Main Call for Papers and Proposals Registration Conference Schedule Travel and Accommodations

School of Business and Professional Studies

MOUNTAIN PLAINS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

46^th Annual Fall Conference

October 14 – 16, 2004

Mesa State College

Grand Junction, Colorado

Call for Papers and Proposals

You are invited to submit a paper, and/or a proposal for a panel session or workshop exploring pedagogical issues or other current topics in business and economics. Papers may explore issues within a single discipline or broader issues involving several disciplines. We encourage both empirical and theoretical/ conceptual work. There will be two Best Paper awards presented during the conference. We encourage student submissions as well.

To be considered for the peer-reviewed Proceedings edition of the Mountain Plains Management Conference, papers must conform to the formal guidelines listed below.

Submittal Forms

Click here for Paper Presentation Submittal Form, Panel Discussion Proposal Submittal Form, or Workshop Proposal Submittal Form. Each of the forms is in Microsoft Word format. Copy the form to your computer, fill it out and email it back as an attachment. More detailed instructions are contained on each form.

Submission Deadlines

Early Acceptance Submission Deadline: To help accommodate individuals who need to make travel plans or meet grant submission deadlines, we offer an early acceptance submission date. Papers, abstracts, and proposals submitted by May 21, 2004 will receive an immediate review and authors will be notified regarding acceptance by early June.

Final Submission Deadline: The final deadline for all papers and proposals for the conference is July 1, 2004.

Format Guidelines

Papers must be prepared in Word, Times New Roman 12-pt. type, double-spaced, maximum of 16 pages, including tables and references. Margins should be one inch on all sides.

The first page of the paper should include the title but not the authors’ names. Attach the appropriate submittal form. All papers, abstracts, and proposals must be submitted electronically to MPMAconference@mesastate.edu. Submission implies that if accepted, at least one author will pre-register, attend and present.

Conference Contacts

Please address general conference questions to:

Mary Zimmerer, Conference Co-Chair, School of Business and Professional Studies, Mesa State College, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Telephone: (970) 248-1719; Fax: (970) 248-1730, Email: MPMAconference@mesastate.edu

Discipline specific questions should be addressed to track chairs:

Pedagogy: Richard Vail, (Conference Co-Chair), rvail@mesastate.edu

Finance/Economics: Tom Liesz, tliesz@mesastate.edu

Accounting: Geoffrey Gurka, ggurka@mesastate.edu

Computer Information Systems: Don Carpenter, dcarpent@mesastate.edu

Management: Alan Wallace, awallace@mesastate.edu

Marketing: John Rogers, jcrogers@mesastate.edu