International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) 2007 Conference
Innovation for Growth: The Challenges for East & West
Warsaw, Poland, 17-20 June 2007

Conference Overview: Organised by ISPIM and supported by Technology Partners Foundation, this conference will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The conference will include dedicated academic and practitioner tracks as well as short paper presentations and workshops.

Sub-themes:
• Culture and cultural differences/experiences and social behaviour
• Competitiveness
• Education and training in innovation
• Environment and sustainable development
• Learning and knowledge management
• Open innovation, organisations and virtuality
• Service innovations
• Technology, entrepreneurship and creativity 

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Dan Kirsch, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member, KMPro, USA
• Mike Southon, Best selling author of The Beermat Entrepreneur, the UK's best-selling business title. Owner of Beermat.biz, an online resource for entrepreneurs and business people
• Prof. Dr. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Strategy at Hasselt University, Belgium, Research Fellow at the Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies, The Netherlands and Director/Founder of OpenInnovation.eu

Important Deadlines
31 December 2006: Extended abstracts (800-1000 words) or practitioner outlines
28 February 2007: Acceptance notification
30 April 2007: Final submissions & registrations

For full details see the conference website: www.ispim.org/conference