Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
2011 Annual Conference

Best, Minoo

Minoo Tehrani, Ph.D.
NEDSI 2011 Conference Program Chair
Professor & Director of International Business Major
Management Group Representative
Gabelli School of Business
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI 02809, USA

2011 Track Chairs

NEDSI 2011
Submission Information

Competitive papers or detailed abstracts and proposals for symposia, tutorials and workshops are invited for submission. The submission deadline is December 1st. The submission deadline has been extended to Dec. 10 (midnight, U.S. Mountain time zone).

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

Special Events

Thursday Afternoon 4/14 -- Coaching Panel
Thursday Afternoon 4/14 -- Law Panel
Thursday Night 4/14 -- President Reception
Friday Afternoon 4/15 -- Special Panel
Saturday Afternoon 4/16 -- Keynote Speaker
Saturday Night 4/16 -- Gala Dinner

SP3--Panel: Coaching, Teamwork and Leadership Training
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, Thursday, April 14
Place: Maisonneuve D

You are invited to play an interactive game of exploration in coaching, teamwork, leading, and motivation. You will recognize what reduces the brain's decision making power and how to turn that into leadership skills.

Moderators:



Dr. Linda Page is President and Founder of Adler Graduate Professional School in Toronto, Canada. Adler and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto co-sponsor Certificates in Leadership Coaching, a series of programs to promote leadership development among organizations, their leaders, coaches and coaching students. Dr. Page holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Adler School of Professional Psychology in Illinois. She serves as Co-chair of the Academic Standards Committee of the Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching. She has promoted coaching research with the International Coach Federation and the Research Advisory Board for The Coaching Institute. Dr. Page serves on the Editorial Board for the International Journal for Coaching in Organizations and has published articles and presented internationally on coaching, organizational effectiveness and neuroleadership. With David Rock, Dr. Page co-authored Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice (Wiley).



Ms. Laura Atwood, PCC, ACPC is President of Adler Learning- USA, offering Adler International Learning’s ICF-Accredited coach training program. A Professional Certified Coach, Laura serves on the coaching certification faculty at Adler and teaches workplace coaching skills for leaders and managers in Adler’s award winning “Positive Change: Leader as Coach” program. Her organizational work has spanned a variety of sectors, including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, education and nonprofits. She has championed professionalism in coaching globally as Chair of the Regulatory Committee of ICF (International Coach Federation) and as a facilitator in ICF's Ethical Conduct Review process. She is the current President of ACTO (Association of Coach Training Organizations), a global organization of coach training companies and academic institutions, collaborating as a dynamic community of peers to ensure the highest standards for the coaching profession.

SP2—Panel: Proactive Law and Strategy
Time: 3:30PM to 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 14
Place: Maisonneuve A

The goal of this panel is to introduce the emerging discipline of law and strategy, and to link it to the proactive law movement that has developed in Europe over the recent years.

Panelists:



Professor George J. Siedel studied in Cambridge University and has a J.D. from University of Michigan. Professor Siedel focuses on legal issues that relate to international business law, negotiation, and dispute resolution. Recent publications include legal aspects of cross-border subsidiary management and issues relating to the use of law to gain competitive advantage. Professor Siedel has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and in Michigan, Ohio, and Florida. Professor Siedel has served as the chief editor of the Michigan Real Property Review and special editor of the American Business Law Journal. He is the he author of numerous books and articles and has received several research awards.



Professor Larry DiMatteo received his J.D. from the Cornell Law School, LL.M. from Harvard Law School and Ph.D. from Monash University (Australia). He is the former Chair of the Department of Management at the University of Florida and the Editor-in-Chief of American Business Law Journal. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including: The Harvard International Law Journal, Yale Journal of International Law, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and American Business Law Journal. His awards include the Ray August Master Teacher Award (2005), Ralph J. Bunche Award (2003), and Ralph C. Hoeber Award (2001).

