Timing

The conference will start on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at 18.30 h with an Early Bird Reception. The academic programme of the conference will start formally at 9.30 h on Monday, June 22, and is scheduled to end at approximately 13.00 h on Wednesday, June 24.

Venue
The Early Bird Reception will take place at the University of Münster. The main conference is held at the Mövenpick Hotel Münster (Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 65, 48149 Münster, Germany).

Münster
Münster is well known for its beautiful city center and the large number of bicycles and students. The Prinzipalmarkt with the Lamberti Church and the City Hall housing the Treaty of Westphalia, as well as the Cathedral and the Market Square, are just a few of the internationally significant architectural monuments from the last 800 years. The city has about 280,000 residents. 50,000 of them are students that shape the face of Münster. The unique atmosphere of the city makes Münster one of the most liveable cities in the world, a title that was officially given to Münster by the international LivCom-Award in 2004.

University of Münster
The University of Münster is an international renowned university and one of the leading research universities in Germany and Europe. The university has strong international links which include partnership agreements with in excess of 400 universities from around the world.

The Münster School of Business Administration and Economics is one of the largest and most prestigious schools for business administration and economics in Germany. The high prestige of the faculty is evidenced by the top ranks that it consistently achieved in all university rankings. The outstanding reputation of the School provides students from Münster with very good opportunities in the job market. World-class research, technical competency, international diversity, practice-oriented courses, and a focus on the future are elements that comprise the educational tradition at Münster.