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2011

New Orleans

International

Academic

Conference

Program

What’s Inside

Conference Program .............................................................................................3

List of Presentation Keywords ............................................................................ 19

List of Participants by Institution ........................................................................ 24

List of Conference Session Chairs ...................................................................... 28

List of Conference Presenters ............................................................................. 29

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

March 14-16, 2011

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The 2011 New Orleans International Academic Conference New Orleans, Louisiana USA 2011

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Table of Contents

Registration Times ........................................................................................................................................... 1

Social Activities ............................................................................................................................................... 2

Conference Program ........................................................................................................................................ 3

List of Presentation Keywords ....................................................................................................................... 19

List of Participants by Institution ................................................................................................................... 24

List of Conference Session Chairs ................................................................................................................. 28

List of Conference Presenters ........................................................................................................................ 29

Conference Survey ............................................................................................................................ Blue Sheet

Clute Institute Membership Form ...................................................................................................Green Sheet

Note: Presentations denoted with an “EDU” are education related, “BUS” are business related, “ENG” are enginee

ring education related, and “HLT” are health science related.

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Conference Social Activities

Sunday 17:30 - 19:00 Pre-conference registration and reception with appetizers and cash bar

Daily 07:30 - 10:30 Continental breakfast in the registration area

Monday 18:00 Clute Institute Board members‟ meeting with complimentary dinner (board members only)

Suggestions To Occupy Your Non-Conference Time:

Some must-see sights:

Bourbon Street is just around the corner from the conference hotel.

Horse and buggy tour of the French Quarter.

Swamp tour.

The river walk along the Mississippi River.

Coffee and beignets at the Cafe Du Monde is a must for any serious visitor. Café Du Monde is best patronized very

early or very late or be prepared to stand in a very long line.

Pat O‟Brien‟s Bar for a drink after dinner is a tradition in the French Quarter.

Acme Oyster House is also highly recommended. Excellent Creole Jambalaya.

Haunted house tour where the only spooky thing was the price.

Visit http://www.neworleanscvb.com/ for more of ideas of things to do during your leisure time.

Conference Track Chairs & Editorial Staff Attending

Clute Institute Director Ronald C. Clute

JABR Assistant Editor Michael C. Budden

JABR Editor In Charge Dean R. Manna

Former JABR Accounting Editor David L. Senteney


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Monday Time: 08:00-09:00 Room: Balcony L

Session Title: Poster Session: Students with Disabilities

Session Chair: Gregory W. Smith

Discussants: Available conference participants

EDU Teaching and Working with Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study by Gregory W. S

mith, Katlyn E. Yorks, Michelle T. Conklin, #437. Abstract: As higher proportions of students with disabilities are ent

ering postsecondary education than ever before, the need to explore college-level faculty perceptions on teaching and wor

king with students with disabilities has never been more vital.

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Session Title: Finance

Session Chair: Vadhindran Rao

Discussants: Richard W. Powell, Ayse Yuce

BUS The National Commission On Fiscal Responsibility And Reform: How Its Report Can Impact The Roth IRA by Richard

W. Powell, Steven R. Ferraro, #418. Abstract: This paper explores how progressive policies can modify the analysis of

the Roth investment decision.

BUS Information Content Of Dividend Announcements: An Investigation Of The Indian Stock Market by Shania Taneem, Ay

se Yuce, #179. Abstract: The paper investigates the information content and market reaction to dividend announcements

using data from the developing Indian market.

BUS The National Commission On Fiscal Responsibility And Reform: How Its Report Can Impact Marginal Tax Rates by Ste

ven R. Ferraro, Richard W. Powell, #416. Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to construct a model for evaluating th

e proposed shift in Social Security payments.

BUS Covered Interest Parity Deviations Between India And The US by Vadhindran Rao, #247. Abstract: A preliminary anal

ysis suggests that there are two types of shocks that drive the CID, permanent and temporary.


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Monday Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Balcony N

Session Title: Accounting

Session Chair: Carl B. McGowan

Discussants: Sarah Dunn Stanwick, John C. Gardner, Bob G. Kilpatrick, Grace Gao, David L. Senteney

BUS Considering Jumping Ship? A Pirate Looks At Retirement by Bob G. Kilpatrick, #409. Abstract: What factors should b

e considered in choosing between the traditional DB plan and the optional DC plan for an individual who cannot necessari

ly reach the maximum benefit under the DB plan?

BUS The Interpretation of “In Context” Verbal Probability Expressions Used in International Accounting Standards: A Comp

arison of English and Chinese Students Studying at English Speaking Universities by Safrulizani Mohd Salleh, John C.

Gardner, Carl B. McGowan, Zunaidah Sulong, #388. Abstract: This study examines the differences in the interpretati

on of ten “in context” verbal probability expressions used in accounting standards between native Chinese speaking and n

ative English speaking accounting students …

BUS Fortune 500 Companies And Their Supplier Diversity Policies by Sarah Dunn Stanwick, #354. Abstract: This study wi

ll focus on supplier diversity by providing a content analysis of the supplier diversity polices that firms publish on their we

bsites.

BUS Prediction Of US Listed ADR Firms Selection Of Accounting Principles by Arsen Djatej, Grace Gao, Robert Sarikas,

David L. Senteney, #441. Abstract: This research investigates the characteristics underlying US listed ADR firms choic

e of accounting principles selected in satisifying SEC form 20-F annual filing requirements over periods beginning 2000 a

nd ending 2009.

BUS Using Accounting Information For Financial Planning And Forecasting: An Application Of The Sustainable Growth Mo

del Using Of Coca-Cola by John C. Gardner, Carl B. McGowan, Susan E. Moeller, #296. Abstract: The purpose of t

his paper is to provide a case example to teach students how to estimate a company‟s sustainable growth by using an exten

sion of the DuPont System of financial analysis on Coca-Cola Corporation.


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Monday Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Iberville

Session Title: Education

Session Chair: Ann Beebe

Discussants: Katherine J. Silvester, Sibel Ariogul, Kimberly Blum Vazquez, Aeric Wong, Leah Rose Pietron

EDU Teaching Cost Accounting Logic Using Cost Flow Diagrams by Katherine J. Silvester, #144. Abstract: This paper pre

sents a foundational analytical visual framework that can be used to instill an innate understanding of inventory cost flows

for both business and accounting students.

EDU Profiling Pre-Service EFL Teachers‟ Beliefs On Language Learning by Sibel Ariogul, #318. Abstract: The findings in t

his study were presented as the beliefs about foreign language aptitute, beliefs about the difficulty of language learning, be

liefs about the nature of language.

EDU MAST Model – Dissertation Mentor Asset Strengths Traits Model by Kimberly Blum Vazquez, #114. Abstract: While t

here is an abundance of mentoring materials on mentoring in general, no dissertation mentoring training model exists to tr

ain new doctoral faculty on how to mentor dissertation students.

EDU Enhancing collaborative project work and educator coordination with Google Wave by Aeric Wong, #105. Abstract: T

he presenter will present about how the Google Wave platform can be used by students who are in different locations to w

ork collaboratively towards a shared objective.

EDU Service Learning: An IT Approach by Leah Rose Pietron, Paulus van Vliet, #170. Abstract: The area of Service Lear

ning has a very highly practical approach for students. The students are able to apply their professional skills to a practica

l application. One of the areas that has not been explored is the area of systems development.

EDU iPads In The College Composition Classroom: A Pilot Program At The University Of Texas At Tyler by Ann Beebe, #16

4. Abstract: This presentation discusses the results of a pilot study to incorporate iPads into two CORE classes at the Uni

versity of Texas at Tyler.

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Time: 09:00-10:00 Room: Balcony L

Session Title: Poster Session: Learning Strategies

Session Chair: Abdullah Almoziraee


EDU The Relationship Between Self-Regulated Learning Strategies And Academic Achievement For College Students by Abdu

llah Almoziraee, #440. Abstract: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effective self-regulated learning s

trategies that college students use in their study and its effect in their achievement.

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Session Title: Poster Session: Learning To Use The Internet

Session Chair: Mohammed Sanat Al-Harbi


EDU The Trends Of Saudi Scholarships Students To Use The Internet In Learning And Their Training Needs Required To Use

It by Mohammed Sanat Al-Harbi, #310. Abstract: This study aimed to identify the trends of Saudi scholarships studen

ts to use the Internet in learning and their training needs required to use it.


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Monday Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Bacchus


Session Chair: Richard D. Berschback

Discussants: Allen Guidry, Geraldine O'Neill, Allen Guidry, Nathan H. Lents, Cynthia Conrad

EDU Using Academic And Advising Cohorts To Support Undergraduate Students: One University Program‟s Efforts by Allen

Guidry, #271. Abstract: This paper presents one university program‟s efforts to provide comprehensive support and men

toring to students with limited faculty through structured advising and academic cohorts.

EDU Are We Giving MPA Students The Information Technology Skills They Need? by Cynthia Conrad, Charles N. Coleman,

#425. Abstract: The question posed by this study is: are MPA programs are providing the necessary skills in information

technology for students in the mid and upper level, public service career tracks?

EDU „Playing To Your Strengths‟: Empowering Students Through Choice Of Assessment Approaches by Geraldine O'Neill, #

264. Abstract: With changing student populations and an increasingly student-centered approach to learning, we need to

reconsider what we mean by „diversity‟ and how we encourage all students to play to their strengths.

EDU Visionlearning: A Free E-Resource For Science Education From The Process Perspective by Nathan H. Lents, Anthon

y Carpi, #329. Abstract: This session will be a demonstration of Visionlearning, an online resource of modular interdisci

plinary content for use in innovative science education.

EDU Everything That New And Adjunct Business Faculty Members Should Ask About Exams, Grades, And Cheating, But Don‟

t Know Enough To Ask by Richard D. Berschback, #410. Abstract:

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Session Title: Management

Session Chair: George L. Hunt

Discussants: Michael E. Thorn, Ji Ung Sun, Neda Vitezic, William B. Dodds

BUS Legend Airlines: American Airlines‟ Worst Nightmare? by William B. Dodds, Kenneth A. Hunt, #297. Abstract: This c

ase reviews the air battles American Airlines (AA) and Legend Airlines (LA) engaged in over the right to fly out of Love

Field in Dallas, Texas, the home of American Airlines based at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

BUS Risk Management – Unintended Consequences by Michael E. Thorn, #253. Abstract: Organizations spend a considera

ble amount of time and effort on Risk Management, leading to an eli-mination of “irregularities” to guarantee consistency

and safety. However, these efforts may generate a Risk Behavior leading to greater risks.

BUS An Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm For The Capacitated Hub Location Problem by Ji Ung Sun, #355. Abstract: We

determine the locations of hubs given the number of p, and then allocate the nodes to the hubs with the objective of mini

mum total transportation costs.

BUS Corporate Reputation And Social Responsibility: An Analysis Of Large Companies In Croatia by Neda Vitezic, #373. A

bstract: This paper aims to explore the relationship between corporate reputation and social responsibility (CSR) in select

ed large Croatian companies.

