Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

CONTACT INFORMATION

Institute for Entrepreneurial
Studies (MC 244)
College of Business
Administration
815 W. Van Buren
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60607-7107
Phone: (312) 996-2670
Fax: (312) 413-1265
E-mail: ies@uic.edu

Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship 2009

Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship 2009, hosted by UIC
6-7 August, Chicago, Illinois
Proposals due March 15, 2009

Please submit a 2-page paper summary/proposal to Laurel Ofstein - lofste2@uic.edu (cc. gehills@uic.edu) by March 15, 2009. Or fax it to: (312) 413-1265.

Early registration is due by June 1, 2009.

To register, please click here to download and complete the registration form. You can email the completed form to lofste2@uic.edu, fax it to (312) 413-1265, or mail it to the address on the form. The venue for the Doctoral Consortium and Symposium is the InterContinental Chicago, located at 505 N. Michigan Avenue. We have secured a block of hotel rooms for participants at the InterContinental at the rate of $159/night. Please use the following link to take advantage of this special Symposium rate: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/UICresearchsymp

Completed papers are due by June 15, 2009.Please check the completed paper formatting guidelines before submitting your final paper.

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 proceedings, please visit http://www.uic.edu/cba/ies/proceedings.html

Additional illustrative 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.