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2010 Costa Rica Global Conference on Business and Finance, San Jose, Costa Rica, 25-28 May 2010; Deadline 19 Mar

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2010 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA: MAY 25-28, 2010

You are invited to participate in The 2010 Costa Rica Global Conference on Business and Finance (GCBF) – San Jose, Costa Rica. The Conference, sponsored by The Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held from May 25-28, 2010 at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel and Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica. Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of marketing and related fields are welcome. Papers do not need to be global in nature. English and Spanish language sessions will be offered. An Internet Session will be offered for those unable to make the trip to San Jose, Costa Rica.

DETAILED CALL FOR PAPERS

To download the detailed call for paper, please visit us at

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Submission for presentation consideration: March 19, 2010

Regular registration and payment receipt: April 05, 2010

Proceedings and award submission: April 12, 2010

SHARE THIS CALL

We kindly request that you share this call with your colleagues. To subscribe to our mailing list, please send an email to subscribe@theibfr.com.

SUBMISSIONS FOR PRESENTATION CONSIDERATION

Submit a 200-word abstract, work-in process or full paper to: submissions@theIBFR.com. All submissions must be in Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF format. Include the contact information for all authors on the first page of the document. Early submissions are greatly appreciated.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE

JOURNAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

The Conference is affiliated with seven peer-reviewed journals: International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, Global Journal of Business Research, Business Education and Accreditation, Review of Business and Finance Case Studies, Accounting and Taxation, The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, and Revista Internacional Administración & Finanzas. Please visit our website for journal specific distribution, indexing and ranking information, including: EBSCOHost, Cabell’s Directory, Ulrich’s Periodical Directory, The American Economic Association’s Econlit, e-JEL, JEL on CD and other rankings. Spanish language papers are published in Revista Internacional Administración y Finanzas. Papers honored with the Outstanding Research Award at the conference will be offered publication in one of our journals. In addition, papers receiving the Best Paper in Session Award are reviewed for possible journal publication.

PUBLICATION IN THE REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Publishing in the Refereed Conference Proceedings is free to registered and paid conference attendees. Attendees can publish an abstract, 5-page short version, or full paper ( not to exceed 12 pages).

CONFERENCE FEES

Conference registration is US$320 for the first paper. Non-presenting participants are welcome and are subject to the US$320 registration fee. The registration fee for full-time students is $295 (documentation of full-time student status must be submitted with your registration to receive this rate). There is an US$80 fee for each additional paper. A $50 late fee applies for registration fees received at our office after April 5, 2010.

Food and Beverage

Hor’dourves and soft drinks will be provided by the Institute for Business and Finance Research. The networking luncheon will be sponsored by Business Education and Accreditation. The award banquet will be sponsored by Accounting and Taxation. Additional event tickets are available for purchase for those participants attending with their spouse and other non-author guest(s). The price per ticket is $30 per event.

HOW TO REGISTER AND PAY

The registration form is available at: . Accepted forms of payment are available at:

HOTEL

We have arranged for a small block of rooms at Ramada Plaza Herradura Golf Resort & Conference Center at a special rate of $105 (single or double) per night plus taxes. This rate includes breakfast. Please visit our website at for additional hotel information.

USEFUL LINKS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Detailed call for papers :

Conference submissions: submissions@theibfr.com

Hotel Information:

Travel Information:

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Registration:

Accepted forms of payment:

General inquiries: admin@theibfr.com