Contributions

Papers will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference theme
• Overview of the current situation in the field
• Discussion of appropriate examples related to the major topics
• Practical applicability of solutions/approaches discussed
• Clarity of writing and communication of ideas
• Discussion of theoretical and practical framework or principal concepts

Should you be interested in participating in this conference, please forward your abstract to the conference secretary before 25 April 2005.
Please view the editorial requirements for abstracts down on this page.

Duration of Paper Presentation

Paper presentations are scheduled for 30 minutes (including 10 minutes for discussion).

Editorial Requirements – Academic Papers

The abstract should contain the following:

• Title : as short as possible
• Font : Arial 12 pt with double line spacing
• Body : Approximately 100 words, maximum 150
• Keywords : approximately 10 words or phrases
• Address : position, department, name of institution, full postal address and e-mail address
• Biographical notes : approximately 100 words per author, maximum 150

Manuscript Preparation

• The full paper should be submitted by the 05 May 2005.
• The paper must be submitted electronically in A4 size format, with a word count of 5000-7000, including references.
• One and a half line spacing and a wide margin (3cm) on the left with other margins 2cm.
• Font: Arial with font size 12 point.
• All pages must be numbered.
• The preferred word processing program is Microsoft’s Word or Word for Windows.
• Figures in the final accepted manuscript may be included in the electronic text file and also provided as separate files, but must also be accompanied by high-resolution hard copy printout.
• All papers must be written in UK English, if English is not your first language, please ask an English-speaking colleague to proofread your paper.

References and Notes

• The referencing style is Harvard (name and date) short reference system for citations in the text with a detailed alphabetical list at the end of the paper. For example ‘Hamel (2000) suggests ...’ or ‘Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) found that ...’ or ‘A study of economic change (Nelson and Winter, 1982) has shown that ...’..
• Footnotes should be avoided, but any short, succinct notes making a specific point, may be placed in number order following the alphabetical list of references.
• References should be made only to works that are published, accepted for publication (not merely ‘submitted’), or available through libraries or institutions. Any other source should be qualified by a note regarding availability.
• Full reference should include all authors’ names and initials, date of publication, title of paper, title of publication (italics), volume and issue number (of a journal), publisher and form (books, conference proceedings), page numbers.

Figures

• All illustrations, whether diagrams or photographs, are referred to as Figures and are numbered sequentially. Please place them at the end of the paper, rather than interspersed in text.
• Originals of line diagrams will be reduced and used directly, so please prepare them to the highest possible standards. Bear in mind that lettering may be reduced in size by a factor of 2 or 3, and that fine lines may disappear. Electronic copies of the figures are also required.

Please note that should your paper be selected for submission to a journal you may be required to amend your paper with respect to journal requirements.

Important deadlines