ICSB 2003 World Conference
The 48th ICSB World Conference was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland from June 15-18 2003 and attracted more than 1,000 participants from over 70 countries. In addition to 24 VIP plenary speakers, there were over 350 papers in over 100 Mini-Conference and Workshop sessions in three venues. The Welcome Reception at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, the Irish Night at the Europa and the Civic Reception and Gala Dinner were all very popular, with traditional Irish music playing throughout.
On the day prior to the Conference, the ICSB Board hosted the first ever joint meeting with the Governing Body of WASME, the World Association of SMEs based in India, which represents developing countries.
Chairman of the Conference Steering Committee, professor Ken O’Neill commented as the conference ended, that 'This event did an extraordinary job promoting Belfast and Northern Ireland as the place to be for the latest in entrepreneurship and small business knowledge, experience and best practice.”
The world-wide response in terms of Speakers and Delegates was also very gratifying. The event completely justified the original support of major sponsors, Invest NI, Belfast City Council and the University of Ulster. We were particularly grateful for additional sponsorship from InterTrade Ireland, Edge plc, Enterprise Ireland, Scottish Enterprise, Small Business Service, Welsh Development Agency, BT Northern Ireland and Galway Irish Crystal.
Best Papers
Winners of the Best Paper Awards received an individually signed certificate and a cash prize as noted below. In addition the Best Paper in each Track was awarded a Certificate of Recognition and an award of £100.
Best Theory Paper
Prize: $500
Sponsored by: Journal of Small Business Management – JSBM Editor’s Award
Winner: “Putting The “R” In E-Business Relationships Matter To Technological Choices”
Written by: Ted Fuller, Teesside Business School, England
Best Practice Paper
Prize: £500
Sponsored by: Invest Northern Ireland, Corporate Marketing – InvestNI Award
Winner: “Consultation and Communication in Family Business in Great Britain”
Written by: Richard I D Harris, University of Durham, England, Reness S Reid, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland and Rodney McAdam, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
Best Policy Paper
Prize: £500
Sponsored by: The Forum of Private Business – FoPB Policy Prize
Winner: “Support Services for Micro, Small and Sole Proprietor’s Businesses”
Written by: Sonja Sheikh, Austrian Institute for SME Research, Austria, and Fabien Durand, European Commission, DG Enterprise, Brussels, Belgium
Best Paper Linking Theory & Practice
Prize: £500
Sponsored by: University of Ulster – HEROBC Award
Winner: “The Development of Key Employees in SMEs – A Discourse Analytic Approach”
Written by: Lauri Tuomi, University of Vaasa, Finland
Best Finance Paper
Prize: £500
Sponsored by: European Institute of Advanced Studies in Management – EIASM Award
Winner: “Support Strategies in Venture Capital Financing: Nurturing or Selecting”
Written by: Carola Jungwirth and Petra Moog, University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Switzerland
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