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12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009 - "The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship"

12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009 on The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship" will take place on 11th-13th June, 2009 at Politcecnico di Bari, Bari, ITALY.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 21st January, 2009

Final Paper Submission Deadline: 4th May, 2009.

Objectives:

In line with earlier Uddevalla symposia the objectives of the twelfth Uddevalla Symposium 2009 are: i) to provide a unique opportunity for scholars including senior and junior researchers to discuss path-breaking concepts, ideas, frameworks and theories in plenary key-note sessions and parallel competitive paper sessions, and ii) to facilitate the development and synthesis of important contributions into cohesive and integrated collections for potential publication.

Therefore, unpublished complete papers are invited for presentation and feedback from other scholars. A selected list of these papers will be subjected to review and development for publication in scholarly venues.

Following the tradition established by the previous symposia, starting in 1998, this twelfth Uddevalla Symposium 2009 is designed to bring together leading-edge views of senior academic scholars and mix them with the critical and creative views of post-docs and PhD students engaged in their thesis work.

We welcome researchers from various fields, such as economic geography, economic history, entrepreneurship, international business, management, political science, regional economics, small business economics, sociology and urban and regional planning.

We then welcome the submission of papers to the general theme of the symposium: The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship or to one of the following special themes:

Clustering in a Non-Industrial Sector: Physical and Networked Agglomeration in the Media Sector Chair: Prof. Robert Picard, Media Management and Transformation Center, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.

Proximity and Innovation Chair: Prof. Nunzia Carbonara, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Innovation, Globalization and Agglomeration - Aggregate Trends and Micro-Level Evidence Chair: Dr. Martin Andersson, Centre for Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

The Geography of Rural Entrepreneurship and Growth Chair: Assoc. Prof. Johan Klaesson, Research Unit for Rural Entrepreneurship and Growth, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.

Cities, Service Industries and the Geography of Growth Chair: Dr. Lars Pettersson, Urban Center Management, The Swedish Board of Agriculture, Sweden.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism Chair: Prof. Lena Mossberg, BI Norwegian School of Management, Norway.

The Dahmén Session: Commercialization of University Knowledge for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Annika Rickne, The Dahmén Institute, Sweden & Dr. Olof Ejermo, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden.

Regional Innovation Systems in Post-Transition Economies Chair: Prof. Ulrich Blum, The Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany.

Agent-based Computational Geography of Innovation Chair: Prof. Ilaria Giannoccaro, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Submission Information:

Submission deadline for Abstracts is: January 21, 2009 Abstract - maximum 800 words including:

1. Title of the paper

2. Theme (choose one of the list above or the general theme)

3. Keywords

4. Name(s) and academic title of the author(s)

5. Affiliation(s)

6. Mail address(es)

7. E-mail address(es)

8. Corresponding author(s)

send by e-mail to: 2009uddevallasymposium@hv.se

Results of the review process will be communicated to authors by approximately March 1st, 2009 Submission Deadline for Complete Papers accepted for presentation (in Word 6.0): May 4th, 2009

For further information, please visit the symposium website www.symposium.hv.se or feel free to contact the Uddevalla Symposium co-ordinator: Ms Iréne Bernhard, MSc. University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, irene.bernhard@hv.se

The organisation of the symposium:

Keynote sessions: Mornings up to lunch are set aside for 3-4 plenary keynote contributions of prominent scholars. Parallel paper sessions: Afternoons are devoted to parallel sessions focusing on the development of emergent concepts, frameworks, and theories for better understanding of the themes of the symposium and the new challenges they pose for scholars and practitioners.

Keynote speakers 2009:

  • Prof. Vito Albino, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
  • Prof. Dr.Ulrich Blum, Institute of Economic Research (IWH) Halle, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
  • Prof. Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • Prof. Börje Johansson, Jönköping International Business School & CESIS, Sweden
  • Prof. Robert Picard, Jönköping Int. Business School, Sweden
  • Prof. Karen R. Polenske, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
  • Prof. Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, USA

Best Paper Awards:

To stimulate high quality papers a Best Paper Award of € 1.000 as well as a Best PhD Candidate Paper Award of € 700 will be awarded. The members of the scientific committee will select the winning papers. Only papers submitted before the deadline will be evaluated.

Publications:

Leading-edge contributions from the previous symposia have appeared in special issues of prestigious journals and nine edited book volumes. This symposium will follow the same practice. In addition to the Uddevalla Symposium Proceedings, a similar effort for publication of a coordinated set of articles in book volumes and journals with high impact will be adopted for the 12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009. For a selected list of publications of previous symposia, please see www.symposium.hv.se

Scientific Committee:

  • Prof. Vito Albino, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, valbino@poliba.it
  • Prof. Thomas Andersson, President of Jönköping University, Sweden, thomas.andersson@hj.se
  • Prof. Per Assmo, University West, Sweden, per.assmo@hv.se
  • Prof. Ulrich Blum, Institute of Economic Research Halle, Germany, praesident@iwh-halle.de
  • Prof. Nunzia Carbonara, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, ncarbonara@poliba.it
  • Prof. Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, p.cheshire@lse..ac.uk
  • Prof. Andreas P. Cornett, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, CORNETT@sam.sdu.dk
  • Prof. Ilaria Giannoccaro, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, ilaria.giannoccaro@poliba.it
  • Prof Rolf Dahlberg, University West, Sweden, rolf.dahlberg@hv.se
  • Prof. Börje Johansson, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden borje.johansson@jibs.hj.se
  • Prof. Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping International Business School & University West, Sweden, charlie.karlsson@jibs.hj.se
  • Prof. Robert Picard, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. robert.picard@ihh.hj.se
  • Prof. Karen R. Polenske, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, krp@mit.edu
  • Prof. Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, USA, rstough@gmu.edu
  • Prof. Friederike Welter, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden friederike.welter@ihh.hj.se

Organisation Committee:

  • Prof. Nunzia Carbonara, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, ncarbonara@poliba.it
  • Ms Iréne Bernhard, MSc, Symposium Co-ordinator & Lecturer, University West, Sweden, irene.bernhard@hv.se
  • Prof. Rolf Dahlberg, University West, Sweden, rolf.dahlberg@hv.se
  • Prof. Ilaria Giannoccaro, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, igiannoccaro@poliba.it
  • Prof. Elisabeth Jansson, University West, Sweden elisabeth.jansson@hv.se
  • Prof. Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping International Business School Sweden & University West, Sweden. charlie.karlsson@jibs.hj.se (Chairman)
  • Prof. Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, USA, rstough@gmu.edu

Sponsoring Organisations:

The following organisations are sponsoring the 12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009:

Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm & Jönköping International Business School, Sweden Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth, (CISEG), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden Media Management and Transformation Center (MMTC), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. Municipality of Uddevalla, Uddevalla, Sweden Nordic Section of Regional Science Association (NS-RSA) Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy Research Unit for Rural Entrepreneurship and Growth (RUREG), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

On behalf of the Organising Committee

Irene Bernhard Co-ordinator and member of the Organising Committee