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DOCTORAL SEMINAR TUESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2004 (For a full report of the Seminar click here) PowerPoint
files from the Seminar are available by clicking on the Workshop
Title Venue The Doctoral Seminar will be at the Centre for Enterprise, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough. This is located approximately 30 miles south of Newcastle-Gateshead, where the Conference is being held on the following two days. Purpose of the Doctoral SeminarThe Doctoral Seminar offers a platform for doctoral and research students at different stages of their studies, to present their ideas, problems and issues in an academically rigorous but supportive environment. Students will gain useful insights into methodological, theoretical, conceptual, and policy developments in the field as explored by other students and leading academics. Throughout the day, different aspects of undertaking a doctorate will be discussed, from developing your research topic and undertaking a literature review, to fieldwork, methodological issues, writing up and the viva itself. The Doctoral Seminar also offers a great opportunity for doctoral students to meet eminent scholars in the field of SME and entrepreneurship research and to attend the National Conference. Organising CommitteeProf. Robert Blackburn (Kingston University) is the academic co-ordinator of the Seminar. The event will be organised locally by Fiona McQuillan, Commercial & European Projects Manager at Teesside. Structure of the SeminarThe Seminar will follow six broad workshop themes organised around different aspects of the PhD. The content of the day will be influenced by the issues raised by doctoral students in papers submitted and during the introductory session. The outline programme will be as follows:
Call for Papers/PresentationsDoctoral candidates interested in attending and presenting their research proposal and issues for discussion during the Seminar should send an abstract of no more than 750 words, outlining their research plan to Professor Rob Blackburn by e-mail: R.A.Blackburn@kingston.ac.uk with a copy to Fiona McQuillan at Teesside University: f.mcquillan@tees.ac.uk. RegistrationRegistration
for the Doctoral Seminar is essential as capacity is limited.
The fee for the day is £55.00 if booked and paid by 31st August
or £65.00 if booked or paid later.
Please use the ISBA Conference Registration Form
on this website or use the Excel version
or PDF file of the Registration
Form. ISBA National ConferenceTo encourage all Doctoral Students in entrepreneurship and small business to attend the ISBA National Conference a specially reduced Student registration Fee is available, subject to staff certification that you are a non-salaried post-graduate student. Book by 31st August to save £30. Travel to TeessideDoctoral
Students should check-in for the Seminar by 09.30 on Tuesday 2nd
November at the Centre for Enterprise, in the Europa Building at the
University of Teesside, Borough Road, Middlesbrough.
By road from the south, the best route is the A1 to the A19, then
the A66 to Middlesbrough.
Follow signs for the University and look for the Tower.
By rail, take GNER or Virgin Trains to Darlington and the take a
local train to Middlesbrough. The journey time is 30 minutes.
There are also direct trains between Middlesbrough and Newcastle,
Manchester, Manchester Airport, Leeds, Liverpool and York.
The Station is about 15 mins walk to the University.
See www.tees.ac.uk/sections/about/maps.cfm.
Teesside International Airport is 13 miles away from the University. The airport has flight connections to London (Heathrow) and Amsterdam (Schipol), AccommodationIf
you prefer to travel up to Teesside on the Monday 1st November and stay
overnight then 4 star accommodation is available at the Thistle Hotel,
Fry Street, Middlesbrough, which is only a short walk from the
University.
Tel: 01642 232000 Fax: 01642 232655 www.thistlehotels.com.
The University may be able to suggest lower cost accommodation if
wanted. Transport to TynesideFor
those Doctoral Students attending the ISBA National Conference on the
following day, FREE transport will be provide from the University of
Teesside to Jurys Inn at Newcastle upon Tyne.
The bus will depart at 16.30 and due to arrive by 17.30, in time
to check-in for the Conference and then attend the Welcome Reception,
although both are subject to prior booking as space is limited. Further InformationFor further information on the Doctoral Seminar or the National Conference please contact either: a) Doctoral Seminar Programme and Topics: Professor Robert Blackburn, Director of Research, Faculty of Business, Kingston University, Surrey KT2 7LB. Tel: 020 8547 7354 Fax: 020 8547 7140, e-mail: R.A.Blackburn@kingston.ac.uk b)
Doctoral Day Administration: Fiona
McQuillan, Commercial & European Projects Manager, Teesside Business
School, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley TS1 3BA. Tel:
01642 342863 Fax: 01642 342889. e-mail: f.mcquillan@tees.ac.uk
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