International SME Congress

A congress with a title “SMEs in the Light of Experiences and New Ideas” will be organized under the collaboration of Turgut Ozal University and TUSKON (Turkish Businessmen and Manufacturers Confederation) on 23-24 May 2012 in Ankara, Turkey where the experiences and new ideas will be gathered. The aim of the congress is to put forward the evaluations on the position of SMEs both in Turkey and in the world, share experiences, discuss new ideas, introduce innovation opportunities through critical and analytical studies, with an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplined approach.  

• SME Congress 2012

  May 23, 2012 – May 24, 2012

  Call for Papers

  International SME Congress

  hosted by

  Turgut Özal University

  and

  TUSKON (Turkish Businessmen and Manufacturers Confederation)

   

  SMEs

  in the Light of

  Experiences and New Ideas

   

  Theme of 2012: Innovation

   

  23-24 May 2012

   

  Turgut Özal University

  Etlik, Ankara Turkey

   

  A congress with a title “SMEs in the Light of Experiences and New Ideas” will be organized under the collaboration of Turgut Ozal University and TUSKON on 23-24 May 2012 in Ankara, Turkey where the experiences and new ideas will be gathered. The aim of the congress is to put forward the evaluations on the position of SMEs both in Turkey and in the world, share experiences, discuss new ideas, introduce innovation opportunities through critical and analytical studies, with an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplined approach. 

   

           SMEs are the institutions which deserve the most support from the university and private sector collaboration as a real accumulator of the economy. While SMEs contributing the economy through competing with the big companies by producing final products and services; they also contribute to the economy by supporting the development of these big companies through producing products as a supplier. Accordingly, they co-exist with the big companies as they form a supplier industry. SMEs are the fundamental component of the competition based free market stability from an economical point of view and societal stability from a social perspective for most of the other countries, with their considerable number, employment volume, value of production, their contribution to the development and wide dispersion of ownership. In Turkey SMEs constitutes the majority of the enterprises (99.8%) and this ratio is indicator of the importance of SMEs in economy.

   

  SME Congress will bring the scholars study on SMEs, private sector representatives and founders/managers of SMEs and also the experiences and new ideas of scientists together. Congress will present new strategies and raise awareness on contemporary management techniques for SMEs. The role of SMEs in global markets will be investigated and the new equilibriums for the expansion to international markets will be evaluated. Congress will strengthen the national and international collaboration opportunities. Additionally, by strengthening the collaboration between universities and private sector it will provide possibilities for the generation of new approaches for SMEs. Consequently, while universities will be able to prepare human resources for SMEs, SMEs will have the opportunity to follow contemporary knowledge. 

           All the papers directly or indirectly related to SME subject which is also appropriate for the innovation theme may be presented as a proceeding. Additionally like academic participants, private sector representatives may also contribute to the congress by submitting papers or poster presentations.

   

           Some of the subject titles for papers are presented below but not limited with the subjects below:

   

  Subject Titles:

  SMEs in the Light of Experience and New Ideas

   

  1. Innovation for SMEs
  2. New approaches and innovation for SMEs in globalization
  3. The effect of innovation on the integration of global markets for SMEs
  4. Research and development activities in SMEs
  5. The effect of computer aided design on product development of SMEs
  6. New strategies in SMEs production process
  7. New approaches on SMEs management
  8. The value and importance of cultural interactions on innovation
  9. New information Technologies and changes on information processing procedure of SMEs
  10. Clustering-Enhancing capacity of SMEs in global markets
  11. Transformation of SMEs in European Union (EU) integration progress
  12. New strategies and strategic collaboration opportunities in SMEs
  13. The role of engineering science on product development
  14. The relationship between innovation and product design
  15. Contemporary management techniques in SMEs
  16. Analysis of curriculum of university faculties in terms of innovation
  17. Research on joint R&D and innovation applications for SMEs
  18. Eco-innovation applications

  These subject titles are only presented as suggestions; all other studies related to the innovation theme will be accepted. 

   

  Moreover, poster presentations with substantial virtual materials and films (documentary or feature film) related to the titles of the congress will also be taken into consideration. All the accepted papers will be published as full-length manuscripts.

   

  The language of the congress is Turkish and English. Parallel sessions will be organized according to the accepted submissions language. Abstracts limited to 100-200 words in length with five keywords including the contact information of the authors’ should be submitted no later than 30 December 2011. The final full-length manuscripts of the accepted abstracts should be submitted no later than 31 January 2012.

   

  The subjects titles of the congress will be clustered around common topics and parallel sessions will be organized. Additionally a separate session will be organized to bring the academics, graduate level and doctoral degree students and elite managers of the private sector together.

   

  Pre-organized session proposals will be accepted with a minimum of three and maximum of five contributors. In that case, the session proposal abstract, five keywords, abstracts of the papers, the contact information of session chair and the author(s) and (if any) argumentative(s) should be submitted.

   

                    Please submit abstracts through the online system at www.kobikongre.org. For more information you may e-mail your questions to kobikongre@turgutozal.edu.tr address or you can visit the web site. 

           The accepted final submissions will be announced by 20 February 2012.  

   

  Congress registration and participation fees:

   

  Congress registration and participation fees	Early Registration Until 16 March 2012	Late Registration Until 15 May 2012
  Participation with presentation	100 €	125 €
  Poster presentation	75 €	100 €
  Participation	50 €	75 €
  Congress registration and participation fees for students	Early Registration Until 16 March 2012	Late Registration Until 15 May 2012
  Participation with presentation	75 €	100 €
  Poster presentation	50 €	75 €

   

  Swift Code:

  ASYATRIS

   

  IBAN Number:

  TR 10 0020 8001 2402 4022 2800 32

   

  Important dates of the congress:

   

  Dates
  31 January 2012 Tuesday	Deadline for the full-length manuscript submissions
  20 February 2012 Monday	Announcement of the accepted manuscripts
  16 March 2012 Friday	Deadline for the early registration
  15 May 2012 Tuesday	Deadline for the late registration
  23-24 May 2012 Wednesday-Thursday	International SME Congress

   

   

   

           The organization committee of the congress will not make any contribution to the travel and accommodation expenses. Information about the accommodation alternatives will be announced to the participators subsequently. For more information about Turgut Ozal University please visit www.turgutozal.edu.tr, and for more information about the International SME Congress please visit www.kobikongre.org.

   

   

  On behalf of organization committee

   

  Lütfü Şağbanşua, PhD
  Turgut Özal University

  Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
  Head of Department of Business Administration

  lsagbansua@turgutozal.edu.tr