Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
2011 Annual Conference
Montréal, Canada - April 14-16 (late at night)
Montréal, Canada - April 14-16 (late at night)
The NEDSI 2011 conference will be held at the Montréal Marriott Château Champlain in Montréal, Canada, on April 14 – 16 (late at night), 2011. Montréal is an important center of commerce, industry, technology, culture, finance, and world affairs, as well as the largest port for importation of global goods in Canada.
The session presentations will start on Thursday, April 14 and and
will go on until 5 pm on Saturday, April 16. A fantastic gala dinner (as
part of the registration fee) is scheduled for Saturday night at 6:00 pm to
midnight. Hope to see you all in Montréal.
Please click on the appropriate link below for more information:
Minoo Tehrani
2011 NEDSI Program Chair
Jann Hidajat
Bandung Institute of Technology
Bandung, Indonesia
jannhidajat@sbm-itb.ac.id
Matthew Liberatore
Villanova School of Business
Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA
Matthew.Liberatore@villanova.edu
Manouchehr Tabatabaei
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia, USA
mtabatab@georgiasouthern.edu
Competitive papers or detailed abstracts and proposals for symposia, tutorials and workshops are invited for submission. The submission deadline is December 1st.
Sessions involving practitioners will be given special consideration. Submissions will be blind refereed and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. By submitting a manuscript, the authors certifies that it is not copyrighted or previously published, has not be presented or accepted for presentation at another professional meeting.
All papers, abstracts and workshop proposals must be received electronically on or before December 1st. Please click on the link below to get to the NEDSI submission site:
http://www.conferencemgt.com/conf/ne11.html
Friday April 15
Dr. Anthony S. Caprio, is the fifth President of Western New England College. He began his tenure as President on September 1, 1996. Dr. Caprio received the B.A. degree in 1967 from Wesleyan University, M.A. from Columbia University in 1969, and the Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1973. He undertook his studies also in Paris. For over forty years, he has demonstrated his commitment to higher education through service as a teacher and administrator in a wide range of institutions, both private and public. From 1980-1989, he was professor and administrator at American University in Washington, D.C. He helped establish study abroad centers in Poland and in Argentina with the American University World Capitals Program, held academic program oversight of American University in Rome, and developed interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs with other units of the University. Dr. Caprio is a noted language scholar who has written numerous books in the areas of language and literature. He is a frequent consultant and evaluator for numerous colleges, universities, and national educational organizations.
Dr. David Alis is currently the First Vice-President of the Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France with a heritage that stems back to the days of the Breton University founded in 1461. Dr. Alis holds a Ph.D. in Management from University of Aix-Marseille III – ESSEC Business School. Dr. Alis is the university representative in the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Scientific Council of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in management. His research interests are in the areas of management science, working time flexibility, work family/conflict, and international and European management. Dr. Alis is the author of numerous articles in the filed of management and has published several books in the human resources management area.
Professor Florence Ramillon is the Head of the International Relations Department and a professor of business and European Law at ICN Business School, Nancy, France. She holds a DEA in Law from the University of Nancy and a DESE from the same university. Her teaching and research interests lie in International private law, International commercial law, French business law, and International contract law.
M. Didier Bouvet is currently the Deputy Director of International Relations at Audencia School of Management, Nantes, France, with more than 120 partnership agreements. M. Bouvet has degrees in business from France and the U.S. He has held several administrative positions prior to moving to Audencia School of management including, Director of International Admission and the Dean of Admission at Roger Williams University.
Dr. Norma Harrison is a Professor of Management at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia For the last three years, she served as Professor of Operations Management at China Europe International Business School. She has published numerous articles and has been on journal editorial review boards. Dr. Harrison has recently served as the President of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the Asia Pacific DSI. She has been involved in global benchmarking projects within service and manufacturing industries for the past 20 years. She has worked in collaboration with Australian State and Commonwealth governments and Chinese industry to conduct innovation audit programs and reviews of international best practices. She is presently a member of the New South Wales Government’s Asia Business Council.
Dr. Benito E. Flores is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Information and Operations Management in the Mays Business School - Texas A&M University where he has taught for over 20 years. He has also taught at Indiana University, Monterrey Institute of Technology and University of the Americas in Mexico. He received a PhD in Managerial Economics at the University of Houston. He has worked in industry for over 10 years for such companies as B.F. Goodrich - Euzkadi (Mexico City) and HYLSA, SA (steel manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico). Dr. Flores is a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. He has published over 45 refereed papers in numerous journals. In addition, he is and has been a member of the Editorial Review Board of journals like the International Journal of Production Economics. Presently he is a board member of the International Institute of Forecasters.
