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.

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.

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:

1. register as a post-graduate student for the IAM Conference
2. 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.

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).

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:

• 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.

• Title of paper: (CAPITALS, bold, centred)
• Authors' name: (Upper and Lower Case, bold)
• Authors' institution, postal address, telephone number and email address.

Dr. Christine Cross
(christine.cross@ul.ie)

Dr. Aurora Trif
(aurora.trif@dcu.ie)

University of Limerick

DCU

Prof. Tom Baum
(t.g.baum@strath.ac.uk)

Dr Caroline McMullan
(caroline.mcmullan@dcu.ie)

University of Strathclyde

Dublin City University

Dr. Tony Royle
(tony.royle@nuigalway.ie)

Ms. Jackie Sinclair
(jackie.sinclair@ucd.ie)

NUI-Galway

University College Dublin

Dr. Naomi Birdthistle
(naomi.birdthistle@ul.ie)

Dr. Collete Henry
(colette.henry@dkit.ie)

University of Limerick

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Dr. Teresa O’Hara
(teresa.ohara@eircom.net)

Dr. Aoife McDermott
(aoife.mcdermott@dcu.ie)

Independent

Dublin City University

Ms. Carol Kelleher
(carol.kelleher@ucc.ie)

Ms. Aileen Kennedy
(aileen.kennedy@dit.ie)

University College Cork

Dublin Institute of Technlogy

Dr. Angelos Alexopoulos
(angelos.alexopoulos@dcu.ie)

Dr Sarah MacCurtain
(sarah.maccurtain@ul.ie)

Dublin City University

University of Limerick

Dr Barbara Flood
(barbara.flood@dcu.ie)

Dr Sheila O'Donohoe
(sdonohoe@wit.ie)

Dublin City University

Waterford Institute of Technology

Dr. Tom O’ Toole
(totoole@wit.ie)

Dr James Cunningham
(james.cunningham@nuigalway.ie)

Waterford Institute of Technology

NUI-Galway

Prof. Louis Brennan
(brennaml@tcd.ie)

Dr. Paul O’Dowd
(paul.odowd@gmit.ie)

Trinity College Dublin

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Dr. Brian Donnellan
(brian.donnellan@nuigalway.ie)

Dr. Frank Bannister
(fbnnistr@tcd.ie)

NUI-Galway

Trinity College Dublin

Dr. Briga Hynes
(briga.hynes@ul.ie)

Dr. Denis Harrington
(dharrington@wit.ie)

University of Limerick

Waterford Institute of Technology

Dr James Cunningham
(james.cunningham@nuigalway.ie)

Dr. David Collings
(david.collings@nuigalway.ie)

NUI-Galway

NUI-Galway

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.

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.

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.

Refund Policy: We have a strict no refund policy.

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.

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)

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:

• http://www.aaireland.ie/routes/
• http://www.discoverireland.ie/routeplanner.asp
• http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/Driving_directions#
• http://route.rac.co.uk/

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. Registration will take place in the foyer of the new building.

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:

• http://www.galway.ie
• http://www.galway.net
• http://www.galway1.ie

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:

• http://www.hotelscombined.com/Conference_Support - Support Program details
• http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Galway.htm - Basic list of hotels in Galway
• http://www.hotelscombined.com/SearchResults.aspx?fileName=Galway&checkin=2009-09-02&checkout=2009-09-05 - Advanced list with price results for the stay between 9/2/2009 to 9/4/2009.

The hotels closest to the college (that is, within walking distance) are:

• Flannerys Best Western (http://www.flanneryshotel.net/), about 400m from the college
• Days Hotel (http://www.dayshotelgalway.com/), about 800m from the college, or
• Kingsvalley (http://www.kingsvalley.ie/), about 600m from the college

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:

• Maldron Hotel Galway formerly Quality Hotel & Leisure Centre Galway (http://www.maldronhotels.com/hotel-galway-home.html)
• The Coach House Hotel, Oranmore (http://www.coachhousehotel.ie/)
• Oranmore Lodge Hotel Conference And Leisure Centre (http://www.oranmorelodgegalway.com/)
• Ramada Encore, Oranmore (http://www.encoregalway.com/)

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.

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 well known).