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      C A L L   F O R   A B S T R A C T S
     Due:  June 30, 2000

     I N T E L L E C T U A L   C A P I T A L
     4th World Congress on Intellectual Capital
     January 17-19, 2001
     Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

     P L E A S E   D I S T R I B U T E   F R E E L Y
     The 4th World Congress on Intellectual Capital (in conjunction
     with the 22nd McMaster Business Conference and the 2nd World Congress
     on E-Commerce) sponsored by the Management of Innovation and New
     Technology Research Centre at McMaster University (widely
     recognized as Canada's most innovative university!) will be held January
     17-19, 2001, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

     The World Congress on Intellectual Capital is recognized
     globally as the largest and most prestigious conference of its kind.  It
     brings both academic researchers and professional practitioners together
     to present, discuss and review the latest issues and innovations
     in the areas of intellectual capital and knowledge management.

     Note: The 1996, 1998 and 1999 World Congresses on Intellectual
     Capital attracted approximately 1,000 delegates (practitioners,
     academics and Ph.D. students) from over 25 countries.  The main themes of
     this year's congress include intellectual capital as well as knowledge
     management, organizational learning, and the management of innovation and
     new technology.

     TOPICS:
     A.  Trends in managing intellectual capital, organizational
     knowledge, organizational learning, innovation and new technology.
     B.  Competitive strategies in the information economy and
     knowledge era.
     C.  Tools to manage investment in people skills, information
     bases, knowledge portals and vortals, KM suites and technological
     capabilities.
     D.  Measuring "return on investment" in a knowledge-based
     society.
     E.  Accounting for knowledge assets and technological
     resources.
     F.  Organizing for intellectual capital assets and knowledge
     workers.
     G.  Managing "innovation teams" and "knowledge sharing"
     cultures.
     H.  Rewarding innovators - even when innovations fail!
     I.  International differences and similarities in culture and
     leadership as it pertains to managing knowledge - the role of CKOs and
     CLOs.
     J.  Managing transfers of intellectual capital and best
     practices.
     K.  The ethics of new technology and knowledge management.
     L.  Public policies for the innovation society and for the
     protection and privacy of intellectual capital.
     M.  Legal considerations in managing intellectual capital and
     knowledge.
     N.  Knowledge management and intellectual capital education:
     curriculum design, program evaluations, cases and pedagogical
     techniques.
     O.  Other

     CATEGORIES:
     Conceptual or theoretical; Empirical or experimental; Case
     studies

     ACCEPTED PAPERS:
     All accepted papers will be published in full or in abstract
     form in a CD of proceedings.

     PRIZES:
     Prizes will be awarded for the best conference papers.

     PUBLICATIONS:
     Selected papers will be published in a Special Edition of the
     Journal of Intellectual Capital (Editor: Rory L. Chase).
     maconf01@mcmaster.ca
     August 1, 2000: Notification of acceptance of abstracts for
     presentation
     December 1, 2000: Full paper mission due and registration
     deadline

     ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CRITERIA
     Language: English
     Format: 8.5" by 11", 350 words maximum, MS Word attachment,
     please check your attachment file for viruses
     Cover Sheet: First author's name, affiliation, full address,
     phone number, fax number, e-mail, co-author's name/s and e-mail, title of
     paper, topic and category (indicate from the above list), indicate if the
     paper is suitable for oral presentation only, poster presentation only
     or either

     PLEASE E-MAIL: maconf01@mcmaster.ca

     IMMEDIATELY IF YOU INTED TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT WITH AUTHOR
     DETAILS AND WORKING TITLE

     For additional information please contact:

     ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
     Dr. Nick Bontis
     Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
     Associate Editor, Journal of Intellectual Capital
     Director, Institute for Intellectual Capital Research
     Hamilton, Ontario, Canada    L8S 4M4
     Tel: 905-525-9140  x23918

     PROGRAM CHAIRMAN
     Dr. Christopher K. Bart
     Director, MINT~RC
     Management of Innovation and New Technology Research Centre
     Michael G.DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
     Hamilton, Ontario, Canada    L8S 4M4
     Tel: 905-525-9140  x23967
     maconf01@mcmaster.ca

     P L E A S E   D I S T R I B U T E   F R E E L Y