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Call for papers

VIIth International Congress on Public and Nonprofit Marketing

The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Szeged, in cooperation with AIMPN, organizes a conference in Szeged on 12-13 June 2008 with the title "VIIth International Congress on Public and Nonprofit Marketing ".

Dear Colleagues,

The International Congress on Public and Non-Profit Marketing, organized for the 7th time, will this time be hosted by the Institute of Business Studies of SZTE GTK in 2008 (former venues were: Braga, Cluj, Cádiz). The congress aims to present domestic and international trends, research findings and practical experience as well as to explore the issues of non-business marketing. The official languages of the congress will be English and Spanish. All those colleagues (including PhD students, teachers and experts) who wish to present their findings and experience in these areas are welcome to participate.

The event begins with a plenary session in the morning on 12 June and continues in tracks to end with a closing ceremonial dinner on 13 June.

A preliminary overview of topics:

• Marketing in public and non-profit organizations
• Marketing human services (education, health care, culture, sport)
• Marketing in public institutions (administration, government and local government bodies)
• Aspects of marketing in regions, subregions as well as towns and villages

All congress participants will receive a complimentary copy of the conference documentation containing the presentations.

Congress venue: University of Szeged, SZTE Study and Information Center (SZTE SIC), Szeged, Hungary

Congress website: www.tik.u-szeged.hu/aimpn
Official website: www.aimpn.org

On behalf of the conference organizing committee:

Dr Zoltán Veres
president, head of institute
veres.zoltan@eco.u-szeged.hu

Zoltán Majó
secretary
majoz@eco.u-szeged.hu

More information:

1, Key dates and deadlines

9 Nov 2007 call for papers
31 Jan 2008 application, submission of papers
15 March 2008 notification of acceptance of papers
15 April 2008 congress registration
2 May 2008 submission of finalized papers
10 May 2008 final programme
11-12 June 2008 on-site registration
12-13 June 2008 congress
13 June 2008 closing dinner

2, Registration fee

The first number is for AIMPN Affiliates, then for AIMPN Non-Affiliates

Early Registration (before 15 April) €130 €160
Later Registration (before 1 June) €150 €180
Express Registration (in-site) €170 €190
Closing Dinner €30 €30

The registration fee includes participation in academic and social events (except closing dinner), certificates, documentation and conference proceedings. Accommodation is not included in the fee. Details of accommodation are available on the congress website.

3, Instructions to the Authors

Contributions should be based on original work, focusing on theoretical and/or empirical research and/or case studies relevant for the “Public and Non Profit Marketing” area. Submissions may be written in Spanish or English.

The deadline for submissions is 31st January 2008.

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