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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
2005 CONFERENCE
FLAGSTAFF - GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA / USA
July 22-25, 2005
Radisson Woodlands Hotel
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
(Deadline for Abstracts and Early Registration: March 15, 2005)
The Business & Economics Society International (B&ESI) invites you to
participate in its 2005 Conference to be held in Flagstaff - Grand Canyon,
Arizona / USA,
at the Radisson Woodllands Hotel, July 22-25. The conference welcomes academics
(business/economics professors and administrators), as well as
corporation/government executives and economists.
Participants may organize panels (please ask for the "Panel Organizer
Guidelines"), present papers, participate in poster sessions, chair
sessions, discuss papers, participate in round-table discussions, or simply
observe. The program will consist of:
- small concurrent sessions with: chairperson, presenters, and at least one
discussant assigned to comment on each paper;
- poster sessions;
- roundtable thematic discussion sessions with moderator;
- workshops and panels;
- invited speakers. Time allocated for each presenter is 20 minutes.
* To ORGANIZE PANELS please ask for "Panel Organizer Guidelines". The fee
for each participant in the panel, except the organizer, is $330. The fee
for the
panel organizer is $150.
* To participate as a PRESENTER please submit ABSTRACTS and/or PAPERS:
ABSTRACT/PAPER SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2005
- Please, submit your abstract (of no more than 200 words) via e-mail
(
hkan@besiweb.com) by MARCH 15, 2005. Additionally, mail two hard copies
of your abstract along with a disc containing the document in Word (see address
below). All abstracts submitted will be evaluated for presentation and
publication in
the Book of Abstracts which will be available at the Conference;
- You may submit abstracts for no more than 2 papers;
- Abstracts/papers must not have been published, accepted, or submitted for
publication elsewhere;
- The categories that best fit your paper must be typed on the top right
corner of the front page (See below table titled "Subject Category Title
and Number");
- Please include names, affiliations, and addresses of all authors and
indicate who will serve as presenter;
- The title of your abstract(s) or paper(s) is(are):
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
FINAL PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2005
· Please submit via post 2 hard copies of the paper(s) and a disk
containing the manuscript(s) in Word by APRIL 30, 2005.
· Unless you instruct us otherwise, all papers will pass a blind peer
review process for publication consideration in the 'GLOBAL BUSINESS &
ECONOMICS REVIEW -
ANTHOLOGY 2005', a volume of selected papers from the Conference. Format
instructions will be attached to the acceptance for publication letter.
[Manuscripts of more than 12 single-spaced pages of text (font: times,
size=10) inclusive of graphs, tables, endnotes and references will be
considered
at $10 per additional page];
· Authorship should be identified only on a removable cover page.
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
Last Name _______________________________________________________________
First Name and M.I. ________________________________________________________
Nickname for Badge ________________________________________________________
Position/Title/Rank _________________________________________________________
Affiliation _________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: Day (___)___________________, Night (___)_________________________
Fax: (___)_____________________, E-Mail: ___________________________________
[I wish to serve as a DISCUSSANT____and/or a SESSION CHAIR/MODERATOR___.
My specialty is__________________________________________.
"Session Chair/Moderator and Discussant Guidelines" as well as copies of
the abstracts or papers to be discussed will be made available to you as
soon as the
sessions are organized.]
CONFERENCE FEES (DUE MARCH 15, 2005)
1. Registration Fee ...................$330 x __ = ______
2. Participating Co-Author(s) &
Panel Organizer only...................$150 x __ = ______
3. After March 15, 2005 Add Late Fee....$35 x __ = ______
4. Guest Fee (companions)...............$60 x __ = ______
Total Amount Due................................ = ______
Note: Registration fees include "guest speaker-awards" luncheon, one copy
of the GLOBAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS REVIEW - ANTHOLOGY 2005, the quarterly
GLOBAL BUSINESS
& ECONOMICS REVIEW, and access to all Conference presentations and
sessions. Current B&ESI
members may deduct $120 from the $330 'Registration Fee' or, if applicable,
the $150 'Participating Co-Author(s) & Panel Organizer Fee'.
Payments:
______ My check is attached payable to B&ESI
(in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank).
Please charge my______ Visa ______ MasterCard or ______ American Express.
Credit Card Number______________________________Exp. Date___________
Authorized Signature_________________________________________________
Refunds: Individuals applying for program participation but not accepted
are eligible for fee refunds. Cancellations must be in writing and are
subject to
a $40 handling fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations after May
15, 2005.
Refunds will be processed after the conference.
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PLEASE MAIL YOUR ABSTRACT(S)/PAPER(S) AND REGISTRATION FEES
NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2005 TO:
B&ESI / Helen Kantarelis
64 Holden Street
Worcester, MA 01605-3109
USA
You may also reach us by Phone or E-mail:
Telephone: (508) 595-0089
E-mail:
hkan@besiweb.com
B&ESI Web Site:
http://www.besiweb.com
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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 (EN19)
MACROECONOMICS (MAC20)
MONETARY ECONOMICS (ME21)
GOVERNMENT FINANCE (GF22)
URBAN, RURAL & REGIONAL ECONOMICS (URR23)
OTHER - PLEASE SPECIFY (O24)
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RADISSON WOODLANDS HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
2005 Business & Economics Society International (B&ESI) Conference, July 22-25.
The hotel is in Flagstaff (North Arizona), 1.5 hours by car from Grand
Canyon, 2.5 hours by car or shuttle (0.5 of an hour by plane) from Phoenix and
3 to 4 hours by car from Las Vegas. There are countless outdoor
opportunities that the
hotel would be willing to assist you in planning, such as river rafting,
Grand Canyon and Sedona tours, horseback riding, hiking, biking, fishing
and golf.
The room rate, inclusive of American buffet breakfast, for single or double
is $79 plus 10.118% tax. A block of rooms has been reserved until June 27,
2005.
Reservations made after that date will be subject to hotel availability and
rates.
You may pay by international money order (payable in American Dollars to
Radisson Woodlands Hotel) or credit card (Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard,
American Express.) The first night's deposit is required with reservation.
Last Name: _____________________ First Name: ____________________ Middle
Initial: ____
Address:
________________________________________________________________________
Telephone:_________________________ Fax: _________________________
E-mail: ________________________________________________
___ My international money order is attached payable in American Dollars to
"Radisson Woodlands Hotell".
Please charge my: Visa ___ Diners Club___ MasterCard___ or, American Express____
Arrival date:___________ Departure date:___________ Smoking:___ Non-Smoking:___
Single:__Double:__King Bed:__Two-Bedded Room:__Number of People in Room:__
Credit Card Number _________________________________ Exp. Date ___________
Authorized Signature__________________________________________________
Please keep a copy of this form for your records and mail or fax the
original to:
Radisson Woodlands Hotel
1175 West Route 66
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
USA
Telephone: (USA) 800-333-3333, (International) 928-773-8888
Fax: 928-773-0597
Hotel Web Site: <http://www.radisson.com/flagstaffaz>
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