BUS Enterprise Risk Management for Fishing Tournaments by George L. Hunt, Violet Rogers, Jack R. Ethridge, #342. Ab

stract: This teaching case explores some of the operational risks inherent in the fishing tournament industry.


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Session Title: Miscellaneous Business

Session Chair: Gajavelli Venkateshwara Swamy

Discussants: Prathamesh Muzumdar, Martin Meyers, Michael Wolf, Leah Rose Pietron, John Levendis

BUS Religious Fractionalization And Economic Growth: A Bayesian Errors-In-Variables Model by John Levendis, #324. Ab

stract: More recent work on the cultural determinants of growth has examined the role of ethno-linguistic fractionalizatio

n to determine if cultural diversity is a source of growth or of conflict.

BUS Product Differentiation In Australian Grocery Stores by Martin Meyers, #186. Abstract: This paper focuses on the groc

ery shopping patterns in Australia. Factors considered include location, price, quality of the produce, quality of the meat,

quality of the fish, friendly employees, and knowledgeable employees.

BUS Measuring an Information Security Awareness Program by Michael Wolf, Dwight A. Haworth, Leah Rose Pietron, #35

7. Abstract: This paper explores the various attempts that have been made to define security awareness and then presents

a clear and concise definition of security awareness.

BUS Effects Of Zoning On Housing Option Value by Prathamesh Muzumdar, #351. Abstract: The research explores the sub

ject of zoning effect on price value of a house in a certain designated zone.

BUS Business Expansion, Cost Management And Inflation Risk – A Case Study Of Pharmaceutical Entity by Gajavelli Venkat

eshwara Swamy, S. Bohra, #250. Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry is characterized by a high number of risks at di

fferent stages of the manufacturing process - research and development, production and distribution.


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Session Title: Business Education

Session Chair: Michael C. Budden

Discussants: Russell Engel, Claire R. La Roche, Amanda Smith, Naseer Ahmed

BUS Social And Tax Implications Of Planned Giving by Naveen K. Malhotra, Amanda Smith, #245. Abstract: This paper e

xplores the motivations behind giving as well as the trends surrounding planned giving including gift annuities, donor-adv

ised funds, and foundations.

BUS Xtranormal In The Classroom: Screenwriting To Identify Student Weaknesses In The Retention And Understanding Of Ba

sic Economic Principles by Russell Engel, #431. Abstract: Using the website Xtranormal.com and its embedded softwar

e, I require students to create a short animated film that works basic economic concepts into the script.

BUS Knowledge-Based System For Developing Bloom‟s Taxonomy-Driven Syllabus And Assessment Instruments by Muhamm

ad Abaidullah Anwar, Naseer Ahmed, #211. Abstract: We proposed a system that will help the educators to keep harm

ony between three major aspects of a course; course descriptions, course learning outcomes, topics and flow of topics, and

assessment.

BUS Looking East: Yin And Yang Of An Academic Exchange by Claire R. La Roche, #359. Abstract: Cultural differences co

mmonly encountered by U.S. and Chinese faculty and students participating in an academic exchange are examined. Sug

gestions are made that foster understanding and help to promote “guanxi”

BUS Developing Crisis Management Skills Through a Realistic Case Scenario by Connie Budden, Michael C. Budden, #143.

Abstract: This paper presents a realistic case that has been used to instill crisis management skills in a business public re

lations class.

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Session Title: Poster Session: Group Learning

Session Chair: Sadiq Khaled Alhayek


EDU Psychological Motives That Jordanian Physical Education Students Acquire From Participating In Group Discussions b

y Sadiq Khaled Alhayek, #147. Abstract: The purpose of the current study was to determine the psychological motives

that physical education students acquired from participating in group discussion in the class of teaching methods in physic

al education.


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Monday Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Bacchus


Session Chair: Lindsey M. Jesnek

Discussants: Rachel Lalitha Eapen, Hsiao-ping Chen, Galina Zhukova, Mary Frankoff, Stephen S. Batory

EDU Faculty Development Programs as an Important Element of the Modernization of Russia‟s Higher Education by Galina

Zhukova, Armine Shahoyan, #127. Abstract: This paper explores the current stand of Faculty Development Programs i

n Russia, analyzes their strengths and weaknesses, compares these programs with the best international practices.

EDU Animating The Curriculum: Integrating Digital Storytelling (Animation) Into The Classroom by Hsiao-ping Chen, #284.

Abstract: This presentation includes examples of how to create studio projects using animation as a form of visualizatio

n and as a mode of communication which uses visual thinking.

EDU Teaching The “Digital Mix”: Some Lessons From A College In Québec, Canada by Mary Frankoff, Martine Peters, #

166. Abstract: Teaching college students today requires consideration of their ICT skill sets and more importantly, their a

ttitudes towards ICTs.

EDU English Language Teaching At The Primary Level: Foundations For Bilingualism Or Not? by Rachel Lalitha Eapen, #

157. Abstract: Twelve areas of teacher resistances and practices have been identified, from data taken from three schools

in India which could serve as topics for discussion as well as growth in teacher education programmes.

EDU The Perceptions Of Academic Integrity By Students And Faculty In Private And Public Universities by Stephen S. Bator

y, Anne Heineman Batory, #187. Abstract: Student and faculty perceptions toward academic integrity issues such as th

e likelihood of academic dishonesty detection, the perceived level of academic cheating, and the ethical image of the facul

ty are examined.

EDU Peer Editing In The 21st Century College Classroom: Do Beginning Composition Students Truly Reap The Benefits? by

Lindsey M. Jesnek, #316. Abstract: In my paper, I consult both preliminary and contemporary research as well as quant

itative and qualitative data to shed light on the practical problems involved in using peer editing as a collaborative techniq

ue in lower level composition classrooms.


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Monday Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Balcony M


Session Chair: Terrence J. Moran

Discussants: Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, Selim Ozdemir, Pakorn Udomthanasansakul, Erin McLaughlin

BUS Determinants Of Inter-Firm Cooperation: Empirical Evidence From Vietnamese Enterprises by Nguyen Phuc Nguyen,

#174. Abstract: Form study environmental and organizational factor, the paper gives the clear picture about the determin

ants of inter-firm cooperation.

BUS Internet of Things by Wesley J. Meier, Gregory W. Ulferts, #435. Abstract: The “Internet of Things” represents a para

digm shift in business computing that will see intelligent devices as the largest generator of Internet activity.

BUS Cabrini Ministries, Swaziland – A Case Study by Erin McLaughlin, #262. Abstract: How can Cabrini Ministries help i

mprove the lives of the surrounding community to ensure that they will have a future?

BUS Globalızatıon And Industrıal Football Management by Selim Ozdemir, #356. Abstract: Football, existed as a public ga

me, has been becoming a sectoral identity as industrial football. The process of professionalization has been transforming t

he sport activities to a developing field in economic terms.

BUS Factors Affecting The Social Responsibility Of Small And Medium Sized Enterprises In Chiang Mai, Thailand by Pakorn

Udomthanasansakul, #283. Abstract: This research begins to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial factors (s

uch as gender, age, education, business size and work position) and the CSR factors of owners/managers, employees, ethic

s, and …

BUS A Simulation Study Of Economic Production Quantity Lot Size To Kanban For A Single Line Production System Under Va

rious Setup Times With Average Work In Process (WIP) Inventory Cost As Performance Metric by Terrence J. Moran, Jo

hn Stevens, #265. Abstract: This research helps clarify for practitioners whether EPQ might be more suitable than Kanb

an for their given situations.

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Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Balcony N

Session Title: Economics

Session Chair: Kristen Maceli

Discussants: Michael Seeborg, Arup Sen, Lutfu Sagbansua, Ayhan Guney, Chris Rose

BUS Micro Enterprises In Inner-City Communities: Current Challenges And Viability by Arup Sen, #326. Abstract: This pa

per is aimed at highlighting the profile and functioning of micro enterprises in inner-city Buffalo, New York with regards t

o aspects such as size, financial and non-financial assistance, goals and barriers experienced by micro entrepreneurs.

BUS What Kind Of Capitalism For Azerbaijan? A Comparative Analysis by Ayhan Guney, Cihan Bulut, Ilkin M. Sabiroglu,

#331. Abstract: This research attempts to make a comparative analysis of the formation process of the capitalist structur

e in Azerbaijan before and after the Soviet Union.

BUS Internet Valuations And Economic Sustainability by Chris Rose, #398. Abstract: This paper discusses Internet valuation

s and economic sustainability

BUS Assessing Track-And-Field Performance Measures: Do World Record Performances Matter? by Michael Seeborg, Allis

on Fisher, #391. Abstract: This paper compares the strengths and weaknesses of four measures of track-and-field produ

ctivity over the period 1949 through 2007.

BUS Reaction Of The Small Businesses To The Financial Crisis: Experimental Results From Turkey And Kyrgyzstan by Nuret

tin Can, Lutfu Sagbansua, #215. Abstract: This study aims to reveal the effects of the global financial crisis on the sma

ll business which is known to be the source of economic development.

BUS Changes in the Development Process of Mobile Phone Applications Bring Opportunities for Developers and More Option

s to Consumers by Kristen Maceli, #353. Abstract: As Smartphones become more mainstream, the race to create applic

ations (apps) for the devices has presented entrepreneurial opportunities for companies and individuals alike.


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Session Chair: Jennifer E. Edmonds

Discussants: Joann Bangs, John M. Mankelwicz, Elaine D. Guertler, Violet Rogers

EDU Experiential Learning in an Organizational Leadership Program by Joann Bangs, #349. Abstract: This paper is a case

study of an experiential learning process in a research methods course. All students work together to complete a research

project pertaining to their graduate program.

EDU Management Through Classic Cinema by John M. Mankelwicz, #385. Abstract: This workshop on using film includes

PowerPoint and a live demonstration, using short, selected scenes from popular films.

EDU Using Television Documentaries To Teach Introductory-Level Business Courses by Elaine D. Guertler, #223. Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to examine how television documentaries can be effectively used to teach introductory-level

management and marketing courses.

EDU A Pillar For Successful Business School Accreditation: Conducting The Curriculum Review Process – A Systematic Appr

oach by David E. Gundersen, Susan Evans Jennings, Deborah Dunn, Warren Fisher, Mikhail Kouliatsev, Violet Ro

gers, #395. Abstract: Despite established standards, no single approach to meeting standards for accreditation is suggest

ed by AACSB.

EDU Adopting An Experiential And Problem-Based Philosophy In Teaching Business Statistics by Jennifer E. Edmonds, #32

7. Abstract: This paper outlined a teaching philosophy for the effective teaching of undergraduate business statistics or ot

her quantitative courses. This philosophy combines elements of experiential, problem-based…


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Monday Time: 14:00-15:50 Room: Balcony M


Session Chair: R. Bryan Kethley

Discussants: Manzoor E. Chowdhury, T.J. Kamalanabhan, Diaeldin M. Osman, Tammy Prater

BUS Requirements For An Effective Entrepreneurial Manager– A Framework For Analysis by A.M. Elamin, Diaeldin M. Os

man, #279. Abstract: The authors will attempt to point out the additional competence requirements that managers will n

eed to be able to become entrepreneurial managers.

