2010 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE

2010 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE-SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA: MAY 25-28, 2010 You are invited to participate in The 2010 Costa Rica Global Conference on Business and Finance (GCBF) San Jose, Costa Rica. The Conference, sponsored by The Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held from May 25-28, 2010 at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel and Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica. Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance, marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, business education and related fields are welcome. Papers do not need to be global in nature. English and Spanish language sessions will be offered. An Internet Session will be offered for those unable to make the trip to San Jose, Costa Rica. DETAILED CALL FOR PAPERS To download the detailed call for paper, please visit us at: http://www.theibfr.com/costarica-call.htm IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submission for presentation consideration: March 19, 2010 Regular registration and payment receipt: April 05, 2010 Proceedings and award submission: April 12, 2010 SHARE THIS CALL We kindly request that you share this call with your colleagues. To subscribe to our mailing list, please send an email to subscribe@theibfr.com. SUBMISSIONS FOR PRESENTATION CONSIDERATION Submit a 200-word abstract, work-in process or full paper to: submissions@theIBFR.com. All submissions must be in Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF format. Include the contact information for all authors on the first page of the document. Early submissions are greatly appreciated. BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE JOURNAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES The Conference is affiliated with seven peer- reviewed journals: The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, Global Journal of Business Research, Accounting and Taxation, Business Education and Accreditation, Review of Business and Finance Case Studies, and Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas. Please visit our website for journal specific distribution, indexing and ranking information, including: EBSCOHost, Cabell's Directory, Ulrich's Periodical Directory, The American Economic Association's Econlit, e-JEL, JEL on CD and other rankings. Spanish language papers are published in Revista Internacional Administracion y Finanzas. Papers honored with the Outstanding Research Award at the conference will be offered publication in one of our journals. In addition, papers receiving the Best Paper in Session Award are reviewed for possible journal publication. PUBLICATION IN THE REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Publishing in the Refereed Conference Proceedings is free to registered and paid conference attendees. Attendees can publish an abstract, 5-page short version, or full paper ( not to exceed 12 pages). CONFERENCE FEES Conference registration is US$320 for the first paper. Non-presenting participants are welcome and are subject to the US$320 registration fee. The registration fee for full-time students is $295 (documentation of full-time student status must be submitted with your registration to receive this rate). There is an US$80 fee for each additional paper. A $50 late fee applies for registration fees received at our office after April 5, 2010. Food and Beverage Hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks will be provided by the Institute for Business and Finance Research. The networking luncheon will be sponsored by Business Education and Accreditation. The award banquet will be sponsored by Accounting and Taxation. Additional event tickets are available for purchase for those participants attending with their spouse and other non-author guest(s). The price per ticket is $30 per event. HOW TO REGISTER AND PAY The registration form is available at: http://www.theIBFR.com/registration.htm Accepted forms of payment are available at: http://www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm HOTEL We have arranged for a small block of rooms at Ramada Plaza Herradura Golf Resort & Conference Center at a special rate of $105 (single or double) per night plus taxes. This rate includes breakfast. Please visit our website at for additional hotel information. http://www.theibfr.com/herradura.htm USEFUL LINKS AND CONTACT INFORMATION Detailed call for papers : http://www.theibfr.com/costarica-call.htm Conference submissions: submissions@theibfr.com Hotel Information: http://www.theibfr.com/herradura.htm Travel Information: http://www.theibfr.com/costaricainfo.htm Visa: http://www.theibfr.com/visa.htm Registration: http://www.theibfr.com/registration.htm Accepted forms of payment: http://www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm General inquiries: admin@theibfr.com This announcement is distributed via Conference Alerts. We aim to provide correct and reliable information about upcoming events, but cannot accept responsibility for the text of announcements or for the bona fides of event organizers. Please feel free to contact us if you notice incorrect or misleading information and we will attempt to correct it.