'Sustainability' is a major and growing driver of business change and the implications for innovation management are manifold. In a world of 7, 8 or 9 billion people with rising expectations, providing energy, food and resource security, dealing with climate change, tackling pollution and a host of other issues will require massive change in products, services, and processes as well as the underlying business models and value chains.

What does this mean for how we organise and manage innovation? Are our current models for handling the process sufficient, or will the nature and pace of change require radically new approaches? What kinds of innovation ecosystem might emerge and how will current players position themselves within it? What opportunities exist for entrepreneurs and how can they best frame their activities to ride the waves of change? What new skills will we need for innovation within – and between – our organisations? What tools, techniques and approaches will help equip established players and aspiring new entrants to innovate effectively in future wasteless value chains?

Submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organisations are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following general themes or Conference Focus Theme:

Collaboration for innovation (incl. Open Innovation) Culture & team management in innovation Entrepreneurship, venturing, business models & financing innovation Innovation training & education

Methods and tools for innovation Networks and clusters of innovation Organisational creativity & idea generation Sustainability in Innovation (Conference Focus Theme)

The Conference Focus Theme includes topics such as: sustainable public sector innovation; regional and EU-level innovation policy and initiatives; sustainable value chains; innovation in regulatory frameworks; social entrepreneurship for sustainability; learning from and with 'bottom of pyramid' markets; business models to exploit sustainable innovation opportunities; skills, partnerships, technology and incentive systems for sustainability in innovation management.

Important Submission Deadlines:

• 31 December 2010: Outlines Only (All Submissions)
• 31 January 2011: Acceptance Notification
• 29 April 2011: Final Submissions (including papers, slides, profiles & photos) together with registration and payment

Submissions:

The table below describes the possible submission types for this conference. All files should be submitted online at www.conferencesubmissions.com/ispim2011 by the respective deadline date. Do NOT email submissions to ISPIM. Please note that due to the popularity of this event, only one submission per person and only one presentation per person is permitted. There is no limit on co-authoring or co-presenting.

Presenters should be available to give their presentation at any point during the three days. We cannot entertain individual requests for times or slots because it significantly impairs the quality and coherence of the themed sessions and integrated programme.

Submission Types	Description	Documents required
		Outlines*	Paper	Presenter Photo & Profile	Slides & Presentation
		(by 31 Dec '10)	(by 29 April '11)
Full Academic Paper Submissions	Accomplished substantial research results of an empirical or theoretical nature.	800-1000 words: text only using structured headings template	Max 5000 words (ISPIM paper template)	Photo 90x110 px Profile max 150 words of text	Max 10 slides 15 mins Guidelines for Authors
Short Academic Paper Submissions	Implementation information or work-in-progress.	500-750 words: text only using structured headings template	Max 2500 words (ISPIM paper template)
Practitioner Presentation Submissions	Substantial demonstrations of significant successful business practices and insights.		Optional No max length. (ISPIM paper template)
EU/Other Funded Project Submissions	Description or results from funded projects
Special Interest Group Submission	A SIG is a group of delegates with a shared research interest or professional issue. The session will be a focussed, informal way for delegates with overlapping interests to meet, discuss and co-operate	500-750 words : text only describing the theme and its importance as well as the names of three delegates that support the SIG	No		Max 10 slides 90 minute sessions Guidelines for Authors

* all outlines are blind evaluated for acceptance to the conference. Only papers with potential for journal publication are double blind reviewed.

You must use the headings below to structure the outline. You must NOT include a reference list or bibliography, but you can put references in the text. You must NOT include author identifiers, graphics, tables, formatted text or automatic bullets. The outline is to be copied and pasted into a text box during the submission process. If your outline does not use the structured headings and comply with these instructions it will not be considered for evaluation. No exceptions will be made!

• Keywords: List no more than 5 keywords
• Problem: What specific problem does the submission focus on?
• Current understanding: What is known about this problem?
• Research question: What is the submission's goal?
• Design/methodology/approach: How was the study/work executed?
• Findings: What are the main outcomes?
• Contribution: What does the submission add to current understanding?
• Practical implications: Who will gain why and in which way from the findings?

ISPIM Scientific Panel

• Eelko Huizingh, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Head of Panel)
• Iain Bitran, Enterprizer Technologies, UK
• Maryse Brand, University of Groningen, Netherlands
• Alexander Brem, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
• Annick Castiaux, University of Namur, Belgium
• Steven I-Shuo Chen, Institute of Business & Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
• Davide Chiaroni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Steffen Conn, ISPIM, UK
• Clive-Steven Curran, University of Münster, Germany*
• Urs Daellenbach, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
• Robert Dew, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• Helena Forsman, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
• Federico Frattini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, University of Oulu, Finland
• Hannu Karkkainen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
• Barbara Laermann, Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, Germany
• Jens Leker, University of Münster, Germany
• Anne-Laure Mention, CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
• Tobias Müller-Prothmann, Pumacy Technologies, Germany
• Benjamin Niedergassel, University of Münster, Germany
• Ville Ojanen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
• Nadine Roijakkers, Hasselt University, Belgium
• Teemu Santonen, Laurea University of Applied Science, Finland
• Marko Seppänen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
• Jayakanth Srinivasan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Eric Stevens, Groupe Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et de Management Tours-Poitiers, France
• Stefania Testa, University of Genoa, Italy
• Marko Torkkeli, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
• Anna Trifilova, Nizhny Novgorod Architecture and Civil Engineering State University, Russia
• Eva Velasco, University of the Basque Country, Spain
• Dianna Vitasovic, Innovation Culture, Australia
• Ibon Zamanillo, University of the Basque Country, Spain

*Denotes Associate Member

Further Information:

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