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IAM
Conference 2009:
"Revitalising the Field: Innovation, Rigour
and Relevance"
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- 12th Annual Conference: Galway-Mayo
Institute of Technology
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- Conference Programme
- Doctoral Colloquium
- Important Conference Dates
- Call for Abstracts
- Full Papers
- Tracks and Track Chairs
- Registration
- Payment
- Attendance Fee/Conference Dinner Cost
- Journals
- Prizes
- Getting to Galway
- Accommodation in Galway
- Things to do in Galway
- BAM (British Academy of Management)
- Organising Committee
| 12th
Annual Conference: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology |
The 12th Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management
will be held at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology between
the 2nd and the 4th of September 2009. The conference was last held
here in 2005.
As was the case in 2005, the event will take place in the new wing
of the main GMIT campus. The building has, since opening in 2002,
won a number of architectural awards for its unique design. It features
a new resource learning centre, and state-of-the-art lecture theatres.
It is also close to Galway city. |
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| Galway-Mayo
Institute of Technology |
The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has in total five campuses—two
in Galway city, one in Castlebar, County Mayo, one in Mountbellow
and the final one in Letterfrack, County Galway. Mountbellow is
an agricultural college, and Letterfrack specialises in furniture
design and making. With close to 9,000 students registered in courses
that range from craft to post graduate, GMIT is one of the largest
of the 14 institutes of technology in Ireland.
GMIT was voted the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the
Year, 2004-5 and again in 2007. This was in recognition of its multi-campus
approach and it’s innovative student centred approach to learning.
The conference, as noted, takes place in the main campus. This
is located on the Dublin Road, on the south side of Galway, approximately
2 miles from Eyre Square, the city centre of Galway. Only one event—the
Conference Dinner—will take place outside the college, in
the four star rated Radisson SAS Hotel (http://www.radissonhotelgalway.com/).
The Radisson SAS is located about a mile from the college in Galway
city centre.
More detailed information on GMIT can be found at http://www.gmit.ie. |
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| A full conference programme will be uploaded as the event nears.
However, the conference will follow the format of previous years.
That is, the conference will open with a wine reception on the evening
of September 2 in the foyer of GMIT. The official opening ceremony
will be performed on Thursday morning. Thursday will, as is the norm,
feature a plenary session, the Academy’s AGM, and paper presentations.
The conference dinner will be held, as noted, in the Radisson SAS
Hotel on the evening of Thursday, September 3. Friday morning will
also have a plenary session, and the close of the conference will
be lunch time on Friday. |
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As with the case in DCU, the Doctoral Colloquium
precedes the conference. It is an ideal opportunity for all PhD
researchers in Business and Management studies to come together
and engage with fellow researchers in reviewing current theoretical
frameworks, research philosophy and methodology in their respective
areas.
The Doctoral Colloquium is sponsored by the Centre of Innovation
and Structural Change (CISC) and will take place on Wednesday, September
2. at the J.E. School of Business and Economics at NUI, Galway.
NUI, Galway is situated about 3 miles from GMIT but closer to the
city. The joint chairs of the Doctoral Colloquium are Dr. James
Cunningham and Dr. David Collings who may be contacted at respectively
at james.cunningham@nuigalway.ie
and david.collings@nuigalway.ie.
For further information on CISC, see http://www.nuigalway.ie/cisc/.
Full details of the colloquium will be uploaded on the website
in due time. Starting time will be expected to be about 12 noon
on September 2, allowing time to travel to Galway in the morning;
the colloquium will conclude by about 1730 hours, in time then for
the opening reception in GMIT at 1900 hours.
Ph.D students have the opportunity to present both at the colloquium
and at the conference proper.
In order to participate in the Colloquium, you must:
- register as a post-graduate student for the IAM Conference
- complete the Doctoral Colloquium Registration form (Word file, 40 KB) and return it to Valerie Parker at you earliest convenience
Please note that the deadline for
registration and payment is July 31, 2009.
