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The 5th ISPIM Innovation Symposium -
Stimulating Innovation: Challenges for Management, Science & Technology – takes place in Seoul, Korea on 9-12 December 2012.
Organised by ISPIM and hosted by KISTEP – The Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, this symposium will bring together around 200 innovation experts from 35 countries.
The three-day programme will include: Industry-Leading Keynote Speakers; Regional Luminary Speakers; "Hot Topic" Roundtable Discussions; Facilitated Themed Sessions with around 100 Academic and Practitioner Presentations (see Call for Papers); Workshops; Special Interest Groups; Academic Research Development Sessions.
As with all ISPIM events, delegates will experience a taste of local culture at magnificent dinner venues so there will be plenty of time for networking.

Confirmed Speakers
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More speakers to be confirmed shortly including from Samsung, Hyundai, LG...

Symposium Fees
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Symposium Special Issues
Accepted submissions will be published in the Symposium Proceedings with an ISBN and accepted abstracts will appear in the Symposium Book with a separate ISBN. All outlines are double-blind evaluated.
Special Issues containing selected papers from this symposium will be published in ISPIM's official journal, The International Journal of Innovation Management. Selected papers will also be entered into ISPIM's associated journals R&D Management Journal, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, International Journal of Technology Marketing, Futures: The Journal of Policy, Planning and Futures Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change. All accepted papers will also be published in EBSCOhost.

Why Seoul?
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Seoul is the capital of Korea. The word "Seoul" means capital in traditional Korean. Seoul is a city in which the Hangang (River) flows through, from east to west, and is surrounded by great mountains, and the city contains both history and tradition, as well as the latest IT technology, making it a kind of a city which is quite rare anywhere on the globe. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world. The Seoul National Capital Area is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25 million inhabitants, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Over half of South Korea's population live in the Seoul National Capital Area, and nearly a quarter in Seoul itself, making it the country's foremost economic, political, and cultural center.
Today, Seoul is considered to be a leading global city, ranking among the top ten global cities in the Global Cities Index of 2010. It is one of the world's top ten financial and commercial centers, home to major multinational conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai-Kia. In 2008, Seoul was named the world's sixth most economically powerful city by Forbes. Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. The city was named the World Design Capital for 2010 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. For more information on Seoul visit the Official Seoul City Tourism Website. |

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Symposium Secretariat: symposium@ispim.org |
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