This is a friendly invitation about the 11th annual FAMILY ENTERPRISE RESEARCH CONFERENCE <http://www.uvm.edu/business/ferc2015> (FERC) in BURLINGTON, VT on *June 4-7, 2015*. Theme: *The Sustainable Family and Enterprise*Due date for submission of five-page ABSTRACTS: *January 31, 2015.* Submissions will be accepted in *English, Spanish, and Portuguese*. *Over $25,000 in awards. *Three Special Issues: · Organization and Natural Environment: Sustainability & Family Business <http://oae.sagepub.com/site/includefiles/CFPSusandFamilyBus.pdf> DUE DATE: July 1, 2015 · Journal of Managerial Issues <http://www.pittstate.edu/department/economics/journal-of-managerial-issues/>: Strategic Issues in the Family Firm. DUE DATE: July 31, 2015 · Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administracion <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=5415> (ARLA) Special Issue on Family Business DUE DATE: July 1, 2015 NEW THIS YEAR: CAREER ACADEMY <http://www.uvm.edu/business/documents/ferc_2015_careerscall.pdf>. Due date for applications: *February 15, 2015* Program is designed to address dilemmas and questions at all levels of an academic's life - from a doctoral student to a chaired professor, editor, or senior administrator. Over 75 scholars from 24 countries have volunteered to review abstracts for the conference! Check out our website <http://www.uvm.edu/business/?Page=ferc_2015.html&SM=familybusiness_submenu.html> for conference program, keynote speakers (Stuart Hart <https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Faculty-And-Research/Profile.aspx?id=slh55>, University of Vermont and Cornell University, and David Reeb <https://apps-bschool.nus.edu.sg/asp/staffprofile/cv.asp?id=2422>, National University of Singapore), list of confirmed attendees, Gala awards dinner cruise on Saturday night aboard Spirit of Ethan Allen <http://www.soea.com/>, post-conference activities, and much more. ================================= *CONTACTS*For more information, please contact the organizing committee. Academic Program Chairs: Alexandra Dawson, Concordia University ( [log in to unmask]) and Manisha Singal, Virginia Tech ( [log in to unmask]); Spanish/Portuguese Submissions: Claudio Muller, Universidad de Chile, Chile ([log in to unmask]); Career Academy Chair: Rebecca Long, Mississippi State University ( [log in to unmask]) Host Team at University of Vermont: Pramodita Sharma ([log in to unmask]), Rocki-Lee DeWitt ([log in to unmask]), Linda Kruger ([log in to unmask]) =============================== Claudio G. Müller Adjunct Professor School of Economics and Business University of Chile Diagonal Paraguay # 257, Suite 1901. Santiago CP 8330015 Tel: +56 (2) 2 977 2059 | Fax: +56 (2) 2 635-1679 www.cqn.cl ____ 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.