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Organizing consortium:
NIFU STEP, Oslo
University of Oslo, Centre for Entrepreneurship, Oslo
BI Norwegian School of Management, Oslo
University of Oslo, Centre for
Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK), Oslo
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BI Norwegian School of Management
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The Oslo Research Workshop 2006 on
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Innovation Policy - a Look at SMEs
Date
November 9-10, 2006
Location
BI Norwegian School of Management, located in brand new facilities in Nydalen, about 4 kms north of the centre of downtown Oslo,
Norway.
November 9: Auditorium C2-020
November 10: Auditorium C2-030
Host University
BI Norwegian School of Management, Department for Innovation and Economic Organization
Sponsored by The Research Council of Norway; and organized in collaboration with Gate2Growth Academic Network.
Student participation is encouraged (no participation fee when exempt of meals).
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Expired (September 8, 2006)
Deadline for Paper Submission: November 1, 2006
See separate page for programme
International Paper Selection Committee
Papers will be selected on the basis of the abstracts submitted.
- Prof. Dieter Bogenhold, University of Bologna, Italy
- Associate Professor of Management Deirdre Hunt, Department of Management and Marketing, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
- Professor Olav Spilling, Research Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU STEP), Oslo, Norway
Information to Authors
Information on the topical framework of the workshop is given in the Programme.
There will be 2 types of paper:
- full length papers, maximum 15 pages
- short papers, maximum 5 pages
'Short papers' are reserved for research which is under progress, with ideas and/or preliminary results , which will be concluded at a later stage.
Abstracts MUST indicate - below the title - which type of paper that the authors intend to submit to the workshop.
Abstracts shall be maximum 1 page long, in 'Arial 12' letters, in Word.
Please see the detailed guidelines for writing and submission of Abstracts
NOTE: Authors with accepted abstract for presentation at the workshop, MUST register and pay participation fee no later than 1 week after notification of acceptance, as decided by the International Paper Selection Committee.
Please see the detailed guidelines for format and submission of Papers
Registration information
Final registration will be accepted as soon as the workshop participation fee is transferred to the Workshop bank account. Registered participants will receive further details on the transfer of the fee, by e-mail , except for those students that want to participate in the workshop only (ex. meals and proceedings)
For everyone attending the conference:
Workshop participation fee is is NOK 1500.- or the
equivalent i EURO. This covers mainly direct expenses per participant such as
meals/dinner, refreshments, proceedings CD etc.
Students:
Free of charge (however, exempt of meals and workshop proceedings). The alternative is to
pay the full amount to receive full service.
Student participating free of charge, must also register in time, and must present 'proof of
study' (student ID card, etc) of their institution upon registration on site.
Non-payant students will be admitted to the extent that there
are seats available. Registered students will be notified about this right after the deadline of
registration October
20.
Registrations will be accepted on a first come - first served basis, as the seating space is limited.
Deadline for the final registration is: October 20, 2006
NOTE: Authors with accepted abstract for presentation at the workshop, MUST register and pay participation fee no later than 1 week after notification of acceptance, as decided by the International Paper Selection Committee
Lunch and Dinner
will take place in neighbouring restaurant KOKKAMOK, just walk across a river bridge outside the entrance of BI, and a couple of hundred meters south on Nydalsveien to number 17.
The workshop lunch includes mineral water, and the dinner will include mineral water and wines.
Hotel information
Participants are recommended to book hotel accommodation as early as possible, as the demand for hotel rooms in Oslo sometimes exceeds the supply.
There is an SAS Radisson Hotel (Nydalen) right at the campus (just adjacent to the workshop site), however, for lower priced hotels registrants are referred to hotel booking portals/agencies on the web, or Visit Oslo ; Alternatives below 600 NOK are Anker Best Western, Thon Hotels (chain), and P-Hotels.
For a list of most hotels, and information on them, see www.visitoslo.com/Accomodation.
Note that prices always include a complete breakfast.
How to get to Oslo
There are good connections to Oslo from most major European cities, and in any case through Copenhague ; For budget flights, check out the carriers Ryanair, Germanwings, Norwegian , Sterling Airways and Condor, from certain cities to Oslo (Ryanair to Torp Airport only, approx 2 hrs from Oslo by bus).
How to get to BI Norwegian School of Management
There is a subway system in Oslo. Take no. 4, 5 or 6 to Station "Nydalen" from downtown/National Theatre, the subway train stops right outside the entrance to BI. Travelling time is 13 minutes from the Central Station, 10 minutes from the National Theatre, and 7 minutes from Majorstua.
From the city centre, bus no. 37 stops right outside BI. There are also tramways to various parts of the city. There is a taxi station close to the entrance of BI.
National Organizing Committee:
Dr. Magne Fjeld, The Norwegian Academy of the Technical Sciences (Chairman)
Dr. Tor Borgar Hansen, NIFU STEP
Professor Tomas Hellström, Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Oslo
Professor Tor Hernes, BI Norwegian School of Management
Professor Govindan Parayil, Centre for Technology,
Innovation and Culture (TIK) at the University of Oslo
