2^nd IFERA Doctoral Consortium

Call for Participation

Breukelen, The Netherlands
July 2^nd-5^th, 2008

The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) and Nyenrode Business Universiteit are jointly organizing the IFERA 2008 Conference, to be held at the beautiful Nyenrode campus, near Amsterdam and Utrecht, from 2-5 July, 2008. This global conference aims to advance scholarship in the family business area while providing an inspiring and unique atmosphere for networking and exchanging ideas.

Following on the immense success of IFERA's inaugural doctoral consortium launched as part of IFERA 2007 conference, we are pleased to announce the 2^nd IFERA Doctoral Consortium to be held on July 2, 2008, in conjunction with the IFERA 2008 Conference. The consortium has been designed as an interactive and educational event for doctoral students planning to pursue a career of scholarship in the family business field. The doctoral consortium also aims to provide an additional opportunity for the students to get socialized in the field via close interaction with their peers and experienced participating faculty. The track consists of a full-day workshop prior to the start of the main conference. (For more information about the main conference, please visit www.ifera2008.org).

THE FORMAT OF THE PROGRAM

The format of this year's doctoral consortium includes a combination of lectures on important topics for starting researchers, as well as faculty-moderated roundtables providing opportunity for discussion and feedback of students' own work in the field of family business. The tentative schedule is shown below:

2 July 2008

KEEP THESE IMPORTANT DATES IN MIND
Deadline for submission of application to the 2nd IFERA Doctoral Consortium: 4 April 2008
Notification of acceptance to the 2nd IFERA Doctoral Consortium: 25 April 2008

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In order to participate in the consortium, please electronically submit the following via the IFERA 2008 conference site (www.ifera2008.org):

• a 1-3 page abstract of your thesis or current research project
• a letter of recommendation from your supervisor
• a curriculum vitae demonstrating your interest and capabilities in family business research

AWARD AND CASH PRIZE
An award and cash prize will be given to the best doctoral consortium submission. Details will be updated on the conference site.

OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE IFERA 2008 CONFERENCE:

• July 3-4 - 8^th Annual IFERA Academic Research Conference
• July 5 - Post-conference: Family Business Day, organized jointly with FBN Netherlands

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM FEES
Basic fee: €90
IFERA student member: no added fee for those registered for the conference

Please note that the Doctoral Consortium is only free of charge to those IFERA student members who are also registered for the main conference. (The registration for the main conference includes admission to the Post-conference Family Business Day).

THE FACULTY OF THE 2nd IFERA DOCTORAL CONSORTUM
Sanjay Goel, Chair, Doctoral Consortium: University of Minnesota Duluth
Jess Chua: University of Calgary
Frank Hoy: University of Texas at El Paso
Ranjan Karri: University of Illinois at Springfield
Sabine Klein: European Business School
Lorraine Uhlaner: Nyenrode Business Universiteit

THE IFERA 2008 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Conference Co-Chairs: Roberto Flören and Lorraine Uhlaner, Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Research Program Chair: Kimberly Eddleston, Northeastern University
Doctoral Consortium Chair: Sanjay Goel^*, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Conference Committee member: Sabine Klein^*, European Business School
Family Business Day Chairs: Roberto Flören , Albert Jan Thomassen and Lorraine Uhlaner
Awards Committee Chair: Panikkos Poutziouris, Cyprus International Institute of Management
^*IFERA Board Representatives to IFERA2008 Conference Committee

CONTACT INFORMATION
For any questions not answered by this announcement or the conference website, please contact the conference administrator, Jacqueline Kraft at j.kraft@nyenrode.nl. We look forward to your submissions.