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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">*** Please find attached the Call for Papers for ERS 2018 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">S</span><span lang="EN-US">ubmission d<span style="color:black">eadline</span>: February
<span style="color:black">8 and February </span>26, 2018<span style="color:black">
</span>ǀ Conference dates: May 17+18, 2018 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Submission are due this month for the
</span><span lang="EN-US">European Research Seminar on Logistics and SCM (ERS 2018)
<span style="color:black">which </span>will be held in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on May, 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> 2018.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">This conference is open to scholars around the world and is organized by CSCMP, VU Amsterdam, and Erasmus University in cooperation with the Journal of Business Logistics (JBL) and the International Journal of Logistics
Management (IJLM). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">ERS is an interactive conference, which centers on intensive discussion on new developments and top quality research among all participants.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">The purpose of ERS is to expose and discuss contemporary issues in logistics and supply chain management.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">ERS is a platform for intensive interaction both formally in the sessions and informally outside of them.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Full papers: submit a short abstract by February 8<sup>th</sup> and submit the full paper by February 26<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Conference/working papers : submit the working paper by February 26<sup>th</sup> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Discussion topic: submit your proposal by February 26<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Details are given in the call for papers, which is attached to this mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">We are looking forward to an exciting conference and meeting many of you in
<span style="color:black">Rotterdam</span>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Conference Co-Chairs: Members of the scientific committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Carl Marcus Wallenburg – WHU Angel Diaz – IE Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Andreas Wieland – CBS Dominique Estampe – Kedge Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Britta Gammelgaard – CBS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:141.6pt;text-indent:35.4pt"><span lang="SV">Danuta Kisperska-Moróń – Katowice´<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="SV"> Sander de Leeuw – VU Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Rene de Koster – Erasmus University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:141.6pt;text-indent:35.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Fredrik Nilsson – Lund University
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Alexander Trautrims – University of Nottingham
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Webpage of ERS 2018: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ers2018.net">www.ers2018.net</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Professor Dr. Carl Marcus Wallenburg</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Kühne-Foundation Chair of Logistics and Services Management</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Director, Kühne Institute for Logistics Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>Journal of Business Logistics</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Campus Düsseldorf, Erkrather Straße 224a, 40233 Düsseldorf, Germany</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tel.: +49 211 44709-411; Fax: +49 211 44709-419</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:wallenburg@whu.edu"><span lang="EN-US">wallenburg@whu.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">;
<a href="http://www.whu.edu/lsm" target="_blank">www.whu.edu/lsm</a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Upcoming Event:</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
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May 17+18, 2018 in Rotterdam; </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ers2018.net">www.ers2018.net</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Die Stiftung WHU ist Träger der WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management is the Business School of the WHU Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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