BUS Business Forecasting In The Real World: A Practitioner‟s Perspective by Manzoor E. Chowdhury, #263. Abstract: Thi

s paper attempts to discuss these issues to help new practitioners and academicians to have a better understanding of forec

asting and econometric modeling in the real world.

BUS Factors Effecting Retention And Satisfaction Among Accounting And Marketing' Major Students At Dammam Community

College; An Evidence From Saudi Arabia by Rashid Ali Khan, Diaeldin M. Osman, #255. Abstract: The purpose of th

is case study is to investigate the causes of dissatisfaction of Accounting and Marketing students that result in low retentio

n rates at DCC in the Eastern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)…

BUS Development Of An Instrument To Measure Emotional Intelligence At Work-Place by Susan Thomas, T.J. Kamalanabh

an, #365. Abstract: This paper aims to explain the process of developing an instrument which could be used to measure

emotional intelligence of a work place.

BUS Underlying Factors Contributing To Presenteeism And Absenteeism by Tammy Prater, Kim Smith, #436. Abstract: In

the past, the main factor for presenteeism and absenteeism has been attributed to workers being sick; however, this researc

h uncovered other underlying causes and or contributors for these phenomenons.

BUS The Estimation Of The Appraisal Valuation Function Using Taguchi Loss Functions As An Aid For Property Comparable

Analysis by R. Bryan Kethley, Bennie D. Waller, Brian Reithel, #407. Abstract: In this manuscript we describe Taguc

hi Loss Functions (TLFs), including many non manufacturing applications, to illustrate the robustness of TLFs as a decisi

on making tool.


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Session Chair: Anne Weiner

Discussants: Hala Alshawa, Fahad Abanmy, Ali M. Al Deiry, Jeff Jarosinski, Todd Culp

EDU Practice Degree Of Life Skills Competencies Which Are Needed For Teaching University Courses From College Students‟

Perspectives In Jordan University by Hala Alshawa, #150. Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the practice

degree of life skills competencies which are needed for teaching courses at university level from college students‟ perspect

ives in Jordan University.

EDU Education And Emotional Intelligence by Jeff Jarosinski, #333. Abstract: Emotional Intelligence is gaining acceptance

as an explanatory model for behavior in the workplace.

EDU An Evaluation Of The King Abdullah II Award Program For Physical Fitness In The Governorate Of Irbid From The Vie

wpoint Of Teachers In Jordan by Ali M. Al Deiry, Mazen Hatamleh, #249. Abstract: This study aims at evaluating king

Abdullah II Award for physical Fitness in Irbid Governorate from the viewpoint of physical education teachers in Jordan.

EDU Non-Violent Activism In The Middle East: A Multidisciplinary Pedagogical Experiment by Todd Culp, #136. Abstract:

The paper conducts an analysis of a pedagogical experiment performed on six different classes simultaneously.

EDU The Effectiveness Of Using Blended E-Learning In Developing Student Teachers Teaching Skills by Fahad Abanmy, His

ham Hussein, #202. Abstract: The research aims to determine the effectiveness of using blended E-learning Approach in

developing student teachers teaching skills, and defining skills of teaching implementation which confronts students of th

e teachers college in King Saud University.

EDU Pre-Service Teachers Perceptions Of Early Field Experiences by Anne Weiner, #256. Abstract: The purpose of this stu

dy was to explore the perception of students regarding their early field experiences.

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Time: 14:00-15:50 Room: Iberville


Session Chair: Dennis L. Payette

Discussants: Katherine J. Silvester, Rodney Jacobson, Connie Budden, Michael C. Budden, Armine Shahoyan, Manya Ziroyan,

Anthony F. Libertella

EDU Marketability Of The Joint-Degree MBA Programs In Russian Federation by Armine Shahoyan, Manya Ziroyan, #129.

Abstract: This research is focused on the MBA programs marketability. The authors are analyzing existing formats of M

BA programs (local MBA, MBA programs abroad, joint-degree programs in Russia in collaboration…

EDU It Is A Small World After All: Teaching Business Ethics In A Global Environment by Connie Budden, Michael C. Budde

n, #182. Abstract: This paper presents realistic cases that have been used to teach ethical decision-making in internationa

l business classes.

EDU An Activity-Based Costing Manufacturing Simulation Using LEGO® Blocks by Katherine J. Silvester, #350. Abstract:

Students then cost their production, first using a traditional volume-based overhead allocation procedure and then utilizin

g an activity-based overhead allocation procedure.

EDU Experiential Education At Work On Campus by Rodney Jacobson, #120. Abstract: This paper outlines the convergence

(and its positive outcome) of a budget shortfall at Lyndon State College with students in Production/Operations Managem

ent (a junior/senior level undergraduate business course) …

EDU Nascent Leadership Behaviors by Dennis L. Payette, Anthony F. Libertella, #235. Abstract: This paper is a compendi

um of leadership behaviors that emerging or aspirant leaders could choose to enhance their management and leadership sk

ills.


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Tuesday Time: 08:00-09:00 Room: Balcony L

Session Title: Poster Session: Cooperative Learning

Session Chair: Ornprapat Suwantarathip


EDU The Impacts Of Cooperative Learning On Anxiety And Proficiency In An EFL Class by Ornprapat Suwantarathip, #14

6. Abstract: The purposes of this study were to examine the effectiveness of cooperative learning approach in reducing f

oreign language anxiety and to investigate its impact on language proficiency of …

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Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Bacchus


Session Chair: David Gordon

Discussants: Maribeth Arlia, Tarkan Gurbuz, Dian Susmarini, Geoffrey Tickell, Nurdan Gurbuz

EDU eLearning For A 21st Century Learning Environment by Maribeth Arlia, #197. Abstract: This presentation will provid

e the audience with guidance on various aspects of eLearning

EDU Managing Educational Change: Technology Integration In Teacher Education by Tarkan Gurbuz, #180. Abstract: Th

is paper will provide a closer look at educational change management and discuss technology integration in teacher educat

ion through the experiences obtained from the different departments in …

EDU Determining The Value Of On-Line Homework by Geoffrey Tickell, #148. Abstract: This paper reports on an investigat

ion into faculty and student opinions as to the effectiveness on-line homework.

HLT Grade Inflation by Dian Susmarini, #208. Abstract: The case shows the average grade for these subjects in clinical sta

ge is close to the maximum point, while the average grade in academic stage is in normal distribution.

EDU Difficulties And Challenges Involved in Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers Of English in Turkey by Nurdan Gurbuz, #158.

Abstract: This paper discusses the major challenges and difficulties of mentoring TESOLers in a Turkish context and co

ncludes with some suggestions to overcome them.


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Tuesday Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Balcony M

Session Title: Marketing

Session Chair: Jung Seek Kim

Discussants: Jerrold A. Van Winter, Jung Seek Kim, Helmut H.A. Hergeth, Maud Roucan-Kane

BUS Added Value In Luxury Brands Through RFIDs by Helmut H.A. Hergeth, Marc Heinisch, Hartmut Rodel, #124. Abst

ract: The presentation describes the use of Radio Frequency Identification as a value-adding component in luxury consum

er products.

BUS The “Bear Claw” Drywall Clips: Taking A New Product To Market by Jerrold A. Van Winter, #313. Abstract: The “B

ear Claw” case study was completed in the summer of 2010 and is intended for use in undergraduate Marketing Principles

or Entrepreneurship courses.

BUS Segmenting Large Agricultural Producers Based On Buyer Behavior by Maud Roucan-Kane, Michael Lau, Corinne Al

exander, Michelle Mullins, Art Wolfskill, Allan Gray, #423. Abstract: In this study, we asked respondents to weigh th

e influence of five factors they may use to choose their supplier of expendable items (seed, crop protection chemicals, ani

mal health, and feed), capital equipment, and financial products.

BUS Alpaca, Cashmere, And Branding: What Does Fiber Contents Mean For Branding? by Rhonda Sherman, Helmut H.A.

Hergeth, #125. Abstract: The paper describes the results of a survey among students at NC State University regarding t

heir knowledge and their attitudes about luxury fibers.

BUS Empirical Study On Consideration Of Automobiles: Feedback From Prior Purchase And Exclusivity In Shape by Jung S

eek Kim, Brian T. Ratchford, #311. Abstract: This paper investigates the consideration of automobiles in the US marke

t at the manufacturer level.

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Session Chair: Joseph Heinzman, Jr.

Discussants: Zola Chi-Chin Lai, Bernard J Healey, Leily Ziglari, Parviz Birjandi, Gail R. Luera, Layza Castelo Branco Mende

s

EDU The Use Of Online Dictionaries And Electronic Dictionaries By ESL College Students by Zola Chi-Chin Lai, #171. Abs

tract: This research involved a survey, comprised of two sets of questionnaires concerning dictionary consulting habits an

d strategies.

HLT Opportunities To Improve Population Health Resulting From Health Reform Legislation by Bernard J Healey, #168. A

bstract: This paper will explore ways to use innovation to develop virtual health education programs that can be utilized b

y large numbers of individuals to provide education about chronic diseases and their complications.

EDU Generative Interviewing Techniques And Integrative E-Portfolios Bring Student Knowledge To The Forefront by Gail R.

Luera, Melissa R. Peet, #443. Abstract: This paper provides a description of a generative interviewing process that is us

ed with an integrative electronic portfolio designed to provide education students at a Midwestern university the abilities t

o identify ….

HLT Interdisciplinary Bachelor In Health: A New Curriculum For Higher Education Of Health Professional In Brazil by Lay

za Castelo Branco Mendes, Andrea Caprara, Julian Vasquez Heilig, #343. Abstract: This is qualitative research whic

h focuses on a new signature course for health professionals at a federal university in Brazil.

EDU Procedural Model: A Framework for Alternative Assessment in Language Learning by Leily Ziglari, Parviz Birjandi, #

449. Abstract: In this paper, it is aimed to provide an image of an alternative assessment to measure the area of learning

and the effectiveness of teaching.


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Tuesday Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Iberville


Session Chair: Mary Kennedy Minter

Discussants: Mohammed Banihani, Robert L. Minter, Waitshega Tefo Smitta Dibapile, Hisham Hussein

BUS Teaching Methods: What Do Students Want by Mohammed Banihani, #421. Abstract: As many students expressed the

ir desire to sign up classes with me and praised my style and performance I started to wonder and ask the question: What a

re the different approaches that I use that attract these many students.

EDU The Learning Theory Jungle by Robert L. Minter, #362. Abstract: This paper explores the myriad of pedagogical and

andragogical issues facing university educators in the student learning process, and focuses on how the proliferation of le

arning theories do not all apply to the adult learner.

BUS A Literature Review Of Literature On Teacher Efficacy And Classroom Management by Waitshega Tefo Smitta Dibapile,

#381. Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to review the literature on teacher efficacy and classroom management.

EDU Attitudes Of Saudi Universities Faculty Member Toward Using Learning Management System (Jusur) by Hisham Hussei

n, #307. Abstract: The research aims to identify the Attitudes of faculty members at Saudi University towards the use of

e-learning management system Jusur, which follows the National Center for E-learning.

