5th European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
16-17 September 2010

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens


Panagiotis Georgiadis


Alexandros Kakouris

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has the pleasure to host the 5th European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in September 2010. As innovative entrepreneurship is a fundamental parameter for economic development in a knowledge-based society, the conference provides international opportunity for scientific discussion and collaboration on relevant fertile areas associated to recent European polices and practices. The emerging international research achievements on innovation, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education propel science interdisciplinary towards contemporary social needs.

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (or simply UoA) is the oldest University in Greece with approximately 80,000 students. It was founded in 1837, a few years after the Greek revolution, and carries the name of the first Greek prime minister Ioannis Kapodistrias. The central building of the University along with the National Library and the Academy belongs to a triplex of 19^th century buildings with architectural interest for visitors. The conference venue is the central university building, “the Propylaea”, designed by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen. The place is located in Athens downtown and it is highly visited by foreigners during the summer period.

We hope that conference participants will spend time for sight seeing in Athens. In a 10 minute walking distance from the conference venue, participants can visit the “Syntagma square” and the Greek Parliament building. In a 3 metro station distance (about 15 minutes) well known monuments are located. For example, the Athens’ Acropolis (the “Parthenon”) is the landmark of the city, the ancient “Agora” (the marketplace) was the place for philosophical debates, the hill of “Pnyx” served the ancient parliament, the “Theatre of Dionysus” hosted the ancient tragedies, while the Roman “Odeon of Herodes Atticus” still accommodates international art performances and the “Panathinaikon Stadium” served the revival of the Olympic Games in 1895. Many more places can be visited using the subway (Athens Metro).

On behalf of the University of Athens, we welcome the participants and delegates of the 5^th European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the city of Athens in September 2010. We hope that our joint activity will inspire top quality scientific and professional collaboration in the promising area of innovation and entrepreneurship.


Panagiotis Georgiadis, Conference Chair
Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications
University of Athens

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Registration news

Earlybird discounts are available until 08 July 2010. See the registration page for details. Please read the Earlybird condition.
Special reduced rates for Supervisors and Students attending together.
Special reduced rates for group bookings. See registration page for details.

Publication opportunity

Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration. The proceedings have an ISBN and ECRM proceedings are listed in the Thomson ISI Index Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP/ISI Proceedings) and the Thomson Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP).

Selected papers will be considered for a special issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, a journal published by Inderscience.

Conference Status

The call for papers closes on 25 February 2010. Please visit the call for papers page for more information on topics and how to submit.

Note to Authors:

Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper. Author registration must be completed by 12 August 2010.

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This conference is supported by

Academic Network in Entrepreneurship