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The 11th Asia Pacific Innovation Conference has been Cancelled

Dear Friends and Colleagues for Innovation Studies

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restriction on travels and event organization, Asia Pacific Innovation Network(APIN) has made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the 11th Asia Pacific Innovation Conference which was to be held at Inha University, Korea, during Oct.16-17, 2020. This is desperately sad news as we expected a lot of excellent keynote speakers and abstracts, and it would have been a great event. But we feel that this is the right and the best way to protect the health and safety of participants during such an unprecedented global situation. We share your disappointment and sincerely thank you for your understanding of this very difficult decision.

Jiangsu University is planning to host the conference next year and we hope that all of you can join us there.

Wishing all our members the very best at this difficult time,

Junbyoung Oh, The Local Organizing Committee Chair

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ASIA PACIFIC INNOVATION CONFERENCE (APIC 2020)

“Innovation and Humanity”

INHA UNIVERSITY, INCHEON, KOREA

OCTOBER 16th(Fri.)-17th(Sat.), 2020

INHA UNIVERSITY (Economics Dept. and IBER) is pleased to host the 11th Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference, in collaboration with other academic institutions, including the Incheon techno-park(ITP), Incheon Research Institute(IDR), the Korean Society for Innovation Management and Economics(KOSIME), and the Asia Pacific Innovation Network(APIN).

The conference aims to foster an inter-disciplinary exchange of knowledge related to innovation, intellectual property rights, and science and technology policy. Sessions will include contributed papers, keynote presentations and panel discussions. Continuing with the APIC tradition, we look forward to the participation of scholars from all disciplines and practitioners interested in the economic, legal, managerial, and policy aspects of innovation.

• Conference Host: Department of Economics, Inha University (Conference Host Chair: Prof. Junbyoung Oh)

• Conference Date: October 16(Fri.) and 17(Sat) in 2020

• Conference Venue: 60th Anniversary Hall, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, KOREA (http://eng.inha.ac.kr)

• Paper Submission: http://ap-ic.org/apic-2020

• Submission Deadline: June 15th, 2020

Paper submission

Full papers or extended abstract must be submitted no later than June 15th, 2020 via http://ap-ic.org/apic-2020. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the conference’s scientific committee, and decisions will be intimated by July 15th, 2020.

(NOTE: If you face difficulties uploading your paper, send it as a PDF attachment, along with your CV, to the mail ID <apic2020@inha.ac.kr>.)

The presenting authors must register by August 15th to be accommodated in the conference program.

If you need to apply for a VISA to enter Korea, please submit papers and register before July 31st so we can send you the visa support materials in time.

The conference will be held in English.

Keynote Speakers

• Carsten Fink (World Intellectual Property Office, WIPO, Switzerland)

• Alberto Galasso (University of Toronto, Canada)

• Bronwyn Hall (UC Berkeley, USA)

• Daesik Hong (Sogang University, Korea)

• Zorina Khan (Bowdoin College, USA)

• Keun Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)

• GianCarlo Moschini(Iowa State University, USA)

• Maria Savona (University of Sussex, UK)

• Brian Wright (UC Berkeley, USA)

Themes and Topics

The topics related to the conference theme - “Innovation and Humanity” - are particularly encouraged. However, we invite submissions on all innovation and IP-related topics, including:

• Innovation Policy and Intellectual Property Right under Industry 4.0

• The Changing Nature of Innovation at the Data Driven Economy

• Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Machine, and Digital Transformation

• Health Care Innovation and Bio Ethics in the Bio Economy

• Entrepreneurship and Startups

• Innovation and Industry Evolution

• Management of Technology and Market for Technology

• Competition through R&D and Innovation

• Innovation and Regional Economy

• New Technology and Labor Market: Income Inequality, Unemployment

• University Research, Technology Transfer, and University-Industry Collaborations

• Lessons in History Regarding Innovation

Scientific Committee

• Albert Hu (National University Singapore, Singapore)

• Paul Jensen (University of Melbourne, Australia)

• Sunil Kanwar (University of Delhi, India)

• Keun Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)

• Zhen Lei (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

• Sadao Nagaoka (Tokyo Keizai University, Japan)

• Junbyoung Oh (Inha University, Korea)

• Beth Webster (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)

• Brian Wright (University of California at Berkeley, USA)

• Jingyi Ye (Peking University, China)

Soliciting Papers for a Special Issue of Seoul Journal of Economics (SJE)

The local organizer (Junbyoung Oh) and the editor of Seoul Journal of Economics (SJE; Keun Lee, www.sje.ac.kr) plans to publish a special issue with the papers presented at the conference. The Seoul Journal of Economics is SCOPUS Indexed Journal. Up to 5 papers will be published in the special conference issue of SJE (http://www.sje.ac.kr, the editor: Keun Lee). Those who want their paper to be considered for this selection process are kindly requested to notify their intention by August 15th by email to sje@plaza.snu.ac.kr and submit the full paper by September 15th.

Submission Details

We invite interested authors to submit their papers or extended abstracts until 15th June 2020. You can submit your paper online via conference home page(http://apic2020.org) or APIN home page (http://www.ap-ic.org/apic-2020).

Please indicate the name of the presenter and his/her contact details (affiliation and email).

You may also submit a proposal for a full session, which should include a short description of the session theme, title, 3 papers (or extended abstracts) and the name of the organizer and contact details. While we will consider accepting any theme significantly related to innovation, we prefer sessions with the presenters covering regional or global issues.

Submissions must be in PDF or MS Word format and made in English.

Registration

The registration website for the conference will open in the near future.

The expected conference fee covering conference registration, lunches, drinks, and the conference dinner will be 190 US $/person. A doctoral student whose paper has been accepted is eligible for a discounted registration fee (expected to be 100 US $/person).

To stay updated on latest developments, subscribe to our email list at http://ap-ic.org/(click “CONTACT”). You may also visit the conference webpage at http://ap-ic.org/apic2020/ for the most current information.

Dining Area / Meals / City Tour

Lunches, drinks and dinners will be served during the conference.
On Sunday, the local organizer (Junbyoung Oh) and Incheon Tourism Organization (ITO) will provide a city tour(Incheon and Seoul area with city tour bus and English speaking tour guide) as long as the participants are more than 10. Those who want to take the city tour are kindly requested to notify their intention during the conference.

Lead Sponsors