Apologies for cross-postings. International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) Annual conference invites scholars in all areas of family business studies to submit papers to be considered for the 12th Annual conference in the beautiful city of Bordeaux, France. **** ** ** *Conference Dates: June 26-29, 2012* * * *Conference Theme:* Emotional Dynamics in the Family Business**** * * *Keynote Speakers:* Michael Hitt, Texas A&M University; Anat Rafaeli, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology**** * * *Conference Program at a Glance* June 26, 2012 – Doctoral and Faculty Development Consortiums**** June 27-28, 2012 – Main research conference**** June 29, 2012 – Family Business Day**** ** ** *Submission Deadline:* February 5, 2012, midnight ET (New York Time)**** Submissions can be in the form of full papers, working papers and posters. The conference also features two doctoral and one faculty development consortium.**** *The submission deadline for ALL main conference submissions is February 5, 2012 at midnight ET (New York time).***** ** ** ALL submissions will be made via the IFERA manuscript submission system available athttps://softconf.com/c/ifera2012/.**** ** ** Please review the submission guidelines and procedures on the 2012 IFERA conference website available at www.ifera2012.org. If you have any questions about the submission guidelines and process, please contact the IFERA coordinator of manuscript submission system, Ranjan Karri ( [log in to unmask]).**** ** ** For more information please visit the 2012 IFERA Annual Conference website<http://ifera2012.org/> (http://ifera2012.org)**** ** Look forward to meeting old friends and making new ones in the charming town of Bordeaux! Sanjay Goel President IFERA -- ================================================== Sanjay Goel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship Department of Management Studies Labovitz School of Business and Economics University of Minnesota Duluth 1318 Kirby Drive Duluth MN 55812-3002 USA (218)726-6574 (voice) (218)726-8992 (department) (218)726-7578 (FAX) e-mail: [log in to unmask] ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.