The mission of the International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Regional Development (ICEIRD) is to support regional development by providing a multi-disciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and regional development.

As an innovative conference bringing together academics, policymakers, practitioners, and businesses, this year the theme of ICEIRD is to advance research and practice university-industry links. The conference is structure around three tracks concerned with researching, co-producing and commercializing university-industry links.

The intended audience of the conference is academics, university technology managers, entrepreneurs, policy-makers, and businesses interested in the theory and practice of university-industry links, as well as innovation, entrepreneurship and regional development more broadly.

The call for submissions for the 10th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development (ICEIRD) is now open.
 
Are you an academic, a university technology manager, an entrepreneur, a policy-maker, an investor or you represent a business interested in the theory and practice of university-industry links as well as innovation, entrepreneurship, and regional development? Then this might be of your interest!

Academic papers, practitioner cases and provocative expositions in all areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development are invited with particular emphasis on the main theme of the ICEIRD 2017 Conference: University-Industry Links: Coproducing Knowledge, Innovation & Growth.

Submission deadlines: 

• December 5, 2016: Proposal submission to chair a Session or to organize a workshop or roundtable
• December 12, 2016: Abstract submission for academics or practitioners (max. 500 words)
• February 20, 2017: Notification of Abstracts Acceptance
• April 10, 2017: Full/Short papers submission deadline (optional)
• May 9, 2017: Notification of papers acceptance

The guidelines and Call for Papers tips on how to submit your proposal are available here.

Source: ICEIRD call