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 10^th Wageningen International Conference
on Chain and Network Management 

(WICaNeM 2012)

23 May - 25 May 2012
Wageningen, The Netherlands

Conference theme:

Multi-Stakeholder Dynamics in Chains and Networks

NEW (13-11-2012): Due to the requests of many authors, we have decided to extend the deadline for WICANEM full paper submission to February 20^th, 2012 (by 11.59pm Netherlands time, GMT+1). If you want to submit your paper, you now have to send it directly to us, on the email address: wicanem@wur.nl, and specify your track of interest. The notifications of acceptance will be sent out March 25^th, 2012.

Please keep in mind that the papers that are going to be submitted based on this information can no longer compete for the best paper award, and will not be published in the Journal of Chain and Network Science either.

Older news:

(08-12-2011): We reminder that all the authors submitting their manuscript to the WICANEM will have the opportunity of competing for the 'Best Paper Award' and having their paper considered for publication in the Journal of Chain and Network Science (JCNS). Deadline January 5th, 2012.

(07-12-2011): The 10th WICANEM Conference is now endorsed by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) and the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE).

(07-12-2011): The authors submitting their manuscript to the track "Managing Wicked Problems: The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Engagement, Resources and Value Creation" will have the opportunity of having their paper considered for publication in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (IFAMR). Deadline March 25th, 2012.

Welcome to the 10th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2012) website!

The 10th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2012) celebrates twenty years of conversations among scholars and practitioners involved in the management of chains and networks. Through ten bi-annual events, WICaNeM has been conveying debates on the results of chain and network projects and new ideas for action, expanded theoretical thinking and facilitated dialogues between CEO's from agribusiness and food companies, researchers and consultants.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, WICaNeM 2012 aims to further broaden its horizons in multiple directions. First, a number of managers from agribusiness companies, NGOs, government agencies and international organizations will arise and discuss the current problems in agri-food chains and networks with scholars. Second, scholars from a range of new disciplines will be engaged in WICaNeM for the first time, as they are also facing the same problems and contributing to their solutions. Third, scholars and practitioners from new organizations around the world will attend WICaNeM as the current problems in agri-food chains and networks are increasingly interconnected across the globe.

The theme of the WICaNeM 2012 is Multi-Stakeholder Dynamics in Chains and Networks. This theme is instrumental to broaden the horizons of WICaNeM and of its community. Today’s problems related to ethics in agri-food chains and networks impose individuals and organizations to engage with multiple stakeholders at the same time. By interacting simultaneously with multiple stakeholders, individuals and organizations can harmonize their goals, norms and perceptions, innovate and create value. WICaNeM 2012 itself aims to be a learning platform to cultivate multi-stakeholder interactions that create value to its participants.

 Sincerely,

The organizing committee,

Domenico Dentoni, Stefano Pascucci and Onno Omta.