Fwd: 2011 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE

2011 COSTA RICA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS
AND FINANCE
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA: MAY 24-27, 2011

You are invited to participate in The 2011 Costa
Rica Global Conference on Business and Finance
(GCBF) ? San Jose, Costa Rica.  The Conference,
sponsored by The Institute for Business and
Finance Research, LLC (IBFR), will be held from
May 24-27, 2011 at the Ramada Plaza Herradura
Hotel and Convention Center, San Jose, Costa
Rica.  Theoretical and empirical papers in all
areas of economics, finance, agribusiness and
related fields are welcome. Papers do not need
to be global in nature. English and Spanish
language sessions will be offered. An Internet
Session will be offered for those unable to make
the trip to the conference site.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Submission for presentation consideration
               March 16, 2011
Regular registration and payment receipt
               April 01, 2011
Proceedings and Award submissions
               April 08, 2011

USEFUL LINKS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Detailed Call for Papers:
http://www.theibfr.com/costarica-call.htm
Submissions for presentation consideration:
[email protected]
Hotel Information: http://www.theibfr.com/herradura.htm
Travel information:
http://www.theibfr.com/costaricainfo.htm
Registration: http://www.theibfr.com/registration.htm
Accepted forms of payment:
http://www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm
General inquiries: [email protected]

DETAILED CALL FOR PAPERS
To download our detailed call for papers
http://www.theibfr.com/costarica-call.htm

SUBMISSIONS FOR PRESENTATION CONSIDERATION
Submit a 200-word abstract or full paper to:
[email protected]. Early submissions are
greatly appreciated.  All submissions must be in
Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF format. Include
the contact information for all authors on the
first page of the document.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE

JOURNAL PUBLICATION
The Conference is affiliated with seven peer-
reviewed journals: The International Journal of
Business and Finance Research, International
Journal of Management and Marketing Research,
Global Journal of Business Research, Accounting
and Taxation, Business Education and
Accreditation, Review of Business and Finance
Case Studies, and Revista Internacional
Administración & Finanzas.  Please visit our
website for journal specific distribution,
indexing and ranking information, including:
EBSCOHost, Cabell's Directory, Ulrich's
Periodical Directory, The American Economic
Association's Econlit, e-JEL, JEL on CD and
other rankings. Spanish language papers are
published in Revista Internacional
Administración y Finanzas. Papers honored with
the Outstanding Research Award at the conference
will be offered publication in one of our
journals. In addition, papers receiving the Best
Paper in Session Award are reviewed for possible
journal publication.  Publishing in the Refereed
Conference Proceedings is free to registered and
paid conference attendees.

PUBLISHING IN THE REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Publishing in the Refereed Conference
Proceedings is free to registered and paid
conference attendees.  You can publish a 200-
word abstract, a 5-page version of your paper or
a full paper (not to exceed 12 properly
formatted pages).

OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND BEST IN SESSION AWARD
Registered and paid attendees can submit their
paper for award consideration and possible
publication in one of our journals. Award
winners will receive a certificate and Award
Plaque at the award luncheon.  Best in Session
Award Winners will be selected in each session.
Award winners will receive a certificate at the
award luncheon and are invited to submit their
papers for possible publication.

CONFERENCE FEES
Conference registration fees are not refundable
or transferable. At Least one author per paper
must register and pay the registration fees.
Conference registration is US$320 for the first
paper. Non-presenting participants are welcome
and are subject to the US$320 registration fee.
The registration fee for full-time students is
$295 (documentation of full-time student status
is required).  There is an US$80 fee for each
additional paper. A $50 late fee applies for
registration fees received after April 1, 2011.
An additional $50 fee applies for papers having
five or more authors.  If your payment is not
received by April 19, 2011, your participation
will be cancelled. The registration form is
available at:

http://www.theIBFR.com/registration.htm

Accepted forms of payment are available at:

http://www.theibfr.com/paymentmethods.htm

HOTEL
We encourage you to stay at the conference hotel
and to arrange for your lodging early.  Costa
Rica is a popular destination and hotels do sell
out.  We have arranged for a small block of
rooms at Ramada Plaza Herradura Golf Resort &
Conference Center at a special rate of $105
(single or double) per night plus taxes. This
rate includes breakfast.  To receive the special
$105 rate, you must make your reservations
directly with the hotel.  The special rate is
available until April 22, 2011, or until the
available block of rooms is reserved, whichever
occurs first.  Please visit our website at
http://www.theibfr.com/herradura.htm for detailed hotel
reservation information.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Hor'dourves and soft drinks will be provided by
the Institute for Business and Finance
Research.  The networking luncheon will be
sponsored by Business Education and
Accreditation.  The award banquet will be
sponsored by Accounting and Taxation.
Additional event tickets are available for
purchase for those participants attending with
their spouse and other non-author guest(s). The
price per ticket is $30 per event.

CONFERENCE CANCELLATIONS
Please visit our website for detailed
information http://www.theibfr.com/costarica-call.htm