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*Advance notice: The 2015 Reading-UNCTAD IB Conference:* *'*Contemporary issues in International Business Theory*' and Rugman memorial * 13-- 14 June 2015 Henley Business School at the University of Reading is delighted to announce the fifth Reading-UNCTAD International Business Conference, taking place in June 2015, organized in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This is the fifth in a conference series that takes place biennially. These distinctive conferences have become something of a tradition in the IB community, not only because we seek -- as is the tradition at Reading -- to look at things from a conceptual, 'big picture' level, but also because we emphasise a critical (and we believe, healthy) balance between disciplines. The conference - which is traditionally held in April - has been moved to June, in memory of Alan Rugman. A plenary session, commemorating and extending Alanšs work by prominent scholars (including Julian Birkinshaw from LBS, and Geoffrey Jones from Harvard) will be organized on the first day. We will hold a memorial on the evening of the 13th, so that people may share their reminiscences about the life and work of Alan in an informal setting. In addition to our usual parallel sessions (at which papers on all aspect of IB are welcome), we will also be organising a number of sessions on topics building on Alan's oeuvre, subdivided into 4 categories (international diversification; internalization theory; MNE - government relations in the context of FDI; regionalization). Plans are underway to publish a book and special issues. Further details will be announced later. We will be putting out a full call for papers soon. Please mark these dates in your diaries! Rajneesh Narula Professor of International Business Regulation Director, John H. Dunning Centre for International Business Henley Business School University of Reading, UK http://www.henley.ac.uk/dunning ____ 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.