Dear Colleague, I trust this e-mail finds you well. It would be greatly appreciated if you could please add the Fifteenth Annual International Conference of the Global Business and Technology Association to the AIB listing of Call for Papers. The file is also attached. Thank you for your cooperation. *CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION * *Full papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies, and Posters are invited for the Fifteenth Annual International Conference of the Global Business and Technology Association.* *www.GBATA.org <http://www.gbata.org%20/>* *Helsinki, Finland* *July 2nd 6th, 2013* ** ***Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2013 * Dear Colleague: The *Global Business and Technology Association *(GBATA) invites you to submit a paper or abstract for the Fifteenth Annual International Conference. The Conference will be held in Helsinki, Finland from July 2nd 6 th, 2013 and organized around the theme* *of* Globalizing Businesses for the Next Century: Visualizing and Developing Contemporary Approaches to Harness Future Opportunities.* The co-sponsors are: ุ *Arcadia University, U.S.A.* ุ *Haaga - Helia University of Applied Science, Finland* ุ *UNITEC Institute of Technology, New Zealand* ุ *Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal* ุ *University Nove de Julho UNINOVE, Brazil* ุ *Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic * ุ *Kyung - Hee University, Korea * ุ *National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia* ุ *Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan* GBATA features cutting-edge work and encourages multi-disciplinary as well as discipline-specific research. Many attendees have stated how much they have enjoyed the conferences and the collegiality they foster. The Call for Papers, conference registration form, as well as further background on the GBATA including programs, membership, and services are available on our website at: <http://www.gbata.org/>www.GBATA.org <http://www.GBATA.org>** *Awards Competition*: Several papers will be selected for competitive track awards. Winning best track papers will be awarded up to $500.00. The winners will also be recognized for their distinction at the conference and will be considered for inclusion into the *Journal of Global Business and Technology *(ISSN: 1553-5495). We look forward to receiving your submissions for the conference (just a reminder they are due by *March 31st, 2013)*. Best Regards, Dr. N.J. Delener Conference Chair & President, GBATA Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Global Business & Technology Founding Dean & Professor, School of Global Business Arcadia University 450 S. Easton Road Glenside, PA 19038 U.S.A. Direct: 215-572-4691 www.GBATA.org ____ 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.