EDU Learner-Centered (LCI) Vs. Teacher-Centered (TCI) Instruction: A Classroom Management Perspective by Mary Kenn

edy Minter, #363. Abstract: Teacher education should incorporate management and leadership training with an emphasi

s on student audience analysis. Macro perspectives of teaching are needed for a workable approach to the management of

education.

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Session Title: Poster Session: Vocabulary Learning

Session Chair: Wiwat Orawiwatnakul


EDU The Impact of Vocabulary Acquisition Techniques Instruction on Students‟ Vocabulary Learning in an EFL Class by Wiw

at Orawiwatnakul, #199. Abstract: The objectives of this study were to determine how the selected vocabulary acquisit

ion techniques affected the vocabulary ability of 35 students who took EN 111 and investigate their attitudes towards the t

echniques instruction.


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Tuesday Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Bacchus

Session Title: E-Session: Business & Education

Session Chair: Ronald C. Clute


EDU A Case Study On Issues And Perspectives Of Academic Administration In Leading Private Business Schools In Jaipur (In

dia) by Manoj Kumar, #116. Abstract: The present paper aims to highlight through research input using the case metho

d a gamut of these issues and possible Institutional response.

EDU Incorporate Music in the Economics Classroom by Jane Aw Yang, #439. Abstract: This paper looks at the role of musi

c in enhancing students' understanding of economic concepts, such as law of demand, equilibrium and circular flow of inc

ome.

BUS The Accounting Concept Of Measurement And The Thin Line Between Representational Measurement Theory And The Cl

assical Theory Of Measurement by Charmaine Scrimnger-Christian, Saratiel Wedzerai Musvoto, #371. Abstract: Th

e purpose of this study is to discuss a possible way forward in accounting measurement.

BUS The Defense Life Cycle Management System As A Working Model For Academic Application by Phillip E. Burian, Leslie

M. Keffel, Francis R. "Skip" Maffei III, #317. Abstract: This paper will provide a roadmap that was used as a guide f

or accomplishing a successful review and assessment of academic degree programs in a logical and succinct manner by ad

apting a proven model …

EDU Leveraging School Unity for Competitive Advantage in India by Manoj Kumar, #417. Abstract: The present research

will bring out these issues and provide a framework for visualizing the initial programs, harnessing the full potentials inhe

rent in these programs by leveraging on the strengths of other programs of the same Institute.

EDU Globalization Of Higher Education In The United Arab Emirates by Sepideh Mahani, Arman Molki, #230. Abstract:

This paper examines the current trends in internationalization of higher education and analyzes the recent successes and so

me unanticipated outcomes of this phenomenon in the United Arab Emirates.

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Session Chair: Stuart L. Rosenberg

Discussants: Wilfred S. Manuela Jr., Joseph Heinzman, Jr., Margaret Andersen

BUS The Influence Of Coaching On Employee Perceptions Of Supervisor Effectiveness And Organizational Policies by Joseph

F. Rocereto, Joseph B. Mosca, Susan Forquer Gupta, Stuart L. Rosenberg, #161. Abstract: This study investigates t

he effects of the use of coaching as a management style on supervisor effectiveness and key employee-related organizatio

nal policies.

BUS IT, CSR And Industry Relationships: A Descriptive Study by Margaret Andersen, Yongtao (David) Hong, Limin Zhan

g, #231. Abstract: Both CSR and IT investments consume organizational resources and each may lead to a competitive a

dvantage separately. This paper explores if one complements or opposes the other.

BUS The Impact Of Entry And Competition On Departure Frequency by Wilfred S. Manuela Jr., #320. Abstract: This paper

examines the impact of entry and competition on departure frequency using a system of equations due to the endogeneity

of the passenger variable in the frequency equation.

BUS A Greenprint For Southwest Florida by Joseph Heinzman, Jr., Ken Sneeden, Katie Rhodes, John Avola, Frank Blake,

Tammy Fiedler, Volodymyr Zakhvatayev, #133. Abstract: One of the main goals in Southwest Florida is to create and

attract jobs to help energize the Southwest Florida economy now as well as future generations.

BUS Breaking Down The Barriers To Organizational Change by Stuart L. Rosenberg, Joseph B. Mosca, #252. Abstract: T

his study examines the reasons why the implementation of organizational change is so complicated and it suggests ways to

break down the barriers to change.


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Tuesday Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Balcony N


Session Chair: Acie S. Forrer

Discussants: Ozlem Inanc, Helmut H.A. Hergeth, Paul J. Carruth, June M. L. Poon

BUS Cost Accounting Implications Of The Increased Role Of Nurse Practitioners In U.S. Healthcare by Paul J. Carruth, Ann

K. Carruth, #149. Abstract: This paper combines economic analysis with review of literature on healthcare reform initi

atives to explore how the goals of healthcare reform can be better accomplished by an enhanced utilization of advanced nu

rse practitioners.

BUS Bundling Of Congress Tourism And Other Alternative Tourism Activities: A Case Study For Istanbul And Sile by Ozlem I

nanc, #191. Abstract: In this study, potential alternative tourism activities in Sile, their co-marketing alongside with con

gress tourism products in Istanbul, and the benefits of such practice can bring are discussed.

BUS Technology Roadmapping and Knowledge Creation by Helmut H.A. Hergeth, #123. Abstract: The paper and presentati

on describe how technology roadmapping can aid in knowledge creation and organizational learning.

BUS Effects Of Perceived Career Support And Affective Commitment On Work Engagement by June M. L. Poon, #352. Abstr

act: This study sought to test the predictive effects of perceived career support and affective commitment on work engage

ment.

BUS Water and Wastewater Utility Affordability – The Cape Coral Florida Experience by Donald A. Forrer, Charles Ehart,

Acie S. Forrer, #110. Abstract: This study describes the trials and tribulations of a growing city involved in maintaining

utility rates at an affordable level while completing a one billion dollar utility expansion.

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Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Iberville


Session Chair: Clara M. Downey

Discussants: Gillian Coote Martin, Burak Erkayman, Nancy L. Wilburn

ENG A Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach For Logıstıcs Center Locatıon Selectıon by Burak Erkayman, Emin Gundogar, Gokay Ak

kaya, Mumtaz Ipek, #278. Abstract: In this study we proposed a fuzzy TOPSIS approach to a logistic center location se

lection problem in eastern anatolian region of Turkey.

BUS Market Segmentation by Gillian Coote Martin, #429. Abstract: The rationale for segmentation in market is to allow bu

sinesses to focus their consumer‟s behavior and their purchases pattern. If marketing segmentation is done effectively, it w

ill help the organization to achieve…

BUS Convergence On A Global Accounting Standard For Leases – Impacts Of The FASB/IASB Project On Lessee Financial St

atements by Bob G. Kilpatrick, Nancy L. Wilburn, #390. Abstract: Due to the significance of this off-balance sheet lia

bility, the SEC recommended that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) reconsider its current “rules-based” l

ease accounting standards and guidance under U.S. GAAP.

BUS Bankruptcy: To Plan Or Not To Plan by Clara M. Downey, #414. Abstract: The United States Bankruptcy Reform Act

was enacted October 1, 1979, and since then over 700 companies have filed for protection under Chapter 11 (LoPucki, 20

11). Chapter 11 “provides an organization…


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Tuesday Time: 12:00-13:00 Room: Balcony L

Session Title: Poster Session: Educational Technology

Session Chair: Anne Gallegos


EDU Preparing Teachers To Enhance The Education Of Diverse, Rural Students With Special Needs by Anne Gallegos, Heat

her Garner-Becknell, #321. Abstract: This presentation will explore the rationale for online instruction and share a brie

f review of the literature on the strengths and challenges of distance programs.

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Session Title: Poster Session: Language Education

Session Chair: Saovapa Wichadee


EDU Using Wikis To Develop Summary Writing Abilities Of Students In An EFL Class by Saovapa Wichadee, #145. Abstrac

t: The research studied and compared students‟ English summary writing ability before and after they were taught through

wiki, a powerful tool, promoting collaborative learning environments among students.

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Session Chair: Yvonne Kabeya Saini

Discussants: Russell Engel, Michael C. Budden, Neera Verma

BUS An Empirical Study Of Market Orientation In The Life Insurance Industry In South Africa by Kenosi N. Mokolobate, Yv

onne Kabeya Saini, #234. Abstract: The paper assessed the implementation of market orientation in the South African li

fe insurance firms.

BUS First Price Auctions, Lotteries, And Risk Preferences Across Institutions by Russell Engel, #432. Abstract: In this paper,

I have subjects participate in a sealed-bid auction experiment and then examine if the ostensible risk parameter...matches

up with their elicited risk preference from a separate task in the experiment.

BUS Export-Led Economic Growth In China? by V.N. Attri, Neera Verma, #312. Abstract: The main objective of the paper

is to test the mechanisms of Export-led Growth in Chinese Economic Growth.

BUS Impacts Of The Aggregate Economic And Financial Conditions On Output In An Emerging Economy by Yu Hsing, Susa

n M. L. Zee, Michael C. Budden, Robert F. Cope, III, #181. Abstract: This study formulates the theoretical model bas

ed on the goods market equilibrium, the money market equilibrium, and an augmented aggregate supply function.


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Tuesday Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Balcony M


Session Chair: Margaret Andersen

Discussants: Bin Zhou, John Friday Eze, Malek Elahi, Macgorine Cassell

BUS Analysis of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions: Legal Implications of Conducting Business in Saudi Arabia by Macgorine

Cassell, Rebecca Blake, #451. Abstract: This paper analyzes the culture of Saudi Arabia within the framework of Hofst

ede‟s Model and examines the business and legal implications imposed by the dimensions in which Saudi Arabia falls.

BUS Policies For Effective e-Governance Initiatives by Malek Elahi, Masoud Dehdashti, Reynaldo G. Alcid, Shokoofeh K

eshtkar, #246. Abstract: This paper examines documented cases of successful ICT operations of economically developi

ng and developed countries, considered as “best practices” by ICT experts and World Bank case writers. Adopting a “desi

gn-reality gaps” model…

BUS Capacity Building For Entrepreneurship Education: The Challenge For The Developing Nations by John Friday Eze, A

nthony C. Nwali, #198. Abstract: This paper focuses on ways for developing the capacity appropriate for providing entr

epreneurship education at all levels of education particularly in Africa.

BUS Lean Practices in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises by Bin Zhou, #236. Abstract: Through experimental and quantit

ative analysis, this research aims to contribute to the better understanding of Lean in SMEs, and provide scientific guidelin

es and practical insights for developing….

BUS Corporate Social Responsibility Performance: An Exploratory Study Of The Impact Of Industry by Margaret Andersen,

Yongtao (David) Hong, #160. Abstract: This paper addresses the following question: In examining the strengths and c

oncerns of corporate social responsibility performance of firms, are there discernible industry effects?

