CALL FOR PAPERS
2009 WINTER GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE (GCBF)
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
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You are invited to participate in The 2009 Global Conference on Business and
Finance (GCBF) – Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Conference, sponsored by The
Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held from
January 6-9, 2009 at Trump Plaza Resort and Casino, Atlantic City.
Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance,
marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics,
business education and related fields are welcome. Papers do not need to be
global in nature. English and Spanish language sessions will be offered. An
Internet Session will be offered for those unable to make the trip to Atlantic
City.
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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE
Journal Publication Opportunities
The Conference is affiliated with four peer-reviewed journals: The
International Journal of Business and Finance Research (IJBFR), International
Journal of Management and Marketing Research (IJMMR), Global Journal of Business
Research (GJBR) and Revista Internacional Administración & Finanzas (RIAF).
All our journals are included in EBSCOHost. EBOSCOHost provides
nation-wide access to Journal content in more than 70 countries. All our English
Journals are listed in the 11th edition of Cabell’s directory. They are also
listed in Ulrich’s Periodical Directory. The International Journal of Business
and Finance Research and Global Journal of Business are indexed in The American
Economic Association's Econlit, e-JEL and JEL on CD. Spanish
language papers are published in Revista Internacional Administración y
Finanzas. Papers honored with the Outstanding Research Award at the conference
will be offered publication in one of our Journals. In addition, papers
receiving the Best Paper in Session Award are reviewed for possible Journal
publication.
Publication in the Refereed Conference Proceedings
Publishing in the Refereed Conference Proceedings is optional and free to
registered conference attendees. Conference proceedings are published under the
Title "Global Conference on Business and Finance Proceedings," ISSN 1931-0285 CD format, and ISSN
1941-9589 online format. You can publish a 200-word abstract, a 5-page
version of your paper or a full paper (not to exceed 14 properly formatted
pages). All proceedings submissions must be in MS Word and must be formatted
according to our proceedings guidelines located at
www.theIBFR.com/guidelines.htm
Your acceptance letter will include detailed information on how to publish in
the refereed conference proceedings.
Outstanding Research Award
Registered attendees can submit their paper for award consideration and
possible publication in one of our journals. Award winners will receive a
certificate and Award Plaque at the Award Banquet. An acceptance letter and
reviewer’s comments are provided for award-winning papers. Award winners are
required to properly format their document and make any other changes required
by the reviewers and/or editor prior to journal publication. Please note that
there is a $25 per page publication fee for papers that are published in the
journals. Submissions to the Award competition are treated in the same fashion
as a journal submission. Thus, submitting a paper for award consideration
implies that your paper has not been published elsewhere and is not under
publication consideration elsewhere. It also implies that you are prepared to
pay the publication fee if your paper wins an award.
Best in Session Award
Based on a peer-review process, in each session, a paper will be selected as
the Best Paper in Session for an award. Best in Session Award Winners will
receive a certificate at the Award Banquet and are invited to submit their
papers to our regular review process for possible publication.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
- Submission presentation consideration November 7, 2008
- Regular registration November 21, 2008
- Payment receipt November 21, 2008
- Award submission November 25, 2008
- Proceedings submission November 25, 2008
- Event dates January 6-9, 2009
SUBMISSIONS FOR PRESENTATION CONSIDERATION
Deadline: November 7, 2008
Submit to: Submission@theibfr.com
Submit a 200-word abstract or full paper to:
submissions@theIBFR.com
Early submissions are greatly appreciated. All submissions must be in
Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF format. Include the contact information for all
authors on the first page of the document. You will receive an email containing
an acceptance or rejection letter within 10 business days. The letter will
contain a submission number that you should include in all further
correspondences. Directions will be provided for submitting your paper to the
conference proceedings and for award consideration along with your acceptance
letter.
CONFERENCE FEES
Deadline: November 21, 2008
Conference registration is US$320 for the first paper. Non-presenting
participants are welcome and are subject to the US$320 registration fee. The
registration fee for full-time students is $295 (documentation of full-time
student status is required). There is an US$80 fee for each additional paper. A
$50 late fee applies for registration fees received after November 21,
2008. If your payment is not received by December 2, 2008, your
participation will be cancelled. Please note that the registration fee applies
to all attending authors. The registration form is available at:
www.theIBFR.com/registration.htm . Accepted forms of payment are available
at
www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm
Food and Beverage
Your registration fee includes Hor’dourves and soft drinks at the reception,
a ticket for each Award Banquet and coffee breaks on each day of sessions.
Additional Banquet tickets are available for purchase for those participants
attending with a guest(s). The price per ticket is $30.
HOTEL
Deadline: December 7, 2008
We encourage you to stay at the conference hotel and to arrange for your lodging
early. Atlantic City is a popular destination and hotels do sell out. We have
arranged for a small block of rooms at Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
at the special rates of $65 for single or double, $75 for triple, and $85 for
quadruple, per night plus taxes and fees. These Group rates will be honored
Sunday, January 4 through Thursday, January 8, 2009. Friday, January 9, 2009
rate will be $125.00. To receive this group rate, attendees must call
1-800-677-7378 and ask for the Global Conference group rate (group
reservation code BGLB09). Alternatively, you can book online at
www.trumpmeetings.com On the
right hand side of the screen, you will see “enter group reservation code,”
enter the code BGLB09 and select Trump Plaza. These rates are
available until December 7, 2008, or until the available block of rooms is
reserved, whichever occurs first. Visit our website at
www.theibfr.com/trumpplaza.htm
for detailed information about applicable taxes, and fees.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Airfares & Airport
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is located 15 minutes from the Atlantic City
International Airport, 60 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport,
and (5) five minutes from Atlantic City’s Amtrak train station. Depending on
your departure city, Philadelphia International Airport may be a cheaper
alternative, especially if you are traveling with your family or colleagues.
www.theIBFR.com/Atlanticity.htm
for airport ground transportation from Philadelphia and Atlantic City
International Airports.
Ground Transportation Taxi service from the Atlantic City Intl Airport are
approximately US$49, and $119 from the Philadelphia Intl Airport. For a list of
companies providing this service, visit our website at
www.theibfr.com/atlanticity.htm
ABOUT THE INTERNET SESSION
An internet session will be provided to those who cannot make the trip to the
conference. Visit our website for detailed information about the internet
session www.theibfr.com/internetsession.htm
PRESENTATION EQUIPMENT
Each conference room will be equipped with an overhead document camera (Elmo)
capable of presenting most transparencies or paper documents, with a LCD
computer projector, and a computer. The presentation rooms will not be equipped
with internet connections. Visit
www.theibfr.com/equipment.htm for photos of our projection equipment.
INFORMATION ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY
We have included a section about Atlantic City in our Website at:
www.theIBFR.com/Atlanticity.htm
INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOTEL
We have included a section about The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
www.theIBFR.com/trumpplaza.htm
CONFERENCE CANCELLATIONS
The Institute reserves the right to cancel the conferences in the event of a
natural disaster, terrorist event, illness or other unusual circumstances as
determined at the sole discretion of the Institute for Business and Finance
Research, LLC. In such instances, the Institute will be responsible only for
returning the attendee’s conference registration fee. The staff and I look
forward to visiting with you at the conference. If you have any questions
regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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