Moderator:



Professor Gerlinde Berger-Walliser is the Deputy-Head of the Economic and Legal Environment Department at ICN Business School in Nancy, France. She has a Doctorate in Law from the University of Bielefeld in Germany. She has been a lecturer and researcher at the Universities of Bielefeld and Heidelberg (Germany) and the University "Robert Schuman" (Strasbourg). Her teaching and current research areas are French Business Law, Comparative Law, Private International Law, International Commercial Law and German Law.

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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 his B.A. degree from Wesleyan University and M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He undertook his studies in Paris, also. For over forty years, Dr. Caprio 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.

Professor Florence Ramillon-Grass is the Head of the International Relations Service at the ICN Business School, Nancy, France, overseeing numerous international partnerships and programs. She holds a DEA in Law from the University of Nancy and a DESE from the same university. Her specialization is in European Law and International Law. She teaches at the Department of Economic and Legal Environment at the ICN Business School. Her teaching and research interests lie in international private law, international commercial law, French business law, and international contract law.

Dr. Corinne Gendron is the chair of the department of Social and Sustainable Development at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She studied law at the University of Montreal and became a member of the bar in 1990. She earned her MBA at HEC, Montreal with specialization in marketing and finance. She completed her doctorate in Sociology at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) with a focus on environment, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. Dr. Gendron teaches at the Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, UQAM, School of Management Science (ESG). She has published numerous articles. In 2006 she received the Prix Performance Hommage from UQAM for her exceptional contribution towards promoting ESG. In 2007, she received the Prix Minerve pour la relève professorale from ESG UQAM for her exceptional research contribution as a young professor. In 2009, the newspaper Les Affaires identified her as one of the 10 leaders of today in environment.

Dr. Stephan Vachon, is the Chair of the Department of Logistics and Operations Management at HEC Montreal. Prior to joining HEC Montreal, Dr. Vachon was a faculty member at Clarkson University, New York. He earned a BSc and an MSc in Economics from the University of Montreal, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Vachon’s research interests include supply chain management, environmental management, and energy policy. His research has been published in the International Journal of Production Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Production and Operations Management, Energy Policy, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Environmental Science and Policy.

Dr. Snehamay Banerjee is an Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Management area at Rutgers University School of Business at Camden. He is the past president of NEDSI and has been associated with NEDSI for over 20 years. He has published over numerous refereed journal articles in Information Systems and Operations Management. He has also served as consultant to many small and medium sized industries in the U.S. and other countries. In the past, he was associated with or has lectured at Indian Institute of Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ICN Business School in France, University of Maryland – College Park and Boazichi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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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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2011 Program Committee

President 2010-2011

Kenneth Sousa Bryant University Providence, Rhode Island, USA ksousa@bryant.edu

Program Chair

Minoo Tehrani Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island, USA mtehrani@rwu.edu

VP Proceedings and CMS Master

Albert Avery Towson University Towson, Maryland, USA avery@towson.edu

VP Technology

Doug White Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island, USA dwhite@rwu.edu

Local Arrangement Chair

		Corinne Gendron University of Québec Montréal, Canada Corinne.gendron@uqam.ca
		Stéphane Vachon HEC Montréal Montréal, Canada Stephane.vachon@hec.ca

VP Web Site

		Austin Gulati Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA austin@gulati.info
		Mark Brickley Roger Williams University Bristol, Rode Island, USA mbrickley@rwu.edu

VP Faculty Professional Development

		Norma Harrison China Europe International Business School Shanghai, China Norma.Harrison@mgsm.edu.au
		Dr. Snehamay Banerjee Rutgers University Camden, New Jersey, USA snehamy@camden.rutgers.edu

Montréal Marriott Château Champlain 1 Place du Canada Montréal, 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 only hotel in Montreal offering guests panoramic views through our signature half-moon windows!
• Luxuriously appointed with amenities that ensure a comfortable and productive stay
• Equipped with free high-speed Internet access and a spacious work desk for the business traveler
• Whether for a morning swim or evening of relaxation after a hard day’s work, the Marriott Château Champlain offers guests the convenience of an indoor pool and whirlpool.
• Located just 1.5 miles to the nearest metro station (Station Champ-de-Mars)
• 5 minutes from the closest bus station (Saint-Antoine / Gosford (station Champ-de-Mars)
• Completely Smoke Free Environment!

