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Stimulating and managing innovation is a journey into the unknown that requires dynamic capabilities for a dynamic environment. Customers are unable to articulate their ever changing needs, new technologies are promising but not proven, production facilities are still untested and in development, and organisations have to be made ready for change when no destination but only a direction is known. Innovation is a continuous process to meet vague, ambiguous and contradicting requirements, where budgets and time schedules are always strict. The dynamics of this process call for leadership, well-trained and motivated participants, evolving business models, the right partnerships and the use of new virtual tools. Innovation management may look like managing the unmanageable, but it is a real world challenge to ensure future competitive strength of companies, governments and regions.

Submissions from academics, consultants, managers and funded-project participants on innovation-related topics are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following:

Collaboration for innovation Culture & diversity management in innovation Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and venturing Financing innovation Innovating business models and value creation Innovation training & education Knowledge networks for innovation Leaders for innovation

Managing virtual innovation Measuring and managing innovation Methods and tools for innovation Networks and clusters of innovation Organisational creativity & idea generation Public sector innovation Regional innovation and global competitiveness Technology Transfer

Important Submission Deadlines:

• 31 December 2009: Outlines Only (All Submissions)
• 31 January 2010: Acceptance Notification
• 23 April 2010: Final Submissions (including full papers, slides, profiles & photos) together with registration and payment

Conference Special Issue:

A Special Issue containing selected papers from this conference will be published in ISPIM's official journal, The International Journal of Innovation Management.

Submissions:

The table below describes the possible submission types for this conference. All files should be submitted online at www.conferencesubmissions.com/ispim2010 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*	Abstract	Paper	Slides & Presentation	Presenter Photo & Profile
		(by 31 Dec 09)	(by 23 April 10)
Full Academic Paper Submissions	Accomplished substantial research results of an empirical or theoretical nature.	800-1000 words: text only using structured headings template	125-150 words of plain text summarising the submission	Max 5000 words (ISPIM paper template)	Max 10 slides 15 mins Guidelines for Authors	Photo 90x110 px Profile max 150 words of text
Short Academic Paper Submissions	Implementation information or work-in-progress.	250-500 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 EU or other similar funded projects.

* 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
• 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
• 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
• Benjamin Niedergassel, University of Münster, Germany
• Ville Ojanen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
• 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
• Ibon Zamanillo, University of the Basque Country, Spain

*Denotes Associate Member

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