The following message is a reminder that the deadline for submission to the UIC Research Symposium on Marketing Entrepreneurship is less than a month away.

Below is the conference information:

UIC Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship 2007
August 1-2, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Proposals due April 30, 2007
http://www.uic.edu/cba/ies/upcoming_symposia.html

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) will be hosting the 21st annual Symposium this year at George Washington University in Washington DC, 1-2 August, preceding the 2007 AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference in Washington DC and the Academy of Management Conference in Philadelphia. Distinguished researchers from around the world present new discoveries and ideas about marketing in entrepreneur-led businesses and new ventures, teaching innovations and discuss the impact of the latest technologies on marketing and entrepreneurship. UIC also publishes a book containing the top academic papers presented at the conference every year and many papers go on to be published in leading entrepreneurship and marketing journals. For information on purchasing prior books, please visit http://www.uic.edu/cba/ies/proceedings.html.

Some topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial marketing, innovation and creativity in SMEs, teaching at the interface, relationship between market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation and learning orientation, among others.

For more information visit http://www.uic.edu/cba/ies/symposia.html. Or contact Javier Monllor at jmonll2@uic.edu or Gerald Hills at gehills@uic.edu.

Importand Deadlines

• 2 Page Paper proposals are due by April 30th, 2007.
• Completed papers are due by July 2nd, 2007.

Why attend the UIC Research Symposium?
 
Nearly all past attendees have said that the Symposium is the best conference they attend throughout the year. With attendance of about 50 participants, the meeting creates a friendly atmosphere with interaction among all in attendance. We encourage early stage research. Here is what some have said:

• “…what struck me then and still does is the immense generosity in time and assistance that such an audience is prepared to offer…”,
• “I found the symposium extremely beneficial for my research. It provided an excellent platform on which to receive feedback.”