GCBF 2011 - 2011 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE (GCBF)

2011 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE (GCBF) SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA: MAY 24-27, 2011

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You are invited to participate in The 2011 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 24-27, 2011 at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel and Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance, marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, business education 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.

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE

Journal Publication Opportunities

The Conference is affiliated with seven peer-reviewed journals: The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, Global Journal of Business Research, Accounting and Taxation, Business Education and Accreditation, Review of Business and Finance Case Studies, 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 & 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 (Optional)

Publishing in the Refereed Conference Proceedings is free to registered and paid conference attendees. Submission of your paper for proceedings publications implies that you have obtained the appropriate consent of all co-authors for publication. Conference proceedings are published under the title "Global Conference on Business and Finance Proceedings," ISSN 1931-0285, CD format, and ISSN 1941-9589 online format. You can publish a 200-word abstract, a 5-page version of your paper or a full paper (not to exceed 12 properly formatted pages). All proceedings submissions must be in MS Word and must be formatted according to our proceedings guidelines located at www.theIBFR.com/guidelines.htm. Your acceptance letter will include detailed information on how to publish in the refereed conference proceedings.

Outstanding Research Award

Registered and paid attendees can submit their paper for award consideration and possible publication in one of our journals. Award winners will be notified and will be presented with a certificate and an award plaque at the award banquet. An acceptance letter and reviewer’s comments are provided for award-winning papers. Award winners are required to properly format their document and make any other changes required by the reviewers and/or editor prior to journal publication. Please note that there is a $25 per page publication fee for papers that are offered publication in the journals. Submissions to the award competition are treated in the same fashion as a journal submission. Thus, submitting a paper for award consideration implies that your paper has not been published elsewhere and is not under publication consideration elsewhere. It also implies that you are prepared to pay the publication fee if your paper wins an award.
Note that proceedings and award submissions are processed separately, so each must be submitted separately.

Best in Session Award

Based on a peer-review process, in each session, a paper will be selected as the Best Paper in Session for an award. Best in Session Award Winners will receive a certificate at the Award Banquet and are invited to submit their papers to our regular review process for possible publication.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Submission for presentation consideration March 16, 2011
Regular registration April 01, 2011
Payment receipt April 01, 2011
Proceedings submission April 08, 2011
Award submission April 08, 2011
Hotel Reservations April 22, 2011

Early submissions are greatly appreciated.

SUBMISSIONS FOR PRESENTATION CONSIDERATION

Deadline: March 16, 2011
Submit to: Submissions-AT-theibfr.com

Submit a 200-word abstract or full paper to: submissions-AT-theIBFR.com. By submitting a paper, you certify that all co-authors are aware of the submission and consent to presentation of the work. 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. You will receive an email containing an acceptance or rejection letter within 10 business days. The letter will contain a submission number that you should include in all further correspondences. Your acceptance letter will provide detailed information about publishing in the refereed conference proceedings and submitting your paper for award consideration.

CONFERENCE FEES

Deadline: April 1, 2011

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 1, 2011. If your payment is not received by April 19, 2011, your participation will be cancelled. All attending authors must register and pay the registration fee. The registration form is available at: www.theIBFR.com/registration.htm. Accepted forms of payment are available at:
www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm

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.

HOTEL

We encourage you to stay at the conference hotel and to arrange for your lodging early. Costa Rica is a popular destination and hotels do sell out. 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.

To receive the special $105 rate, you must make your reservations directly with the hotel. The special rate is available until April 22, 2011, or until the available block of rooms is reserved, whichever occurs first. You can make your reservations by calling 506-2209-9800 and ask for the IBFR-GCBF (Institute for Business and Finance Research) Group rate or by email to: reservaciones-AT-ramadaherradura.com. Again, be sure to indicate to the hotel that you will be attending the GCBF and would like to receive the special rate. After April 22, 2011, or after the block of rooms is filled, the hotel will not honor the special rate and regular rates will apply.

The Conference hotel is near the airport and offers complimentary airport shuttle service. Please visit the hotel website at www.ramadaherradura.com for hours of operation. Alternatively, there is a wide selection of taxis that provide service to and from the Airport. You can also visit the hotel website at www.ramadaherradura.com for additional information about the facilities and transportation.

ABOUT THE INTERNET SESSION

If you can’t travel to the conference and want to change to the internet session, please notify us as soon as possible, but no later than April 19, 2011. Otherwise, we will not be able to re-schedule your presentation or mail your conference welcome package. We only mail conference welcome packages to registered internet session participants.

AUTHOR AND TITLE CHANGES

In the event of an authorship or paper title change after your initial submission, you must e-mail the editor-AT-theIBFR.com for permission to make the change.

PRESENTATION EQUIPMENT

Each conference room will be equipped with an LCD computer projector, and a computer. The presentation rooms will not be equipped with internet connections. One overhead document camera (Elmo) capable of presenting most transparencies or paper documents will be available by advance request only and on a first come, first served basis. Requests for the document camera must be received on or before May 16, 2010. You are welcome to use our equipment at your own risk. To see photos of our equipment, please visit our website at http://www.theibfr.com/equipment.htm.

AIRFARES

Costa Rica has two international airports. You will want to fly to San Jose International Airport (SJO) in San Jose, Costa Rica. Airfare to San Jose is very reasonable from many U.S. Cities

INFORMATION ABOUT COSTA RICA AND THE HOTEL

We have included a section about Costa Rica and the hotel on our website at www.theIBFR.com/costaricainfo.htm and www.theIBFR.com/herradura.htm

CONFERENCE CANCELLATIONS
The Institute reserves the right to cancel the conference, or reassign all presentations to internet sessions, in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist event, illness or other unusual circumstances as determined solely at the discretion of the IBFR. In the event of conference cancellation, the Institute will only be responsible for, at most, returning the attendee’s conference registration fee. The IBFR reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.

We look forward to visiting with you at the conference. If you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us.