Key issues covered by the conference are: - Mitigation, adaptation and technological change - Trade regulations and unilateral climate policies

The theme of this year’s symposium is “The role of operations management in delivering business performance”. Topics: - Operations management - Supply chain management - Service strategy development - Logistics - E-business operations - Productivity and process improvement - Project...

Topics: - Smart grids - Renewables - Retail competition - Carbon markets - Incentive regulation

The Conference Focus Theme includes topics such as: sustainable public sector innovation; regional and EU-level innovation policy and initiatives; sustainable value chains; innovation in regulatory frameworks; social entrepreneurship for sustainability; learning from and with 'bottom of pyramid'...

Papers can be on any topic relevant to the focus of the conference-inventors and commercialisation. It is expected that the presentations will cover such topics as: - Invention from the inventors' point of view - The latest research about inventors and the process of invention - How research and...

Thema: „Grenzen des gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes“ Patentanmeldungen bei gleichbleibenden Kapazitäten in den Patentämtern und bei Beschäftigten in der Patentinformation zeigt Grenzen in der Verarbeitbarkeit von Patentinformation auf. Neue wegweisende Entscheidungen zur Patentierbarkeit, sei...

The diverse yet highly interdependent economies of Europe and Central Asia have reached a critical juncture. While the advanced economies of the European Union are experiencing fiscal austerity and slower growth, emerging economies further east and in Central Asia are grappling with the...

The special theme for the conference will be “Innovate through Design”. Themes and areas: A. Organizing for product development B. Knowledge and IT resources in PD C. Product development strategy and performance D. Leadership and creativity in PD E. Creativity and Design Management and...

Topics: - Agricultural, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Business Administration, Marketing and Accounting - Economic Analysis - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - Economic Geography and Regional Economics - Economic Systems - Economics of E-Commerce -...

The title of the 2011 conference – Innovation, Prosperity, Quality of Life – in many ways reflects the expectations that we currently place on scientific and technological progress. Innovation seems to be on everyone’s lips, but how can it be harnessed to offer greater prosperity and...