The DRUID Summer Conference 2006 on
KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS: DYNAMICS OF
FIRMS, NETWORKS, REGIONS AND INSTITUTIONS commences on June 18, 2006 at 9 a.m. and closes on June 20, 2006 at 5 p.m.
All accepted papers for the conference are available here.
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Guidelines for paper sessions -------------------------------------------------------------------
Each participant will only be allowed to present one paper during the conference. Coauthored papers may be presented by any of the participating coauthors.
Basic format of all PAPER SESSIONS (plenary as well as parallel)
Each session normally include three papers and lasts about one and a half hours.
The standard time schedule looks like this:
First paper presentation by the author = 15 minutes
Second paper presentation by the author = 15 minutes
Third paper presentation by the author = 15 minutes
First discussant of all three papers = 12 minutes
Second discussant of all three papers = 12 minutes
General discussion and replies from the authors = approximately 20 minutes.
Overhead projectors and computer projectors or beamers will be available for PowerPoint presentations. Please bring your presentation on transparencies or on a USB memory device.
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Guidelines for poster sessions -------------------------------------------------------------------
Poster presenters will prepare a display of their work (max. 0.8x1.2 meters. This equals roughly 12 A4-sheets of standard paper) in portrait or landscape format as you choose.
Poster presenters must be available for presenting their work and answering questions during the poster sessions. The poster session will be announced in the conference program available on June 1, 2006 at the conference website.
Ideally a poster will provide information on:
- Title of the paper
- Name and contact information for the author(s)
- Research question/aim of the paper
- Presentation of the theoretical framing
- Presentation of data (if empirical paper)
- Presentation of main findings, including possible theoretical and policy implications
- A list of main references
- The use of graphics and colors is encouraged
- Type-fonts similar to slide presentations should be used to enhance readability (a poster is not just a copy of the paper).
A poster must grab the viewers attention and quickly communicate its ideas and their relevance. Keep in mind that people are standing at some distance, thus large fonts will draw attention. Hard copies of the paper should be available for interested colleagues.
Boards to fasten the poster to will be available in the poster area.
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Hints for paper presenters
With a conference of this size we ask you to remember some basic rules when making your presentation. In order that everyone has sufficient time to speak it is important that you exercise discipline, particularly time management. These notes are intended to inform you of how each session will be organized.
Please arrive at the appropriate room five minutes before the session is due to start. All rooms are equipped with black out facilities, an overhead projector and a Power Point beamer. Please note that if choosing PowerPoint you must arrive with your presentation on a USB memory device and load it yourself onto the machine provided in the room. It might be a good idea to do so well in advance as not all versions of PowerPoint function equally well on all projectors. Solicit advise at the info desk or through a student assistants if experiencing trouble.
Introduce yourself to the other presenters and the chair. Give the chair your biographical details for use in introducing you. Ideally to assist the chair these should be in writing.
The chair will tell you at the beginning of the session how long your presentation can last. This will inevitably vary between sessions depending on the number of papers to be presented. In a one and a half hour session with three papers you should aim to speak for no more than 15 minutes leaving time for your discussants and for the floor.
We have asked session chairs to be very strict in terms of time management so that each presenter has an equal amount of time.
During your presentation the session chair will pass you three cards indicating that your time allocation is coming to an end. - Five minutes presentation time remaining. - Two minutes presentation time remaining. - If you are shown the RED card this means your time is over. Finish your sentence and STOP your presentation. Chairs have been asked to be polite but firm in ensuring that presenters do not over run their time. It is to be fair to other presenters in the session and to the audience who will wish to contribute in the discussion time.
Within each session some time will be allocated for your discussants and for questions from the floor. The structure of the questioning, i.e. after each paper or after all the papers will be determined by the chair and may vary from session to session.
DRUID conferences attract participants from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, and a high level of prior knowledge should not always be assumed when preparing and presenting your paper. In particular acronyms and abbreviations should be fully explained the first time they are used.
