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                   REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS

Extended abstracts of 1-2 pages should be submitted no later than
December 1st, 2002 to Kenny Larsen at: [log in to unmask]

Further information can be found at the conference website:
http://www.segera.ruc.dk/


                      INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

      "Innovation in Europe: Dynamics, Institutions and Values"


         Roskilde University, Denmark, 8th -9th  May, 2003



Conference presentation:

With the ambition "to become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world", the European Union has recently
engaged in a series of policy initiatives towards fostering innovation
and technological development. This is taking place at a time when some
fundamental social dynamics related to the innovation process are in a
process of rapid transformation, like for example, new regimes for
knowledge production and appropriation, changing social values on
science, the emerging information society, rapid development of private
risk capital markets/industry. These parallel transformations, of policy
and of social dynamics, are having a direct impact on the contemporary
patterns of European innovation.

The driving idea of this conference is to analyse the dynamics,
institutions, and values that characterize the innovation process and
technological development in Europe, with special focus on the EU. The
conference is particularly interested on papers that have a perspective
on European/EU dynamics, multiple-country/comparative studies, or
exceptionally national experiences that have a European relevance, in
the following topics:

Conference topics:

1. Systems of innovation, institutions and values in Europe
2. Knowledge dynamics and co-operation
3. Intellectual property rights
4. Private financing and public-private partnership for innovation
5. Risk society and the governance of science
6. Innovation for competitiveness and cohesion
7. Information society

Submission deadlines and information:

Extended abstracts of 1-2 pages should be submitted no later than
December 1st, 2002 to Kenny Larsen at: [log in to unmask]
 
Further information can be found at the conference website:
http://www.segera.ruc.dk/

The abstracts will be selected on the basis of their scientific
excellence and relevance for the Conference, by a panel of experts made
of the SEGERA-project partners. The decision will be communicated in
January 2003.

Registration to the conference will start on January 15th, 2003.

Final paper submission is March 1st, 2003.

The conference will also admit a limited number of participants without
a paper, most notably policy-makers and experts in the fields. However,
kindly note that should you wish to join the conference as a participant
without a paper, it is advisable to give a non-binding intend of
participation as early as possible. That is, if you want to be sure to
get into consideration concerning a specific conference topic. A
non-binding notice can be given at [log in to unmask] The formal
registration to the conference will start on January 15th, 2003. 

Financial support: 
The conference has the possibility of providing financial support for
travel, accommodation and registration fee. A special account will be
given to a total of 15 young researchers from the EU, and to Eastern
European participants. We have decided to give a full financial support
for travel and accommodation to 5 of these researchers submitting a
paper (financial support for travel expenses has a maximum of
450€/3375DKK per person). Furthermore we will provide 10 of these
researchers submitting a paper with financial support for accommodation,
meaning that they have to pay for travel and hotel expenses themselves. 

To be considered for the financial support the applicant has to submit a
written statement of 1 page maximum (besides the abstract and later
conference-paper) explaining why they are not able to pay the expenses
and thereby participate in the conference. This should be submitted not
later than December 1st, 2002 to Kenny Larsen at: [log in to unmask] 

The researchers provided with the financial support will then be
selected on the basis of their scientific excellence and relevance for
the conference and factors related to their argumentation for getting
the financial support, their nationality, age etc. The decision will be
communicated directly to the person when the decision is made. Please,
contact Kenny Larsen at [log in to unmask] if further information about
procedures is needed.