
The conference handbook is now available, which includes the detailed program:
For a quick overview of the programme:
For a booklet of summaries of all break-out sessions:
(May take a while to download - 16mb)
The conference backpack will include a hard copy of summary booklet and the conference handbook (which includes the programme), so please consider the environment before printing.
See the program Highlights page for details about the keynotes, special events, symposia, panels, workshops, special issues, and best paper awards. The 17 Tracks are described under "Submission".
09:00 - 17:00 ICSB Board Meeting
08:30 / 9:00 - 17:30 Doctoral Consortium
13:30 - 18:00 Conference Registration
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Function (Te Wharewaka)
08:00 - 17:00 Registration
09:00 - 17:00 Opening Ceremony & Conference Day One
19:00 - 21:00 Evening spent at your own leisure
08:00 - 17:00 Registration
08:30 - 17:00 Conference Day Two
19:00 - 23:00 ICSB Gala Dinner * (Te Papa)
08:00 - 12:00 Registration
08:00 - 09:00 ICSB AGM (Business Meeting)
09:00 - 14:00 Conference Day Three
12:30 - 13:00 Closing Ceremony with Awards for Best Papers
13:00 - 14:00 Luncheon
14:00 - 17:00 ICSB Board Meeting
09:00 - 17:00 Public Agencies Forum (Optional)
"Building Engagement with the Small Business Sector
Venue: Once you get to Wellington you will find that the conference venue, Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre is in the heart of the city (111 Wakefield Street), next to Wellington’s beautiful waterfront, close to the modern national museum, galleries, shopping and entertainment. A large range of accommodation options are within a few minutes’ walk.
* The dress code for the Gala Dinner is Smart Casual to Formal (not Black Tie). The dress code for the conference is smart casual.
The conference is hosted by New Zealand’s national university Massey University and the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ).
1 September 2011 - Online submission opens.
Acceptance notification within six weeks of submission.
15 February 2012 - Final deadline for abstract submission
15 March 2012 - Last date for acceptance notification
18 April 2012 - Deadline for full paper submission