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6th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (Date: 22-05-2008)
May 22-23, 2008 - Dumfries, Scotland
The 6th REC is being held as part of a larger Rural Conference at the University of Paisley Crichton Campus in Dumfries. Deadline for abstracts 31/1/08. For more information, email david.deakins@paisley.ac.uk. Further details in due course at conference website:
Read More...: www.rural2008.co.uk


Entrepreneurial Learning Innovation & Development (Date: 22-05-2008)
May 22, 2008 - Open University, London
One Day Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD) / ISBE Seminar
Contact email: b.ridgway@open.ac.uk
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Scottish Entrepreneurship Research Workshop (Date: 27-05-2008)
Entrepreneurial Capital: emerging research, themes and methodologies May 27th and 28th (doctoral day) Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship Strathclyde Business School
Read More...: www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/


CEEDR Research Seminar (Date: 28-05-2008)
May 28, 2008 - Hendon, UK
'Political Devolution, Regional Governance & Tackling Deprivation'. Contact Ian Vickers, email: i.vickers@mdx.ac.uk
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28th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (Date: 04-06-2008)
June 4-7, 2008 - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
The 2008 BCERC will focus on cutting-edge empirical or theoretical research in progress that will significantly advance the filed of entrepreneurship.
There will also be a Doctoral Consortium.
Read More...: www.bcerc.com


Cambridge Enterprise Week (Date: 10-06-2008)
June 10-12, 2008 - Cambridge, UK
Two-day Cambridge Summer Forum alongside the University of Cambridge's Technology Ventures Conference.
Read More...: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/summerforum


2nd Doctoral Seminar on Entrepreneurship, Summer 2008 (Date: 13-06-2008)
June 13-16, 2008 - Fagerholm Island, Turku, Finland
Main organisers - Turku School of Economcs and Abo Akademi University. Interested students to submit an abstract of their research plan and application by March 31st. For more details email Katri.Suvanto@tse.fi
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53rd ICSB (Date: 22-06-2008)
June 22-25, 2008 – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
53rd ICSB World Conference 2008
Read More...: www.icsb2008.org


IV INSME Annual Meeting (Date: 02-07-2008)
July 2-4, 2008 - Guangzhou (Canton), P.R. China
'Encouraging SME Innovation and Growth: Increasing Capital Access through Public-Private Partnership'
Read More...: www.insme.org


SME-Entrepreneurship Global Conference 2008 (Date: 03-07-2008)
July 3-4, 2008 - Melbourne, Australia
Theme: Creating Sustainable Entrepreneurship Eco-system and High Performance SMEs
Read More...: www.monash.edu.au/cmo/sme/


Art & Design Pedagogy Conference (Date: 04-07-2008)
July 4 2008 - Leeds College of Art & Design, Leeds, UK
A conference to highlight the issues surrounding new forms of research into art and design pedagogy. Three major themes: The Visible Text; Entrepreneurship; and Interdisciplinary Art and Design Practices.
Read More...: www.leeds-art.ac.uk


18th IntEnt Conference (Date: 17-07-2008)
July 17-20, 2008 - Oxford, Ohio, USA
Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training (IntEnt)
Read More...: www.intent-conference.de/structure_default/ePilot40.asp?G=621&A=1


48th European Regional Science Association Congress (Date: 27-08-2008)
August 27th and 31st 2008 – Liverpool, UK
48th ERSA Congress – ‘Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives'.
One theme to be explored at the Congress is Regional Analysis of Enterprise Formation, Closure and Survival. Deadline for submission of abstracts for this theme is January 25th, 2008.
Read More...: www.liverpool.ac.uk/ersa2008/


3rd International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (Date: 08-09-2008)
September 8-10, 2008 – London, UK
3rd International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) 2008
Read More...: ieec.co.uk/


3rd SMU EDGE Conference (Date: 09-09-2008)
September 9-11, 2008 - Singapore Management University, Singapore
Theme: Bridging The Gap: Entrepreneurship In Theory And Practice
Read More...: www.research.smu.edu.sg/faculty/edge/


BAM2008 (Date: 09-09-2008)
September 9-11, 2008 - Harrogate, UK
BAM2008: The Academy Goes Relevant
Read More...: bam.ac.uk/conference2008/


ECIME 2008 (Date: 12-09-2008)
September 11-12, 2008, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
2nd European Conference on Information Managment and Evaluation. Includes mini track on ICT in SMEs
Read More...: academic-conferences.org/ecime/ecime2008


ECEI 2008 (Date: 15-09-2008)
September 15-16, 2008 - University of Winchester, UK
3rd European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Read More...: academic-conferences.org/ecei/ecei-future.htm


DIANA International Project Research Symposium (Date: 04-11-2008)
November 4, 2008 - Belfast, N Ireland
The DIANA International Project is committed to advancing knowledge about the status of women's entrepreneurship around the world. The 2008 Symposium is jointly hosted by NICENT (University of Ulster) and The Centre for Enterprise (Dundalk Institute of Technology), and in association with ISBE. Contact: Linda Laughlin - email: la.laughlin@ulster.ac.uk
Read More...: www.entrepreneurshipresearch.com/newsevents.htm


35th International Small Business Congress (Date: 04-11-2008)
November 4-6, 2008 - Belfast, Northern Ireland
35th ISBC - 'An Entrepreneurial Odyssey - from local heroes to global champions'
Read More...: www.isbc2008.org/


31st ISBE Conference 2008 (Date: 05-11-2008)
November 4-7, 2008 – Belfast, Northern Ireland
31st ISBE Conference 2008 – in conjunction with the 35th ISBC - International Small Business Congress
For further details, email: enquiries@isbe2008.org
Read More...: www.isbe2008.org


International Workshop on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Date: 12-11-2008)
November 12-13, 2008 - Hong Kong
2008 LEWI & IIBD 2-day International Workshop around the broad theme of innovation and entrepreneurship. Full papers by 30 June 2008, to be refereed, OR abstract by 1 April 2008.
Read More...: www.hkbu.edu.hk/~iibd/IEW2008/


2009 Prowess Annual International Conference (Date: 04-03-2009)
March 4-5, 2009 – Blackpool, UK
2009 Prowess Annual International Conference:
'Risk and Reward'. Pre-conference drinks reception on the evening of 3rd March.
Read More...: www.prowess.org.uk