Stanley Kowalski III is an entrepreneur and team builder. A graduate of Western New England College Engineering School, he is Chairman of the board for Flodesign, Inc. and Flodesign Sonics and serves on the Board and is Vice President of FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. FloDesign Wind Turbine was spun out of FloDesign in 07', where Stanley was the founding CEO. During this period, he led the team that won the ICE and CEEP competition totaling $300K and subsequently total investments of $50M in 18 months. Stanley also worked as an engineer on the Comanche suppressor system under Dr. Walter Presz which won UTC’s MEAD award for the most outstanding engineering achievement at United Technologies. Holder of 11 patents, in 2008, Business West, a business journal in Western Massachusetts honored Stanley Kowalski III as one of the Top 40 under Forty leaders in the region.
The parent company to FloDesign Wind Turbine is FloDesign. FloDesign is a Contract Engineering Corporation built around the application of aerospace technology to new product development. A new spin out from FloDesign is FloDesign Sonics. A company using acoustics to purify water. Their innovation is currently being tested to help clean oil from water in the gulf.
Based in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. is developing high‐efficiency wind turbines based on the application of mature aerospace technologies that can capture the wind energy several times more than the present technology. In addition to the substantial private financing raised by FloDesign Wind Turbine, the company has won several prizes and was recently awarded an $8.3 million grant as part of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy program.
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Kenneth Sousa Bryant University Providence, Rhode Island, USA ksousa@bryant.edu |
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Minoo Tehrani Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island, USA mtehrani@rwu.edu |
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Albert Avery Towson University Towson, Maryland, USA avery@towson.edu |
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Doug White Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island, USA dwhite@rwu.edu |
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Corinne Gendron University of Québec Montréal, Canada Corinne.gendron@uqam.ca |
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Stéphane Vachon HEC Montréal Montréal, Canada Stephane.vachon@hec.ca |
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Austin Gulati Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA austin@gulati.info |
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Al Cutting Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island, USA acutting@rwu.edu |
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Mark Brickley Roger Williams University Bristol, Rode Island, USA mbrickley@rwu.edu |
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Norma Harrison China Europe International Business School Shanghai, China Norma.Harrison@mgsm.edu.au |
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Benito Flores Texas A & M University College Station, Texas, USA bflores@mays.tamu.edu |
 | Montréal Marriott Château Champlain1 Place du CanadaMontréal, QC H3B 4C9, Canada Phone: 514-878-9000 Fax: 514-878-6777 | |
Located in the heart of downtown, adjacent to the Bell Center and connected by underground passage to the underground city and subway, just steps away from Old Montreal, the Montréal Marriott Château Champlain magnificently bridges the old with the new.
The negotiated hotel rate (in Canadian dollars) for the NEDSI 2011 conference is:
| Room | Single Rate | Double Rate |
| Standard Deluxe non-smoking | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Double Double non-smoking | $180.00 | $180.00 |
Hotel’s room rates are subject to applicable taxes in effect at the time of check-in, currently 3% Montreal Lodging Tax, 5% Federal Tax for Goods and Services (GST) and 7.5% Provincial Sales Tax (PST). There is no charge for children under 18 years of age, sharing parent’s room (maximum 4 persons per room)
Important Note: The deadline for the negotiated rate to be valid is February 15. Please make your reservation as soon as possible. The code is NEDSI. Please call the hotel directly (from the U.S., the number is treated as a U.S. number) or fax or email the hotel directly for reservation. Any problems, please let me know.
Phone: 514-878-9000
Fax: 514-878-6777
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yulcc-montreal-marriott-chateau-champlain/
| Regular Registration | $175 (includes Reception & Gala Dinner) |
| Student Registration | $50 |
| Guest Registration | $100 (Reception & Gala Dinner) |
 | Traveling to Montréal | |
Montréal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YUL) is west of the city centre on highway 20. Note that travel time to the airport from the city centre can be as much as an hour, depending on traffic. The airport is served by all major Canadian and U.S. airlines and is a major hub for Air Canada, Air Transat, and WestJet. There are multiple daily trans-Atlantic flights to and from (amongst others) London, Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Athens, Frankfurt, Rome, Madrid, Lisbon and Munich.
