In 2008, the World Retail Congress offers a compelling programme addressing the most pressing issues and challenges faced by the retail industry today.

This conference will consider innovation in the software sector from an economic perspective, taking into account the factors that drive innovation, including key framework conditions. The agenda will be centred on the mandate for the on-going OECD project on innovation in the software sector,...

Topics: - Tourism Economic Modelling and Competitiveness - Tourism and the environment - Economic analysis of tourism demand - Evaluation of tourism potential of environmental and cultural resources - Tourism, economic growth and development - Innovation in tourism - Economic impact of tourism...

The purpose of the conference is to provide an international discussion forum for research in economics and management of networks. Theoretical, conceptual and empirical papers from all areas in economics and management of franchising, cooperatives, joint ventures, licensing, strategic...

The 2007 conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to focus on the conference theme “Knowledge-based development through tourism.” Keynote speakers and expert panels will make presentations relating to the conference theme. Additionally delegates will be invited to attend...

The World Retail Congress is a platform for industry excellence; the chance to meet the challenges of globalisation and transform the industry.

The conference will not have one overall theme, but the organizers would especially like to encourage submission of papers concerning Demographic and Migration Effects on Property Markets. Besides that potential topics for papers include, but are not limited to, the following: · Property...

The conference themes: Regulatory Practice in Europe, Competition and Market Performance in Telecommunications, Improving Telecommunications Infrastructure, Structural Change in Telecommunications Industries, Internationalisation of Telecommunication Markets: the Enlarged EU and Beyond,...

Topics: - Tourism and the environment - Economic analysis of tourism demand - Tourism and economic development - Tourism and competitiveness - Innovation in tourism - Economic impact of tourism (IO models and CGEM) - Tourism, labor market and human capital - Tourism policy - Tourism taxation -...