By abiding to these simple rules you contribute to what we hope will be a productive, stimulating and enjoyable conference. .
Slides (overhear or PowerPoint)
Text should be typed in a large font (24 pts or more) and clearly laid out with large spaces between the lines. Type should be mainly in lower case.
Special attention should be paid to tables and figures to ensure that they are sufficiently clear to be of interest and value to the audience.
Do not include too much information on each slide six points are the maximum recommended.
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Hints for the session chair
This note is intended to provide you with guidance on managing the session for which you are responsible but inevitably you will have to show some degree of flexibility.
In essence your role will be to introduce the presenter and allocated discussants; control the length of time that they speak for and manage any questions from the floor. In most sessions three papers will be presented. We believe that it is important to establish some ground rules that everybody understands and works towards during the conference:
Please arrive in the room where the session is to take place at least five minutes before the appointed time.
Introduce yourself to the presenters and discussants. Ask them for biographical details to use in introducing them. Inform them of the maximum time they will have to present their paper. For example, in a one and a half hour session with three papers, each presenter should have 15 minutes and the two discussants should be allocated 12 minutes each. It is important that participants are given the chance to ask additional questions from the floor.
For each paper introduce the author and title of the paper.
A series of cards to help the presenter or discussants to manage the time will be available to you in each workshop room. - The first card you pass indicates that the presenter or discussant has a maximum of five minutes left. - The second card indicates that there are two minutes left. - The third and final RED card indicates that their time is over and the presenter or discussant must STOP. In issuing the red card you must be polite but firm. It is to be fair to other presenters or discussants in the session and to the audience who will wish to contribute in the discussion time.
In managing the questions and answers part of each session please ask those asking questions to identify themselves and to keep their comments as short as possible to allow time for the presenters to respond in full. You may decide how to organize this element of the session, i.e. after each paper or after all the papers have been presented.
Please ensure that the session finishes on time. With the number of papers to be presented this is going to be a busy event. Sessions that over run have implications for other sessions or events later in the day.
Finally, thank you for chairing and helping to make the conference as successful as we hope it will be.
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Hints for discussants
This note is intended to provide you with guidance regarding your role as discussant.
The discussant's role is pivotal for the success of a session. It is the discussant that stimulates civilized controversies, which are at the core of the conference. Be clear, to the point, sharp but constructive, acknowledge significant contributions but focus on aspects where improvements can or must be made. Aim at providing the author(s) with something useful to bring home. Enlighten, when possible, the audience with some new insight or reflection.
In order that everyone has sufficient time to speak it is important that you exercise discipline, particularly time management. The following notes are intended to inform you of how each session will be organized.
Please arrive at the appropriate room five minutes before the session is due to start. All rooms are equipped with black out facilities, an overhead projector and a Power Point beamer. Please note that if choosing PowerPoint you must arrive with your presentation on a USB memory device and load it yourself onto the machine provided in the room. It might be a good idea to do so well in advance as not all versions of PowerPoint function equally well on all projectors. Solicit advise at the info desk or through a student assistants if experiencing trouble.
Introduce yourself to the presenters, co-discussant and the chair. Give the chair your biographical details for use in introducing you. Ideally to assist the chair these should be in writing. One or two lines would suffice.
The chair will tell you at the beginning of the session how long your comments should last. This will inevitably vary between sessions depending on the number of papers to be presented. In a one and a half hour session with three papers you should aim to speak for no more than 12 minutes leaving time for your replies and for the floor.
We have asked session chairs to be very strict in terms of time management so that each discussant has an equal amount of time.
By abiding to these simple rules you contribute to what we hope will be a productive, stimulating and enjoyable conference.
Slides (overhear or PowerPoint)
Text should be typed in a large font (24 pts or more) and clearly laid out with large spaces between the lines. Type should be mainly in lower case.
Special attention should be paid to tables and figures to ensure that they are sufficiently clear to be of interest and value to the audience.
Do not include too much information on each slide six points are the maximum recommended.