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14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
19-20 September 2019, Kalamata, Greece

Location of Conference

University of Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece

Welcome to ECIE 2019

The European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been running now for 14 years. This event has been held in Italy, Northern Ireland, France, Belgium, Portugal, and Finland to mention some of the countries who have hosted it. The conference is generally attended by participants from more than 40 countries and attracts an interesting combination of academic scholars, practitioners and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship teaching and research.

The 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be hosted by University of Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece and the Conference Chair will be Professor Panagiotis Liargovas

For the 5th consecutive year, ECIE hosts the final round   The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards.

ECIE Chairs

Conference Chair

Prof Panagiotis Liargovas

Programme Chair

Dr Alexandros Kakouris

A personal message from the Conference Chairs

Peloponnese, which is the southern part of continental Greece, has plenty of monuments due to its ancient history which brings many international visitors during the summertime. The University of Peloponnese is a young university with faculties and activity in different cities throughout the region. The conference will be held in Kalamata which is located in the south of Peloponnese, in the Messinian gulf, and hosts the Literature and Archaeology departments of the university. The university, and especially the Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship Lab., aims to increase its presence and extroversion through the continuous support of entrepreneurship and economic growth in the region. We welcome you to ECIE 2019 in Kalamata hoping that you will enjoy a fruitful combination of scientific collaboration and a cultural-historical and touristic experience.

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline21 February 2019Extended until 11 March 2019
Notification of abstract acceptance04 March 2019
Full paper due for review11 April 2019
Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes)20 June 2019
Earlybird registration closes04 July 2019
Final paper due (with any changes)18 July 2019
Final Author registration date08 August 2019
Excellence awards abstract submission26 March 2019
Excellence awards notification of abstract acceptance
06 April 2019
Excellence awards full case history submission16 May 2019
Excellence awards finalists announced25 June 2019

ECIE Publication Opportunities

Publication Opportunities

ECIE Publication Opportunities

Papers accepted for the ECIE after the double-blind peer review process, will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. The conference proceedings have an ISSN (2049-1050) and will be assigned an ISBN on publication.

Additionally, papers that have been presented at the conference will also be considered for further development an possible publication in the journals listed below. Note that journal editors are provided with the conference proceedings and will make selections if they feel work is appropriate and of sufficient quality for the journal. If invited to publish in a journal authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication.

ECIE Conference Accreditations

Accreditations & Listings

Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE) are:

  • listed in the Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science(WOS) Conference Proceedings Citation Index
  • listed in the Elsevier SCOPUS abstract and citation database
  • indexed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in the UK
  • listed in the EBSCO database
  • indexed by Google Books and Google Scholar

Conference proceedings are submitted for accreditation on publication. Please note that depending on the accreditation body, this process can take several months.