[AISWorld] PLS'17 abstract submission deadline: Dec. 17, 2016

[Jose L. Roldan]

Dear researchers,

Following the long tradition of PLS'99 in Jouy-en-Josas (France), PLS'01 in Anacapri (Italy), PLS'03 in Lisbon (Portugal), PLS'05 in Barcelona (Spain), PLS'07 in Ås (Norway), PLS'09 in Beijing (P.R. China) , PLS'12 in Houston (USA) and PLS'14 in Paris (France), we are pleased toannounce the 9th International Symposium on PLS and Related Methods (PLS'17).

PLS°Ø17 will take place on June 17th-19th, 2017 in Macau (China), organized by Macau University of Science and Technology ( http://www.must.edu.mo)

This ninth edition will focus on original methodological contribution in both PLS Regression, PLS Path Modeling and their related methods with application in areas and disciplines related to Management, Social Sciences, Chemometrics, Sensory Analysis, Industry, Traditional medicine, PLS & tourism and Life Sciences including Genomics.

On the other hand, just a gentle reminder: The final date for abstract submission will be December 17th 2016. Currently, we have the following sessions during the conference (APOLOGIES FOR ANY CROSS-POSTING).

·         The application of Partial Least Squares (PLS) in Developing Country Research – by Prof. T. Ramayah
·         PLS en Español – by Prof. Gabriel Cepeda Carrión and José Roldán
·         PLS and Marketing Science – by Prof. Christian M. Ringle
·         PLS applications on tourism and environmental studies – by Prof. Ivan Lai
·         PLS research in Mainland China – by Prof. Wang Huiwen
·         The application of Partial Least Squares (PLS) in Developing Country Research – by Prof. T. Ramayah
·         Understanding Big Data – by Prof. Harald Martens
·         ADANCO session – Prof. Jörg Henseler
·         SmartPLS session – by Prof. Christian M. Ringle
·         WarpPLS session – by Dr. Ned Kock and Dr. S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
·         Factor-based SEM building on consistent PLS – by Dr. Ned Kock
·         Predictive issues in PLS path modeling and related methods – by Giorgio Russolillo and Prof. Gilbert Saporta

More information will be found on www.pls17.org or www.plsconference.com. We are looking forward to seeing you in Macau next year.

Please feel free to send an email to liu.yide at outlook.com if you have any question on pls17.org.

Yide Liu, Ph.D.
PLS'17 Local Chair
Associate Professor
School of Business
Macau University of Science and Technology
Direct Line: (+853) 88972862
Email: ydliu at must.edu.mo
Office: A406b