Taxi:The taxi fare to and from downtown is a fixed price of $38 (C). A sticker on the window behind the driver gives the boundaries of the zone where the flat fare applies; for origins and destinations outside this zone, you will have to pay a metered fare.
Bus:
STM Airport Express bus 747 offers 24 hour service between the airport and downtown Montréal. A single fare will cost $7 including unlimited
use of the STM bus and metro network for the following 24 hours. It will call at Lionel-Groux métro and a number of downtown stops.
Alternatively, public bus number 204 (STM) leaves from outside arrivals every half hour to Gare Dorval (Dorval train station - check with the driver which direction the bus is going in, as both bus routes stop at the same place and make sure to ask for a transfer as you will need it later). From Dorval, you can use your transfer ticket to catch bus number 211 or express bus number 221 to the Lionel-Groulx métro. Make sure it is going east as the same routes go west too. Your transfer will then let you into the métro. This costs only $2.75, but exact change must be provided to the first driver.
Rail:
Another option is to take the VIA Rail AirConnect service from the airport terminal to downtown by shuttle and train. This service runs infrequently, but costs only $11. The same trip can be made on the AMT [10] commuter train for $4.25 from Dorval Station. The public bus ($2.75) from the airport arrives here for busses to the nearest metro station as well.
From New York City, take Interstate Freeway 87 north through Albany and the eastern half of New York State for about six hours. After the border crossing near Plattsburgh, the freeway becomes Highway 15, which leads directly into downtown Montréal over the Pont Champlain, the most beautiful approach to the city. The drive time from Plattsburgh to downtown Montréal is approximately one hour.
Montréal Central Station (Gare Centrale). Amtrak's 'Adirondack' service to New York (11 hours, from $61) departs daily, with connections in Schenectady to (but not from) Chicago (twenty-four hours, USD$114) and in New York to Philadelphia (14 hours, USD$97) and Washington, DC (16 hours, $120). The train also passes through much of upstate New York and hugs Lake Champlain for a large part of the trip. South of Albany, the route follows the Hudson River and passes a number of historic sites.
There are extensive services to Montréal from New York, Vermont, and Maine. Buses arrive and depart from the Station Centrale d'autobus (not to be confused with the Gare Centrale or central train station) at 505 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, (directly above the Berri-UQÀM métro station). Call 514-842-2281 for schedules and prices.
With its collection of 22,000 plant species and cultivars, 10 exhibition greenhouses, some thirty thematic gardens, and teams of researchers and activities staff, the Montréal Botanical Garden ranks as one of the world's largest and most spectacular botanical gardens. For more information, please check the web site: http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/menu.htm
This science centre and ecological zoo is home to four distinct ecosystems: lush Tropical Forest, temperate Laurentian Forest, St Lawrence Marine Ecosystem, and the Polar Worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic. The Biodôme's ecosystems are designed for self-guided tours. Interpretation panels are posted all along the pathway, and nature interpreters are available in the ecosystems and at the Info-Ecosphere desk to answer visitors' questions. A great visit for families. http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/biodome/site/site.php?langue=en
Great gallery in a central location with a collection that comprises over 7,000 works produced by more than 1,500 artists. Both Canadian and, more specifically, Quebec artists are featured. Free admission and guided tour Wednesday evenings. http://www.macm.org/fr/index.html
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts came into being in 1860 as the Art Association of Montreal. One of Canada's most famous museums, this popular institution houses a wide collection of international contemporary and Canadian exhibits, and straddles two buildings, the 1912 original and its 1991 across-the-street annex with underground galleries that connect the two sites. For more information and special passes to see 35 museums, please check the web site: http://www.mbam.qc.ca
Wonderful museum that explores the history of Montreal through archaeological studies and artefacts. Point-a-Calliere offers an exceptional guided tour, which is free with admission. This tour includes a tour of an actual archaeological dig inside the building. In fact, the museum conserves and exhibits thousands of square metres of archaeological remains in situ. http://www.pacmusee.qc.ca/index.aspx?lang=en-ca
Even if you're not the gambling type, the Montreal Casino is a sight to behold. Built inside the pavilions of France and Quebec from Expo '67, the casino is a multi-level extravaganza of fun and entertainment. http://www.casinosduquebec.com/montreal
