2014 PDMA-UIC Innovation Doctoral Consortium – Deadline now February 3!
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Product Development and
Management Association (PDMA) will hold the 2014 PDMA-UIC Innovation
Doctoral Consortium at UIC, Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, 2014. The
Consortium is devoted to the developmental needs of doctoral students
conducting dissertation research on innovation and new product development.
Students who are accepted to the Consortium will be honored as Doctoral
Student Fellows and have a unique opportunity to meet and exchange ideas
with leading innovation scholars and executives (e.g. chief innovation
officers) in an intimate setting. The Consortium will bring together about
50 participants (faculty, doctoral students, and executives) in a highly
interactive program in the heart of Chicago, one of the most vibrant cities
in the world.
Faculty fellows in attendance include renowned scholars as well as editors
of leading journals in the field of innovation: Darren Dahl (incoming
editor-in-chief, Journal of Consumer Research), Gloria Barczak (editor,
Journal of Product Innovation Management). Other faculty fellows include,
among others:
Gerry Tellis Shuba Srinivasan Christoph Fuchs
Abbie Griffin Richard Buchanan Tony Di Benedetto
Mike Ahearne Charlie Noble Steve Markham
Tom Hustad Aric Rindfleisch UIC faculty and others
Doctoral students will compete for up to $5,000 in dissertation research
grants.
All meals, housing, and local transportation will be provided free of
charge to participating students. Doctoral student participants are only
asked to provide their way to and from Chicago.
The inaugural consortium in 2011 was a great success. The uniquely
designed, highly interactive program received extremely positive feedback
from the participants:
“It was a 200% success! … This was by far the best event I have been to in
my few years as a PhD student, and I am sure it will be the best event for
many years to come. Please keep putting on this consortium for future
students as I know they will love it as much as I did.” – Doctoral student
fellow
“I have been to a number of consortiums and camps over the years and I have
to say you put on an amazing show … I was really impressed with the quality
of sessions, the great venues, and the super fun activities.” – Faculty
fellow
APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
1) To be eligible for participation, doctoral students must be in their
dissertation phase.
2) Application is open now and the deadline has been extended to February
3, 2014. Doctoral students will be notified by March 1, 2014 regarding
acceptance.
3) The application packet requires only the following materials:
a. A two-page, single-spaced summary of the dissertation, covering elements
such as research questions, motivation for research, method, expected
contributions, among others.
b. A cover letter indicating the current dissertation stage (e.g., pre-
proposal defense) and expected stage (e.g., completed data analysis) at the
time of the Consortium.
c. A letter of recommendation from the student’s dissertation chair.
d. An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (including a list of all completed
doctoral coursework).
For additional information or to apply, please visit
http://www.cvent.com/d/p4q8h7. For questions please contact Anna Cui at
ascui@uic.edu.