PROGRAM

Business people, public policy makers, and academics can choose from a wide range of topics within global business development. The Congress offers keynote addresses, formal paper symposia, case study presentations, special sessions, such as "Meet the Editors," and an industry leadership and public policy makers panel discussions as well as a Doctoral Research Seminar. Paid tours to a number of interesting sites in the close vicinity of Maastricht and to Cologne, Germany will be available for Congress participants. A city of Maastricht tour, spouses’ programs, a visit to historical sites, and a visit to the building where the European Union was born by the signing of the historical Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, a dinner party, and many other exciting social functions are planned as part of the Congress Program. To celebrate the academic and collegial successes of the Congress, a banquet dinner will also be held on Friday evening of July 6th, 2007

SPECIAL SESSIONS AND PANELS

Proposals for special sessions and/or panels are invited and must include: a) a short summary of the issues to be discussed, b) rationale for inclusion of the topic in a special session/panel, c) names, addresses, and  qualifications of participants, and d) a letter indicating that  session/panel  participants' approval  has been obtained.  Special session/panel presentation papers will not be published in the congress proceedings unless they go through the usual blind review process. Submit your proposals by May 2, 2007 to Dr. Richard Nelson, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, 220 Johnson Hall, Fieldhouse Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7202, USA, Tel: (225) 578-6686, Fax: (225) 578-2125, E-mail: rnelson@lsu.edu

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEAN  AWARD AND PRESENTATION

One award is made each year to a business dean who has made outstanding contributions to education related to global business. A   nomination letter outlining  the qualifications of the nominee to receive the award should be sent electronically only by  May 2, 2004 to Dr. Kip Becker, Chair, Department of Administrative Sciences, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA, Tel: (617) 353-3016, Fax: (617) 353-6840, E-mail: kbecker@bu.edu   or   Dr. Jan Napoleon Saykiewicz, School of Business Administration, Duquesne University, Rockwell Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0180, USA, Tel: (412) 396-6234, Fax: (412) 396-4764, E-mail: saykiewicz@duq.edu

The awardee will be expected to make a presentation to the Congress on international business education issues.  Selections will be made by the Executive Board of IMDA. 

IMDA OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

One award is made each year to an international businessperson who is widely recognized as having made outstanding contributions to international business practice or  policy in the region or country in which the Congress is held.  A  nomination letter  outlining the qualifications of the nominee should be sent electronically only by May 2, 2007, to Dr. Erdener Kaynak, School of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA, Tel: (717) 948-6343, Fax: (717) 566‑1191, E-mail: k9x@psu.edu   or  Dr. Ronald S.J. Tuninga, Director Dean, Maastricht School of Management, Endepolsdomein 150, 6229 EP Maastricht, The Netherlands, Tel: +31-43-3870820, Fax: +31-43-3617237, E-mail: tuninga@msm.nl    

The awardee will be expected to make a presentation to the congress on international business issues. Selection will be made by IMDA’s Executive Board.