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Online paper program, F2F program, and PDS sessions

December 20, 2020 by karen

Thursday 11 February 2021 & Friday 12 February 2021 – Online Interactive Paper Program

We are currently scheduling all regular paper sessions to be totally online and available via the conference APP.  

  • The 20-minute video presentations will be made available to all who have registered for the conference. 
  • The links will be activated from Thursday 11 February and will stay active for a number of weeks following the conference to allow delegates to view in their own time.
  • During the two days (11 and 12 February) the presentations will be grouped into 2-hour sessions hosted by our committee members and available via a zoom link where delegates and authors will be able to join a Q&A for that themed session.     


Thursday 11 February 2021 & Friday 12 February 2021 – F2F Interactive Program

As we move closer to the conference dates it now seems that it may be possible for some F2F events to be held at Bond University on the Gold Coast.  

Professor Martin Obschonka QUT-ACE and Professor Justin Craig Bond U are currently working on developing this program which will be held physically at Bond U on the Gold Coast.  These sessions will comprise of workshops on academic career development for early- and mid-career researchers, discussions of emerging research topics and fields, the link between entrepreneurship research, education and practice, and updates on academic publishing and top journals. The F2F event will provide ample opportunity for physical attendees to interact with each other and to get in contact with senior scholars and thought leaders.

  • Once registered for the 2021 ACER conference there will be no additional fee for joining the F2F program at Bond University.
  • Some light catering will be provided during the F2F session times.
  • If and where possible some of these F2F events will be live-streamed and/or recorded.  These will be made available to our online delegates via the conference APP

PDS Sessions

The PDS sessions at ACERE are always in high demand and this year is no exception.  In 2021 the PDS roundtables will run via zoom links provided to only those who are involved in the PDS sessions. These PDS roundtable zoom meetings will be scheduled over a couple of weeks during February to accommodate the time zones of those involved.  They will not be recorded.  However, the 20-minute video presentations of each of these papers will be made available to all delegates via the conference APP.  Delegates are more than welcome to contact the authors directly if they wish to provide feedback or ask questions. 

Organising the PDS sessions does take some time, effort and pre-planning, and again we thank Dr Scott Gordon University of Adelaide, and Dr Frederik von Briel University of Queensland for the excellent work they have done in past years and again for the 2021 PDS sessions.

Authors accepted to the PDS will be notified in due course along with all instructions on when and how to access the zoom roundtable.

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Doctoral Consortium: Call for Expression of Interest

December 20, 2020 by karen

Wednesday 10 February 2021 – ACERE Doctoral Consortium (DC)

The sessions will be run in mixed-modal format allowing for in-person interaction at Bond University, virtual interaction, or both.  Your registration to the DC is included in your ACERE Conference registration.

Many thanks to Dr Anna Jenkins University of Queensland, and Associate Professor Marilyn Uy Nanyang Technological University who are currently developing the DC program. 

The 2021 ACERE DC will cover the following topics:

  • Ask the experts you most pressing questions. We will collect answers from the very best from around the globe as well as our local experts
  • Sessions on ‘research methods’, ‘finishing the thesis and finding a job’ and ‘insights into the big research projects keeping Australian academics busy’
  • Dedicated opportunities for networking with senior scholars – F2F and online

Click here to submit your expression of interest to participate in the ACERE Doctoral Consortium.

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Entrepreneurship Educator’s Forum: Call for proposals

December 19, 2020 by karen

Tuesday 9 February 2021 – Entrepreneurship Educator’s Forum (EEF)

The Forum will operate in high flex mode allowing for in-person interaction on site at Bond University and virtual participation or both. Your registration to the EEF is included in your ACERE Conference registration. Dr Baden Uren Bond University and Professor Rowena Barrett QUT Entrepreneurship are collaborating on the program for the forum.

The 2021 theme for the forum is… Entrepreneurship Education: What are you doing, how are you doing it, and how do you know you are achieving your objectives?

Entrepreneurship education has grown significantly in recent years and clear agreement on what is, and how it is best developed and delivered for maximum impact on participants learning and career is yet to emerge. The Forum seeks to unpack issues around entrepreneurship education ad inform the further development of programs in a variety of educational settings.

