JIBS First Annual Conference on Emerging Research Frontiers in International Business
March 6-9, 2003
Durham, NC at the Fuqua School of Business and the Washington Duke Inn

The conference is organized by the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) and co-sponsored by seventeen U.S. CIBERs (Centers of International Business Education and Research). This high-profile event represents the official exploration arm of the JIBS.

The aims of the conference are:

-to encourage the exploration of emerging research ideas in an innovative environment, free from the constraints of traditional conference formats
-to facilitate open discourse
-to legitimize the exploration of new research domains
-to redirect or shut down outmoded themes
-to build a community of international research scholars across both the social sciences and the functional areas of international business

The invited conference participants represent a broad cross-section of international scholarship. They range from advanced doctoral students to senior faculty, as well as leading thinkers from the world of practice. At least half the participants each year will be new to the conference, to counteract lock-in and ensure the exploration of fresh ideas. The JIBS editorial team shall attend each conference; the aim is to maximize their sensitivity and appreciation of emerging research themes.

The opening session at the 2003 conference will feature a keynote address by Professor Robert Keohane of Duke University, on the theme of Democracy of Capital And Globalization.

The Michigan State University CIBER is the host for second conference, to be held in the autumn of 2004.