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DC School of Management and Technology, India Center for Tourism Research, University of Canberra, Australia Global Development and Research Center Japan Institute for Development and Equity Studies, India

International Conference on
ECOPRENEURSHIP: Issues and challenges in sustainable entrepreneurship

Kerala, popularly called Gods Own Country, is one of the top rated tourism destinations in the world. The National Geographic Channel once rated it as one of the fifty destinations to be visited in ones lifetime. Every year, Kerala Tourism wins laurels in international travel marts for its product superiority and service quality. January , the month we organize the conference, is one of the best time to visit Kerala. Please visit the official website of Kerala Tourism (www.keralatourism.org ) to know more about Kerala and the vacation opportunities you have while you are there!

Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention, USA

Conference Coordinator
Babu P George University of Southern Mississippi, USA

Conference Advisory Board

Robert Inbakaran University of Canberra, Australia Ancheri Sreekumar DCSMAT, India Hari SrInivas GDRC, Japan Shanmugam Pillai Subbiah IDES, India Thomas R Panko Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention, USA

January 5-6, 2012 KERALA, INDIA

In Brief ...
The term sustainable development has become a clich that can be used by anyone in any context to support any desired objective. Originally invented to mean a particular pattern of resource use based on the principles of conservation, preservation, and equity, it offered ingenious solutions to a variety of the problems facing the humankind.

Sub-themes
By its very nature, the conference theme is multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial. Hence, meaningful debates on it cannot be achieved without involving a diverse set of ideas and stakeholders. Some of the indicative themes of this conference would be:

A student track, with poster presentations Manuscripts submitted for the academic track will be blind reviewed and best papers will be recognized with awards. Key Audiences Academicians, researchers, industry practitioners, members of governmental and nonprofit organizations, local community members, and anyone who wants to listen to and share ideas on this important topic!

The micro-foundations of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem

Doing business responsibly: Drivers and barriers Innovations informed by sustainability principles Sustainability as a measure in quality management Sustainability as a primal facade of postmodern capitalism

Important Dates
Deadline for abstracts: August15, 2011 Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2011 Deadline for full papers:

Dominant debates on sustainable development tend to overlook the vital role entrepreneurs can play in our move to a more sustainable future. However, some recent studies indicate that entrepreneurial action has the potential to nurture or destroy ecological wellbeing. The proposed conference will revisit sustainable development to better understand the state of this knowledge field in entrepreneurial theory and practice.

Case studies of successes and failures in the adoption of sustainability principles by enterprises in various industries

For more information and conference registration, please visit www.dcschool.net

November 30, 2011

...among others! Tracks The conference will feature three tracks: An academic track, with paper presentations A practitioner track, with anecdotal case discussions

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