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Session Chair: Wanrapee Banchuenvijit

Discussants: Rakesh Duggal, Mumtaz Ipek, Russell Adams, Ali M. Jubran

BUS The Transitory Nature Of Real Estate Agents by Ali M. Jubran, Bennie D. Waller, #403. Abstract: This paper examine

s the fluctuation in real estate licensees in the state of Virginia over the last decade.

BUS Estımatıng Fınancıal Faılure Of The Turkısh Banks Usıng Artıfıcıal Neural Networks by Mumtaz Ipek, Emin Gundogar,

Ufuk Bolukbas, #325. Abstract: In this study, financial ratios that is financially effective and indicates the performance

of banks in Turkey are given.

BUS Capital Structure Shifts Since 2008: An Empirical Investigation by Rakesh Duggal, #188. Abstract: Using Bloomberg d

ata, this study investigates shifts in corporate capital structures in different non-financial industries.

BUS Time Orientation, Materialism, And Debt: The Impact On Consumer Behavior by Russell Adams, Clara M. Downey, #3

78. Abstract: This paper proposes that by investigating time orientation and its subsequent relationship to materialism th

ere may be found a casual relationship that can help identify those persons most likely to incur excessive debt.

BUS Capital Structure Determinants of Thai Listed Companies by Wanrapee Banchuenvijit, #132. Abstract: This study inv

estigates the capital structure determinants of companies in Thailand.


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Tuesday Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Iberville

Session Title: Accounting

Session Chair: H. Francis Bush

Discussants: Matthias Nnadi, Robert B. Matthews

BUS Using Spreadsheet To Programme And Generate 'Individualized Accounting Questions' by Matthias Nnadi, Mike Rosse

r, #301. Abstract: The paper develops a programme that ensures independent learning and practice through a technique o

f „individualized accounting question‟ (IAQ).

BUS A Tale Of Two Countries: What The United States Can Learn From Brazil About Reducing Its Dependence On Foreign

Oil by Robert B. Matthews, #413. Abstract: We review available alternatives and propose a comprehensive energy strat

egy that reduces the USA‟s dependence on foreign oil in the short run, and ultimately eliminates that dependence in the lo

ng run.

BUS An Appraisal Of The Determinants Of Timeliness Of Audit Report In Nigeria: Evidence From Selected Quoted Companie

s by Temitope Olamide Fagbemi, Olayinka Marte Uadiale, #225. Abstract: A study into the timeliness of financial sta

tements would be in the right direction towards sustaining investors‟ confidence and reducing the deficiencies associated

with financial reporting in Nigeria.

BUS Today‟s Program is Brought to You by the Letters – Debit and Credit and by the Number Income by H. Francis Bush, #37

5. Abstract: This paper examines the effects of requiring students to take an assessment as part of their grade in “Principl

es of Financial Accounting”; specifically, this paper attempts to identify the effects on both student performance and stude

nt satisfaction.

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Session Chair: Alexandra Reuber

Discussants: Kimberly Richburg, Nawaf Mosa Shatnawi, Pamela T. Felder, Osman Ozturgut, William Bret Lewis

EDU New And Upper Level Political Science Course Preparations: A Discussion Of Challenges And Opportunities At The Tea

ching-Oriented Institution by Kimberly Richburg, #415. Abstract: In this paper, I conduct an examination of both the c

hallenges and the opportunities that can be afforded by environmental factors associated with teaching-oriented colleges a

nd universities.

EDU Job Satisfaction For Public Schools' Principals in Jordan by Nawaf Mosa Shatnawi, #380. Abstract: This study aims t

o investigate the factors that might be related to job satisfaction among the Jordanian public schools` principals …

EDU Standardized Testing In The Case Of China And The Lessons To Be Learned For The U.S. by Osman Ozturgut, #434. A

bstract: This paper reflects on the impact of standardized testing on China and explains the need to redirect our efforts wit

hin our educational system.

EDU TechnoSped On The Move by Pamela T. Felder, #295. Abstract: Establishing the learning circle served a two-fold purp

ose of enabling us to explore how technology can enhance learning in the classroom at both university and K-12 levels, an

d to provide environments in which pre-service teachers learn …

EDU How Close Is Too Close? An Examination Of School Quality And Proximity by William Bret Lewis, Bennie D. Waller,

#402. Abstract: This study examines the impact of the proximity of the elementary school to homes and finds that closer

proximities to elementary schools reduce property values while having a relative small impact on the property‟s marketing

duration.

EDU Voodoo Secrets and Spells in the Classroom: How to Use Popular Culture As an Effective Teaching Tool by Alexandra

Reuber, #169. Abstract: This presentation will be highly interactive, and will encourage the audience to participate in a

conversation about possible ways to incorporate the information provided during this ….


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Wednesday Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Balcony M


Session Chair: Jane Whitney Gibson

Discussants: Yi-Ting Liu, Kuan Ying Chen, Dean R. Manna

BUS Sustainable Markets: Case Study Of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. by Dean R. Manna, Gayle Marco, Brittany Lynn

Khalil, Sara Meier, #323. Abstract: This case study is designed to discuss the background of Toyota and highlight the c

ompany‟s current actions in regard to sustainable marketing; a comparison will also be made to the sustainable efforts of

Honda and Subaru.

BUS Effects Of Employee‟s Personalities-Organizational Characteristics Fit On Employee‟s Work Engagement Based On Pers

on-Organization Fit Theory by Yu-Chi Wu, Yi-Ting Liu, #238. Abstract: This study attempted to identify the needs-sup

plies fit between employee‟s personalities (i.e., locus of control) and organizational characteristics (i.e., task variability).

BUS The Relationship Between Competencies And Career Development In Service Industry by Yu-Chi Wu, Kuan Ying Chen,

#237. Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the important "career competencies" required in Taiwan servic

e industry, especially with regard to "entry-level staff".

BUS Measuring Course Competencies In A School Of Business: The Use Of Standardized Curriculum And Rubrics by Jane

Whitney Gibson, #319. Abstract: This paper uses recent quality improvement initiatives at the Wayne Huizenga School

of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University to illustrate how a comprehensive, unified approach to

measuring course competencies …

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Session Title: Economics

Session Chair: Norbert Michel

Discussants: Michael Segun Ogunmuyiwa, Remigius U. Onwumere, Olayinka Marte Uadiale, Hannah Choi, Kim L. Chuah, I-

Hao Chen

BUS Measuring The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In Nigeria by Michael Segun Ogunmuyiwa, Omowunmi Jumoke

Ogunleye, #219. Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of FDI on Nigeria‟s economic growth process.

BUS Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance in Developing Economies: The Nigerian Experience by Ola

yinka Marte Uadiale, Temitope Olamide Fagbemi, #389. Abstract: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has the pote

ntial to make positive contributions to the development of society and businesses.

BUS An Analysis Of The Healthcare System In Massachusetts And Vermont by Rachel Phillips, John Lin, Jennifer Christian,

Patience Panneflek, Mark Jones, Hannah Choi, Kim L. Chuah, #422. Abstract: This report specifically examines th

e healthcare systems of Vermont and Massachusetts. While the latter has great success, the former is not doing as well, de

spite being ranked as the healthiest state in the country.

BUS The Determinants Of Executive Compensation In The U.S. Financial Sector by Yi-Kai Chen, I-Hao Chen, #257. Abstr

act: Therefore, this study focuses on the determinants of the executive compensation in the U.S. financial sector. This stud

y develops the framework of internal and external factors to examine the determinants of executive compensation.

BUS The Impact Of Urbanization On Fertility Among The Igbos Of Nigeria, West Africa by Remigius U. Onwumere, James

F. Gilsinan, Roy Stewart, Emmanuel Uwalaka, #438. Abstract: This research uses a measure of levels of urbanization

to examine the impact of urbanization on fertility.

BUS The Empirical Relationship Between Home Equity Borrowing And Durable Goods Purchases by Norbert Michel, John

Lajaunie, Shari Lawrence, #315. Abstract: The paper shows that, in the aggregate, for every one percentage increase in

lending, durable goods consumption increased by between 17 percent and 25 percent (on average, from 1991 to 2008).


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Wednesday Time: 08:00-09:50 Room: Regent


Session Chair: David Karell

Discussants: Deanna Nisbet, John Luster, Henry C. Eyring, Timothy Forde, Onur Tuncer, Leily Ziglari

EDU Enhancing Vocabulary Instruction For English Language Learners In K-12 Classrooms by Deanna Nisbet, #217. Abstr

act: Specifically, the manuscript provides an overview of a three-tiered vocabulary framework, accompanied by detailed r

ecommendations for selecting and teaching academic vocabulary to ELLs in content classes.

EDU Unexploited Efficiencies In Higher Education by Henry C. Eyring, #332. Abstract: This paper explores ways that instit

utions of higher education can become more cost-efficient in producing graduates.

EDU Leaving No Child Behind In An Era Of STEM Competency by Heraldo Richards, Timothy Forde, #396. Abstract: Thi

s paper addresses the challenge to improve STEM achievement, particularly among CLD students, and proposes effective

instructional approaches based on Culturally Supportive Instruction (CSI).

EDU The Role of Interaction in the Developmental Process of Language Acquisition by Leily Ziglari, #448. Abstract: This p

aper addresses the issue of “interaction” and its role in second language acquisition from the socio-cultural perspective.

EDU The Effect Of Academic Inbreeding On Scientific Throughput: A Case Study From Turkish Technical Universities by On

ur Tuncer, Ozlem Inanc, #184. Abstract: In this article, the effect of inbreeding on scientific effectiveness is investigate

d. We address this problem by utilizing Hirsch index as a reliable measure of an individual‟s scientific productivity.

EDU The Case for Non-Public Teacher Preparation Programs by David Karell, John Luster, #339. Abstract: What descript

ive data describes quality teacher preparation programs? Do non-public independent teacher preparation programs meet C

TC accreditation requirements ...


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Wednesday Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Balcony M


Session Chair: Matthew Nga Uwakonye

Discussants: Ching-Lan Hsu, Zahra Amirhosseini, Fraydoon Rahnamay Roodposhti, Michael C. Budden, Li Jing Guo

BUS Assessing Usage And Maximizing Finance Lab Impact: A Case Exploration by Magdy Noguera, Michael C. Budden, A

lberto Silva, #163. Abstract: This paper reports the results of a survey conducted to assess students‟ usage and perceptio

ns of a finance lab.

BUS The Cyclical Behavior Of Bank Capital Buffers – Evidence For Developed And Developing Countries by Yi-Kai Chen, C

hing-Lan Hsu, #258. Abstract: The implication of this study can provide bank managers useful information of the positi

on of bank capital. Furthermore, this study examines the relationship between capital buffers and equity buffers.

BUS Effects Of Premium‟s Price On Consumers‟ Internal Reference Price And Purchase Intentions by Yu-Chi Wu, Li Jing G

uo, #240. Abstract: This study will discuss the shortage for the previous research on the premium promotion, and propos

es different opinions from previous studies.

BUS The Explanation Of Conditional Downside Capital Asset Pricing Model With Positive And Negative Risk Premium by Za

hra Amirhosseini, Fraydoon Rahnamay Roodposhti, Masoumeh Ghobadi, #280. Abstract: The main aim of this rese

arch is to introduce Conditional Downside Capital Asset Pricing Model (CD-CAPM) which this model explains relationsh

ip between risk and expected rate of return for investment in market.