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 is until February 15. Please make your reservation as soon as possible. If you call the hotel directly (514-878-9000) or the Marriott Central Reservation (In the USA & Canada:1-888-236-2427 toll-free), please use the code NEDSI 11 to get our negotiated rate. You can also fax the hotel at Fax: 514-878-6777

You can use our ResLink, too. Please click one of the links below to get to our negotiated rate page directly. On this page you see the Group Code to be: rwurwua. Our negotiated rate ($180 Canadian) appears on this page automatically:
Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain

Our negotiated rate is from April 12-17. If you would like to arrive before or leave after these dates, please let me know and I can get an extension on our rates.

If you make a reservation via an agency or any other way than the above, please let me know so I can count you as one of our NEDSI 11 hotel guest.

Conference Registration Fee

Registration fee is due by February 1, 2011. A late fee of $25 will be added to the conference registration fee after this date. Regular registration and guest fees include the Reception and the Gala Dinner.

Regular Registration Fee:	$175 (by Feb 1st)
Student Registration Fee:	$50 (by Feb 1st)
Late Regular Registration Fee:	$200
Late Student Registration Fee:	$75
Guest Registration Fee:	$100 (by March 30th)

The deadline for guest registration is March 30, 2011.

If you would like to pay by check, please click on the link below to get to the Registration Page by Check. After April 1, 2011, all registrations (with late fee) will be processed in cash (U.S. dollar) at the conference hotel in Montréal, Canada.

Download: Registration by Check Form

If you would like to contribute funds to our different events, advertise or have an exhibition and pay by check, please click on the link below:

Download: Event, Advertise, or Exhibition by Check Form

Please make all checks payable to NEDSI 2011 and mail to:

Minoo Tehrani
5 Lexington RD.
Longmeadow, MA 01106

If you would like to use PayPal for any payment, please go to our Paper Submission Web Site and log in using the link below:

http://www.conferencemgt.com/conf/ne11.html

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.

The Montréal region is also served by Burlington International Airport (BTV), in South Burlington, Vermont. Burlington is served by JetBlue, USAirways, Delta Airlines, Continental Airlines and United Airlines, with direct, non-stop service to numerous U.S. cities, including Orlando, Florida. Burlington International Airport is approximately 90 minutes from Montréal. In addition, Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), in Plattsburgh, New York, is about one hour away by car.

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.
From Boston, take Interstate Highway 93 to Highway 91 north in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to the border crossing, where it turns into Highway 55, which intersects Highway 10, which taken west leads directly into downtown Montréal. The whole trip takes between six or seven hours.

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.
Intercity bus services to Montréal are offered by Megabus, Coach Canada, Adirondack Trailways, Greyhound Canada, Greyhound Lines, Vermont Transit, Voyageur, TheLuxBus, and Orléans Express.
Greyhound Lines offers three daily direct services and Adirondack Trailways offers two daily direct services, from New York, with additional trips operated on weekends and in summer (eight hours, from $76.50USD). Vermont Transit, a subsidiary of Greyhound Lines, offers four daily direct services from Boston, though Vermont Transit is now operating under the name of Greyhound Lines (seven hours, from $72USD). Note that there is no student discount on the Montréal-New York service. The LuxBus also offers service from New York.

About Montréal

Montréal Botanical Garden (Jardin botanique de Montréal):

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

Montréal Biodôme

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

Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art (Musée d’art Contemporain de Montréal)

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

Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montéal):

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

Point-a-Calliere Museum

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

Montreal Casino (Casino de Montréal)

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