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Important Dates & Information

Final Papers/Abstracts are due
by May 16, 2012. For full details
& late submissions click here >
Conference Registration Fees
must be received by May 16, 2012 for the early payment discount.
For full details click here >
Our Conference Registration Form
is available here >
Call for Papers
To view our latest Call for Papers
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Rome, Italy and Mediterranean Conference Cruise

June 6 - 8 and June 10 - 17, 2012

Colosseum at Evening Rome is one of the great cities in history, home to the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church. Visit the Vatican or connect with your inner gladiator at the Colosseum. Come uncover the secrets and treasures of the Eternal City.

Please join The Clute Institute for our 2012 Rome European Academic Conference and/or Mediterranean Conference Cruise. Our June conference will be hosted at the NH Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome, Italy from June 6 - 8, 2012. Our Conference Cruise will be held aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas from June 10 - 17, 2012.

We offer four tracks at our conference: Business & Economics, Education, Engineering Education, and Health Sciences.

The Business & Economics track provides a forum for faculty to present their research on any accounting, CIS/CMS, economics, finance, management, marketing, related teaching, or other business-related topics.

The Education track provides a forum for faculty and administrators to share proven and innovative methods in teaching at all levels of education. All teaching or academic related topics are welcome, such as teaching methods, distance-learning, tenure, curriculum, accrediation, ESL, K-12 education, higher education, or other education-related topics.

The Engineering Education track provides a forum for faculty to present papers that focus on theory, practice, assessment, and mainstreaming of innovative engineering education strategies.

The Health Sciences track provides a forum for faculty to share health science practice, research, and education knowledge.

The Institute for Sustainable Leadership will hold its annual European symposium as part of this conference on June 6 and 7. Everyone is welcome to participate in this symposium on sustainable leadership. For further information on ISL see here or contact Gayle Avery at Gayle.Avery@instituteforsustainableleadership.com.

Are You Interested in Presenting?

If you would like to present a paper at our 2012 Rome European Academic Conference, please review these steps:

Review our Style Guidelines
Submit your proposal/abstract or full paper
Receive email notification of acceptance (or rejection) from The Clute Institute
Complete a registration form
Obtain a visa
Submit payment for conference fees
Finalize your hotel and travel plans
Information about our conference cruise
Complete your presentation

Further details are outlined below.

Other Ways to Participate

If you cannot attend our conference but still wish to have your paper presented, we offer an E-session for your convenience. Your paper will be presented electronically for viewing and discussion using Microsoft PowerPoint with narration (voice-over). More details on preparing this type of presentation can be found here >
You are still required to submit a proposal/abstract or full paper and one author has to pay the registration fee.

You are also invited to attend the conference, even if you choose not to present a paper.

Style Guidelines

For proposals/abstracts, your submissions should not exceed 1500 words. Include your name, institute affiliation, mailing address, and email address for all authors.

For full papers to appear in our conference proceedings, your manuscript should be saved as a Microsoft Word-compatible file. Text should be formatted for 8.5 x 11 inch paper, single-spaced at 10 points, with one inch margins and left justified. We generally follow American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. Your submission should contain the following:

Name, institute affiliation, mailing address, and email address for all authors
Paper title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Body of paper
Tables, figures, etc. in their proper position in the paper (if applicable)
Conclusion
Brief biography of each author (one paragraph, no more than 100 words)
References

The conference registration fee includes publication of up to 10 pages in the online proceedings. Papers exceeding 10 pages will be invoiced at a rate of $10.00 USD per page or truncated to 10 pages.

Submit Your Proposal/Abstract or Full Paper

Submit your proposal/abstract or full paper electronically via email attachment to Staff@CluteInstitute.com

Please indicate the specific conference track for which the paper is being submitted.

What you would like included in the online proceedings must be received by May 16, 2012 to ensure that your paper appears in the online proceedings. For submissions after May 16, 2012, please contact us to make arrangements.

Acceptance

Within one week of receiving your proposal/abstract or full paper we will email you a notification of acceptance or rejection. If accepted, additional conference and registration-specific information will be included.

All accepted papers/abstracts are double-blind peer reviewed and will be published in our online conference proceedings (unless otherwise requested).

Conference Registration

Please complete the conference registration form below. Attending only and non-presenting conference participants should also submit a registration form (one per participant).

Visa

We recommend that foreign attendees obtain a travel visa before paying the registration fees.

Registration Fees

Fees for The Clute Institute 2012 Rome European Academic Conference are as follows:

$395.00 (US$) per individual to attend the conference for payments received by May 16, 2012.
$445.00 (US$) per individual to attend the conference for payments received on or after May 17, 2012.

This fee includes: admission to the conference, an approximate 20-minute time slot to present one paper at the conference, a printed copy of the conference program, and admission to all receptions, coffee breaks, etc. All attending conference participants must pay the registration fee and at least one author per paper must attend, unless the paper is being presented in an e-session.

The registration fee also includes a complimentary standard journal review of your conference paper for up to one year from the date of the conference.

$150.00 (US$) per additional paper if presenting more than one paper at the conference.

The conference registration fee must be prepaid.

Payment

Our preferred payment method is via online transaction. We use PayPal Merchant Services as our payment processor. They accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or PayPal account payments. Note: a PayPal account is not required for online credit card payments (though you are welcome to use one) nor are you required to create an account to complete the process.

Fill in the requested information below, then click on the Pay Now button to securely enter your payment information. PayPal Merchant Services transactions are protected using modern encrypted SSL security measures.

You may also mail check payments to The Clute Institute address listed below, or call our office directly at 1-303-904-4750 with your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit card information. For security reasons, we strongly discourage sending credit card information via email or postal mail.

Cancellation

A full refund will be given for cancellations received before May 23, 2012.
A $50 fee is assessed if notice of cancellation is received on or after May 23, 2012 and before May 29, 2012.
No refund will be given for cancellations received on or after May 29, 2012.
A pre-paid $25 fee is imposed on conference transfers from one conference to another.

Hotel & Travel Information

The location for our June conference is at the NH Leonardo Da Vinci Hotel.

We have very good room rates for the NH Leonardo Da Vinci (175 Euros-single or 185 Euros-double, including breakfast, plus taxes). The NH Leonardo Da Vinci is located a short walk from the Vatican.

NH Leonardo Da Vinci
Via dei Gracchi, 324
00192 Rome, Italy

In order to book a room you must fill out and return the form here >

There are a limited number of rooms available at the group rate, so book your room as soon as you can. This rate is in effect until May 2, 2012 or until sold out. Cancellations after May 2, 2012 will be charged a one nights stay.

Please specify that you are with The Clute Institute conference to get the preferred rates.

Information on getting to the NH Leonardo Da Vinci hotel from the airport can be found here > We suggest taking a taxi or a bus after arriving at the train station in Rome.

Looking to take a tour? Try the Hop-on Hop-off bus tour. We advise that you purchase tickets at the train station. More information on the double decker bus tour can be found here >

Mediterranean Conference Cruise

We will have additional conference sessions on board Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas with ports of call in Messina, Kusadasi, Piraeus, and Chania. We depart Rome, Italy on Sunday June 10, 2012 and return to Rome, Italy on June 17, 2012. Conference presentation days for the cruise will be June 12, 2012 and June 16, 2012 with times to be determined. Conference registration fees are the same for presenting on the cruise or in Rome. The only additional cost for presenting at sea is the cruise ship fee.

For complete itinerary and pricing details click here >

To book a cabin, please contact Heather Banham, a travel agent at Thomas Cook Travel, banham@telus.net. A deposit of $250.00 USD is due no later than March 25, 2012. Cruise documents will be issued electronically after the full payment is processed. If you prefer, you may use your own travel agent.

Inside cabins are $744.00 USD per person for a two person cabin. Outside cabins are $954.00 USD per person for a two person cabin. Balcony cabins are $1194.00 USD per person for a two person cabin. There are a limited number of cabins available. Please contact Heather Banham for more details at banham@telus.net.

All cabins are currently held on the basis of two people sharing. If three people wish to share a cabin, it must be requested at the time of deposit.

It takes approximately 1.5 to 2.0 hours to travel from central Rome to the Port. Transfers can be arranged between the airport to the cruise terminal (latest flight arrival time 1:30 pm) earliest flight departure time at the end of the cruise is 11:00 am. There will also be a bus from Central Rome to the Port (meeting in the lobby of the Hotel Crowne Plaza St Peters is 1 pm for this service). All transfers are $92 USD per person each way.

Your Presentation

Please bring your presentation on a USB flash drive or PC-compatible CD/DVD disc.

Each presentation room will be equipped with a laptop, data projector, and screen for PowerPoint presentations. Transparency projectors are not provided.

Conference Schedule & Proceedings

The Clute Institute will make every effort to accomodate - but cannot guarantee - your preferred presentation dates and times.

Rome 2012 Conference Proceedings will be available on our website.

FAQ's

Find answers to your most frequently asked questions here >