The 5th ISPIM Innovation Symposium - Stimulating Innovation: Challenges for Management, Science & Technology – will be held in Seoul, Korea on 9-12 December 2012. Organised by ISPIM and hosted by KISTEP – Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, this symposium will bring together around 200 innovation experts from 35 countries. The 3-day programme will include: Keynote and Luminary Speakers - Academic, Industry and Policy; "Hot Topic" Roundtable Discussions; Facilitated Themed Sessions with Academic and Practitioner Presentations; Academic Research Development Sessions and "Innovation in Korea" Sessions together with visits to some of Korea's most innovative companies. As with all ISPIM events, delegates will experience a taste of local culture at magnificent dinner venues, so there will be plenty of time for networking.

Submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organisations are encouraged and should focus on the following general themes or Symposium Focus Theme:

Science & Technology Challenges for Innovation (event focus)
Collaboration for Innovation (incl. Open Innovation)
Creativity & Idea Generation
Entrepreneurship, Business Models & Financing Innovation
Innovation Training, Education & Learning
Methods, Tools & Measurement for innovation
Networks & Clusters of Innovation
Public Sector & Social Innovation
Strategic Foresight, Strategic Agility & Future Orientation
Sustainability in Innovation

Important Submission Deadlines:

14 September 2012: Outlines Only (All Submissions)
28 September 2012: Acceptance Notification
16 November 2012: Final Submissions (including papers, profiles & photos) registration and receipt of payment
7 December 2012: Slides/Presentation

Symposium Publications:

All accepted submissions will be published in the Symposium Proceedings with an ISBN number and all abstracts will be published in the Symposium Book with a separate ISBN number. All outlines are double-blind evaluated.

Special Issues containing selected papers from this conference will be published in ISPIM's official journal, The International Journal of Innovation Management as well as in other associated journals: R&D Management Journal, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, International Journal of Technology Marketing, Futures: The Journal of Policy, Planning and Futures Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Creativity and Innovation Management, and Asian Research Policy Journal.

Download Seoul Call for Papers
Symposium website: symposium.ispim.org
Symposium secretatiat: symposium@ispim.org

Best regards,

Iain

Iain Bitran
Executive Director
ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management
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Join us at the following events:

5th ISPIM Innovation Symposium, 9-12 December 2012, Seoul, Korea
“Stimulating Innovation: Challenges for Management, Science & Technology”
symposium.ispim.org

XXIIV ISPIM Conference, 9-12 June 2013, Helsinki, Finland
“Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth”
conference.ispim.org

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