BUS Type Of Financial Market (Symmetrical-Asymmetrical) And Its Effects On Price Index And Activity Of Capital Market by

Fraydoon Rahnamay Roodposhti, Narges Alizadeh, Dariush Mokhtari, #287. Abstract: This article has been compil

ed with the aim of recognizing conditions of financial markets of Iran from view point of being symmetrical or asymmetri

cal and explaining relationship with changes of price index and …

BUS FED‟s Impact On The Value Of Dollar Through Interest Rates by Guclu Atinc, Yasmine Ocal Atinc, Matthew Nga Uwa

konye, #189. Abstract: In this study we aimed to demonstrate how the actions of FED indirectly impact the value of A

merican Dollar.


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Wednesday Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Balcony N

Session Title: E-Session: Business

Session Chair: Ronald C. Clute


BUS Rethinking Depreciation As A Process Of Measurement: An Exposition Of The Incompatibility Of The Concept Of Deprec

iation With Representational Measurement Theory by Saratiel Wedzerai Musvoto, #322. Abstract: This study compare

s the accounting concept of depreciation with the principles of the representational theory of measurement to determine if

the process of depreciation is a process of measurement.

BUS Introducing The Representational Measurement Project In Accounting by Saratiel Wedzerai Musvoto, #193. Abstract:

This study introduces a representational measurement (a theory that establishes measurement in social sciences) perspecti

ve to the accounting concept of measurement.

BUS Accounting For Business Sustainability: An Overview by Mona Samy Talaat Abou-Taleb, Brian Gibson, Martin Hove

y, #222. Abstract: One of the major challenges faced in the area of accounting for sustainability is the complexity and un

certainty of the subject matter, beginning with the lack of a clearly understood definition of SD (Herath & Gamini, 2005).

HLT Ignoring the Elephant: Demographic Dissimilarity in Hospitality Service Encounters by Jane Petrick, #107. Abstract:

This paper provides a review of the theoretical and empirical literature related to demographic dissimilarity in service enc

ounters and suggests that, placed within the contexts of emotional labor theory …

BUS The Role Of Measurement Theory In Supporting The Objectives Of The Financial Statements by Saratiel Wedzerai Mus

voto, #194. Abstract: This study highlights that the objectives of the financial statements are not in harmony with the pri

nciples that establish measurement in social sciences.

BUS Exploring Occupational And Strategic Drivers Of Individual Customer Orientation by Turkan Dursun-Kilic, Ceyhan K

ilic, #392. Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate occupational and strategic drivers and performance consequen

ces of individual customer orientation in the marketing/selling context via a conceptual framework.

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Time: 10:00-11:50 Room: Regent


Session Chair: Rita P. Fleming-Castaldy

Discussants: Tim Andera, Catalina Scortescu, Kelly C. Payne

EDU The Use Of Portfolios To Aid In Student Development Through The Teaching And Learning Process by Tim Andera, #21

3. Abstract: This Report Presentation will outline the procedures to develop curriculum through the use of Portfolios to d

ocument student growth in knowledge and skills.

EDU The Effect Of Violence On Education Along The Texas-Mexico Border by Kelly C. Payne, #374. Abstract: This paper e

xplores the issues associated with violence along the Texas-Mexico border as it pertains to education.

EDU Equal Opportunity In Education - One Way To Reduce Poverty by Catalina Scortescu, #408. Abstract: The purpose of

this paper is to show that irrespective to the fact where the country is situated, is it developed or developing, big or small, t

he educational system face almost the same problems and the solutions can be similar.

EDU Beyond Immediacy: Integrating Information Literacy With Historical Research To Teach Lessons Learned From The 20t

h Century To Millennial Students by Rita P. Fleming-Castaldy, #330. Abstract: The development of students‟ informati

on literacy skills is essential to help them “adopt a critical approach to information and develop the ability to evaluate the i

nformation they encounter for authenticity, accuracy, credibility…


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Wednesday Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Balcony N


Session Chair: Fred Webb

Discussants: Rebecca Blake, Abdul Waheed, H. Sudheendra, Li-Chun Feng, Hao Su

BUS An Efficient Computational Algorithm Of Cryptosystems For Security Of E-Signatures by H. Sudheendra, KNB Murthy,

#141. Abstract: With the spread of Hackers and Hacking incidents, the time has come, when not only system administra

tors of servers of big companies, but also people who connect to the Internet by dialing up into their ISP, have to worry ab

out securing their system.

BUS Shareholder Empowerment: Pre-Post Communication/Decision Making Approaches to Say on Pay by Rebecca Blake, #

452. Abstract: This paper analyzes Say on Pay using the Situational Communication/Decision Making Model to determi

ne the communication/decision making styles used pre-Say on Pay and proposes alternative to the current Say on Pay act.

BUS The Effects Of Hindrance Stress And Challenge Stress On Work-Family Conflicts And Burnout by Yu-Chi Wu, Hao Su, #

241. Abstract: This study may clarify our current knowledge of how stress effects can be useful in guiding efforts intend

ed to enhance the usefulness of stress management practices.

BUS Effect Of Employee‟s Proactive Personalities And Task Autonomy Characteristics Fit On Job Satisfaction Based On Perso

n-Organization Fit Theory by Yu-Chi Wu, Li-Chun Feng, #239. Abstract: The current study investigates P-O fit theory

based on the needs-supplies congruence perspective in an attempt to extend the application of P-O fit theory.

BUS The Global Liquefied Natural Gas Trade: Role And Trends by Abdul Waheed, #419. Abstract: Forecasts, using the tre

nd analysis approach, show that global LNG trade will continue to grow significantly in the near future.

BUS Ttransformational Decision-Making: A Corporate Success Story In Purchasing by Diane D. Galbraith, Fred Webb, #2

05. Abstract: The purpose of this case study is to provide a pedagogical teaching tool for undergraduate business student

s to fully comprehend the importance of the business management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlli

ng businesses.

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Time: 12:00-13:50 Room: Regent


Session Chair: Ron Linser

Discussants: Neil Faulk, Michael C. Budden, Kahina Lasfer

EDU The Role Of Higher Education In Personal Relationships by Amanda Lemoine, Alexandra Mayer, Arletta Gordon, M

elanie Johnson, Michael C. Budden, #126. Abstract: So how have the roles of men and women changed from the 1940‟

s to present day? How has higher education influenced gender roles and will it continue to influence these roles? These are

questions that were addressed in this study.

EDU The Pre-Kindergarten Learning Enterprise by Kahina Lasfer, Art Pyster, Brian Sauser, #228. Abstract: Defining and

modeling the pre-K learning enterprise is itself valuable as a means to understand the various relationships that exist amo

ng the identified constituent systems (e.g., home environment, preschool….

EDU Perceptions Of Texas Public School Superintendents Regarding Online Teacher Education by Neil Faulk, #426. Abstra

ct: This study examined Texas public school administrator perceptions of online teacher education. Of primary concern w

ere superintendent perceptions of online teacher education as it exists today.

EDU Role Rules!!! Roles And Rules In Role Based E-Learning by Ron Linser, #411. Abstract: The paper defines the differen

ces between simulations, games and role plays and argues that to be effective in meeting educational objectives role based

e-learning must carefully consider what I will call the reflexivity of roles and the relations…


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List of Presentation Keywords

Keyword Reference # Track Day Time Room

AACSB 395 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Absenteeism 436 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Academic inbreeding 184 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Accounting standards 388 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Accounting standards 390 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Activism 136 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Activity-based costing 350 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Adjunct faculty 410 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Agricultural producers 423 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Animating the classroom 284 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Appraisal valuation 407 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Assessment 264 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Audit reporting 225 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Bankruptcy 414 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Bilingual Education 157 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Blended E-Learning 202 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Border violence 374 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Budget shortfall 120 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Business Forcasting 263 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Capital asset pricing 280 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Capital Buffers 258 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Capital structure 132 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Capital Structure 188 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Capitalism 331 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Career development 237 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Career support 352 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Cheating 187 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Class participation 147 EDU Monday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Classroom management 381 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Classroom presentations 385 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Coaching 161 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Competence requirements 279 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Continuing education 426 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Co-parenting 262 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Corporate reputation 373 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Cost accopunting 144 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Cost Efficiency 250 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Cost-efficient education 332 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Course competencies 319 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Course development 343 HLT Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Crisis management 143 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Cultural Differences 359 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Customer orientation 392 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Decision-making 205 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Defense life cycle 317 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Defined benefit plan 409 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Demand for graduates 116 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Departure frequency 320 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Depreciation 322 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

economic concepts 439 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Economic growth 219 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Economic growth 312 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Economic growth 324 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

EFL 146 LNG Tuesday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

EFL 318 LNG Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

e-Governance 246 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

eLearning 197 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Emotional intelligence 333 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N


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Emotional intelligence 365 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Emotional labor theory 107 HLT Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Energy conservation 413 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

English Language Learners 217 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Enterprise risk 342 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Entrepreneurship 198 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Entrepreneurship 313 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

E-portfolios 443 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

ESL 171 LNG Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Ethics 182 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Executive Compensation 257 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Executive compensation 452 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Experiential learning 349 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Fertility 438 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Fiber content 125 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Finance lab 163 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Financial analysis 296 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Financial failure 325 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Fiscal responsibility 416 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Fuzzy TOPSIS 278 ENG Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

GDP 181 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Globalization 356 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Globalizing education 230 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Google Wave 105 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Grade inflation 208 HLT Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Green economy 133 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Hacking 141 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Health Reform 168 HLT Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Healthcare accounting 149 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Healthcare system 422 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Higher education 126 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Home equity borrowing 315 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Hub location 355 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

IAQ 301 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

ICT skills 166 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Information technology 425 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Intelligent devices 435 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Interest Rates 189 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Inter-firm relationships 174 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Internet learning 310 EDU Monday 10:00-11:00 Balcony L

Internet valuations 398 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

iPads in the classroom 164 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

IT investments 231 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Job satisfaction 239 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Job satisfaction 380 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

language acquisition 448 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

language learning 449 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Leadership 235 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Learner-centered instruction 363 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Learning Strategies 440 EDU Monday 09:00-10:00 Balcony L

Learning system management 307 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Learning theories 362 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Life skills 150 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Literacy skills 330 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Market orientation 234 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Market Segmentation 429 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Materialism 378 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

MBA 129 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville


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Measurement Objectives 194 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Mentoring 114 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Modernization 127 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Natural gas 419 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Number income 375 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Online homework 148 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Organizational Change 252 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Peer editing 316 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Physical Fitness 249 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Planned giving 245 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Political Science Course 415 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Popular cultural 169 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Portfolios 213 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Poverty 408 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Pre-Kindergarten 228 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Premium shocks 247 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Preparation programs 339 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Price index 287 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Product differentiation 186 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Productivity 391 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Purchase consideration 311 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Purchase intentions 240 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Randomness 371 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Real estate agents 403 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Representational Measurement 193 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Respect 421 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

