Young Sharks of Business The 7th International Research-to-Practice Conference for Young Researchers and Students Almaty, April 28, 2014 International Academy of Business (IAB) and students’ scientific community present “Young Sharks of Business” – the 7th International Research-to-Practice Conference for Young Researchers and Students. Undergraduate and graduate students from universities and research institutions of Kazakhstan, CIS and foreign countries are invited to participate in the Conference. Conference Sections: 1. Financial and credit opportunities for Economics and Business 2. Priorities of economic policy in Kazakhstan 3. Development of transport and logistics cluster in Kazakhstan for EXPO-2017 4. Management and marketing in entrepreneurship 5. Modern trends in the hospitality industry 6. IT, PR & Media 7. Language and Intercultural Communication 8. Current social and humanitarian issues in Central Asia and Kazakhstan 9. Environmental problems and transition to the Green Economy Venue: International Academy of Business, 227 Rozybakiev St., Almaty, Kazakhstan Undergraduate and graduate students from IAB partner universities are invited to participate on the following conditions: IAB covers 50% of expenses for one participant from university (travel & accommodation). The research paper must be submitted on the understanding that it has not been published elsewhere and is not currently under consideration by another conference. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. After the Organizing Committee’s selection, the research paper is published in the Conference Proceedings. The cost of publication is 3000 KZT, 20 USD for foreign participants and 1500 KZT for IAB students. Working Languages of the Conference: Kazakh, Russian, English. The participants of the Conference have to send the application form and research paper to the Organizing Committee at conference.mab@gmail.com by March 17, 2014. Sample Application Form “Young Sharks of Business” th The 7 International Research-to-Practice Conference for Young Researchers and Students Almaty, April 28, 2014 First name, last name Asanov Marat Ospanovich City, country Almaty, Kazakhstan University/Organization, Specialty, Year of Study Address International Academy of Business, “Finance”, 4th year Phone (work/home, mobile) (727) 253 33 56, 8 777 445 1312 Email Asanov85@yahoo.ru Section Financial Mechanisms of Innovative Economy Research Topic Development of a Startup Financial Model on the example of ABC Online Auction. Ospanov A.T., Ph.D, Senior Lecturer. Academic Supervisor/Adviser (if applicable) 13 Abai street, apartment 23, Almaty, 050060, RK Author Guidelines Completed paper should be 500-1000 words. Typed in Microsoft Word. Font type: Times New Roman. Point size: 12. Line spacing: 1.5. Page margins: left – 3 cm, right – 1 cm, top and tail – 2cm each. Paragraph indention – 1,25 cm. Text alignment - justified. References in the text should be placed in brackets. Sources/notes (corresponding to the references in the text) should be placed at the end of the paper. The use of scanned tables, figures, diagrams in the text are not allowed. All research papers are reviewed for plagiarism and scientific citation rules. Research papers are evaluated by the following criteria: - Full development of the topic; - Relevance of the topic; - Practical significance; - Innovative significance; - Use of reliable scientific sources. Sample Paper Format Asanov M.O. International Academy of Business “Finance”, fourth year student Almaty, Kazakhstan Academic Supervisor: Maslova N.V., Ph.D in Economics, Professor Development of a Startup Financial Model on the example of ABC Online Auction Text [1]. Reference: 1. Braithwaite, John, and Drahos, Peter (2000) Global Business Regulation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.532-535. The Conference registration fee for the publication of the article must be paid after the Organizing Committee has accepted the paper for publication. Bank details for payment by transfer: Non-profit educational institution “International Academy of Business”, Kazakhstan, Almaty, 227 Rozybakiev Street, Taxpayer Identification Number 600400079841, Bank Identification Number 971240001583, Sberbank, Bank Identification Code SABRKZKA, Beneficiary Code 18, Bank account (in KZT): KZ67914398914BC30222, (in USD) KZ69914840914BC30008, (in EURO): KZ82914978914BC30052. The Organizing Committee will be glad to assist the participants in booking accommodation in Almaty and arranging airport transfer. Contact information International Academy of Business 050060, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan 227 Rozybakiev Street, office 414 Svetlana Shakirova svetlana.shakirova@iab.kz Phone: +7 (727) 302 22 00, ext. 149 Fax: (727) 302 21 21 www.iab.kz Partner universities of International Academy of Business 1. American University of Central Asia 2. College of Business and Economics, Yeungnam University, Korea 3. Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary 4. Geneva Business School GBS, Switzerland 5. HITIT University, Turkey 6. HSBC Business School Peking University (Shenzhen Campus), China 7. IESEG School of Management, France 8. Institute of Logistics and Material Handling Systems, Otto von Guericke University, Germany 9. International Business School at Vilnius University, Lithuania 10. International University in Geneva (IUG), Switzerland 11. ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania 12. Justice Academy of Turkey 13. Kastamanu University, Turkey 14. Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands 15. Management Center Innsbruck, Austria 16. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan 17. North Western Polytechnic University, USA 18. Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration RISEBA, Latvia 19. Rouen Business School, France 20. Sheffield Hallam University, UK 21. Singapore Management University, Singapore 22. Solbridge International School of Business, Woosong University, Korea 23. Sunway University, Korea 24. Taylor’s University, Malaysia 25. Temasek Polytechnic, Malaysia 26. The American University – Cyprus (Girne American University) 27. UNIRAZAK, Malaysia 28. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 29. University of Chester, UK 30. University of New York in Prague 31. York University Schulich Executive Education Centre, Canada 32. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia 33. The Higher School of Economics, Russia 34. Omsk State University named after F.M.Dostoevskiy, Russia 35. The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Russia 36. International Management Institute S-Petersburg (IMISP), Russia 37. Department of Philosophy of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia 38. Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine