Following the success of the previous Conferences on corporate R&D organised by the European Commission, with emphasis on Knowledge for growth: Role and dynamics of corporate R&D [CONCORD2007] and on An engine for growth, a challenge for European policy [CONCORD2010], the third CONCORD Conference [CONCORD2011] will focus on The dynamics of Europe's' industrial structure and the growth of innovative firms.

The European Commission's Conferences on Corporate R&D aim to link science and policy making by being structured around policy relevant questions, thus addressing the community of researchers, practitioners, industrialists, and policy makers. CONCORD2011 will be organised as a oneday event, constituting a forum for comprehensive academic discourse. Policy implications of the Conference' scientific findings and the resulting policy relevant messages will be summarized by the appointed Scientific Committee and presented
to relevant policymakers from the European Commission, Member States and industrial representatives during a dedicated workshop to be held in Brussels later in 2011 / early 2012 (exact timing will be announced in due time).

Conference topics

CONCORD 2011 will focus on the dynamics of Europe's industrial structure and the growth of innovative firms. These general subjects will be streamlined into several thematic strands based on the response of the research community to the call for abstracts. Three main headlines of the conference are:

• R&D and innovation: Sources and constraints at company level
  
  
• Industrial dynamics & the role of R&D and innovation for Europe's competitiveness
  
  
• New avenues for policy and for management practices

Upcoming deadlines:

•  September 15,  2011 Submission of full papers & electronic presentations
• September 20, 2011 Draft Conference programme
• September 25, 2011 Deadline for registration (earlier closure possible),
• October 3, 2011 Final Conference programme
• October 6, 2010 Conference in Seville, Spain
• Nov 2011 / early 2012 Policy Makers' Forum in Brussels (presentation of main conclusions and most policy relevant messages from CONCORD2011)

Please visit http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/concord-2011/index.html for further information.

Date: October 6, 2011