to submit Research Presentations
- August 15, 2013 > Deadline to submit Databse Fair Proposals
Every October in Washington DC, leading members of the entrepreneurship research and public policy communities descend upon the city to discuss the latest trends in business creation. This year is no different, as we focus on the theme of 'New Possibilities' to build a bridge to today's entrepreneurs. Over three (3) days, opportunities for participants to gain knowledge and network with key decision makers in Washington DC will be significant. The state of the art in entrepreneurship will be discussed from both a public policy and academic perspective. By the end of the conference, participants will walk away with a better understanding of how business creation leads to job creation. For Public Policy Makers, this conference offers two (2) key panel sessions focused specifically on entrepreneurship policy objectives. For Researchers, this conference offers a one (1) day, double-blind peer reviewed academic program with indexed proceedings sponsored by the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM). For practitioners, this conference offer specialized training sessions from partners like OPIC and GEM, in addition to the programs for public policy and academic presentations. The organizing committee of this conference welcomes the participation of all our partners focused on new businesses and job creation. There are a number of opportunities for collaboration while we are still in planning stages and they will be very happy to discuss further with you. Please contact either Ayman El Tarabishy (ayman@gwu.edu) or Michael Battaglia (icsb@gwu.edu) at the George Washington University to start the discussion today! Deadline to Submit Research Presentation is July 15, 2013 Notification of Acceptance is August 1, 2013 > Submit online at https://www.softconf.com/c/icsbgw/ This year, the presentation tracks will focus on (1) Global (2) National and (3) Local isues related to entrepreneurship research and policy. We invite authors to submit proposals to be presented during the conference that deal directly or indirectly with: - Impact of Business Creation/Entrepreneurship
- High Potential Business Creation/Entrepreneurship
- High Technology Business Creation/Entrepreneurship
- Emerging Forms of Entrepreneurship
- Nascent Entrepreneurship
- Globalization and its Impact on Entrepreneurship and SMEs
- Soci(et)al Entrepreneurship
- New Ventures
- Gender and Entrepreneurship
- Other topics of interest to participants
Presentations based on any form of empirical data (surveys, field studies, secondary analysis of existing data, etc) related to the emergence, survival, growth, or impact of new or entrepreneurial firms. Analyses related to business creation by women, minorities, or those in developing countries are encouraged. A standard audio-visual set-up will be available for the presentation. Presentation slides will be made available to all participants. Deadline to submit Database Fair Proposal is August 15, 2013 Notification of Acceptance is Rolling. > Submit online at http://www.gwicsb.org/database_presentations Thursday, 17 October 2013 will be organized as a database fair. Each exhibitor will be provided with a table with appropriate power and internet access. Conference participants will be invited to browse, meet, and talk with those presenting their data bases. Distribution of material, brochures, handouts, CDs, memory sticks, is encouraged. An adjacent room will be set aside for presentations and each database exhibitor will be assigned a 20 minute slot to make a general presentation on their database. The presentation room will have standard equipment for PowerPoint presentations. Those that would like to provide a 4-6 hour workshop on their database on Saturday should contact the conference organizers so an appropriate venue can be arranged. The setting and the audience would be particularly interested in data bases that: - Represent some aspect (broadly defined) of the business creation or entrepreneurial processes
- Have full and complete documentation or sampling procedures, interview schedules, and structure of the data sets
- Are available in standard forms (SAS, SPSS, Stata, Excel, etc.)
- Are based on samples that represent a well defined population of entrepreneurs, business owners, or start-up, new or growth firms.
All data sets that meet one criterion will be included: - The research community can have access to some version of the database-free, for a fee, or though special arrangements.
A two (2) page description is required for inclusion in conference packets. Database exhibitors will be considered presenters with regards to registration fees. A standard audio-visual set-up will be available for the presentation. Presentation slides will be made available to all participants. Contact mbattaglia@icsb.org with any questions or concerns. |