Call for Papers: GBTA 12th Annual Conference

GBATA Twelfth Annual International Conference in Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa, July 5-9, 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
Full papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies, and Posters are invited for the Twelfth Annual International Conference of the Global Business and Technology Association. www.gbata.org
Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa
July 5-9, 2010
Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2010

Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA), I would like to invite you and your associates to participate in the Twelfth Annual International Conference. The Conference will be held in Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa, July 5-9, 2010 and organized around the theme Generating Innovative Solutions to Recurring Problems in the Global Business Environment – A Multi-, Inter-, and Trans- Disciplinary Approach to Formulating and Maintaining a Competitive Organizational Edge.

The co-sponsors are:
-Faculty of Humanities & Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
-Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa-School of Business, The State University of New York
- OW, New York, USA
-Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
-Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
-Faculty of Creative Industries and Business, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand
-Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
-State University of Management & Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
-IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd., Moscow, Russia-Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-The Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, Virginia, USA
-Coventry University, Coventry, UK
-Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

GBATA features cutting-edge work and encourages multi-disciplinary as well as discipline-specific research. Many attendees have stated how much they have enjoyed the conferences and the collegiality they foster. Further background on GBATA, the call for papers, programs, and services are available on the website: www.gbata.org

I look forward to receiving your submissions for the conference (just a reminder they are due by March 31, 2010. Please forward this notice to any of your colleagues who might be interested.
Once again, thank you for your continuous support and cooperation and I look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Best regards,
Dr. N.J. Delener GBATA Conference Chair Dean and Professor, School of BusinessThe State University of New York at OWP.O. Box 210 / 223 Store Hill Road Old Westbury/Long Island, NY 11568 Voice: 516-876-3408 / Direct: 516-876-3292 Email: info@gbata.org; delener@gbata.org www.gbata.org