RFID 124 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Risk Management 253 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Risk preferences 432 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Roadmapping 123 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Roth IRA 418 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Saudi Arabia 451 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

School quality 402 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

School unity 417 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

SEC form 20-F 441 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Security awareness 357 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Service learning 170 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Simulation Games 411 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Single line production 265 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Small business 215 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Smartphones 353 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

SMEs 236 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

SMEs 283 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

SMEs 326 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Social responsibility 160 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Social responsibility 389 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Special Education 437 EDU Monday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Special needs students 321 EDU Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Standardized testing 434 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Statistics 327 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

STEM 396 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Stock market, India 179 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Strategic marketing 297 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Stress management 241 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Student advising 271 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Student Dissatisfaction 255 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Supplier diversity 354 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Sustainability 222 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N


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Sustainability 323 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Syllabus 211 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Teacher Education 256 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Technology integration 180 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

TechnoSped 295 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Television documentaries 223 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

TESOL 158 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Tourism 191 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Utility Rate Issues 110 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Visionlearning 329 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Vocabulary Acquisition 199 LNG Tuesday 09:00-10:00 Balcony L

Wikis 145 LNG Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Work engagement 238 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Xtranormal.com 431 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Zoning 351 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Academic Achievement 440 EDU Monday 09:00-10:00 Balcony L

Academic Exchange 359 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Administration 380 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Administrative perceptions 426 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Advising cohorts 271 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Airline departures 320 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Andragogy 362 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Applications (apps) 353 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

assessment 449 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Attracting jobs 133 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Automobile choice 311 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Automobile marketing 323 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Barriers 252 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Bloom's Taxonomy 211 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Branding 125 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Brazil's conservation efforts 413 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Business operations 205 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Business relations 143 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Business Segmentation 429 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Business sustainability 222 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Buyer behavior 423 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Capacity building 198 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Capital market 287 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Change management 180 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Chapter 11 414 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Cheating 410 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Chinese education 434 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Clinical grades 208 HLT Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Collaborative Learning 105 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Competitive advantage 417 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Composition 164 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Composition 316 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Constitutent systems 228 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Cooperation 174 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Corporate governance 452 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Corporate Leverage 188 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Cost accounting 149 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Cost flow 144 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Covered interest parity 247 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Cryptpsystems 141 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

CSI 396 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Cultural diversity 324 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Curriculum review 395 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville


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Debit / credit 375 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Debt 378 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Defined contribution plan 409 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Developing economies 389 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Dictionary use 171 LNG Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Digital skills 166 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Digital storytelling 284 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Disabilities, education 437 EDU Monday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Dissertation 114 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Distance education 197 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Distance learning 148 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Diversity 264 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Dividend announcement 179 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Dollar index 189 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Dropout Prevention Strategies 255 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Durable goods purchases 315 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Early Field Experience 256 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Econometric Modeling 263 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Economic principles 431 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Economic sustainability 398 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Educational technology 329 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus



E-learning 307 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Employee retention 107 HLT Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Entrepreneurial manager 279 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Equal opportunity 408 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Equity Buffers 258 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Ethics 187 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Experiential education 120 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Export driven growth 312 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Faculty Development 127 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

FDI 219 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Filing requirements 441 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Financial reporting 225 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Financial Statements 194 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Fiscal Responsibility 418 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Foreign language anxiety 146 LNG Tuesday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Fortune 500 354 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Freight transport 355 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Full-fare passengers 297 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Gagne's theory 385 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Global environment 182 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Global financial crisis 215 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Global trade 419 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Graduate Fishbone 332 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Higher education 129 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Hofstede's Model 451 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Individualized questions 301 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Industrial football 356 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Industrial requirements 116 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Industry impact 160 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Industry relationships 231 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Inflation Risk 250 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Information evaluation 330 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Interdisciplinarity 343 HLT Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Internal reference price 240 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Internationalization 230 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus


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Internet activity 435 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Interviewing techniques 443 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Istanbul 191 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

K-12 217 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Lab perceptions 163 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Language difficulty 318 LNG Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

language learning 448 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Leadership theory 235 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Lean practices 236 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Life goals 126 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Life insurance industry 234 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Logistic regression 325 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Logistics 278 ENG Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Luxury brands 124 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Marginal tax rates 416 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Market equilibrium 181 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Market structure 331 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Marketing strategies 186 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Measuring EI 365 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Mentoring 158 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Micro-enterprises 326 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Mitroff Model 193 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Motivation 169 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Motives 147 EDU Monday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

MPA programs 425 EDU Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

music integration 439 EDU Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Neighbors caring 262 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

New product marketing 313 BUS Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Online instruction 321 EDU Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Organizational leadership 349 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Organizational learning 123 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Organizational policies 161 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Passwords 357 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Pedagogical experiment 136 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Performance 391 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Performance assessment 339 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Person-organization fit theory 238 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Person-organization fit theory 239 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Physical Education 249 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Presenteeism 436 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Pre-service teaching 295 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Probability 371 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Problem-based learning 327 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Program assessment 317 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Real estate values 351 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Reality-Design Gaps 246 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Representational measurement 322 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Risk Behavior 253 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Risk management 342 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Risk premium 280 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Rules-based lease accounting 390 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Scholarship students 310 EDU Monday 10:00-11:00 Balcony L

School proximity 402 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Scientific performance 184 EDU Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Sealed-bid auction 432 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Service industry 237 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Social responsibility 283 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Social responsibility 373 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M


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Social Roles 411 EDU Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Standardized curriculum 319 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

State healthcare 422 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Stock exchange 132 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Strategic drivers 392 BUS Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Student development 213 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Student perspective 150 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Sustainable growth 296 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

System development 170 EDU Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Taguchi loss functions 407 BUS Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Tax inplications of giving 245 BUS Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Teacher efficacy 381 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Teacher Resistances 157 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Teacher-centered instruction 363 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Teaching methods 223 EDU Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Teaching performance 421 EDU Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Teaching Skills 202 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Teaching-Oriented Institution 415 EDU Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Transitory licenses 403 BUS Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

U.S. Financial Sector 257 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Urbanization 438 BUS Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Utility Affordability 110 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Verbal probability expressions 388 BUS Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Violence 374 EDU Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Virtual health education 168 HLT Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Volume-based overhead 350 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Work engagement 352 BUS Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Work in progress inventory 265 BUS Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Work-family conflicts 241 BUS Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Workplace behavior 333 EDU Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N


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List of Participants by Institution

Institution, Country Name

Abiek University, Iran Alizadeh, Narges

Abu Dhabi Women‟s College, United Arab Emirates Mahani, Sepideh

Adelphi University, USA Payette, Dennis L.

Adelphi University, USA Libertella, Anthony F.

Al Ghurair University, United Arab Emirates Anwar, Muhammad Abaidullah

Al Ghurair University, United Arab Emirates Ahmed, Naseer

Alabama State University, USA Smith, Kim

Alabama State University, USA Prater, Tammy

Alcorn State University, USA Felder, Pamela T.

Andrews University, USA Choi, Hannah

Andrews University, USA Christian, Jennifer

Andrews University, USA Chuah, Kim L.

Andrews University, USA Jones, Mark

Andrews University, USA Lin, John

Andrews University, USA Phillips, Rachel

Andrews University, USA Panneflek, Patience

Ataturk University Erzurum, Turkey Erkayman, Burak

Ataturk University Erzurum, Turkey Akkaya, Gokay

Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines Manuela Jr., Wilfred S.

Auburn University, USA Stanwick, Sarah Dunn

Bangkok University, Thailand Wichadee, Saovapa

Bangkok University, Thailand Suwantarathip, Ornprapat

Bangkok University, Thailand Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA Batory, Stephen S.

Brigham Young University-Idaho, USA Eyring, Henry C.

Cabrini College, USA McLaughlin, Erin

Colorado Technical University, USA Maffei III, Francis R. "Skip"

Colorado Technical University, USA Heinzman, Jr., Joseph

Colorado Technical University, USA Burian, Phillip E.

Colorado Technical University, USA Keffel, Leslie M.

CON MOTO Consulting Group GmbH, Germany Heinisch, Marc

Coventry University, United Kingdom Rosser, Mike

Cranfield University, United Kingdom Nnadi, Matthias

D'Youville College, USA Sen, Arup

East Carolina University, USA Guidry, Allen

Eastern Michigan University, USA Moeller, Susan E.

Eastern Washington University, USA Djatej, Arsen

Eckerd College, USA Malhotra, Naveen K.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, USA Kim, Jung Seek

Education Consultant, USA Minter, Mary Kennedy

Fablusi P/L, Australia Linser, Ron

Fairmont State University, USA Cassell, Macgorine

Fatih University, Turkey Can, Nurettin

Federal Polytechnic, Koura Namoda, Nigeria Nwali, Anthony C.

Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association, USA Smith, Amanda

Fort Lewis College, USA Dodds, William B.

Fort Lewis College, USA Hunt, Kenneth A.

GlobaLink Consulting, USA Thorn, Michael E.

Grambling State University, USA Uwakonye, Matthew Nga

Grambling State University, USA Atinc, Yasmine Ocal

Grand Valley State University, USA Chen, Hsiao-ping

Hacettepe University, Turkey Ariogul, Sibel

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea Sun, Ji Ung

Harris-Stowe State University, USA Onwumere, Remigius U.

Harris-Stowe State University, USA Stewart, Roy

Hartwick College, USA Yorks, Katlyn E.

Hartwick College, USA Smith, Gregory W.

Hartwick College, USA Conklin, Michelle T.

Heritage College, Canada Frankoff, Mary

Hodges University, USA Fiedler, Tammy

Hodges University, USA Forrer, Donald A.


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Hodges University, USA Ehart, Charles

Hodges University, USA Rhodes, Katie

Hodges University, USA Blake, Frank

Hodges University, USA Avola, John

Hodges University, USA Zakhvatayev, Volodymyr

Hood College, USA Van Winter, Jerrold A.

Ibra College of Technology, Oman Sudheendra, H.

Illinois State University, USA Muzumdar, Prathamesh

Illinois Wesleyan University, USA Seeborg, Michael

Illinois Wesleyan University, USA Fisher, Allison

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Thomas, Susan

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Kamalanabhan, T.J.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Tickell, Geoffrey

Informed Decisions International, USA Petrick, Jane

Institute of Management Technology, India Venkateshwara Swamy, Gajavelli

Isik University, Turkey Inanc, Ozlem

Islamic Azad University, Iran Birjandi, Parviz

Islamic Azad University, Iran Roodposhti, Fraydoon Rahnamay

Islamic Azad University & Carnegie Mellon University, Iran Ziglari, Leily

Islamic Azad University- Shahriyar, Iran Amirhosseini, Zahra

Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Iran Mokhtari, Dariush

Islamic Azad University, Dashtestan Branch, Iran Dehdashti, Masoud

Islamic Azad University, Firozkoh Branch, Iran Ghobadi, Masoumeh

Istanbul University, Turkey Sabiroglu, Ilkin M.

ITU Ucak Muh. Bolumu, Maslak, Turkey Tuncer, Onur

JABR editor, Robert Morris University, USA Manna, Dean R.

