International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management
July 7-12, 2011, Salzburg, Austria

The IFPSM Summer School is organized with the aim to provide an opportunity of an intensive working together of talented young scholars from all around the world with some of the leading professors of the field. So far we had 216 students from about 30 countries of Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. Eight volumes or CDs of the papers presented by student participants of the first 13 schools have been published by IFPSM.
All the fifteen schools were organised in Salzburg, which has proved to be an ideal location for the event.
 
Objective
The Summer School is intended:
• to help participants in defining relevant research topics and powerful methods;
• to provide a forum for talented young scholars from various regions of the world for exchanging ideas and establishing a research network;
• to promote the profession of purchasing and materials management by contributing to the creation of high standard dissertation of the participants.

Participation
Participants may come from any country of the world provided that they meet the following requirements. They must be
• enrolled PhD, postgraduate (or advanced graduate) students of an accredited institute of higher education;
• in the phase of writing a dissertation based on original research on purchasing or a closely related area (materials management, logistics, supply chain management, etc.);
• fluent in English and willing to take an active part in discussions in that language;
• able to present a letter of recommendation from one regular faculty member of the institution they are enrolled in.

A strong preference will be given to those students who can present a paper for discussion at the summer school. The paper must be mailed to the School Secretariat (see address below) not later than June 1, 2011. Keeping the deadline is absolutely essential, since each paper will be sent immediately upon acceptance to two discussants (one professor and one student), who will open the discussion after the presentation of the paper in Salzburg.
 
Applications should be sent to the IFPSM Summer School Secretariat and the national member associations of IFPSM in the country where the applicant is enrolled in school. (See the list of the IFPSM member associations on the back cover.) Applications from those countries where such association does not exist can be sent to the School Secretariat only. The deadline for registration is May 1, 2011.
Applications will be processed in the order of arrival and the first 20 applications meeting the above requirements and considering the said preference will be accepted.

Professional program
The professional program starting on July 8, 2011 will consist of four elements:
 
1. Presentation and discussion of research subjects delivered by invited speakers. These sessions will be directed by internationally acknowledged scholars, who will present a topic from their own research field and discuss with the students possible approaches and methods to handle the subject. Invitations are in progress and a full list of speakers will be released in April.

For your information, last year we had the following speakers:
Alessandro Ancarani (University of Catania, I)
Giovanni Atti (Agusta Spa, I)
Phillip L. Carter (CAPS, USA)
Attila Chikán (Corvinus University of Budapest, H) Michael Essig (Bundeswehr University of Munich, D)
Charles Holden (IFPSM)
Michiel R. Leenders (Richard Ivey School of Business, C)
Heinz Pechek (BMÖ, A)
John Ramsay (Staffordshire University, UK)
Jan Telgen (University of Twente, NL)
Nicholas Wake (Warwich Business School, UK)
 
2. Presentation and discussion of research papers prepared by the school participants. Papers submitted will be distributed among participants and the discussions will be led by invited professors. The discussion of each student paper will be opened by two invited discussants (one professor and one student). The main idea is that the students discuss the papers among each other.

3. Practitioners’ presentations of hot issues in purchasing and related management areas. These presentations shall be of orienting type and will be given by invited speakers.

4. There will be methodological discussions and group exercises in order to help the participants’ research and teaching skills.
5. We organize a roundtable discussion on a hot topic in purchasing and supply management practice. The subject of the discussion will be suggested by the Research Committee of IFPSM and one of the Committee’s members will serve as moderator.

  
The venue of the school
 
Internationales Kolleg of the University of Salzburg
A-5020 Salzburg, Billrothstr. 10-18., Austria 
Tel.: +43 (662) 93030-0   Fax: +43 (662) 93030-77
www.guesthouse.at
www.studentenheim.at
Email: office@sstw.at , office@guesthouse.at 
http://studentenheim.at/internationales/en/links.php
The guesthouse is situated in the south part of Salzburg, 10 minutes from the city centre. 
 
Participation  fee
 
The IFPSM is the main sponsor of the project, but contribution is expected from other organizations as well. This assistance makes it possible that the participants have to pay a relatively low, all-inclusive participation fee: EUR 690.  
The fee includes accommodation (in single rooms with shower), three meals a day (starting with a dinner on Thursday, July 7, ending with lunch on Tuesday, July 12), refreshments and all materials. Travel, extra nights and extra costs for a double room must be arranged and paid for individually. 
This fee should be sent to the bank account of HALPIM free of bank charges before June 1, 2011. 
Account details: Account holder: MLBKT/HALPIM IBAN: HU09 1020 1006 6015 2581 0000 0000 K&H Bank Nyrt. (Kereskedelmi és Hitelbank Nyrt.) Address: H-1051, Budapest, Vigadó tér 1. BIC or SWIFT: OKHB HUHB
In exceptional cases, applicants can apply for a reduced participation fee. This application should be sent both to the national member association and the School Secretariat.
 
Bursaries
Two institutions offer bursaries for students who wish to participate in the IFPSM summer school. Please contact them directly for further details:
 
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)  For Ph.D. students attending a U.S. accredited institute of higher learning.  
Contact: Dr. Phillip Carter, Professor of Supply Chain Management; Harold E. Fearon Chair in Purchasing, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University 
Email: pcarter@capsresearch.org Deadline for submitting applications: March 31, 2011
 
International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)
For PhD students in the Purchasing and Supply field from any country. Contact: Professor Helen Walker, Professor in Supply Chain Management, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
E-mail: AdamsE27@cardiff.ac.uk Email Subject: FAO Helen Walker re IFPSM School
Deadline for submitting applications: March 31, 2011
 
Cancellation policy
 
Cancellations must be sent via e-mail or fax to the HALPIM Secretariat. 
A full refund will be granted up to 60 days prior to the event (till May 1, 2011). EUR 50 processing fee will apply.
Cancellations made 30-60 days prior to the event (from May 1 till June 1, 2011) will be subject to 30% cancellation fee. 
For cancellations received between June 1 and June 15 50% of the fee can be refunded. No refunds can be made after June 16.
 
Social program
 
Salzburg is an attractive city, where there are a lot of events in summer. Details shall be provided to the applicants in due course.
 
 
Further information can be obtained from the School Secretariat, at the following address:
 
Professor Attila Chikán, Past President of IFPSM • c/o HALPIM Secretariat
Király u. 12., H-1061 Budapest, Hungary  •  Phone & Fax: +36 1 267 8740; +36 1 267 9619
E-mail: attila.chikan@logisztika.hu

*Please note that participation fee includes only single room for 5 nights accommodation.

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