Call for Papers - The 2008 Logic and Science of Service - The New Wealth and Wellbeing of Nations, June 19-21, 2008, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii  Submission Deadline: January 31, 2008. All abstracts should be submitted to lss2008@hawaii.edu. Accepted authors will be notified by approximately March 1, 2008.  To foster discussion, attendance will be limited. Authors of accepted abstracts will have priority. However, if you would like to attend the conference without presenting a paper and/or would like to be a discussant or serve in some other role, please let us know of your interest. Please direct inquiries to: lss2008@hawaii.edu or contact: Steve Vargo: svargo@hawaii.edu, or Bob Lusch: rlusch@email.arizona.edu

Call for Papers – The Journal of Management Information Systems and the International Journal of Electronic Commerce announce a joint call for papers for two special issues to further the development of service science in information systems and e-commerce. The issues will be jointly edited by Robert Kauffman and Kaluk Demirkan of Arizona State University, P. K. Kannan of the University of Maryland and Indranil Bardhan, UT Dallas. Submission Deadline: March 1, 2008 with full papers due by July 1, 2008. For complete details on the special issues and call for papers visit http://wpcarey.asu.edu/is/upload/cfp_jmis2008_ijec2008_special_issues.pdf. 

Services Leadership Practicum
May 12-15, 2008
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
A simulation event that provides hands-on experience in creating and executing a comprehensive strategy for managing all aspects of a service business.
wpcarey.asu.edu/practicum

The 10th International Research Seminar in Service Management, May 27-30, 2008 La Londe le Maures, France.  This bi-annual conference seeks to overcome traditional boundaries between operations and human resources management, economics, strategy, and marketing, to generate new service management insights.   More complete information may be found at: http://www.lalondeconference.org. 

QUIS 11 Symposium, June 11-14, 2008 
Wolfsburg, Germany
QUIS 11 will be hosted by Catholic University and Volkswagon in conjunction with the Center for Services Leadership at Arizona State University, the Service Research Center at Karlstad University and the Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick. The Call for Papers and other important information for business people and academics may be obtained from the web site: http://quis11.kampagne24.de .

2008 ISPIM Conference, Open Innovation: Creating Products and Services Through Collaboration – will be held in Tours, France on June 15-18, 2008.  Organized by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) and supported by ESCEM School of Business and Management, this conference will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. 

The 19th Annual Compete Through Service Symposium
November 5-7, 2008
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Phoenix Arizona
Our flagship event.  A dynamic gathering of business leaders focusing on using internal and external service excellence as a source of competitive advantage.  Complete details and website coming soon.  For details on the recent 2007 program, visit wpcarey.asu.edu/symposium 

The Forum on Markets and Marketing: Extending Service-Dominant Logic
December 4-6, 2008, Sydney, Australia.  A collaborative effort in conjunction with the Australasian Marketing Journal, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Macromarketing, Marketing Theory.  Conference Co-Chairs: Roger Layton, University of New South Wales, Robert Lusch, University of Arizona, Stephen Vargo, University of Hawaii.  For information contact: fmmsdl@hawaii.edu. 

The 22nd Annual Services Leadership Institute
Spring 2009
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
An exclusive "mini-MBA" program on delivering on your customer's true expectations and competing through your service offerings. To see information on our 2008 program, visit
wpcarey.asu.edu/institute.