ACIC 2012 - Amity Competitive Intelligence Conference - ACIC2012

Amity Institute of Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Management (AICISM), Amity University,invites research Papers for the Amity Competitive Intelligence Conference ? 2012 to be held at its campus in Noida, India on March 06, 2012.
Today’s business environment is marked by hyper-competition and thus requires focus to gain sustainable competitive advantage by actively managing the external environment, side by side with internal resources. Competitive Intelligence is the identification of strategically important corporate intelligence needs and the process of resolving those needs through ethical information-gathering, analysis, and the presentation of such analysis to clients. Markets and industries are no longer simple or stable; they have become differentiated and dynamic, and many are global in size. New industries and market segments emerge overnight, whilst, older ones suddenly disappear. These conditions require a deep, intense and flawless study of the environment, which is facilitated by Competitive Intelligence. Application of Competitive Intelligence will provide a way to get out of the confines of conventional thinking and to develop unique solutions to problems that would otherwise be difficult to solve.
Aim
The Amity Competitive Intelligence Conference - 2012 intends to facilitate sharing of Research Based Knowledge, Case studies and Novel Business Applications related to Competitive Intelligence among academicians and practitioners. Papers are invited from academicians and practitioners on any topic mentioned in the list of conference sub-themes and related areas. Case studies, review and discussion Papers on these topics and related areas are also welcome. Proceedings of the conference will be published in a book form for wider dissemination of the deliberations along with soft copy covering all the Papers. All Papers would be double blind reviewed before inclusion in the book. A few selected Papers received for this conference would be included in the Amity Journal of Competitive Intelligence.
Conference Topics
Papers should broadly address one of the conference sub-themes listed below or a related area. Academicians and practitioners are encouraged to contribute new ideas, concepts, applications and case studies for discussion in the conference.
Sub-themes:
? Evolution and Application of Competitive Intelligence in Emerging Economies.
? Best Practices in Competitive Intelligence.
? A Strategic Approach to Competitive Intelligence.
? Bridging the Gap between Competitive Intelligence and Corporate Strategy.
? Competitive Benchmarking and Tactical Analysis.
? Using Social Media for Competitive Intelligence.
? Scenario Planning: The Link between Future and Strategy.
? Business Intelligence and Competitive Technical Intelligence.
? Competitive Intelligence and Marketing Strategy Formulation.
? Knowledge Management as a Tool of Effective Competitive Intelligence.
? Competitive Intelligence Blindspots and other Barriers, towards adding Strategic Value.
? Competition Analysis and War-Gaming for Effective Strategy Making.
? Building a Competitive Intelligence Function in an Organization.
? Bottom Line Competitive Intelligence: Increasing Competitive Intelligence Return on Investment.
? Competitive Intelligence and Pricing.
? Leveraging Sales Knowledge into Actionable Intelligence.
? Deploying Competitive Intelligence for Strong Long-Term Brand Positioning.
Registration
All participants are required to register for this conference as per the following details:
Type of Delegate Registration Fees
Industry Rs. 3000
Academicians Rs. 2000
Doctoral Students/ Other Students Rs. 1500
The fee is non-refundable in all circumstances. The registration fee includes admission to the conference, lunch and tea for the conference day and conference kit for the participants. Participants are requested to book in advance for subsidized accommodation at our campus. Limited accommodation would be available at Amity University for participants on first-come-first-serve basis. The room tariff and other details would be announced on the conference website in due course.
Important Dates
Last Date for Submission of Research Papers: February 6, 2012
Notification of Acceptance of Full Paper: February 13, 2012
Last Date for Registration Fees: February 16, 2012
Last Date for Booking Accommodation at Amity University, Noida Campus:
February 20, 2012
Conference Date: March 06, 2012
Contact Us:
Dr. Shikha Bhatia,
Convener: ACIC-2012
Email: acic2012-AT-amity.edu