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International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF)

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12th IEF Conference, Lithuania 2013

Social Sustainability and Economic Security: The Agenda for Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

The 12th IEF conference on the theme of 'Social Sustainability and Economic Security: The Agenda for Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century' will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 4-6 September 2013. This conference is being organised by the International Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ICER), Essex Business School, University of Essex in partnership with The General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, and with the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship and the Local Employment and Economic Development at Paris, France.

Important dates

  • Abstract submission - Extended until 21 June 2013 - NOW OVER
  • Notification of acceptance of abstract - Extended until mid July 2013 - NOW OVER
  • Registration deadline - 15 August 2013 - NOW OVER
  • Full paper submission - 15 August 2013 - NOW OVER

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News updates

Chairs of panel sessions and panellists at the conference

Rapid developments of the conference are taking place and we are pleased to announce that Professor Bibek Banerjee from India will chair a new panel session "Emerging Economy Perspectives" and Professor Christian Friedrich from South Africa will lead the panel "Education and Training for Social Sustainability and Economic Security: An Entrepreneurial Perspective"  

Also, we welcome new panellists to the conference, including Professor Manuela Tvaronaviciene, Professor Renata Korsakiene, Vygantas Rašys, Dr Giedrė Raišien, Dr Mantas Bileišis, Professor Rasa Smaliukiene, Dr Murtala Sagagi, Professor YK Bhushan, Professor Gunnar Prause, Candace Johnson and Alex Gibb.

Hotels in Vilnius

Some hotel recommendations for the conference delegates can be found on pages 8-9 of the 12th IEF call.

New speaker at the conference

Professor Max Fritsch, Professor of Economics and Chair of Business Dynamics, Innovation and Economic Change, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. See the 12th IEF call document for list and details of confirmed speakers to date.

Panel sessions

Details and confirmation of Chairs - full information available on page 7 of the 12th IEF call.

Registration and fee payment

Confirmation of arrangements are as presented on page 8 of the 12th IEF call. Please refer to this information and ensure that you make your payment in good time together with your registration.

Visa issues

Some of you m ay need visa letters.  Please note that we can arrange for visa letters to be sent to you only when we know that you have registered and paid the conference fees.

Publications

Selected papers will be considered for special issues of selected journals. Full details are available in the 12IEF call. All accepted papers will be available in the IEF Conference CD ROMs which will have an assigned ISSN number (2070-6944).

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Conference Organising Committee

Prof. Jay Mitra (International Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Essex Business School, University of Essex, United Kingdom),
Prof. Manuela Tvaronaviciene (The General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Lithuania),
Prof. Christian Friedrich (University of the Western Cape, South Africa),
Prof. Gunnar Prause (Wismar University of Applied Sciences,Germany and Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia),
Dr Catherine Léger-Jarniou (Université Paris-Dauphine, France),
Prof. Yadu Kul Bhushan (IBS Business School Mumbai, India),
Dr Silke Tegtmeier (Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany),
Dr Murtala Sagagi (Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria) and
Dr Carlos Restrepo (Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia)  

Conference Contact

For the 12th IEF conference, please contact:

Ms Joanna Pauk, Research and Conference Assistant
Essex Business School, University of Essex
Elmer Approach, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1LW
Telephone +44 (0)1702 328396
E-mail iefsubmissions@gmail.com

For General ICER matters, please contact:

Professor Jay Mitra
Director, International Centre for Entrepreneurship Research
Essex Business School, University of Essex
Elmer Approach, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1LW
Telephone +44 (0)1702 328390
Fax +44 (0)1702 328387
E-mail cer (non-Essex users add @essex.ac.uk); jmitra (non-Essex users add @essex.ac.uk)

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