Students are encouraged to also present their paper
at the main IAM conference. Please indicate on the Doctoral Colloquium
Registration form if you would like to be considered for the main
conference also. |
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| Important
Conference Dates |
| Abstracts due |
March 20, 2009 |
| Notification of acceptance |
April 10, 2009 |
| Paper submission due |
June 12, 2009 |
| Author Receipt of Payment |
July 31, 2009 |
| Registration for Doctoral Colloquium |
July 31, 2009 |
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| 12th Annual IAM conference |
September 2-4, 2009 |
| IAM Doctoral Colloquium, 2009 |
1200 to 1730hrs, September 2
(J.E. Cairnes Building, NUI-Galway) |
| Wine Reception & Registration |
1800 to 2000hrs, September 2
(Foyer, GMIT ) |
| Gala Conference Dinner |
2000 hrs, September 3
(Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway) |
| Conference Ends |
1300 Friday, September 4 |
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| Call
for Abstracts (Format Guidelines) |
SUBMIT
YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE
Once your abstract has been accepted—notification by April
10—a full competitive or working paper is required. Only on
receipt of the paper by June 12, 2009, and the payment of a conference
fee by at least one of the authors before noon on Friday, July 31,
2009, will the candidate be considered as a contributor to the conference
and can therefore:
- Receive a slot in the conference schedule;
- Appear in the conference proceedings;
- Be cited as a conference on curriculum vitae;
- Be considered for any of the prizes;
- Be considered for inclusion in any special issues of journals.
Full abstract submission details
are available to download (Word, 34 KB). |
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| Full
Papers (Format Guidelines) |
SUBMIT YOUR PAPER ONLINE
Only papers received via the online functionality
will be accepted.
Only on receipt of the paper and the payment of
the conference fee by at least one of the paper's authors before
noon on Friday, 24 July 2009, will the paper be considered as part
of the conference proceedings and can therefore:
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Receive a slot in the conference schedule;
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Appear in the conference proceedings;
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Be cited as a conference on curriculum vitae;
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Be considered for any of the prizes;
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Be considered for inclusion in any special issues
of journals.
Please note that there will be no editing of final
papers prior to their inclusion in the conference proceedings.
Please be aware of this when submitting your final copy.
Full Paper: Format guidelines: Competitive
and working papers
Competitive papers: maximum 30 pages (ONLY Competitive Papers
can be considered for prizes or special issues of journals)
Working papers: maximum 10 pages
Font: Times roman, 12 pt,
Double spaced, and left and right justified.
Margins of one inch.
Major headings: Bold, CAPITALS.
Minor headings: Bold, Upper and Lower Case.
Harvard referencing system (name, date), e.g. reference:
(Barry 1998); quote: (Barry 1998: 234).
Clearly label title, track, author and competitive
or working paper.
Cover page to contain the following information:
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Title of paper: (CAPITALS, bold,
centred)
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Authors' name: (Upper and Lower Case, bold)
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Authors' institution, postal address, telephone
number and email address.
Please indicate clearly the most suitable Track.
Only one paper is permitted per author due to the unprecedented
demand for places so please choose your track carefully.
Post graduate papers must be clearly marked with the wording
POSTGRADUATE PAPER (in capitals on the front page). Due to the
unprecedented demand for attendance at the conference only one
postgraduate paper can be accepted per author.
All presented papers will be published on CD as part of the conference
proceedings.
Full paper submission details
are available to download (Word, 32KB).
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| Any conference specific inquiries to the track chairs should be
directed via the Conference Chair. |
Update, 6th February 2009
The IAM is pleased to announce a new
chair in Teaching and Learning (PDF, 3.7 MB).
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REGISTER ONLINE
All registration is to be completed on line. The conference welcomes
all participants —authors, students, academics, and business
people. GMIT will strive to make the event as welcoming and accommodative
as possible. |
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Online payment and registration is now available!
The preferred method of payment is by credit
card. Please print off pages 2 and 3 as proof of registration and
payment.
If you require an invoice, please register and pay online first
then email the Conference
Coordinator. |
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| Attendance
Fee/Conference Dinner Cost |
All fees include:
- Access to conference
- Membership of the IAM for one year
- Subscription to the Irish Journal of Management
- Conference dinner
- Lunch (x2) and coffees
- CD with conference proceedings.
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Early payment prior to July 31, 2009 |
Late Payment after July 31, 2009 |
| Academics/Business Practitioners |
€395 |
€450 |
Full-time Postgraduate Students
(Ph.D, MA, MBS, MPhil, MLitt, etc). |
€195 |
€225 |
Refund Policy: We have a strict no refund policy. |
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A special issue of the Irish Journal of Management—edited
by Dr. James Cunningham and Dr. David Collings (both of NUI-Galway)—will
be published based on the best papers in each track presented at
the conference. Authors are encouraged to submit their papers to
the journal.
