International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Conference Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship June 19-22, 2006 Sandia Resort & Casino Albuquerque, New Mexico Call for Papers Due date for submission of papers is March 15, 2006. Chair: Dr. Raul Gouvea, Associate Professor, Finance, International, and Technology Department, Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico. Theme: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship Who Should Attend?: Academicians, business professionals, government, NGOs, students, and anyone interested in learning and sharing experiences pertaining to Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. Papers: Papers should focus on the conference main theme and related topics such as financing of Indigenous Entrepreneurship, marketing indigenous products, services, and technologies, indigenous gaming industry, media, entertainment, fashion & design, culture, traditional values, ethics and entrepreneurship, biopiracy, mining, fishing and gaming, environmentally friendly technologies, indigenous sustainable entrepreneurship, and the role of regional, federal and multilateral agencies and NGOs in promoting indigenous entrepreneurship. Case studies on indigenous entrepreneurship in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Europe are invited. Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship Sub-Themes Financing Indigenous Entrepreneurship: developing financial products for indigenous business, investing in indigenous human capital, legal indigenous business issues, financing indigenous business ventures strategies, sovereign immunity in indigenous commercial transactions. Marketing Indigenous Products, Services, and Technologies: indigenous ecotourism strategies, indigenous trademarks and patents, channels of distribution for indigenous products, services, and technologies, exporting strategies, e-commerce and indigenous entrepreneurship. Indigenous Gaming, Media, Entertainment, Fashion, and Design: developing indigenous gaming business, media, the indigenous entertainment industry, indigenous fashion and design industry. Challenges and Opportunities Facing Indigenous Sustainable Entrepreneurship: indigenous women and entrepreneurship, culture, traditional values, ethics and entrepreneurship; biopiracy, mining, forestry, fishing and gaming, and environmentally friendly technologies. The Role of Regional, Federal, NGOs, and Multilateral Agencies in Promoting Indigenous Entrepreneurship: the role of state agencies, the role of federal agencies, the role of the World Bank, IFC, ILO, and the United Nations, the role of NGOs. Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship – A Case Study Perspective: case studies on indigenous entrepreneurship from North America, Latin America, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe. Paper Submission Guidelines and Information Student Track: Graduate students are also encouraged to submit papers and case studies to the student track. Only papers written by students will be considered. Proceedings: A conference proceedings will be published containing all papers presented at the meeting. The Proceedings will be distributed at the conference. Discussants, Paper Reviewers, and Session Chairs: If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, discussant, or Session Chair, please e-mail your interest to iibec@mgt.unm.edu Paper Submission Guidelines: A complete copy of the paper must be received by March 15, 2006 Submissions must be original. The author(s) must certify that the paper(s) has not been published elsewhere. Authors and/or co-authors must register for and attend the meeting in order to have the paper included in the proceedings. Papers should not exceed 25 pages, double spaced, including references, tables, and figures. Times New Roman characters, 12-point font-size, and double spaced. Microsoft Word. Papers will be blind refereed. There will be a best paper award. All submissions should be sent, preferably via e-mail to: Jaye Francis, Conference Coordinator Anderson Schools of Management University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico (87131). Ph: (505) 277-8889 Fax: (505) 277-9868 E-mail: iibec@mgt.unm.edu For more Information about IIBEC please visit http://iibec.mgt.unm.edu. (c)2005 iibec Some images provided by: