ACERE 2021 (Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange), which in this year is co-organized by QUT and Bond University, will be held 9 to 12 February 2021.

Please note that due to COVID-19 restrictions, ACERE 2021 will be different than the previous ones. The Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research together with the ACERE Academic Committee, comprised of leading entrepreneurship scholars from Australia and the greater region, has worked hard on a conference format that guarantees the high academic quality of the conference and enables a high level of academic exchange in an effective way. 

The 2021 conference will keep the typical ACERE structure (Doctoral Consortium, Educators Forum, Interactive Paper Presentations, Paper Development Workshops, Panel Discussions, Best Paper Awards Session, Social Events) but will be offered via on online format that allows all participants, including international participants from various continents, to participate in all types of sessions in a way that guarantees a high-level of academic exchange. This also involves high-caliber keynote speakers, like in every ACERE. 

Importantly, we also plan for a few activities to be held offline (physical location in Brisbane and Gold Coast in collaboration with Bond University) – so ACERE 2021 will be a hybrid format, essentially (but those participants that cannot attend physically do not miss anything and benefit from the whole program via interactive online formats over 4 conference days that provide the “authentic” ACERE feeling).

The conference will be accessible through our conference APP and website. In order to make sure of the smooth running of the conference program, all authors who have submitted a paper by 10 December will be required to submit a pre-recorded 20-minute video presentation by 31 December 2020. All details about the new conference format and how to register will be made available to each author as the program is developed.   All presenting authors are expected to be registered by 10 January 2020 for their paper to be included in the program. 

At this stage we expect the online registration fee to be: General AUD 100, Student AUD 50

We hope to see you virtually or physically at ACERE 2021!

Stay safe and sincerely,

Martin Obschonka

While we acknowledge the level of uncertainty that many entrepreneurship researchers around the world are facing these days we would appreciate abstract submissions being uploaded by 17 August 2020. After this date the ACERE academic committee will meet and be better placed to assess what form of delivery the conference might take. So please join us and contribute to this great community spirit that makes entrepreneurship research and the ACERE conference so special.

As mentioned in our initial call, we cannot provide final details about the delivery of the conference, but we are prepared for various scenarios, including physical location, online, or even both at the same time that will allow you to participate in various forms; zoom in for papers sessions, observe and participate in workshops, submit video recordings of your sessions. 
 
We are of course considering the impact that the form of delivery might have on the time of scheduling the sessions within the conference program, as well as the cost of registration for individual delegates. 

The abstract submission portal is now open!  
Please be sure to read the Abstract Submission Guidelines HERE

Please note: An invitation to submit full papers for presentation at the conference is upon acceptance to of your abstract.  Further notification of acceptances and the mode of delivery will be emailed to the submitting authors in September 2020 along with additional information on what form the conference may take and how you might deliver your presentation and interact with conference participants.  At this stage full papers will be due on or before 6 November 2020 (only full papers submitted on or before this date will be peer reviewed, will qualify for awards, and will qualify to be nominated for a PDS Session)