Full paper submissions and "Best paper" awards

Full Paper Submissions

Authors of accepted abstracts should submit their full by 16 May 2011, and should conform to the format and length requirements as specified in the instructions:

• Download detailed information for the preparation of full papers here.

Full papers should be submitted via this link:-

Please note that only accepted submissions that meet the following requirements will be included in the conference programme and will have the corresponding full paper published in the Conference Proceedings (in digital form):

• A full paper has been submitted
• At least one author of the paper registers, attends the conference, and presents the paper

Best Paper Awards

The Chris Voss Best Paper Award

The Chris Voss Best Paper Award, established in 2002, is granted to the best paper presented at the conference. Since 2004, the award is supported by Emerald, publisher of the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Papers will be judged on their contribution towards the advancement of theory and practice of Operations Management. The winner of the best conference paper will receive a money prize and a framed certificate; up to two runners-up will receive framed certificates. All prizes will be announced and handed over during the closing session of the conference, during the Awards Presentation.

Authors wishing to apply for the award should follow the standard procedure for submission of conference full papers. Please note that extended abstracts and works in progress do not qualify for the award. Authors should explicitly indicate upon submission that the paper should be considered for the award.

The Harry Boer Best Student Paper Award

The Harry Boer Best Student Paper Award, established in 2009, is granted to the best paper presented at the conference authored by a PhD student. The award is supported by Emerald, publisher of the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Papers will be judged on their contribution towards the advancement of theory and practice of Operations Management. The winner of the best student paper will receive a money prize and a framed certificate; up to two runners-up will receive framed certificates. All prizes will be announced and handed over during the closing session of the conference, during the Awards Presentation. In addition, all finalists will be awarded a complimentary conference registration voucher for the following year.

Authors wishing to apply for the award should follow the standard procedure for submission of conference full papers. Please note that extended abstracts, works in progress or papers presented to the Doctoral Seminar of EurOMA the same year do not qualify for the award. Authors should explicitly indicate upon submission that the paper should be considered for the award and provide a letter of support from their supervisor.

The detailed conditions for eligibility and instructions for submission are shown below.

Note: Papers cannot run for the two awards - they are mutually exclusive.

Conditions for eligibility to the Harry Boer Best Student Paper Award:

1. Entrants must have been PhD-candidates on or after 1 July 2010. Only one entry can be submitted by an entrant.
2. The submitted paper must present original research conducted primarily by the entrant. Some assistance by other individuals such as the student’s faculty advisor is permitted as long as the student is the real "first author". This must be reflected in the advisor’s letter.
3. The research must have been conducted while the entrant was a student.
4. The topic of the paper should fall within the scope of Operations Management. A list of topics can be found on the EurOMA 2011 conference website http://www.euroma2011.org/ under the menu item Call for Papers.
5. The paper should be submitted to the conference in the requested format. The conference organizers will forward the submitted papers to an award committee.
6. The paper should not be signaled for consideration for the Chris Voss Best Paper Award.
7. The student should be willing to present the paper submitted in a dedicated session, if invited (which may happen if the paper is one of the three best). The student should also be willing and plan to attend the awards ceremony (usually held during the closing session of the conference).

Submission instructions:

Authors should follow the standard procedure for submission of conference full papers. Please note that extended abstracts, works in progress or papers presented to the Doctoral Seminar of EurOMA the same year do not qualify for the award. Author(s) should explicitly indicate upon submission that the paper should be considered for the award. In addition, authors should send one file (in pdf or word format) by e-mail to the Executive Secretariat ifm-events@eng.cam.ac.uk containing the following information:

• Personal details of the candidate and personal details of his/her advisor: full name, current affiliation (and, if different, affiliation during the PhD program), postal address, e-mail address.
• A letter from the advisor, including the candidate’s name, title of the paper, and a statement that makes clear that the eligibility requirements have been met. In particular, it must be clear that the research is primarily the student’s, with minimum assistance from other individuals.
• The deadline for submission is the same as for normal papers: 16 May 2011.

If you have any queries please contact Jo Griffiths or Ella Davey at ifm-events@eng.cam.ac.uk or by telephone +44 1223 766141

Key dates

• Submission of full paper: 16 May 2011
• Early registration deadline: 16 May 2011

This page is from the EurOMA conference 2011 website hosted by the University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing and Judge Business School