Hello everyone

My name is Roger Bennett and I teach and do research in marketing at 
London Metropolitan University, specialising in nonprofit marketing.  I 
have access to a small amount of money that I could use to set  up a PhD 
research student's training day for students in the nonprofit marketing 
field (and other areas if people are interested).  Attedance would be 
free and lunch and morning and afternoon coffee would be provided free 
of charge.  Attendees would have to pay their own train/bus/underground 
fares to get to this university.  Obviously we are talking about UK 
based students in relation to this event.  It may be that I can ask the 
Academy of Marketing to make a contribution to students' travelling 
expenses.

My aim would be to get a couple of outside speakers to talk about 
specific aspects of PhD research and possibly about post-doctoral 
research opportunities.  PhD sudents would make brief presentations 
about their work and share their experiences.  Contacts and networks 
might be formed.  The focus would be on providing practical advice and 
helping students cope with their problems.  The event would take place 
in Spring 2007.  I believe it is very important for the SIG to encourage 
PhD research in the nonprofit field.

If people are interested please will they let me know and, if there is 
sufficient demand, I will start to organise something.

All the best

Roger

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Dr R.Bennett
Professor of Marketing
Department of Business and Service Sector Management
London Metropolitan University
84 Moorgate
London EC2M 6SQ
Tel: +44 (0) 207 320 1577
Fax: +44 (0) 207 320 1465

Website:  www.londonmet.ac.uk/cermark