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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">The 35th DRUID Conference 2013</font></font></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS, STRATEGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">E-Mail: </font><a href="mailto:DRUID2013@druid.dk" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">DRUID2013@druid.dk</font></a></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Website: </font><a href="http://www.druid.dk/DRUID2013" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">www.druid.dk/DRUID2013</font></a></p>
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28, 2013</b></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span>DRUID</span></b><span> has emerged as one of the leading academic events exploring the
theoretical and empirical research on innovation, entrepreneurship, organizational
theory, technology systems and strategy. DRUID 2013 will explore
theoretical, empirical and methodological advances, contribute with novel
insights and stimulate a lively debate about how technologies, economic systems
and organizations evolve and co-evolve. A hallmark of the DRUID conference is
the Oxford-style debates, where leading thinkers clash head-to-head on the most
significant academic discords of our time. </span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>This year´s preliminary program includes debates
between Sidney Winter and Bruce Kogut. </span>Enjoy three top-end novel keynotes
including Wes Cohen's, "Reflections on Fifty Years of Empirical Studies
of the Economics of Innovative Activity and Performance". <span> </span></font></font><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Reflect on the usefulness of systems of innovation as a research
agenda; debate the utility of financial performance measures for
technological innovation systems; explore how scientific fraud and plagiarism
might be undermining our scientific legitimacy. These
crucial issues will dealt with in plenary debates by the most stimulating and polemic speakers. </font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">DRUID has developed a reputation as a leading academic event at the
intersection of innovation, technology, <span> </span>strategy
and entrepreneurship research. <span> </span>DRUID
combines workshop-like intimacy with the utmost academic rigor, showcasing
stimulating debates, world-class keynote speakers and top-quality academic research.
</font></font><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Join
us for first class social events in Mediterranean ambiance with a farewell
party on the stunning Barcelona beaches. </span></font></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Please do not miss this opportunity to
experience academia at its finest!</span></font></font></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><strong><font face="Calibri">Jonathan Wareham</font></strong>
</div><div><div><font><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000">Vice
Dean & </font></font></font><font><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000">Professor </font></font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000">ESADE - Ramon Llull
</font><font color="#000000">University </font></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Barcelona,
Spain<br></font></font><a href="http://is.esade.edu/faculty/wareham/default.htm" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#3366ff" face="Calibri"><em>Personal Web
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