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We are delighted to announce that the website is finally on-line for the International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, June 19-22, 2006, Albuquerque, NM USA. Please visit http://iibec.mgt.unm.edu/

The theme will be "Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship"

Who Should Attend? Academicians, business professionals, government, NGOs, students, and anyone interested in learning and sharing experiences pertaining to Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.

Call for Papers:
Papers should focus on the conference main theme and related topics such as financing of Indigenous Entrepreneurship, marketing Indigenous products, services, and technologies, indigenous gaming industry, media, entertainment, fashion & design, culture, Indigenous literature (Indigenous languages and National languages), traditional values, ethics and entrepreneurship, biopiracy, mining,
fishing and gaming, environmentally friendly technologies, indigenous sustainable entrepreneurship, and the role of regional, federal and multilateral agencies and NGOs in promoting indigenous entrepreneurship.

Case studies on indigenous entrepreneurship in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Europe are invited.

The website also contains information about registration and
sponsorship opportunities. Sandia Pueblo's new Resort and Casino is hosting the Conference, and the website also contains reservation information for your stay at this stunning new tribally-owned resort.

A major part of the entertainment at IIBEC will be IndigeNOW, an international evening of contemporary Indigenous music. Please ask any interested contemporary Indigenous musicians in any genre to contact Gordon Bronitsky as soon as possible.

Another key component of IIBEC will be an International Indigenous Business Expo in which Indigenous businesspeople, entrepreneurs, communities and regions can showcase their experience, products, tourism, and more. Again, please contact Gordon Bronitsky as soon as possible if you are interested in being an exhibitor.

We also hope to work with Conference participants to create an International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Association.

We hope to see you in New Mexico in June!

Gordon Bronitsky, PhD
Senior Consultant
International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Conference

Jaye Francis
Conference Coordinator
International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Conference

Raul Gouvea, PhD
Conference Chair
International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Conference

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--Abe Conklin, Ponca/Osage (1926-1995)