BUSINESS & ECONOMICS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (<www.besiweb.com>
July 19-22, 2004
ISLAND OF RHODES / GREECE
Rodos Palace Hotel
PANEL ORGANIZER GUIDELINES
Deadline for Abstracts/Papers and Early Registration: March 15, 2004.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY. As panel organizer, you have the principal
responsibility for your panel. Your job includes monitoring preparations of
your panel's participants and maintaining liaison between them and B&ESI.
Be sure (1) your panel maintains high professional standards; (2) you and
your panel participants are well prepared and strictly observe all
deadlines. Finally, you are responsible to see that all registration fees
are paid by those within your panel. The fee for each participant on the
panel, except the organizer, is $330 ($365 after March 15, 2004). The fee
for the panel organizer is $150.
SUGGESTED PANEL FORMAT. Chairperson, three papers presented by respective
authors, two to four discussants, with at least one discussant assigned to
comment on each paper. (Other formats, such as moderator and panelists or
workshops, also might be used.)
SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. This is your most important job because the
quality of your panel depends principally on its participants. A mix of
young scholars with new ideas and older, more seasoned researchers can be
conducive to a mutually advantageous exchange. Also, try to include both
academics and nonacademics among your panel's program participants.
CONFERENCE SESSION TIME ALLOCATION. One hour, 30 minutes.
DEADLINE. Complete panel/workshop information must be received by March 15,
2004. After that date, sessions will be accepted only on a space-available
basis.
CONFERENCE FORMAT. The conference format is intended to foster active
involvement by all attendees. Most of those attending are on the program;
and, except for a few general sessions, the program consists of small
discussion groups meeting concurrently. Including program participants,
attendance at a typical panel may range from 10 to 50, depending on the
topic's popularity and the participants prominence. You and the other
participants in your panel might benefit from inviting people to attend
your panel. However, the most fruitful discussions often occur when only a
small group of interested individuals is involved. To avoid unrealistic
expectations, advise prospective participants in advance regarding the
program format and the typical size of panel attendance.
INFORMATION NEEDED BY B&ESI. (See sample below.) After receiving
commitments from panel participants, send us the following: (1) Suggested
panel title; (2) Category (see "Subject Categories" below); (3)
Professional affiliations, paper titles, mailing addresses (and if
available e-mail addresses),phone, and fax numbers for the chair, paper
presenters, co-authors, and discussants.
SESSION SCHEDULING REQUESTS. When establishing the conference panel
schedule, we face numerous constraints, such as minimizing conflicts
between topics and making sure no one is scheduled in two panels at the
same time. If extenuating circumstances will allow one of your participants
to attend only on a specific day or time, note these constraints at the top
of your panel information. All scheduling requests must be received in
writing by March 15, 2004. Making adjustments after panels have scheduled
is virtually impossible.
REQUIRED FORMAT FOR CONFERENCE PANEL INFORMATION
Panel Organizer: John Miller
Panel Title: The Marketing of "Generic Products"
Category: Marketing (MR13)
Chair: John Miller, Phantom University, Boston, MA
John Miller
Business Studies Department
Phantom University
Boston, MA 01990
Tel: (617) 734-2345, Fax: (508) 766-6287, E-mail:
erex@env.rex.edu
Paper 1: Sally Tricer, Nice View College, Berkeley, CA
Title: Should Generic Products be "Green"?
Sally Tricer
School of Business
Nice View College
Berkeley, CA 01234
Tel: ..., Fax: ..., E-mail: ...
Paper 2: Stuart Hamilton, Benson University, Vancouver, Canada,
and Max Palmer, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
Title: "Generic" Marketing and the WWW
Stuart Hamilton
Dept of Business
Benson Univ.
Vancouver, Canada 012-234
Tel: ..., Fax: ..., E-mail: ...
Max Palmer
Dept. of Commerce
12 NW
Washington, DC 01976
Tel: ..., Fax: ..., E-mail: ...
(SIMILARLY FOR THE REMAINING PAPER PRESENTERS)
Discussant 1: Mary Steiner, Hamilton College, Miami, FL
Mary Steiner
Dept of Business
Hamilton College
Miami, FL 09232
Tel: ..., Fax: ..., E-mail: ...
(SIMILARLY FOR THE REMAINING DISCUSSANTS)
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SUBJECT CATEGORY TITLE AND NUMBER:
ACCOUNTING (A1)
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (MS2)
MARKETING (MR3)
FINANCE & INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (F4)
BUSINESS ETHICS (BE5)
QUANTITATIVE METHODS (QM6)
BUSINESS STATISTICS/ECONOMETRICS (BSE7)
BUSINESS LAW/LAW & ECONOMICS (L8)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (E9)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDUCATION (BEE10)
MICROECONOMICS (MIC11)
GOVERNMENT REGULATION (GR12)
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (IO13)
GAME THEORY (G14)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE (IT15)
LABOR ECONOMICS/HUMAN RESOURCES (LH16)
ECONOMIC GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT (EGD17)
BEHAVIORAL & HEALTH ECONOMICS (BHE18)
ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS/ECONOMICS (E19)
MACROECONOMICS (MAC20)
MONETARY ECONOMICS (ME21)
GOVERNMENT FINANCE (GF22)
URBAN, RURAL & REGIONAL ECONOMICS (URR23)
OTHER - PLEASE SPECIFY (O24)
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USA
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