Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:56:11 -0600
From: "George Tesar" <gtesar@chorus.net>
Subject: CFP: Czech, Slovak Trade, Česke Budějovice, Czech Republic, Jun ’06

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special session on:

International Trade and Trading with the Czech and Slovak Republics

June 27 to 28, 2006

The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences and the University of South Bohemia will hold its 2006 SVU Congress co-sponsored by the Statutory City of Česke Budějovice and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Česke Budějovice, June 25 to July 2, 2006.

The special session will be held to highlight recent developments in international trade with the Czech and Slovak Republics from both internal and external perspectives.  Recent research studies concerning research and experiences with trading practices on macro or micro levels will also be examined.  Special emphasis will be placed on entrepreneurial, financial, managerial, and marketing issues concerned with implementation of international trade and trading experiences.  Interested researchers, academics, and public policy administrators can submit papers for presentation.  Submitted papers will be refereed and authors will be notified regarding the final acceptance of their submissions.  Research papers, case studies, concepts and policy papers are welcome.

Although the session will be held in English, contributors from all countries interested in international trade issues are invited to participate.  A special invitation is extended to potential contributors from the Czech and Slovak Republics and international doctoral students interested in trade issues concerning the Czech and Slovak Republics.

Papers should not be more than ten pages in length, written in English, and should be prepared according to the University of Chicago style manual (K.L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers.  Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1987).  Papers are due February 28, 2006.  Authors will be notified by March 15, 2006 regarding their acceptance.  Final papers will be due May 15, 2006. All submissions must be made by electronic mail using a standard Microsoft Word program.  Please send your papers to: george.tesar@fek.umu.se.

The program will be held at the University of South Bohemia in Česke Budějovice, in the Czech Republic, from June 25 to July 2, 2006.  Detailed information about the 2006 SVU Congress along with registration procedures can be found on the SVU website: http://www.svu2000.org/.  Additional information about this special session can be obtained from:

George Tesar, Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
Professor of Marketing and International Business
Umeå School of Business
Umeå University
SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Tel: 46.90.786.6169
Fax: 46.90.786.7764 george.tesar@fek.umu.se