Fostering Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship in the Americas (FIBEA) Conference will take place at Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City Resort on Nov. 7 – 9, 2007. The annual conference brings together Indigenous business, policy-makers, and academics from North, Central, and South American countries. The conference is designed to promote and foster Indigenous business alliances, trade and investment amongst Indigenous business people.
FIBEA is accepting proposals for conference papers and presenters through Sept. 15, 2007. Papers and presentations should focus on the conference main theme Fostering Indigenous Business & Entrepreneurship in the Americas or a related topic. Paper submissions must be original and can be submitted via email at fibea@mgt.unm.edu.
Presentation proposals from those currently engaged in fields related to Indigenous business and entrepreneurship are encouraged. The two day conference will include business and academic workshops and an indigenous business expo. More detailed information, including registration and sponsorship opportunities, can be found at FIBEA 2007.
The FIBEA Chair is Dr. Raul Gouvea, Professor, Chair of Finance, International, and Management of Technology Department, and Director for the Center for Economic Indigenous Economic Development and Entrepreneurship at the UNM Anderson School of Management. Jaye Francis is the FIBEA Conference Coordinator and Aline Saiz is the Conference Assistant Coordinator. FIBEA 2008 will be held in Manaus in July of 2008 at Centro Cultural dos Povos da Amazônia.
Media Contacts: Leslie Venzuela, (505) 277-7117; e-mail: venzuela@mgt.unm.edu or Erin Gardner, (505) 306-9575; e-mail: news@mgt.unm.edu
Posted by scarr at September 6, 2007 10:17 AM