Pan-Pacific Conference XXIX

PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE XXIX NEWSLETTER

PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE XXIX
Haikou, Hainan Island, China
May 24-27, 2012

Dear Colleagues,

The 28th Annual Pan-Pacific Conference in Daejeon, Korea was another memorable event to our members. It was especially so as we had to move the conference venue from Tokyo, Japan to Daejeon with only three months of notice due to the tragic events in Japan. Professor Atsuto Nishio of Takushoku University did superb preparation work for the Tokyo conference as the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee. The success of the Daejeon Conference was primarily due to several special people. First, Dr. Sung Kyung Kim, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Woosong University, sponsored a number of special events for the conference participants. Dr. Seongbae Lim of St. Mary University and Woosong University served as Chair of the Local Organizing Committee and oversaw most local activities. Dr. Weixing Li, of the University of Nebraska took care of many student participants’ activities.

Our 29th Annual Conference takes us to Haikou, the capital city of Hainan Island, China, May 24-27, 2012. The theme of the conference is “Collaboration and Co-Creation for Innovation,” a timely topic in view of the rapid evolution of innovation. Our conference venue is the brand new and beautiful Howard Johnson Hotel, a New Port Resort in Haikou. We were able to negotiate truly great guest room rates for the participants. This conference will offer several special features that all participants will enjoy: city tour (optional Island tours), a company tour, a reception and cultural shows, a gala dinner, etc. Hainan University is our host institution which will provide support for the conference. Because of the time required to complete our negotiations with the hotel, we extended the deadline for papers/proposals to February 20, 2012. This will be our absolute deadline.

We look forward to seeing all of you in the beautiful Hainan Island, the Hawaii of China.

Sang M. Lee
President, Pan-Pacific Business Association

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Collaboration between The Pan-Pacific Business Association (PPBA) and The International Network of Business and Management Journals (INBAM)

PPBA and INBAM have entered into a collaborative working relationship to support each organization's professional goals. As the first step of this collaboration, each organization is committed to promoting the annual conference of each other. Please click the link for more information.

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********* SPECIAL NOTICE TO PPBA MEMBERS *********

The Pan-Pacific Business Association and the Springer Publishers have agreed to establish a collaborative relationship. Thus, Service Business: An International Journal (an SSCI journal) will be an affiliated journal of PPBA. Please find the link to the Service Business website (http://www.springer.com/journal/11628) and the attached information and promotion flier for the journal. The authors of the top five (5) service related papers presented at the Annual Pan-Pacific Conference will be invited to further refine the papers after the conference presentation and submit them to Service Business for publication consideration. The regular review process will equally be used for these papers.

Springer is offering special deep discounted subscription rates for Service Business to only PPBA members as follows:

Print copies of Service Business: 60 Euros, including VAT and shipping cost, per year.
E-subscription of Service Business: 36 Euros, including VAT, per year.

**Springer stipulates that these special rates are available only when at least 20 PPBA members take advantage of this offer. This offer is valid only through PPBA office.

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