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Please click for the full pdf Call for Papers. 

The 39th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Business & Economics Association (NBEA) will be held from October 25th to October 27th, 2012, and hosted by Dowling College and Worcester State University. The conference will be held at Danfords Hotel and Marina in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, located at the terminus of the Bridgeport, CT to Port Jefferson ferry. Danfords Hotel and Marina is on the waterfront and within walking distance of the lovely town of Port Jefferson. 

Guidelines for Submission

Authors submit abstracts (2-4 pages), full papers or proposal for workshops in Word format electronically. Submissions must have two title pages. The first page must include the title, primary track and the following information about each author: name, affiliation, address, telephone numbers and an e-mail address. Papers with multiple authors must indicate a corresponding author for future communication. The second page must only have the title to enable blind peer review. 

Accepted papers are eligible to be published in the NBEA Conference Proceedings. A template with the proceedings publication requirements can be found in doc format here or in pdf format here. 

Two Best Paper Award Competitions
Everyone is eligible to enter the Best Paper Award competition and win a cash award.  Submit an abstract/extended abstract for consideration by April 10, 2012.  Upon acceptance, submit a full paper for award consideration by August 15, 2012.  

In addition, untenured junior faculty and doctoral students are eligible to submit their full papers for the Junior Faculty/Doctoral Student paper competition.  One paper cannot win both awards.  All winners are eligible to be published with fast track reviews in the NBEA's Journal of Business & Economic Studies.  

Doctoral Student Submissions Encouraged
Student authors may submit works in progress, full papers, expanded abstracts, and workshop or panel proposals.

Registration Fee

The registration fee is $250. Early registrations received before October 1, 2012 qualify for the discounted rate of $200. The registration fee for faculty emeritus and students is $125, $100 if paid before October 1, 2012.