Written submissions outlining the content of 7 minute TEDx style video presentations are open until CoB Monday 18 January. In your submission, please outline your topic and the way it speaks to the Forum theme in 300 words. You will be notified of acceptance and presentation time by CoB Friday 22 January.  Click here to upload your submission.

Further details about the keynote speakers and the program will be made available in the coming weeks.

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Registration now open

December 18, 2020 by karen

Please note that due to COVID-19 restrictions, ACERE 2021 will be different than the previous ones.

The 2021 conference will keep the typical ACERE structure (Doctoral Consortium, Educators Forum, Interactive Paper Presentations, Paper Development Sessions, 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. The conference will be accessible through our conference APP and website.  Once registered you will receive instructions on how to set up the conference APP.

In 2021 you will have 24hr access to the ‘ACERE Social Zoom Room’ to meet with other conference participants during the conference week.  The link to the ‘ACERE Social Zoom Room’ will be made available to you via the Conference APP.

Importantly, we also plan for a few activities to be held offline (physical location at Bond University, Gold Coast) – 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).

In addition, for those that can travel and participate physically, we organised an on-site physical program at Bond University, Gold Coast, (face to face F2F) which will run from Tuesday 9 February through to Friday 12 February 2021, organised and hosted by members of the ACERE academic committee. These sessions will comprise of workshops on academic career development for early- and mid-career researchers, discussions of emerging research topics and fields, the link between entrepreneurship research, education and practice, and updates on academic publishing and top journals. We will also provide ample opportunity for physical attendees to interact with each other and to get in contact with senior scholars and thought leaders.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for ACERE 2021

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Do you want to know about the latest developments and ongoing research in your field?

October 27, 2020 by karen

Sign up as an academic reviewer for the 2021 ACERE conference!

A big thank you to everyone who submitted their scholarly work for consideration for the 2021 ACERE conference. The presenting authors for this year’s conference will soon submit their full papers for reviewing.  As in past years we would very much appreciate your assistance with this very important process and do hope that you will consider signing up as an ACERE reviewer.

  • The reviewing period for full papers will begin on 1 December 2020
  • All written reviews are to be completed and uploaded no later than 31 December 2020.
  • Your comments will then be sent to the submitting author, and IMPORTANTLY your ratings will be used for the ACERE BEST PAPER AWARD process.

SIGN UP HERE TO REVIEW FOR ACERE 2021

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Welcome to ACERE 2021!

October 13, 2020 by karen

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

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ACERE 2021 Abstracts due 17 August 2020

August 13, 2020 by karen

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)

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Call for Abstracts ACERE2021

May 20, 2020 by karen

Please join us for ACERE 2021 (9 to 12 February 2021 in collaboration with this year’s major sponsor Bond University).

After careful consideration of the current situation and potential future scenarios, the ACERE Academic Committee decided unanimously that ACERE 2021 will take place.

At this point, 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. 

While we acknowledge the level of uncertainty that many entrepreneurship researchers around the world are facing these days, the abstract submission deadline has now been moved to later in the year and we are pleased to announce that the abstract submission portal is now open! So please join us and contribute to this great community spirit that makes entrepreneurship research and the ACERE conference so special.

The abstract deadline is 17 August 2020

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 early 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)

Although ACERE2021 might be a little different we are very much looking forward to again making ACERE a very positive and valued experience for you and your colleagues.

We encourage you to welcome your colleagues and students to submit now for ACERE 2021.

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Reflections from the ACERE Chair

February 25, 2020 by karen

ACERE2020, where entrepreneurship researchers from six continents met in Adelaide in early February, is history, but in my role as the chair of the ACERE academic committee, I would like to offer some remarks and reflections on ACERE2020 (Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange; http://acereconference.com/). I can also announce that ACERE2021 will take place at Bond University on the Gold Coast.

