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Hi everyone

I've been fielding numerous requests for extension to the IABS Sydney 2014 submission deadline, so I have extended the submission due date to Monday 16 December. This will need to be a firm deadline in order for us to get the review process underway, and completed in sufficient time.

Remember, at this stage it is only a 3-5 page abstract that is required. We welcome submissions on all areas of business & society – including stakeholder theory, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, social/sustainability accounting and reporting, social marketing, social entrepreneurship and the teaching of business & society units.

All information, including the call for papers, the conference theme, and submission guidelines are available on the IABS 2014 webpage: http://www.iabs.net/Conference/AllLinks.aspx

There are also a few spaces left on the Doctoral Consortium – but these are filling fast. Please bring the following page to the attention of your doctoral students: http://www.iabs.net/Conference/PhDColliquium.aspx

Are you interested in spending a day chatting to and engaging with Australian managers? We are thrilled to partner with the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) to put on a one-day 'learning lab' dedicated to exploring the academic-practitioner nexus. Check out this page, and complete the submission page if you're interested in facilitating a session: http://www.iabs.net/Conference/CLab.aspx

Please take care when using the online submission – ensure that all items marked with a red asterisk are completed, and the 'captcha' box at the bottom of the form is also completed (without spaces). You will receive a confirmation of your submission. Please email me at C.Higgins@deakin.edu.au if you do not receive a confirmation email.

I'm looking forward to welcoming you all to Sydney – the program is shaping up nicely, and we have a great line up of confirmed speakers already – including Ed Freeman. There will also be an opportunity to meet with the current Editor of 'Business & Society' and to meet the new Editorial team. Did you know that next year's conference will be the 25^th IABS conference – we will be looking back over the past 25 years – and revisiting the original agenda established by the leaders in our field.

I'm grateful for the sponsorship of: The Asia-Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Griffith University - http://www.griffith.edu.au/business-government/asia-pacific-centre-for-sustainable-enterprise; The Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organisations at Deakin University: http://www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/research/csaro/index.php and the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility http://www.accsr.com.au – check out their websites for an insight in to the exciting work being undertaken down under.

Don't forget to also follow up on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/iabs2014

With very warm regards,

Colin Higgins

IABS 2014 Conference Chair

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Dr Colin Higgins

Deakin Graduate School of Business

Deputy Director

Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organisations (CSaRO)

Faculty of Business & Law

Deakin University

Melbourne Burwood Campus

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Burwood, Victoria 3125

AUSTRALIA

Telephone: +61 3 92445046

c.higgins@deakin.edu.au

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