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FIBEA 2007 - Call for Presenters: Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Fostering Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Alliances in the Americas
FIBEA, 2007

Acoma Pueblo - Sky City Resort, New Mexico
November 7 - 9, 2007

Call for Presenters Information

• Call for Presenters: Indigenous Entrepreneurs
• General Information for Presenters
• Conference Logistics for Presenters
• Audio-Visual Assistance
• Requirements for Proposals and Proposal Form (Download Proposal Form)

Call for Presenters: Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Conference Chair
Dr. Raul Gouvea

• Associate Professor
• Chair of Finance, International, and Management of Technology Department
• Director for the Center for Economic Indigenous Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
• Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico

Conference Coordinator
Ms. Jaye Francis

• Coordinator for the Center for Economic Indigenous Economic Development and Entrepreneurship

Target Audiences

• Academicians
• Business Professionals
• Government
• Mulilateral Institutions
• NGOs
• Students

Contact Information:
Email: fibea@mgt.unm.edu
Fax: (505) 277-7108
Post: FIBEA 2007
c/o Jaye Francis, Conference Coordinator
MSC05 3090, 1924 Las Lomas NE
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

General Information for Presenters

• Sessions will be held on Thursday and Friday (See Agenda)
• Sessions at the conference are 1:15 hours in length.
• Sessions will consist of practitioners, experts in their respective fields, and academicians.
• We welcome proposals from those who are currently engaged in fields related to Indigenous business and entrepreneurship.
• Proposals should address the conference main theme and related topics such as:
  1. Financing Indigenous Business Ventures:
     Venture Capital & Indigenous Entrepreneurship; Developing Financial Products for Indigenous Ventures; and Investing in Indigenous Human.
  2. Barriers Facing Indigenous Business Ventures:
     Indigenous Legal & Insurance Business Issues; Incubators and Indigenous Enterprises; Infrastructure, and Environmentally Friendly Technologies.
  3. Ecotourism, Channels of Distribution Strategies and Patents & Trademarks:
     Indigenous ecotourism strategies, Indigenous trademarks and patents, channels of distribution for Indigenous products, services, and technologies.
  4. Exporting & E-Commerce Strategies:
     Exporting Strategies for Indigenous Business Ventures, and E-Commerce Strategies for Indigenous Business Ventures.
  5. Indigenous Business Opportunities Media, Fashion, and Design:
     media, Indigenous fashion & design industry.
  6. Indigenous Entertainment Industry & Gaming:
     Indigenous Entertainment Industry and Indigenous Gaming.
  7. Indigenous Forestry, Mining, Fishing, and Hunting:
     Indigenous mining ventures; forestry, and fishing & hunting ventures.
  8. The Role of Regional, Federal, NGOs, and Multilateral Agencies in Promoting Indigenous Entrepreneurship:
     The role of state agencies, the role of federal agencies, the role of the World Bank, IFC, ILO, United Nations, and the role of NGOs.

Conference Logistics for Presenters

Conference presenters are responsible for their own travel, lodging, conference registration, and related conference expenses including reproduction of handouts.

Audio-Visual Assistance

Standard media support for presenters will be provided. This includes:

• Overhead projectors
• Screens
• Microphones
• Flipchart packages
• Slide projectors
• TV/VCR

Requirements for Proposals and Proposal Form

Submit the attached proposal form no later than September 15, 2007. Please indicate if you want your power point presentation to be posted on the conference website. Your presentation will available on line after October 19, 2007.

Indicate session title, biography, and description as requested. (These items will be in the Conference Program.) Attach an abbreviated CV with your proposal.

Download Proposal Form (Adobe PDF Format)

In order to be considered, proposals must be received by September 15, 2007. Please send two copies of your complete proposal in MS Word format via email, fax, or post.
Email: fibea@mgt.unm.edu
Fax: (505) 277-7108
Post: FIBEA 2007
c/o Jaye Francis, Conference Coordinator
MSC05 3090, 1924 Las Lomas NE
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001