Business and Finance
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Winter Conference: Honolulu, 9-12 Jan 2008, Deadline 12 Nov 2007; Summer Conference: San Jose, Costa Rica, 28-31 May 2008; Deadline 21 Mar 2008
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CALL FOR PAPERS: 2008 GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE: HAWAII AND COSTA RICA
You are invited to participate in The 2008 Global Conferences on Business and Finance (GCBF). The Conferences, sponsored by The Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held:
WINTER CONFERENCE: JANUARY 9-12, 2008 AT THE SHERATON WAIKIKI, HONOLULU, HAWAII
Important Deadlines:
Manuscript submission November 12, 2007
Regular registration and payment receipt November 26, 2007
Award submission December 3, 2007
Proceedings submission December 3, 2007
SUMMER CONFERENCE: MAY 28-31, 2008 AT THE RAMADA PLAZA HERRADURA HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
Important Deadlines:
Manuscript submission March 21, 2008
Regular registration and payment receipt April 7, 2008
Award submission April 14, 2008
Proceedings submission April 21, 2008
Theoretical, applied and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance, marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, tourism, entrepreneurship, statistics, business education, accreditation, and related fields are welcome. Papers do not need to be global in nature. English and Spanish language sessions will be offered. An Internet Session will be offered.
The GCBF is affiliated with four peer-reviewed journals. The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, International Journal of Management and Marketing Research and Global Journal of Business Research are accepted for listing in the 11th edition of Cabell’s directory. Spanish language papers are published in Revista Internacional Administración y Finanzas. Papers awarded the Outstanding Research Award at the conference will be offered publication in one of the journals.
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Detailed Call for Papers
Detailed Call for Papers can be found at
2008 Hawaii: http://www.theibfr.com/hawaii.htm
2008 Costa Rica: http://www.theibfr.com/costarica08.htm
Submissions
Submit a 1-4 page abstract or completed paper by e-mail to: submissions@theIBFR.com prior to the deadline noted above. All submissions must be in Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF format. Include the contact information for all authors on the first page of the document.
Conference Fees
Conference registration is US$320 the first paper and for participants not presenting. The registration fee for full-time students is $275. There is a US$80 fee for each additional paper. A US$50 late fee applies for registration fees paid after the deadline.
Hotel Reservations
We encourage you to stay at the conference hotels and to arrange for your lodging early. Both Hawaii and Costa Rica are popular destinations and hotels do sell out. We have arranged for a block of rooms at Sheraton Waikiki and Ramada Plaza Herradura at very good special rates. Visit our website at www.theIBFR.com/conference.htm for additional information about the hotel rates and reservation deadlines.
Conference Cancellations
The Institute reserves the right to cancel the conferences in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist event or other unusual circumstances as determined at the sole discretion of the Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC. In such instances, the Institute will be responsible only for returning the attendee’s conference registration fee.
Mercedes Jalbert Conference Director editor@theIBFR.com