The Irish Journal of Management is published twice yearly and welcomes
papers in a variety of management fields. For more information on
the Irish Journal of Management and the best paper edition contact
either James or David (at james.cunningham@nuigalway.ie or david.collings@nuigalway.ie).
See also http://www.iamireland.com/Irishjournalofmanagement.htm.
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Fáilte Ireland will present a prize for
the Competition for the Best Paper in Tourism. (€300).
Best Paper Prize (€300) sponsored by the
School of Business, at Waterford Institute of Technology.
Best Postgraduate Paper (€200) sponsored by
Dublin City University, Business School.
Best Paper presented at doctoral colloquium sponsored
by the Centre for Innovation and Structural Change, J.E. Cairnes
School of Business & Public Policy NUI,Galway, (€300) |
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By Plane
Galway has a small but functional airport (http://www.galwayairport.com).
The airport, also on the south side of the city, is a 10 minute
taxi journey from the college. You can also hire cars there.
The primary airline serving Galway is the high successfully Aer
Arann (http://www.aerarann.com/).
Voted European Airline of the Year 2004/5, Aer Arann operates many
daily flights into Galway from Dublin, Manchester, Luton, Birmingham
and Edinburgh, as well as Lorient (via Waterford).
Two other airports are relatively close by: Shannon (near Limerick)
is about an hour’s drive away, and Knock Airport (County Mayo)
is about 2 hours away. The Shannon-Galway link is well serviced
by bus companies (http://www.buseireann.ie
and http://www.citylink.ie).
Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com)
fly to Knock and Shannon as does BMI (http://www.bmibaby.com)
(Knock only) and EasyJet (http://www.easyjet.com).
These details can also be accessed at www.knockairport.com. Note
that one can fly from Knock to Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester
and London (Gatwick and Stansted). Shannon’s address is www.shannonairport.com.
Shannon airport is close: it is covered by two buses, but consider
hiring a car. It is less than an hour’s drive away (thanks
to the new dual carriageway) and parking is free and available at
the college.
If you come by car, GMIT has ample and free car parking. It is
not entirely necessary to have a car in Galway. It is a relatively
small city; the college is 2 miles from the city centre, and the
Institute is served well by routes and by an affordable taxis.
CISC (Centre for Innovation and Structural Change) is hosting the
doctoral colloquium. NUI-Galway is about 3 miles from GMIT; the
colloquium will be held in the J.E. Cairnes Buildings (where CISC
is based) which is in St. Anthonys in NUI-G. If driving, follow
the ring road around until you cross the Quincentenial Bridge which
spans the Corrib river. While the Cairnes Building is to the right,
you need to drive to the next roundabout and retrace your steps
back to the bridge before turning left; take the next right and
you can enter college grounds. Parking is very limited at NUI-G
and is not free. If you travel by train or bus, you should disembark
in Eyre Square (Ceannt Station) and it is best from there to walk
across to NUI-Galway.
By Bus/Train
As noted, the two primary bus companies serving Galway are the state
company Bus Eireann (http://www.buseireann.ie)
and the private company, City Link (http://www.citylink.ie).
Between them, there are numerous buses running between Dublin and
Galway on a daily basis. More importantly, both bus companies pass
GMIT. Ask the driver to stop at GMIT. As noted above, if you are
going to the doctoral colloquium, take the bus or train all the
way into Galway (Ceannt Station); NUI-G is about half a mile walk
due west.
Note that City Link has a bus service from Dublin Airport to Galway
(some direct, and others via Dublin City) and direct from Shannon
Airport to Galway, passing the college. The Bus Eireann services,
on the other hand, runs from Busaras bus station in Dublin—you
take a Bus Eireann bus, or the Air Dart service from Dublin Airport
to Dublin city first. Then board the Galway bus.
Both Bus Eireann and City Link services stop, at your request,
outside GMIT.
There is usually four trains either way on a daily basis between
Dublin and Galway: journey time is about 2 hours 40 minutes. For
further details on timetables and prices, check either http://www.cie.ie
or http://www.irishrail.ie/home/.
Note that Iarnoid Eireann is the state rail service, and Bus Eireann
is the state bus service.
The railway station in Galway (Ceannt Station) is located in the
Eyre Square, or Galway city centre (about two miles from the college).
You can take a taxi from there to the college.
For international visitors, who opt to stay in Dublin, the City
Link services leaves from O Connell Street in Dublin; BusEireann
as noted from Busaras bus station, and the trains leave from Hueston
Station in Dublin. For accommodation in Dublin, try www.visitdublin.com.
