Announcement and Call for Proposals
The Graduate School of Business & Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School announces the 9th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium to be held May 16-17, 2012 in Monterey, California.
This symposium serves as a forum for the presentation of acquisition research and the exchange of ideas among scholars and practitioners of public-sector acquisition. We seek a diverse audience of influential attendees from academe, government, and industry who are well placed to shape and promote future research in acquisition.
The Symposium Program Committee solicits proposals for panels and/or papers from academicians, practitioners, students and others with interests in the study of acquisition.
The following list of topics is provided to indicate the range of potential research areas of interest for this symposium: acquisition and procurement policy, supply chain management, public budgeting and finance, cost management, project management, logistics management, engineering management, outsourcing, performance measurement, and organization studies.
Proposals for papers and panels should include an abstract along with identification, affiliation, and contact information for the author(s).
- Proposals for papers plan for a 20 minute presentation.
- Proposals for panels plan for 90 minute duration. Please include a description of the panel subject and format, along with participants’ names, qualifications and the specific contributions each participant will make to the panel.
- Proposals submitted no later than November 2, 2011 to be considered.
- The Program Committee will make notifications of accepted proposals no later than December 14, 2011.
- Final papers submitted no later than April 2, 2012.
Submit proposals to www.researchsymposium.com
Call for Papers:
The International Journal of Defense Acquisition Management (IJDAM) (ISSN 1940-3445) is jointly published and supported by the Acquisition Research Program of the Naval Postgraduate School, and Cranfield University at the Defence College of Management of Technology.
IJDAM can be found at http://www.acquisitionjournal.org . It is an online, interdisciplinary journal. The goal for IJDAM is to enhance defense acquisition management by providing a peer-reviewed, international forum. Submissions of articles are welcomed from any author.
The IJDAM takes the broadest possible interpretation of what constitutes defense acquisition management, so as not to exclude any particular field or subject that is related to acquisition, such as financial, support, or personnel issues. The following list of topics is provided to indicate the range of potential research areas of interest: acquisition and procurement policy, supply chain management, public budgeting and finance, cost management, project management, logistics management, engineering management, outsourcing, performance measurement, etc.