BUSINESS & ECONOMICS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL 2004 CONFERENCE
ISLAND OF RHODES - GREECE July 19-22, 2004 Rodos Palace Hotel (Direct charter flights to Rhodes are available from many European cities book early!) CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS (Deadline for Abstracts and Early Registration: March 15, 2004) The Business & Economics Society International (B&ESI) invites you to participate in its 2004 Conference to be held in the island of Rhodes - Greece, at the Rodos Palace Hotel, July 19-22. 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 session is one hour and 30 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, 2004 · Please, submit your abstract (of no more than 200 words) via e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by MARCH 15, 2004. Additionally, mail two hard copies of your abstract (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"); · For co-authorships 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, 2004 · Please submit via post 2 hard copies of the paper(s) and a disk containing the manuscript(s) in Word by APRIL 30, 2004. · Unless you instruct us otherwise, all papers will pass a blind peer review process for publication consideration in the 'GLOBAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS REVIEW ANTHOLOGY 2004', 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. ************************************************************************ 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, 2004) 1. Registration Fee ...........................…......$330 x __ = ______ 2. Participating Co-Author(s) & Panel Organizer only..............................$150 x __ = ______ 3. After March 15, 2004 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 2004, the semi-annual 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, 2004. Refunds will be processed after the conference. ************************************************************************ PLEASE MAIL YOUR ABSTRACT(S)/PAPER(S) AND REGISTRATION FEES NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2004 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] B&ESI Web Site: http://www.besiweb.com ************************************************************************ 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) ************************************************************************ RODOS PALACE HOTEL RESERVATION FORM 2004 Business & Economics Society International (B&ESI) Conference, July 19-22. The Hotel is on the historic Greek island of Rhodes and it is located on a privileged site, extending from a cool green hill down to an idyllic beach offering spectacular views of the Aegean Sea. The hotel is 12km away from the Rhodes International Airport Diagoras, 4km away from the center of town and conveniently situated for public transport. A block of rooms has been reserved until June 18, 2004. Reservations made after that date will be subject to hotel availability and rates. The Single (Double) room rate, inclusive of buffet breakfast and taxes, starts at 115 (150) Euros. For over 1 week stay, a 10% discount will apply on above rates. You may pay by international money order (payable in Euros to Rodos Palace 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 Euros to "Rodos Palace Hotel". 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: Rodos Palace Hotel S.A. Trianton Avenue, Ixia, P.O. Box 121, Rhodes, Greece Telephone: +30-22410-25222/26222, Fax: +30-22410-25350 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU!