May 13-15, 2008 — 5th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium

Announcement and Call for Proposals

ACQUISITION RESEARCH:

CREATING SYNERGY FOR INFORMED CHANGE

6^th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium

May 13 - 14, 2009

Monterey, California

The Graduate School of Business & Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School announces the 6^th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium to be held May 13-14, 2009 in Monterey, California.

This symposium serves as a forum for the presentation of acquisition research and the exchange of ideas among scholars and practitioners of public-sector acquisition. We seek a diverse audience of influential attendees from academe, government, and industry who are well placed to shape and promote future research in acquisition.

The Symposium Program Committee solicits proposals for panels and/or papers from academicians, practitioners, students and others with interests in the study of acquisition. The following list of topics is provided to indicate the range of potential research areas of interest for this symposium: acquisition and procurement policy, supply chain management, public budgeting and finance, cost management, project management, logistics management, engineering management, outsourcing, performance measurement, and organization studies.

Proposals must be submitted by November 7, 2008. The Program Committee will make notifications of accepted proposals by December 5, 2008. Final papers must be submitted by April 3, 2009 to be included in the Symposium Proceedings.

Proposals for papers should include an abstract along with identification, affiliation, and contact information for the author(s). Proposals for papers plan for a 20 minute presentation. Proposals for panels (plan for 90 minute duration) should include the same information as above as well as a description of the panel subject and format, along with participants’ names, qualifications and the specific contributions each participant will make to the panel.