CALL FOR PAPERS: 2013 WINTER GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE (GCBF) LAS VEGAS NEVADA

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You are invited to participate in The 2013 Global Conference on Business and Finance (GCBF) – Las Vegas, Nevada.  The Conference, sponsored by The Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held from January 2-5, 2013 at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
 
Las Vegas is an exciting destination with much to offer.  There are a wide variety of shows and activities to please any taste.  A large number of shopping outlets are located on the strip as well as throughout the city.  Gambling is legal in Las Vegas and there are many casinos throughout the city.  Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, and twelve other national parks are within a few hour drive of Las Vegas.  
 
Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance, marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, business law, business education, agribusiness, health care administration 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 Las Vegas.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Submission for presentation consideration:  October 25, 2012
Regular registration and Payment Receipt:  November 7, 2012
Award submission:  November 14, 2012
Proceedings submission:  November 14, 2012
Late Registration deadline (late fee applies):  November 23, 2012
Hotel Booking Deadline:  November 27, 2012
Event dates:  January   2-5, 2013

CONFERENCE FEES
 
Deadline: November 7, 2012
 
Conference registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. At Least one author per paper must register and pay the registration fees. All attending authors must register and pay the registration fee. Conference registration is US$340 for the first paper. Non-presenting participants are welcome and are subject to the US$340 registration fee.  The registration fee for full-time students is $310 (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 7, 2012. An additional $50 fee applies for papers having five or more authors.  If your payment is not received in our office by November 26, 2012, your participation will be cancelled. Please note that the registration fee applies to all attending authors. The registration form and payment information are available at: www.theIBFR.com/cs.htm.

HOTEL
 
Deadline: November 27, 2012
 
We encourage you to stay at the conference hotel and to arrange for your lodging early.  Las Vegas is a popular destination at this time of year and hotels regularly sell out. We have arranged for a small block of rooms at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel at special rates.  The rates for January 2 and January 3 are $39 double occupancy for the Deluxe 3 Star rooms, and $69 double occupancy for the Go 4 Star rooms. The rates for January 4 and January 5 are $119 for the Deluxe and $149 for the Go rooms.  Tax of 12% is added to all room fees.  These rates are available for booking until Tuesday, November 27, 2012, or until the available block of rooms is reserved, whichever occurs first.  A credit card is required to make reservations and to check-in at the hotel.  To receive this group rate, attendees must call from the U.S. 888-373-9855 and from overseas 702-733-3111, and ask for the Global Conference on Business and Finance group rate. Alternatively, you can book online through our website at: www.theIBFR.com/call-us.htm.  Hotel cancellations must be received at least 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid charges. Each guestroom must have at least one registered guest 21 years of age or older.

To participate in the Conference, Please follow these steps:

Non-Presenting Confernece Attendees

1. Download the full call for papers which provides detailed information about the conference, deadlines, benefits, etc (download here).

2. Process your registration form (enter here to register).

3. Pay your registration fees (Enter here for Accepted forms of payment).

4. Make hotel reservations, (enter here for detailed information)

Presenting Conference Attendees

1. Download the full call for papers which provides detailed information about the conference, conference fees, hotel rates, deadlines, benefits, etc (download here).

2. Submitt your 200-word abstract, work-in process or full paper by the deadline (enter here). Early submissions are greatly appreciated.

3. After you submit your paper, you can expect to hear from us within 10 business days.

4. For accepted papers, Process your registration form (enter here to register).

5. Pay your registration fees (Enter here for Accepted forms of payment).

6. Process your proceedings submission (optional) (enter here to send your submission). Early submissions are greatly appreciated.

7. Submit your award submission (optional) (enter here to send your award submission).  Early submissions are greatly appreciated.

8. Make hotel reservations, (enter here for detailed information)

9. If you select the Internet Session, you will recieve an email with instructions on how to participate in the internet session.

10. Two weeks prior the event, the detailed program will be available in our website at www.theibfr.com/program.htm . You will recieve an email notification.

11. If you participate in the Internet Session, you will recieve an email stating the date your conference welcome package will be mailed. Conference welcome package for internet participats are mailed approximately 10 days prior to the event.

12. For onsite participants, your conference material will be provided at the conference during registration.

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE
 
Journal Publication Opportunities
 
The Conference is affiliated with seven peer-reviewed journals:
 
    The International Journal of Business and Finance Research
    International Journal of Management and Marketing Research
    Global Journal of Business Research
    Accounting and Taxation
    Business Education and Accreditation
    Review of Business and Finance Case Studies
    Revista Internacional Administración & Finanzas (Spanish Language)
 
The journals are distributed in print, through SSRN and through EBSCOHost. Please visit our website for journal specific distribution, indexing and ranking information at www.theibfr.com/journal.htm, including JEL, Cabell’s, Ulrich’s and others.  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 (Optional)

Publishing in the Refereed Conference Proceedings is optional and free to registered and paid conference attendees. Submission of your paper for proceedings publication implies that the paper is your own work and you have obtained the appropriate consent from all co-authors for publication.   Conference proceedings are published under the title "Global Conference on Business and Finance Proceedings."  The conference proceedings are distributed on online, on CD and through EBSCOHost providing nationwide distribution in more than 70 countries.  The conference proceedings are indexed by EBSCOHost, Unrich’s Periodical Directory and Index Copernicus.  You can publish a 200-word abstract, a 5-page version of your paper or a full paper (not to exceed 12 properly formatted pages).  We encourage you to publish a short version of your paper in the proceedings.  All proceedings submissions must be in MS Word and must be formatted according to our proceedings guidelines located at www.theIBFR.com/guidelines.htm.  Proceedings submissions may be in either English or Spanish.  Spanish language submissions must include an English title and abstract in addition to the Spanish title and abstract.  To submit a paper for publication in the conference proceedings, visit the following website:  www.theibfr.com/cs.htm.

Outstanding Research Award

Registered and paid attendees may submit their paper for award consideration and possible publication in one of our journals. Registered and paid co-authors of award winning papers will receive a certificate, award plaque, reviewer comments, and official journal publication acceptance letter at the conference.  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, all award-winning submissions are subject to a double-blind review process. 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.  Award submissions may be in English or Spanish.  To submit a paper for award consideration, visit the following website:  www.theibfr.com/cs.htm.

 Best in Session Award

Based on a peer-review process, one paper will be selected as the best paper in each session for an award.  Best in Session Award Winners will receive a certificate at the award luncheon and are invited to submit their papers to our regular review process for possible publication.

CONFERENCE CANCELLATIONS

The Institute reserves the right to cancel the conference, or reassign some or all presentations to internet sessions, in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist event, illness or other unusual circumstances as determined solely at the discretion of the IBFR. In the event of conference cancellation, the Institute will only be responsible for, at most, returning the attendee’s conference registration fee. The IBFR reserves the right to modify, add to, or delete its policies and procedures at any time.  Any such change shall not be considered a violation of the relationship between the IBFR and conference participants or paper authors. The IBFR reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.
We look forward to visiting with you at the conference. If you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us.

USEFULL LINKS:
Conference submissions: www.theibfr.com/csubmission/csubmission.htm
Questions about the conference: submissions@theibfr.com
Questions at: admin@theibfr.com
Call for papers: www.theibfr.com/call-us.htm
Registration: www.theibfr.com/registration/registration.htm
Accepted payment methods: www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm
Hotel information: www.theibfr.com/hotel-us.htm
Travel Information: www.theibfr.com/travel-us.htm