Entrepreneurship is a rapidly evolving and diversifying field – whatever your sub-field of entrepreneurship, your abstract is welcome – but please make sure it observes the abstract submission guidelines.
The abstract submission portal is open. The abstract deadline is 14 August 2017.
Full Papers will be due 1 November (only full papers submitted on or before this date will be double blind peer reviewed, will qualify for awards and will qualify to be nominated for the PDS sessions)
ACERE 2018 will be held in Brisbane at QUT Gardens Point. The Doctoral Consortium will be held on Tuesday 6 February and the main conference program will be held Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 February 2018.
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All regular paper presentations are 30 minutes in total (20 minute presentation, 10 minute Q&A)
PDS paper sessions are 45 minute round table discussion.
ALL PAPER PRESENTATIONS, including PDS PITCHES, are to be uploaded well in advance of the presentation time. If your presentation is in the first sessions of the day you must have your presentation uploaded two hours before your presentation time. The registration desk and AV team will be available from 7:30 am each morning to upload your presentation. Please ensure you bring your presentation on a USB ready for upload by the AV team.
If you are unsure of this procedure please ask at the registration desk upon arrival.
DRAFT PROGRAM – SUBJECT TO MINOR CHANGE
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Doctoral Consortium | RMIT, Swanston Street Campus, Melbourne |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception | The Boatbuilders Yard |
| 8:30 am – 10:30 am | Welcome Address, Keynote Address and Paper Development Session (PDS) Pitches | The Arena, NAB, Docklands, Melbourne |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Morning Tea | The Hall |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Paper Session 1 | PDS Sessions A&B |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch | The Hall |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Paper Session 2 | |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Tea | The Hall |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Paper Session 3 | |
| 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Social Networking Event
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| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Keynote Address and Paper Development Session (PDS) Pitches | The Arena, NAB, Docklands, Melbourne |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Morning Tea | The Hall |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 noon | Paper Sessions 4 | PDS Sessions C&D |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch | The Hall |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Paper Sessions 5 | |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Afternoon Tea | The Hall |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Paper Sessions 6 | |
| 6:30 pm – 10:30 am | Gala Awards Dinner | RMIT Storey Hall The Auditorium |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Paper Sessions 7 | |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Morning Tea | The Hall |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 am | Paper Sessions 8 | |
| 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Closing Panel | The Arena |
| 1:20 pm onward | Packed Lunch available | The Arena |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Doctoral Consortium conclusion | The Arena |
The ACERE Doctoral Consortium is designed to give students the opportunity to:
The program provides the opportunity to pitch and receive feedback on your research and any specific challenges you face in an informal discussion setting. Hear from experts on developing and using theory and research design. You will also get key insights into what happens after the PhD.
You will be expected to prepare approximately 1500 words about your research on acceptance into the consortium. Further details of what is required will be provided to successful applicants.
In past years we have been very fortunate to have a number of you sign up to review the full papers. As they say ‘many hands make light work’ and we really do appreciate the time that many of you give each year.
Submitting full paper authors are reminded that it is an expectation that you will sign up as a full paper reviewer.
And we again invite those of you who are not attending as delegates or full paper submitters to also feel welcome to register as a full paper reviewer for this year’s conference.
Obligation/commitment of the reviewer:
The abstract portal is now closed. Notification of acceptance to the 2017 Conference will be advised in the first weeks of September.
Planning for the 2017 conference is well under way with our team checking out venues for the social events and the diverse range of accommodation options Melbourne has to offer.
Melbourne’s city centre has much to offer with a melting pot of cultures where you will find a myriad of restaurants, cafes and bars, art galleries, shopping and interesting little lane ways to explore. You will be spoilt for choice as to what to do in Melbourne and the surrounding area.
Everywhere you turn there’s something special to see and do in Victoria – from sandy beaches and snow-capped mountains, to zoos and aquariums, historic sites, bars and cafes, white-water rafting, spas, wildlife and wineries, or drives along Victoria’s breathtaking coastline.
Visit the official site for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia HERE
In recent years the conference has traveled to many places across Australia, including Fremantle, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and earlier this year on the Gold Coast. We would dearly love to take it to other parts of the country including our larger regional areas, and it has not been since 2006 that this entrepreneurship conference graced the shores of New Zealand.
As many of you are aware, the conference is managed and underwritten by ACE in liaison with the ACERE advisory committee comprising of representatives from across Australia and New Zealand. The main involvement from our partnering university is the local logistics and on the ground support during the conference.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of partnering with us as host university of the conference in your city or region, for 2018 or future years, we would like to hear from you! Please either email acereconference@qut.edu.au or you can phone Karen +61 7 409 483 144
