The 2008 ISPIM Conference - Open Innovation: Creating Products and Services through Collaboration - will be held in Tours (Loire Valley), France on 15-18 June 2008. Organised by ISPIM and supported by ESCEM School of Business and Management, this conference will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The conference format includes plenary and parallel sessions with both academic and practitioner presentations and workshops. Additionally, the conference will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local culture.

Conference Sub-themes:

Submissions from academics, consultants and managers on Open Innovation (OI) and other innovation-related topics are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following (note there will also be a French language track on the same topics):
 

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. John Bessant

Dealing with discontinuity - managing innovation beyond the steady state

Martin Roulleaux Dugage
Knowledge Officer
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory
Knowledge Management at PwC: Building the firm's innovation spaces

Dr. Ray Strong
Technical Leader, Impact of Future Technology
IBM Almaden Research Center

Collaboration in the delivery of innovation management services

Gilles Toulemonde & Christine de Gennes Sanciaume

I-Nova and Total RM: Links between internal and open innovation

Mark Turrell

Open Innovation - openness inside and outside the organization

Dr. Bettina von Stamm
Catalyst
Innovation Leadership Forum
The innovative organisation - a question of collaboration

Important Deadlines:

31 December 2007: Academic Paper Abstracts or Practitioner Presentation Outlines
28 February 2008: Acceptance Notification
30 April 2008: Final submissions (including slides, profiles & photos) together with registration and payment

The Call for Papers is now closed and no late submissions will be considered.

IMPORTANT: We are still taking bookings from non-presenting delegates. However, if you are trying to register as a presenter you should note that the deadline has passed and you will not be able to present. You are of course very welcome to register as a non-presenting delegate.

Conference Fees
 

Conference fee includes:
Entry to the Conference and Workshops (except The PhD Students Workshop - additional cost of € 350), Delegate Pack and Badge, Conference Proceedings CD, Book of Abstracts, Welcome Reception & Dinner (Sunday), Gala Dinner (Monday), Conference Dinner (Tuesday), Lunch & Refreshments during the Conference. Non-members will also become Members of ISPIM for the remainder of 2008 following the Conference.

Exhibition Area:
A small exhibition area, which will have about 10 stands, will be situated in the lunch room and exhibitors will be provided with a small table and chair by the organisers. There will be room on the wall for posters or a small banner stand and conference delegates will have to pass by this area many times during the conference. The area is really for people wanting to promote an organisation, a project or a particular product or service in the field of innovation. Exhibitors may also include fliers/leaflets in all delegate conference bags providing they are sent to the conference organisers at least a week prior to the conference. Exhibitors should contact conference@ispim.org requesting an exhibition space.

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Contact Information
 

To contact the conference secretariat, please email conference@ispim.org.