The objective of the Conference is to gather decision makers (government, ministries and state agencies), scientists (universities, research and development centres, technology transfer centers, start-up centres) and practitioners (SME’s, business incubators and business support organisations) in order to discuss topic that are of crucial importance for national competitiveness and increased regional development.

Paper Submission: Academic papers accepted and presented at the conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Selected papers will be also published in a special issue of the International Journal for Innovation and Regional Development (IJIRD), Inderscience Publisher Ltd.

As well as full academic papers, the following submissions are welcomed and will be published in the Booklet of Abstracts:

• Case Study Submissions- Presentations from individuals or companies working in the field
• Practitioner Contribution- Contributions, either presentations or demonstrations, from individuals or companies working in the field.
• Institutional Contribution- Contributions, either presentations or demonstrations, from institutions working in the field (agencies, chambers, tehnoparks, incubators, municipal offices, etc.)

Please click here for further information on the call for papers.

Important dates

Submission of abstracts: 20 November 2010
Notification of acceptance: 20 December 2010
Submission of papers: 20 February 2011
Submission of camera ready full papers: 20 March 2011

Early registration: Before 20 March 2011
Late registration: After 20 March 2011
Conference dates: 5-7 May 2011

Venue
Hotel Metropol – Ohrid, www.metropol-ohrid.com

ICEIRD 2011 is organized under the auspice of the President of the Republic of Macedonia H.E. Dr. Gjorge Ivanov and under the patronage of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

The first call for the conference is available here.

More information is available on www.iceird.org.

Contact: 2011@iceird.org, info@ncdiel.mk

Date:
From: 5 May 2010
To: 7 May 2010