Conferences as organizations

Conferences as Virtual Enterprises

During the organization of a conference and moreover during the conference a cooperation between different organizations is necessary to deliver optimal services for the conference participants. In the m>Forvm project we apply techniques developed for virtual enterprises in the MOVE project. m>Forvm addresses optimized communication to participants as well as to supporting organizations. The in...

INTERCONTACT: On-line information system on international organizations and conferences

Intercontact is the first on-line information system on international organizations and conerences in all domains. The information is provided by the Union of International Associaions as part of its function since 1910 as a clearinghouse for such information (cf. Yearbook of International Organizations, International Congress Calendar, etc). The system under est contains information on 11,400 ...

conferences as a site of body htt

This article explores conferences as an inter-corporeal space wherein body pedagogics are enacted, enabling the acquisition of techniques, skills and dispositions that al low newcomers to demonstrate their proficiency as members of a cul ture.The bodies of conference participants consti tute the surface onto which culture is inscribed, these normalizing practices enabling academic power relatio...

Universities as Hybrid Organizations

Today’s public universities are increasingly becoming like enterprising nonprofits. Partly because of financial reasons, they are turning to the private sector to boost or replace their traditional—predominantly public—sources of funding. University-industry alliances in research and development (R&D) are the result of deliberate strategies implemented by national and international (e.g., EU) g...

Virtual Organizations as Electronic Services