Abstracts  : 

Abstracts must not exceed 700  words. Papers will be selected based on the abstracts submitted.  The abstract must include :

• Title of presentation
• 3 to 5 key words
• General topic of relevance for the selected theme / sub-theme
• Author’s name, title, organization affiliation, addresses (postal and email), phone/fax numbers, and
• Clearly delineated  objective, scope, developments, and conclusions are to be covered.

Last date  for submission of Abstracts : 15th June 2008.

Contributors whose  abstracts are selected for full paper submission and presentation will be intimated by 30th June 2008.


Last date for submission of full papers/presentations : 15th July, 2008.

The Abstracts / Full Papers  shall be sent to the Conference Coordinator in MS Word format with double line spacing (A/4 paper size)  by email to :  ibsaicon08@gmail.com

All paper submissions will be subject to blind review by multiple reviewers. Authors should avoid identifying themselves in the text or title. The Conference organizers will have the final authority over the review process and all decisions relating to acceptance of papers. Review criteria include originality of ideas, managerial and technical soundness, significance of results, and quality of presentation. Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted papers will be communicated to the corresponding author.

Paper Presentation In Absentia :

Those who cannot come to the Conference for reasons beyond their control, but wish to present a paper in absentia are encouraged to send in full paper by October 1, 2007.  Such papers, if fit in the conference theme and volume, could as an exception, be included in the conference proceedings. A processing fee of US $ 50 (Rs. 500 for scholars in India) should be included for each paper submitted for presentation in absentia.

Paper Presentation Schedule

Selected papers from the accepted entries will be invited for presentation in a 20 minute period including time for questions at the Conference Venue.

Best Paper Awards

Outstanding paper awards will be given to the best papers, one in each of the three categories viz., research, conceptual and student categories presented at the conference.

Conference Publication:
Conference proceedings consisting of papers which the committee would find to be enriching, would be published in the form of a book which will be released during the inaugural session of the Conference.  The best papers may also be published in the appropriate ICFAI Publications.