ann © pocroraL ®@ COLLOQUIUM January 5-6, 2009 IM Ahmedabad invites you to the second Doctoral Colloquium to be conducted on January 5 and 6, 2009 at IIM Ahmedabad. ‘The Doctoral Colloquium at IM Ahmedabad aims to build a strong network and provide a platform for young management researchers to chisel their research ideas and skills from this symbiotic pool of budding researchers and experts. In addition to discussions on research work of doctoral participants, there are a series of workshops, panel discussion and other events ‘on theory building and publishing facilitated by distinguished Indian and international experts. Call for Papers We invite doctoral participants from all areas of management land allied disciplines to present their dissertation related work at the colloquium as a research paper. Al students who are currently enrolled in any full time Fellow / PhD. program in any discipline of management are eligible to participate in this event. Guidelines for Submission Eligible candidates are requested to email their abstracts (not exceeding 1500 words, excluding title page and refer- fences) to jimdc@iimahd.ernet. in by September 30, 2008; as per the guidelines specified in http://www.jima-dc.in Participants selected on the basis of blind review of abstracts would be invited to present their full paper at the colloquium. Registration Registration fee for participation is INR 2,200 for Indian par- ticipants and USD 150 for foreign nationals. Accommodation Al invited participants will be provided with free boarding and lodging in Student Dormitories. To avail further options in boarding and lodging, please visit our website. Important Dates Last date for abstract September 30, 2008 submission Notification of accepted November 3, 2008 abstracts Last date for submission of | December 1, 2008 revised abstracts About the Institute Situated in the Western Indian state of Gujarat, lIM Ahmeda- bad is one of the most prestigious management institutes in the Asia-Pacific region. One focus of its vision being per- sistent creation of new frontiers of knowledge in the arena of management, IIM Ahmedabad has been making significant contributions to management research, while also taking special initiatives in directing research towards the practi- tioner’s desk. For further details visit http://www. fimahd.ernet.in eee Ot oe ar) ‘overview, etc. visit http:/ /www.ima-dc.in or contact POR ae eee Reco)