First same background for those that are not so familiar with ACERE: The ACERE conference, which basically started in 2004, is an annual entrepreneurship research conference that combines highest academic standards (e.g., peer-reviewed paper selection process, top international keynote speakers, standard paper presentations) with a collegial, developmental approach to discussing and working on research papers and projects. One popular stream within ACERE are, for example, the paper development sessions where authors get the opportunity to work directly with their reviewers (often internationally leading scholars) for 45 minutes on their individual paper to develop it further. Just a wonderful example of how productive the conference can be for all participants involved. I know that many of these sessions also generated new research topics and projects. We hope the authors will mention ACERE in the acknowledgements section of the future papers 😉.

But back to ACERE02020: First of all, I have to mention the great venue, Adelaide and its cultural and entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the co-organiser this year, University of South Australia and its modern inner-city campus and facilities. From what I heard from participants, it was a truly successful and productive conference – I heard positive feedback from both younger scholars (e.g. PhD students) and senior scholars. Everything went smoothly, also our social events, including the gala dinner in the Adelaide Zoo where we learnt about the life of the two giant pandas there, were highlights.   

ACERE2020 comprised of the Doctoral Consortium, the Entrepreneurship Educators Forum, Paper Development Sessions, Paper Presentation Session, Keynotes by Dean Shepherd, Sara Carter, David Audretsch, a panel discussion with all keynote speakers plus Per Davidsson, and two thematic workshops this year – one on entrepreneurship metrics and data (which brought together experts from research, government, VC, and foundations), and one on entrepreneurial ecosystems (which provided scholars with the opportunity to share their ideas relating to how the concept of place links to themes within entrepreneurship research and how it influences entrepreneurial practice). We also did some fundraising for the bushfire victims in Australia – thanks again to all donators!

While all of the conference events where successful, and I thank everybody involved, I must say that the Educators Forum gained particularly considerable momentum this year. There were more than 70 participants, with a quite diverse background (e.g., university lecturers and professors, high school teachers, and entrepreneurs) and the diverse sessions and presentations mirrored the increased interest in entrepreneurship education and latest trends but also challenges in this field. We are looking forward to the next Educators Forum at ACERE2021.

The ACERE2020 paper awards had 5 categories this year (we have the standard quantitative vs. qualitative categories like each year and then special topics, this year.  Let me say a final thanks to the award sponsors and congratulations to the 2020 winners:

  • Best Quantitative Paper Award – Sponsored by QUT Business School and University of South Australia – How Does An Entrepreneur ‘Keep Calm And Carry On’? A Multi-Wave Diary Study Of Venture Goal Setback And Subsequent Venture Effort – Marilyn Uy,  Siran Zhan, Stephen Zhang, Jizhen Li
  • Best Qualitative Paper Award – Sponsored by Swinburne University – Mapping Entrepreneurship Support Provision In Entrepreneurial Ecosystems – Michaela Hruskova, Colin Mason
  • Best Conceptual Paper Award – Sponsored by University of Adelaide – The Actualization Approach: Moving The Entrepreneurship Field Forward – Abdul Khan, Susan Freeman, Tamer Cavusgil, Pervez Ghauri
  • Best Paper Award in Entrepreneurship and Motivation and Decision-Making – Sponsored by Flinders University – How Does An Entrepreneur ‘Keep Calm And Carry On’? A Multi-Wave Diary Study Of Venture Goal Setback And Subsequent Venture Effort – Marilyn Uy,  Siran Zhan, Stephen Zhang, Jizhen Li
  • Best Paper Award in Entrepreneurship and Context  – Sponsored by La Trobe University – Membership Vs. Embeddedness: How Involvement In Professional Associations While Overseas Influence Entrepreneurial Intention Of Returnees – Haiyan Li, Salih Zeki Ozdemir

Finally, let me say something about our keynote speakers, Dean Shepherd, Sara Carter, and David Audretsch. In their keynotes, Dean Shepherd spoke about his own academic journey and his passionate interest in adversity and resilience that goes back to his father’s family business, Sara Carter discussed the influence of household dynamics on entrepreneurship and her impressive research in this field, and David Audretsch finally spoke about the (potential) decline of entrepreneurship and democracy and what this means for society and the economy. Moreover, it was really impressive to see them working and interacting with other conference attendees in such a productive, respectful, and passionate way – I think this is really special and deserves utmost respect. They also volunteered to join the Doctoral Consortium and work with young entrepreneurship scholars on their PhD projects. This year, Melissa Cardon joined us as well for the Doctorial Consortium as a speaker — a special thanks to Melissa Cardon for her contributions.  

