19th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference

June 10-13, 2010, Karlstad, Sweden

Best Practitioner Presentation Award

Once again, we will highlight the work of business practitioners presented during the concurrent sessions with our third annual Best Practitioner Presentation Award contest.  The selection committee (in conjunction with the conference committee) will select 3 of the most promising, worthy abstracts submitted for this year's conference. These abstracts will be presented during a special designated track during the Friday (June 11) morning concurrent sessions (sessions 1-3), during which the selection committee will view and judge each presentation. The winner will then be announced during the Friday evening Awards Ceremony and Dinner.

Submission Criteria: Abstracts may include academic co-authors, but should be written and presented to address a business practitioner audience. The submitter should demonstrate in the abstract (as well as in the presentation) how his or her research may be applied or has been applied to real-world practical situations or problems. The presentations should be practical and managerial yet innovative and engaging.  To be considered for this award, please select the checkbox option on the Submissions Form under the "Best Practitioner Presentation Award" section and enter a clarifying statement as to the managerial implications of your abstract topic.

Best Practitioner Presentation Selection Committee

Evert Gummeson
Stockholm University, Sweden

Kaj Storbacka
Founder and Chairman of Vectia Ltd.,
Hanken School of Economics, Finland

Doug Morse
Managing Principal
Services Transformation and Innovation Group LLC, USA

For more information, contact Carrie Baran at cbaran@rhsmith.umd.edu or 301.405.8502