The EACI Newsletter

Copenhagen, december 2006

Meet the innovators, the creative and the trendsetters at ECCI X in Denmark and go Co-creative on October 14-17 2007!

The 10th European Conference for Creativity & Innovation (ECCI X) in Copenhagen is calling for your attention!

Call for academic papers

The conference website, www.eccix.org is open for abstract submission for academic papers. Please download Call for Papers from the website. Feel free to distribute the Call for Papers amongst colleagues.

Time schedule for academic papers:

March 1, 2007: Deadline for abstract submissions
May 1, 2007: Notification of acceptance from Review Committee
September 1, 2007: Deadline for full paper submissions

Review committee:

Prof. Jan Buijs, Delft University of Technology, President of the EACI.
Prof. Mette Mønsted, Copenhagen Business School.
Prof. Olaf Fisscher, University of Twente, Editor Journal of Creativity and Innovation Management.
Prof. Robert Austin, Harvard Business School.
Prof. Daniel Hjorth, Copenhagen Business School.

Call for non-academic contributions

Besides the academic paper jam sessions, the conference has a variety of sessions where the conference participants are invited to contribute in order to share experiences and develop knowledge across disciplines:

Creative Reflection Zones
The conference houses a variety of “Creative Reflection Zones”, each arranged and facilitated by a host, specialized in conveying creative processes. The reflection zones are used throughout the conference for digesting the numerous inputs from the seminars and workshops. "How can I apply what I have learned? - What is the SO WHAT?"

Crack the Nut Workshops
One of the main features is a string of workshops, where academics and practitioners join forces in the solving of specific cases. The workshops involve a broad spectrum of topics and themes – from very concrete challenges, to broad social problems.

Toolbox presentations
Please share your favourite tools and methods by demonstrating them interactively!

Best-practice cases
Intensive presentations of exceptional cases and projects from the frontline of innovation and creativity. Read more about the various session types at the website, under “Call for contributions”, where you also can find the submission form and see who is in the review committee.

Time schedule for non-academic contributions:

March 1, 2007: Deadline for submissions 1ST ROUND
May 1, 2007: Notification of acceptance from Review Committee
June 1, 2007: Deadline for submissions 2ND ROUND
August 1, 2007: Notification of acceptance from Review Committee

Registration

The first 10 persons already have signed up for ECCI X, from the following countries: Brazil 1 - China 2 - Denmark 2 - France 1 - Netherlands 1 -Taiwan 1 - USA 2.

So, ECCI X seems to become a truly international event! - The website, www.eccix.org, is open for registration. But even you don’t register yet we strongly encourage you to mark your calendar, October 14-17 2007, for this event!

Kindest, creative & innovative regards,

Arne Stjernholm Madsen, chairman of the planning committee
E-mail: arne@eccix.org