So far so good – so what’s next? So ACERE2021 will take us to the beautiful and stunning Gold Coast – an agglomeration that is the sixth-largest city in Australia and a major tourist destination with its sunny subtropical climate and some of the most impressive beaches in Australia. Next year’s conference will be co-hosted by Bond University, Australia’s first private not-for-profit university with great facilities and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. I am sure ACERE2021 at Bond University will be another great conference with inspiring and productive session and events, and of course great people that will join us from so many corners of the world. 

Best wishes – Martin Obschonka, Director Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research

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ACERE supporting the Red Cross Australian Bushfire Appeal

February 3, 2020 by karen

The ACERE 2020 conference community are this year directing funds to the
Australian Bushfire Appeal. By reducing corporate gifting we will instead support the Red Cross to ensure they can be there for people when the worst happens. If you would like to contribute further, all donations would be greatly appreciated. https://fundraise.redcross.org.au/fundraiser/ACERE2020

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The 2021 ACERE Conference is planned in collaboration with Bond University, Queensland.

Key Dates

Conference dates 9 to 12 February 2021

Hybrid delivery – online, some local events.

Full Paper deadline – 20 November 2020 – for reviewing, awards and PDS nomination.

Alternatively, Full Paper deadline – 10 December 2020 – no reviewing, no award nomination, no PDS nomination.

Presenting authors videos due – 31 December 2020

Presenting author registration due – 10 January 2021

Registration will open soon.  Indicative costs for the online program are:

General AUD100

Student AUD50

 

 

 

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Testimonials

As a first-time participant and a new doctoral student just 6 months in, the conference has been extremely useful for me in terms of my own personal learning and in meeting new, liked-minded individuals. I would definitely encourage more of my friends to apply the conference in the future.

Thomas Ding

As a first-time participant and a new doctoral student just 6 months in, the conference has been extremely useful for me in terms of my own personal learning and in meeting new, liked-minded individuals. I would definitely encourage more of my friends to apply the conference in the future.

The ACERE conference was extremely well organized. Communication, planning and execution; it all works perfectly. High academic standard, very skilled participants, nice presentations, interesting topics and discussions, as well as relevant key-notes and a nice atmosphere. A truly great conference.

Martin Senderovitz

A fantastic conference. Quality of papers and quality of feedback provided is of a high standard. The key notes were superb. The size of the conference supports a real community feeling amongst the participants.

Jillian Gordon

I have been in touch with ACERE for more than ten years. This is a great venue for young scholars to learn from each other and a great opportunity to closely interact with top scholars in the field of entrepreneurship research. I deeply appreciate the efforts of the organizing team in initiating a great learning environment among participants. Doctoral consortium, pitching, and paper development session are the examples of those initiatives.

Thanaphol Virasa

The 2018 ACERE conference was my first visit and I came for the conference from Pakistan. I found the conference very productive and interactive. It gives an excellent platform to new researchers to discuss their research with outstanding academic scholars

Dr. Noor Muhammad

I would like to congratulate you for the wonderful ACERE Conference you organised in Brisbane this year – 2018. I was happy to participate in such great event! – Thank you

Christian Felzensztein
PhD

‘I just wanted to let you know that ACERE was the best conference I’ve ever attended. Fantastic people, fantastic food, fantastic location(s), fantastic events, and on and on. This was my first time to Australia and I’m completely smitten. In sum, thanks for an amazing experience and I hope to be a life-long attendee moving forward!’

David Gras
University of Tennessee

Great conference and wonderful event!

Patricia McDougall-Covin
Indiana University

Thank you so much for this very well organized and high quality conference.

Charlott Menke
Otto-von-Guerick Universitat

I really enjoyed DC and main conference. It was really a wonderful experience for me.

