You are invited to participate in the Management Studies International Conference – Algarve 2012. The conference, organized by the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism of the University of the Algarve and the Tourism & Management Studies journal, will be held November 21-24, 2012 in the Algarve, Portugal.

The Management Studies International Conference – Algarve 2012 is aimed at presenting current research being carried out and providing a forum to scholars, academicians, and business managers from around the world to share their valuable knowledge with each other, exchange new ideas, find global partners for future collaboration and foster research relations for collaborative work. Networking among researchers sharing common interests is one of the main goals of this conference.

Publication

• Selected papers will be published in the issues Nº 8 Vol. II (International English Edition) and Nº 9 Vol. I (International Portuguese and Spanish Edition) of the Tourism & Management Studies journal, ISSN: 1646 – 2408, in both hard copy and online (indexed: EBSCO, SCIELO, LATINDEX, SCIRUS, OJS, CIRET, DIALNET, GOOGLE SCHOLAR). All papers will be subject to double blind referee + editor´s review + linguistic review. The editors of the journal will decide the papers to be published.

• After double blind referee, all other accepted papers and extended abstracts will be published as Conference Proceedings in a Special Online Issue of the Tourism & Management Studies journal and indexed in international scientific databases if they comply with the formal norms of the journal. Papers that do not have an appropriate level of English will be excluded.

Best paper award will be announced on the 21st November 2012 during the Conference Opening Session and a certificate will be issued. This paper will be published as first paper in a regular issue of the above mentioned journal.

Submission Deadlines Abstract submission (250 words) - mandatory 1 May 2012 Acceptance notification 15 May 2012 Submission of paper or extended abstract for publication – not mandatory 15 June 2012 Acceptation of paper or extended abstract for publication 31 July 2012 Sending camera ready papers 1 August 2012 Normal registration for authors* 15 May – 30 September 180 € Late registration for authors* 01-20 October 250 € Second presentation by the same author 50 € Not authors, everything included* Until 20 November 180 € Not authors only to attend** Until 20 November 80 € Students only to attend** Until 20 November 20 € Optional Full day excursion: “Culture & Nature in the Algarve” on 24 November 30 € *It includes 2 lunches, 5 coffee-breaks, 1 cocktail, 1 gala dinner with live music, certificates and documentation ** It includes 5 coffee-breaks, certificates and documentation