Golden Opportunities for Entrepreneurship
ICSB 50th World Conference
Washington, DC
June 16-18, 2005
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Pre-conference Events

Harvard Business School

Tuesday, June 14, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. by Professor Michael Roberts, Executive Director of the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, and Case Development at HBS.

Harvard Business School Publishing is pleased to sponsor a seminar on "Teaching Entrepreneurship with Cases" at the ICSB conference. The seminar will cover topics including: design of entrepreneurship curriculum at the course and module level, timing and sequence of cases, developing your own materials, preparing a case for teaching, managing classroom dynamics, managing questioning and transitions, exams and grading. The seminar will also feature the opportunity to discuss the preparation and actual teaching of two entrepreneurship cases in detail.

The registration fee is $150. To register, please email Harvard Business School Publishing cmtsmktg@hbsp.harvard.edu Include your university contact details, as well as a VISA, MasterCard, or AMEX number and expiration date. Registration deadline: May 6, 2005. Please note that space is limited. This program is open to teaching faculty members at degree-granting colleges and universities.

Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Pre-Conference -
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Wednesday, June 15, 12:00 noon. to 5:30 p.m. (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATE FOR THIS PRE-CONFERENCE)

Sponsored by The Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy and the National Federation of Independent Businesses

Topics will include:

• An International Perspective on the Costs of Entry and Exit for a Business
• Importance of SME Owner Participation in the Political Process
• International Lessons on Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• SME Labor Challenges: Workforce & Knowledge
• Global Efforts to Reduce Regulatory Burden
• International Discussion on Working Capital

The pre-conference will include several prominent experts on public policy and entrepreneurship. Speakers and panelists already confirmed include:

William Dennis, National Federation of Independent Business
Thomas Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
Catherine Swift, President, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Bo Carlsson, Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Brian Headd, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
Charles Ou, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration

See http://www.icsb2005.org for information on registering for this pre-conference.

Remember!! Early registration for the World Conference ends April 30,2005!!

To register for the pre-conference, go to [cosed] .  You can register for the conference at the same time.

KEY SUBMISSION DATE for the Conference

Formal papers due from those notified of acceptance: March 15, 2005

Only electronic submissions will be accepted and should be sent.

Send abstracts for papers to Dr. Michael Rubach: mrubach@mail.uca.edu

Send workshop proposals to Dr. Alec C. Johnson: acjohnson2@stthomas.edu

For more information and detailed Call for Papers please visit our web site.