14th Annual International Conference on Economics and Business

Special topics: Innovation and technology in the knowledge based economy

We gladly welcome you to participate in our conference, which provides an opportunity for young researchers, teachers and PhD students to present and discuss their research results.

REGISTER HERE!

Papers are welcome in the following topics:

• Business Informatics
• Financial affairs
• Accounting
• Marketing and Management
• Regional development
• Agriculture and rural development

The main focus of the conference

The central topic of our conference this year will focus on innovation and technology. Therefore, we kindly ask speakers and researchers to contribute to this topic by discussing the economic changes generated by technological development/innovation and evaluate these changes from an economic and business perspective.

R&D activities, as well as the actual innovations and technological changes immerse and become part of the everyday economic processes either if look at the production processes or the marketing of new products. These certainly require new leadership methods, management systems and marketing tasks from economic agents and, at the same time, imply significant changes in the government sector as well.

The internet as well as information and communication technologies have incurred significant changes not only in everyday human communication, but also in everyday consumption habits and behavior and business management. The online system, the new digital era of networked consumers, manufacturers and devices can be regarded as the new industrial revolution. Such technological impetus may yield new services and new professions, but it also has a significant impact on regional competitiveness and can also deepen regional differences. The growing penetration of computer technology and the implementation of various applications in the economy, and in general the timely recognition of these opportunities bring new challenges.

This conference aims to discuss and deal with the above challenges, and we would be glad to receive your contributions as well. After the conference a selection of submitted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Invited speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Zoltán GÁL, Kaposvár University, Hungarian Regional Science Association
• Conf. dr. Maria MORARU, West University, Timisoara, Romania
• Prof. dr. Andrea KŐ, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
• Conf. dr. Levente SZÁSZ, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
• Prof. dr. Gheorghe Cosmin SILAGHI, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
• Prof. Dr. József TÓTH, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

10^th May, Thursday

11^th May, Friday

12^th May, Saturday

The language of the international conference is English and Hungarian (without translation).

Proceedings

The selected papers proposed by the Scientific Committee will be published in the Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Economics and Business. Acta is published in cooperation with De Gruyter Open. All the papers will be published on CD with ISBN.

Scientific Committee

• László BARABÁSI ALBERT, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
• Sándor ELEK, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Romania
• Ede LÁZÁR, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Romania
• Renáta MÁCHOVÁ, Selye János University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Management, Slovakia
• Imre NAGY, University of Novi Sad, Department of Geography, Novi Sad, Serbia
• Zsolt SÁNDOR,Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Romania
• Levente SZÁSZ, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
• József TÓTH, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

Registration

The registration form can be accessed on: http://csik.sapientia.ro/hu/hirek/ecconf

The registration must include an abstract of the paper in English or in Hungarian language (max. 500 words).

NEW Important deadlines:

Registration and Abstract: 19^th of March 2018

Abstract acceptance: 1^st of April 2018

Registration fee and additional costs payment by bank transfer: 15^th of April 2018

Submission of Papers: 1^st of June 2018

Submission guidelines

Abstract:Abstracts must be submitted in our online registration system, therefore the following requirements are supervised by automatic controls and some of these are made automatically. Locate the paper title in bold in the middle of the first line, then insert an empty line followed by name(s) of author(s), title(s) and address(es).

Paper format: Papers are accepted in English language, 10-15 pages long

Font: Times New Roman 12, line feed 1, left, right, bottom and top margins 2.5 cm. Locate paper title in bold in the middle of the first line, then insert an empty line followed by the name(s) of author(s) and title(s). Figures are only accepted in black and white colors.

Recommended paper structure is: Abstract (English), Key words (max. 5), Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References, Author's address.

Conference fee:

The registration fee includes the participation at the conference, CD with all papers, lunch and dinner on 11^th of May.

The conference tour on 12^th of May has an extra cost of 10 EUR per person.

Payment of conference fee is possible at the conference as well.

Bank account:

RO56 OTPV 2600 0007 3814 EU04

Beneficiary - the full name and address:

UNIVERSITATEA SAPIENTIA PL MIERCUREA CIUC, Piata Libertatii Nr.1 M-Ciuc Bankinstitut: OTP BANK ROMANIA, sucursala Miercurea Ciuc

SWIFT: OTPV ROBU

IBAN: RO56 OTPV 2600 0007 3814 EU04

Remittance information:

International Economic Conference 2018 + surname and name of the participant (important for payment identification, please do not forget to include this information in your payment order).

Organizing Committee

• Andrea CSATA, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• Gergely FEJÉR-KIRÁLY, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• Zsolt GARDA, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• Ottilia GYÖRGY, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• Éva Réka KASSAY, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• János KASSAY, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• Zoltán MAKÓ, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• Benedek NAGY, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
• László PÁL, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

More information

Adress: Miercurea Ciuc, judeţul Harghita, Piaţa Libertăţii nr. 1., 530104

Tel.: +40-266-314-657

Fax: +40-266-372-099

E-mail: conference@uni.sapientia.ro