2009 Conference Postponed - Message from Dean Tuninga

Dear Colleagues,

Today in the Management Team meeting we have decided to postpone the Partner’s Conference which originally was planned for the end of June 2009. We are in the process to redesign this meeting and value any input you may have to make the future MSM Conference an even bigger success. Please inform the partners and other contacts who may have been interested in attending our partner’s conference in June that we will organize another event later in the year.

Regards,

Ron
Prof. Dr. Ronald S.J. Tuninga
Director Dean

Q&A on peer review of conference papers, book contributorship

These questions came in from Prof. Hernan Riquelme at MSM’s Kuwait partner KMBS. 

Q. I wonder if the manuscripts in the next MsM Partners Conference can be peer reviewed. I do not know if this has anything to do with [2008’s] low turnout, but many universities do not consider publications in non-refereed conferences. Given the low number of manuscripts presented, I do not think that it would be difficult to split them among the many academics in our network.

A. The conference proceedings are peer-reviewed, even if during a year with few submissions I am the only member of the review committee.  For 2008 I did reject a few papers, and in previous years there were enough submissions to justify a larger review committee.  But thanks for the reminder - I will emphasize in the 2009 calls for papers that selected papers do appear in a refereed proceedings.

Q. I have a couple of questions on the book contributions. Do the authors have to be lecturers in the MSM program?

A. Book chapter and case authors do not have to be lecturers in the MSM program.  We hope to give first option to faculty and doctoral students at MSM partner schools and institutes.  However, the net can be cast wider.  I have needed to do this for the MITE book, for example.

Q. Is there a description of the Intercultural and Global Management [book series] chapters? There is a link after the title but it does not take me to a book layout.

A. Chapter descriptions in the forthcoming books should follow the main topics in the syllabus for the corresponding core course.  I was planning to ask the MSM Programs Manager for the remaining syllabuses, but she just left on maternity leave.  A happier task than looking for syllabuses!  In any event, you can obtain syllabuses from the MSM liaison manager responsible for your school.

Announcement of 2009 conference

The 2009 MsM Partners' Conference will take place in Maastricht, June 28-29. The registration deadline is April 1, 2009. To register please click here After registration you will receive a confirmation email.

Meanwhile, please send the names and email addresses of your colleagues who should be invited. The conference is open to all faculty, doctoral students, and managing staff of MsM partner institutions. Send these names to phillips (at) msm (dot) nl.

Also send ideas for conference sessions! Or mention them by commenting within this blog.

MsM also solicits your interest in writing chapters and/or cases for the MsM textbook series, the "MsM Series in Intercultural and Global Management." The Call for Chapters is on this blog; click here.

Photos from 2007 conference

Photos from 2006 conference