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The 28th McMaster World Congress is approaching fast!!!

28th McMaster World Congress
January 24-26, 2007
Hamilton Convention Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

This is the largest and most prestigious conference of its kind bringing
together business practitioners, leading academics and students to discuss
the latest management trends. This year's themes include:

intellectual capital & innovation, corporate governance, strategic business
valuation, human capital, knowledge management, and the role of the board of
directors.

This year's line-up of speakers looks to be one of the strongest ever!

Find out yourself why so many people call this conference the best deal in
Canada and one of the foremost in the field combining insights from
academics, practitioners and students. We have over 88 world-class speakers
confirmed.

A list of some of our featured speakers include:

Marie Bountrogianni, MPP, Ontario Provincial Parliament
Jonathan Wellum, CEO, AIC
Paul Tsaparis, President & CEO, HP Canada
Eugene Roman, Group President, Bell Canada
Ray Anderson, Chairman, Interface Inc.
Gerlinde Herrmann, Chairman, HR Professional Assoc. of Ontario
Anita Sands, Head of Innovation, RBC Financial Group
Richard Marceau, Provost, U. of Ontario Institute of Technology
Baruch Lev, Professor of Accounting and Finance, New York Univ.
Leif Edvinsson, 1998 World Brain of the Year Winner
Hubert Saint-Onge, Author: The Conductive Organization
Debra Amidon, Author: In Search of Innovation
Ante Pulic, Co-Founder, Austrian Intellectual Capital Rsch.Ctr.

Check out the full agenda of speakers for this event here:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca/2007/agenda.pdf

The event spans over two and a half days with several learning activities,
plus many social networking events, and gourmet meals. Be sure to REGISTER
NOW! You don't want to miss this world-class conference.

ON-SITE REGULAR PRICING

$1,995 Industry Delegate
$1,000 Academic Delegate
$ 500 Student / McMaster Alumni

SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICING FOR PRE-REGISTRANTS

If you choose to register on-line prior to January 19, 2007 you can receive
a special 40% discount by requesting a special discount code.

To do this, just email your full contact info to worldcongress@mcmaster.ca
with the subject line: Request 40% discount code. You will then receive an
email back with the code.

You will be asked for this special discount code just before you confirm
your registration on-line.

This special offer will not be available on-site. You must pre-register to
take advantage of this special discount. The registration website is here:

https://mgdssl.business.mcmaster.ca/registration

If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact us directly.
Media should contact the office directly to enquire about passes.

McMaster World Congress
The world be here, will you?
Tel: (905) 525-9140 x23918
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

C A L L F O R P A P E R S

McMaster World Congress
January 16 – 18, 2008
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Papers Due: September 30, 2007

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

4 Themes:
• Intellectual Capital & Innovation (Knowledge Management)
• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Business Valuation
• Mission Driven Organization

3 Tracks:
Academic • Practitioner • PhD Student

The 29th McMaster World Congress is jointly sponsored by the Management of
Innovation and New Technology (MINT) Research Centre, The Directors College
(Canada's first and only university accredited director education and
certification program) and the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster
University (widely recognized as Canada's most innovative university)!

This event will be held January 16-18, 2008 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The event is recognized globally as the largest and most prestigious
conference of its kind. It brings academic researchers, business
practitioners and management students together to present, discuss and
review the latest issues and trends in the areas of:

THEME: Intellectual Capital
• intellectual capital
• innovation
• knowledge management
• new technology
• intangible assets / intellectual property
• human capital management / measurement
• organizational learning
• knowledge-based view / theory; knowledge workers

THEME: Corporate Governance
• transparency in governance; governance structures;
• corporate investment and disclosure;
• shareholder and stakeholder relations;
• board accountability; privacy and security;
• executive and board compensation;
• board committees (roles and responsibilities);
• director independence; effective board management relations;
• board recruitment; the role of the board chair
• proxy voting; stock options; etc.

THEME: Strategic Business Valuation
• methods and models to value tangible and intangible assets
• new technology vs. old technology companies
• approaches to valuation of human capital and innovation
• brand equity, marketing and corporate reputation
• corporate social responsibility and financial performance
• valuation of private companies
• assessing value in mergers and acquisitions
• strategies for long-term investing
• business valuation standards

THEME: Mission Driven Organization
• development of mission statements and visioning process
• programs to inspire organizational members
• alignment of mission and operational practice
• execution of strategic goals
• antecedents to flawless mission implementation
• case studies of successful and failed visioning programs

Last year's conference attracted over 1,143 attendees from 20 countries. The
event was covered by numerous newspapers, TV and magazine media outlets from
several countries. This year we are planning an even better event which
will include a recruiting fair, knowledge café, doctoral consortium, and
academic journal editor's Q&A panel. Paper submissions can be conceptual,
theoretical, empirical, experimental, or case studies. Accepted papers will
be published in full in a CD of conference proceedings. Prizes will be
awarded for the best papers. Selected papers will be published in a
refereed peer-reviewed journal. All papers will be subjected to a blind
double review adjudication process.

PLEASE MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES:
September 30, 2007
Full paper is due – send via e-mail to
worldcongress@mcmaster.ca

October 31, 2007
Notification of acceptance

November 30, 2007
Registration and fees due

For further information, please visit our website:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

Sincerely,

Dr. Nick Bontis
Program Director


McMaster World Congress
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
DSB #133 1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca
worldcongress@mcmaster.ca


PLEASE EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS

Dear Colleagues:

The 29th McMaster World Congress takes place from Wednesday January 16 to
Friday January 18, 2008 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.

This conference is one of the highest profile events for the DeGroote School
of Business and we are very proud of its global reputation. Every year it
brings together hundreds of academic researchers, practitioners and students
from all parts of the world. We expect over 1200 attendees this year!

We are especially proud of this year's line-up of great guest speakers
including:

* Nilam Bedi, United Nations * Professor W.B. Lee, Research Chair at Hong
Kong Polytechnic U. * Edward Rogers, Chief Knowledge Officer at NASA *
Judy Marsales, Real Estate broker and former MPP * Gerlinde Herrmann,
Former Board Chair of HRPAO * Mardi Walker, VP at Maple Leaf Sports and
Entertainment

Please bookmark the conference agenda at the following URL. You can check
out the full program of outstanding speakers and academic papers we have
lined up:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca/2008/agenda.pdf

A brand new innovation we have this year is a special Student Development
track. You can hear from a variety of outstanding speakers present on such
topics as:

* getting into the MBA program * getting into the medical school *
careers in real estate, technology, corporate law * personal financial
management * oral communication and presentation skills * networking tips
and business etiquette

We have also made registration and payment very easy this year. Just visit
the following on-line URLs:

1) Register on the following website:
https://mgdssl.business.mcmaster.ca/registration/index.aspx?id=3000

2) Select academic delegate.

3) Use the following 60% discount code: NJWPOPT

4) The net price is $420 for all three days which includes all sessions,
keynote presentations, social events, and all meals. These low discounted
fees are a perfect way to use up some of your PDA! If you only want to
attend a specific session, please contact our office directly.

If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact us.

worldcongress@mcmaster.ca
Tel: (905) 525-9140 x23962
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca



29th McMaster World Congress
The World Will Be There. Will You?