Linh T. Nguyen
University of NSW

I wanted to thank you and congratulate you on the format and quality of the conference. I had the chance for one my papers to be included in the PDS session, and I believe it has truly been helpful. The initial as well as PDS reviews were of high quality, and the exchanges during the session itself, outstanding. I hope you will re-conduct this format in the future!

Virginie Vial
Kedge Business School

Thank you for setting such a supportive and developmental tone both for the doctoral consortium and for the whole ACERE conference. I haven’t been to too many conferences, but I’ve been to enough to know that ACERE offers a unique and golden opportunity for doctoral candidates and early career researchers to learn from some of the best in the field about how to improve and position our research.

Thanks again for providing our research community with such an inviting and generous conference.

Lene Foss
Professor
The Arctic University of Norway

As a practitioner, I thorougly enjoyed the 2014 ACERE conference in Sydney.  Unlike the other BIG entrepreneurship conferences that I have attended, ACERE covers many of the important issues and topics in entrepreneurship research and also provides a rich practitioner and policy perspective. More importantly the ACERE conference team were entrepreneurial in their thinking- they knew the needs of their customers, the participants, quite intimately and provided an awesome customer service. The conference was the “right size” which facilitates excellent networking opportunities not only for researchers, but also for students, practitioners and policy makers. I plan to be back!

Dr. Suresh Kumar
Founder and CEO
NexAge Technologies USA Inc/Green Earth LLC and Game Changers LLC

I gained a great deal from this session, particularly the need to properly frame the paper (and any paper), and ways to link my research to the theory. In addition, the discussion helped me to work out a “template” that I can apply to a number of research ideas that I have vaguely been thinking about. This was a really valuable session for me, and it helped me to finish the conference on a very high note.

Peter Balan
University, South Australia

I really enjoyed the conference – it is great value, something that you cannot say of many conferences.

Martie-Louise Verreynne
University, Queensland

As a first year PhD, I had no idea how invaluable it would be to learn from others, gain insight into the research process, gain valuable feedback, and network in a very supportive environment. I’m so glad that I came and hope to see you next year. Well done on hosting a great event.

Erin Castellas
Monash University

Thank you for hosting a very successful and enjoyable conference. I am looking forward to build my career and network by taking part in the future activities of ACE.

Saskia de Klerk
University, New South Wales

Thanks for organising the ACERE conference. It was a great success. On the whole there was a lot of value in meeting and discussing projects etc.

Jeremy Zwiegelaar
Massey University

“It was a fantastic conference!”

Lene Foss
Professor
Tromsø University Business School

I’d just like to thank you again for the great conference – We learnt so much from all the different sessions, the experts and it was great to be able to get personal feedback.

Retha Scheepers
University, the Sunshine Coast

Thanks for such a great conference!

Morgan P. Miles
Professor
University

Thank you for providing doctoral students like me a wonderful opportunity to showcase their work and ideas as well as get invaluable insights into academia and research through the sessions and interactions. I found the Doctoral Consortium and the PDW especially helpful. The first one provided me good feedback on my work and the PDW really helped me in understanding how a paper had to be structured and how Editors looked at one.

Vidhula Venugopal
Doctoral Candidate
Indian Institute

It was amazing how much mentorship was embedded into the consortium and conference. I truly do believe that I gained tremendous value from attending the conference. Thank you all so much for sharing.

Sharon Simmons
PhD Candidate
Syracuse University USA

The ACERE/Diana conference was fabulous!

Roxanne Zolin
Associate Professor
QUT Business School

I particularly enjoyed the PhD Consortium

PhD Candidate

This was my first time at the Acere conference, and I was impressed. A small group of highly engaged scholars. Well organized, multi-track meetings that ran on schedule. Fun social evenings. Topped off by a highly valued Paper Development Workshop that provided wonderful feedback. Well worth the long trip to Western Australia!

Brian King
PhD, Professor - HEC Montréal

Thank you once again for the superb organization of the conference. It was a very enriching and enjoyable experience.

Tatiana S. Manolova
Associate Professor
Bentley University

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