CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

Full papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies and Poster Presentations are invited for the

Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA) 20th Anniversary Annual International Conference

www.gbata.org

Pathumwan Princess Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
July 3rd-7th, 2018

Submission Deadline: April 30th, 2018

Hello Colleague,

Submissions are welcome for the 20th Anniversary Annual International Conference to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will be held from July 3rd-7th, 2018 and organized around the theme of "Shaping the Next Wave of Globalization: Using Current Trends to Reconnect with Markets and Create Value". Please find attached the Call for Papers.

Co-Sponsors are listed below:

• Khon Kaen University, Thailand
• Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
• Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology, New Zealand
• Centre for Rapid & Sustainable Product Development, Portugal
• University of Richmond, U.S.A.
• Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
• Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
• Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

GBATA features cutting-edge work, encouraging multi-disciplinary and discipline-specific research. Many attendees have continuously stated how much they enjoy the conferences along with the collegiality they foster.

Outstanding Paper Awards Competition

Several papers will be selected for competitive awards and authors of the winning papers will receive a monetary award of up to $5,000.00 USD total. Winning papers will be recognized for their distinction at the conference and be considered for the refereed Journal of Global Business and Technology (ISSN: 1553-5495) listed in the Cabell’s Directory, ProQuest databases including the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), EBSCO and SCOPUS.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could share this information with any colleagues or graduate students who may be interested.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

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