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Dear AIBers Colleagues, FERC 2016 The 12th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference Fundação Dom Cabral, Aloysio Faria Campus | Nova Lima (MG) – Brazil | June 1-4, 2016 Submission Link: http://www.uvm.edu/business/openconf/ Submission Guidelines • Extended abstracts of no more than five pages, excluding references and tables (Microsoft Word document). • Manuscripts may be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese. • Double-spaced with one inch margins in 12-point font, using APA 6th edition for References. • Submissions on International Entrepreneurship will be considered for the ie-scholars network award. The following should be addressed in the abstract: Purpose of the project; Gap in the literature; Importance of addressing the gap; Manner in which this project addresses the gap in the literature; Methodology used in this research project; Summary of the results; Implications of the findings for research and practice. First 40 submissions will be entered in a drawing for an iPad Courtesy of the Anderson School of Management *CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS* Keynote Speakers: Werner Baer, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign Shaker Zahra, University of Minnesota *AWARDS* (Over $15,000 in prize money) Some of the awards to be given are: • Best Paper Awards ($4,500) sponsored by MCS Family Wealth Advisors • GVSU (Grand Valley State University) Family Owned Business Institute Resident Scholars Program • Best Spanish Paper Award Journal Special Issues: - Journal of Business Research - Family Firm Heterogeneity. Due Date - August 1st, 2016. - Journal of Small Business Strategies – Strategy in Small Family Firms. Due Date – September 30th, 2016. Career Academy: 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. Other Conference Highlights: - STEP Meetings - Conference Presentations - Meet Journal Editors - Meet Brazilian family business leaders Key Dates: - Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2016 - Career Academy Application Deadline: February 15th, 2016 - Notification for Acceptance: March 15th, 2016 - Early bird Registration: April 30th, 2016 Find out more at the conference website www.fdc.org.br/ferc Or contact the Organizing Team: Academic Program Chair: Raj Mahto, University of New Mexico [log in to unmask] Spanish/Portuguese Submissions: Claudio Muller, Universidad de Chile, Chile [log in to unmask] Career Academy Chairs: Rebecca Long [log in to unmask] & Joshua Daspit [log in to unmask] Mississippi State University Conference Chair: Maria Teresa Roscoe, Fundação Dom Cabral – Campus Aloysio Faria [log in to unmask] Host Team at Fundação Dom Cabral: Letícia Diniz Ribas [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.