For more information on getting from Dublin Airport to Galway search
www.dublinairport.com.
Note that Galway is part of the Gaelteacht or Irish speaking part
of Ireland. Signs are typically bilingual (hence Galway is also
known as 'Gaillimh'). For more on Irish, http://try
www.galway.ie/gaelic.html.
By Car
Galway is situated on the West coast of Ireland, roughly
140 miles from Dublin. This translates into a three hour plus car
journey (depending on traffic—avoid rush hour traffic in Dublin,
particularly around the airport). From Dublin Airport, you take
the M50, following the signs to the West, and turn onto the N6,
via Athlone. A new motorway (with tolls) has certainly shortened
the journey.
For a detailed route plan, try any of the following:
Galway is entered via a dual carriage way which rings the east
side of Galway. Nearing Galway city, at the first roundabout, take
the first left (the signpost will indicate Galway city, and more
specifically the Docks). Proceed on that road (the Dublin Road),
for two miles, passing after a mile, the Galway Crystal factory
and the Kingsvalley Hotel on the left, and then at two miles, the
(now defunct) Corrib Great Southern Hotel on the right. At the Corrib
Great Southern Hotel, you will enter onto a roundabout and GMIT
will be visible on the right. Take the right turn off the roundabout:
then either the first or second left will bring you into the car
parks of the college. The conference is being held in the new wing
of GMIT—noted by the green ‘sails’ on the outside
of the building (see the picture on the website www.gmit.ie). You
can park either in the first car park next to the new building,
or the second car park beside the old building of the college—the
new building can be entered either directly or from the old building.
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Accommodation is the responsibility of the individual participant:
so you need to book direct with the hotel or B&B. The following
information is provided to assist with finding accommodation.
Galway has numerous guest accommodation and the internet is often
the best way of contacting accommodation providers.
Three websites for Galway are:
Specific to hotels, there is http://www.hotel-galway.com,
or, if you are looking for bed and breakfast accommodation you might
try http://www.bedandbreakfasts.ie/.
You can also try http://www.goireland.com/
and type in 'Galway'.
Other useful sites include:
The hotels closest to the college (that is, within walking distance)
are:
If you feel like treating yourself (and assuming your head of department
approves it!), try the G Hotel, at http://www.theghotel.ie/g/.
This is a high end boutique hotel, but it a short walking from both
GMIT and NUI-G.
The conference hotel is the four star Radisson SAS Hotel (see http://www.radissonhotelgalway.com/).
The Radisson SAS Hotel is a little over a mile from GMIT; parking
is available to guests. We are hosting the conference dinner there.
An alternative is Oranmore Village, which is about 4 miles from
the college. There you have the following hotels:
In addition, Fáilte Ireland, the state body responsible for promoting
tourism in Ireland, has a website dedicated to tourism: see http://www.discoverireland.ie/.
Alternatively, try www.irelandwest.ie. Or try http://www.goireland.com.
(All this information in summarised in a handy Accommodation Guide to Galway (PDF, 147 KB), which you are free to download and print out for your at convenience.)
If you have any questions about accommodation, or difficulties
associated with it, feel free to contact me at noel.harvey@gmit.ie. |
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Galway is an old, medieval city with much to see and do. It is
one of the fastest growing cities in the EU, and well known for
its warmth and friendliness. Galway sits at the gateway to Connemeara—the
Irish or Gaelic speaking part of Ireland—and the Aran Islands
are easily accessible from Galway city. It is unusual among Irish
towns in that the Vikings did not settle it. Galway is a small city
and easily accessed by foot. It has many good restaurants and of
course pubs. There are two theatres—the Druid Theatre and
the Town Hall—which often features Irish plays.
Visitors may chose to stay downtown—in or around Eyre Square—which
is more vibrant. GMIT is about 40 minutes walk from Eyre Square
and there is a good taxi and bus service.
For information on Galway city and its history, try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway.
The 59st. Oyster Festival will be held in Clarenbridge, County
Galway (http://www.clarenbridge.com)
where Guinness and Oysters are plentiful. Equally the information
on the Galway Oyster festival can be had at http://www.galwayoysterfest.com/.
Galway has a well-known racetrack, and a greyhound track (less
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BAM (British Academy of Management) |
| Details of the The British Academy of Management
2009 Conference (BAM) can be found at http://www.bam.ac.uk.
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