JABR editor, Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Budden, Michael C.

Jefferson County Educational Service Center, USA Arlia, Maribeth

John Jay College, CUNY, USA Lents, Nathan H.

John Jay College, CUNY, USA Carpi, Anthony

John Marshall Law School, USA Scortescu, Catalina

Kaplan University, USA Martin, Gillian Coote

Kean University, USA Zhou, Bin

King Fahad University for Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Elamin, A.M.

King Fahad University for Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Osman, Diaeldin M.

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia Khan, Rashid Ali

King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Abanmy, Fahad

King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Al-Harbi, Mohammed Sanat

King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Hussein, Hisham

King‟s College, USA Healey, Bernard J

Kobe University, Japan Nguyen, Nguyen Phuc

Kurukshetra University, India Attri, V.N.

Kurukshetra University, India Verma, Neera

Kwansei Gaukuin University, Japan Wong, Aeric

Lander University, USA Richburg, Kimberly

Lincoln University of Missouri, USA Chowdhury, Manzoor E.

Longwood University, USA Jubran, Ali M.

Longwood University, USA La Roche, Claire R.

Longwood University, USA Lewis, William Bret

Longwood University, USA Waller, Bennie D.

Louisiana Tech University, USA Atinc, Guclu

Loyola University, New Orleans, USA Levendis, John

Lyndon State College, USA Jacobson, Rodney

Mae Jo University, Thailand Udomthanasansakul, Pakorn

McHenry County College, USA Culp, Todd

McNeese State University, USA Faulk, Neil

MDS University, India Kumar, Manoj

Metropolitan State University, USA Rao, Vadhindran

Middle East Technical University, Turkey Gurbuz, Nurdan

Middle East Technical University, Turkey Gurbuz, Tarkan

Middle Tennessee State University, USA Kethley, R. Bryan


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Monmouth University, USA Mosca, Joseph B.

Monmouth University, USA Rocereto, Joseph F.

Monmouth University, USA Rosenberg, Stuart L.

Monmouth University, USA Gupta, Susan Forquer

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Lai, Zola Chi-Chin

National University, USA Karell, David

National University, USA Luster, John

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Chen, Yi-Kai

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Chen, I-Hao

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hsu, Ching-Lan

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Wu, Yu-Chi

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Liu, Yi-Ting

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Guo, Li Jing

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Su, Hao

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Chen, Kuan Ying

National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Feng, Li-Chun

New Mexico State University, USA Gallegos, Anne

New Mexico State University, USA Garner-Becknell, Heather

New York Institute of Technology, USA Kilic, Ceyhan

Nicholls State University, USA Lawrence, Shari

Nicholls State University, USA Michel, Norbert

Nicholls State University, USA Lajaunie, John

Norfolk State University, USA McGowan, Carl B.

North Carolina State University, USA Hergeth, Helmut H.A.

North Carolina State University, USA Sherman, Rhonda

North Dakota State University, USA Hong, Yongtao (David)

North Dakota State University, USA Zhang, Limin

North Dakota State University, USA Andersen, Margaret

North West University, South Africa Musvoto, Saratiel Wedzerai

North West University, South Africa Scrimnger-Christian, Charmaine

Northern Arizona University, USA Kilpatrick, Bob G.

Northern Arizona University, USA Wilburn, Nancy L.

Nova Southeastern University, USA Gibson, Jane Whitney

Oak Ridge Associated Universities, USA Forde, Timothy

Ohio University, USA Sarikas, Robert

Ohio University, USA Senteney, David L.

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria Ogunmuyiwa, Michael Segun

Our Lady of Holy Cross College, USA Shahoyan, Armine

Our Lady of the Lake College, USA Jarosinski, Jeff

Pepperdine University, USA Ferraro, Steven R.

Pepperdine University, USA Powell, Richard W.

PESIT, India Murthy, KNB

Pittsburg State University, USA Maceli, Kristen

President of Ken Sneeden & Associates, LLC, Sneeden, Ken

Purdue University, USA Alexander, Corinne

Purdue University, USA Gray, Allan

Qafqaz University, Azerbaijan Bulut, Cihan

Qassim University, Saudi Arabia Almoziraee, Abdullah

RAICO, India Bohra, S.

Regent University, USA Nisbet, Deanna

Robert Morris University, USA Marco, Gayle

Robert Morris University, USA Meier, Sara

Robert Morris University, USA Khalil, Brittany Lynn

Roma High School, USA Payne, Kelly C.

Russian State Social University, Russian Federation Zhukova, Galina

Russian State Social University, Russian Federation Ziroyan, Manya

Ryerson University, Canada Taneem, Shania

Ryerson University, Canada Yuce, Ayse

Sacred Heart University, USA Engel, Russell

Sakarya University, Turkey Gundogar, Emin

Sakarya University, Turkey Ipek, Mumtaz


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Sam Houston State University, USA Lau, Michael

Sam Houston State University, USA Matthews, Robert B.

Sam Huouston State University, USA Roucan-Kane, Maud

Sam Huouston State University, USA Wolfskill, Art

Sam Huouston State University, USA Mullins, Michelle

Siena College, USA Silvester, Katherine J.

Slippery Rock University, USA Galbraith, Diane D.

Slippery Rock University, USA Webb, Fred

South Dakota State University, USA Andera, Tim

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Hsing, Yu

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Zee, Susan M. L.

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Noguera, Magdy

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Duggal, Rakesh

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Cope, III, Robert F.

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Carruth, Paul J.

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Budden, Connie

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Mayer, Alexandra

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Lemoine, Amanda

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Johnson, Melanie

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Gordon, Arletta

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Silva, Alberto

Southeastern Louisiana University, USA Carruth, Ann K.

Southern University - USA Waheed, Abdul

St. Bonaventure University, USA Moran, Terrence J.

St. Bonaventure University, USA Stevens, John

St. Catherine University, USA Bangs, Joann

St. Louis University, USA Gilsinan, James F.

St. Louis University, USA Uwalaka, Emmanuel

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Dunn, Deborah

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Ethridge, Jack R.

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Fisher, Warren

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Gundersen, David E.

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Hunt, George L.

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Jennings, Susan Evans

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Kouliatsev, Mikhail

Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Rogers, Violet

Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Sauser, Brian

Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Pyster, Art

Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Lasfer, Kahina

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Eapen, Rachel Lalitha

Tennessee State University, USA Richards, Heraldo

The Federal Polytechnic, Nigeria Eze, John Friday

The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates Molki, Arman

TOP Education Institute, Sydney, Australia Gibson, Brian

Troy University, USA Mankelwicz, John M.

TU Dresden, Germany Rodel, Hartmut

Tulane University, USA Reuber, Alexandra

Turgut Ozal University, Turkey Sagbansua, Lutfu

Ui TM, Malaysia Aw Yang, Jane

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Poon, June M. L.

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Salleh, Safrulizani Mohd

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Sulong, Zunaidah

University College Dublin, Ireland O'Neill, Geraldine

University du Quebec Outaouais, Canada Peters, Martine

University of Akron, USA Weiner, Anne

University of Botswana, Botswana Dibapile, Waitshega Tefo Smitta

University of Brawijaya, Indonesia Susmarini, Dian

University of Ceara State, Brazil Caprara, Andrea

University of Ceara State / University of Texas, Austin, Brazil Mendes, Layza Castelo Branco

University of Detroit, Mercy, USA Meier, Wesley J.

University of Detroit, Mercy, USA Ulferts, Gregory W.


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University of Ilorin, Nigeria Fagbemi, Temitope Olamide

University of Jordan, Jordan Alhayek, Sadiq Khaled

University of Jordan, Jordan Alshawa, Hala

University of Lagos, Nigeria Uadiale, Olayinka Marte

University of Lagos, Nigeria Ogunleye, Omowunmi Jumoke

University of Maryland,USA Forrer, Acie S.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA Peet, Melissa R.

University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA Luera, Gail R.

University of Mississippi, USA Reithel, Brian

University of Nebraska, USA Wolf, Michael

University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Haworth, Dwight A.

University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA van Vliet, Paulus

University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA Pietron, Leah Rose

University of New England, Australia Hovey, Martin

University of New England, Australia Abou-Taleb, Mona Samy Talaat

University of New Haven, USA Conrad, Cynthia

University of New Haven, USA Coleman, Charles N.

University of New Orleans, USA Gardner, John C.

University of Phoenix, USA Vazquez, Kimberly Blum

University of Rijeka, Croatia Vitezic, Neda

University of Scranton, Scranton, USA Fleming-Castaldy, Rita P.

University of Texas at Brownsville, USA Adams, Russell

University of Texas at Brownsville, USA Downey, Clara M.

University of Texas at Dallas, USA Ratchford, Brian T.

University of Texas at Tyler, USA Beebe, Ann

University of Texas, Austin, USA Vasquez Heilig, Julian

University of the East, Philippines Alcid, Reynaldo G.

University of the East, Philippines Elahi, Malek

University of the Incarnate Word, USA Ozturgut, Osman

University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand Banchuenvijit, Wanrapee

University of Visayas, Philippines Keshtkar, Shokoofeh

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, USA Meyers, Martin

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Mokolobate, Kenosi N.

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Saini, Yvonne Kabeya

Vincennes University, USA Jesnek, Lindsey M.

Virginia Military Institute, USA Bush, H. Francis

Virginia Tech, USA Edmonds, Jennifer E.

Walden University, USA Rose, Chris

Walsh College, USA Berschback, Richard D.

Walsh College, USA Minter, Robert L.

Wesley College, USA Guertler, Elaine D.

West Texas A&M University, USA Dursun-Kilic, Turkan

West Virginia University, USA Blake, Rebecca

West Virginia University, USA Gao, Grace

Wilkes University, USA Batory, Anne Heineman

Yalova University, Turkey Guney, Ayhan

Yalova University, Turkey Ozdemir, Selim

Yarmouk University, Jordan Al-Deiry, Ali M.

Yarmouk University, Jordan Banihani, Mohammed

Yarmouk University, Jordan Hatamleh, Mazen

Yarmouk University, Jordan Shatnawi, Nawaf Mosa

Yildiz Technical University, Turkey Bolukbas, Ufuk


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List of Session Chairs

Name

Day Time Room

Al-Harbi, Mohammed Sanat Monday 10:00-11:00 Balcony L

Alhayek, Sadiq Khaled Monday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Almoziraee, Abdullah Monday 9:00-10:00 Balcony L

Andersen, Margaret Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Banchuenvijit, Wanrapee Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Beebe, Ann Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Berschback, Richard D. Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Budden, Michael C. Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Bush, H. Francis Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Clute, Ronald C. Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Clute, Ronald C. Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Downey, Clara Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Edmonds, Jennifer E. Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Fleming-Castaldy, Rita P. Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Forrer, Acie S. Tuesday 11:00-11:56 Balcony N

Gallegos, Anne Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony L

Gibson, Jane Whitney Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Gordon, David Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Heinzman, Jr., Joseph Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Hunt, George L. Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Jesnek, Lindsey M. Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Karell, David Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Kethley, R. Bryan Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Kim, Jung Seek Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Linser, Ron Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Maceli, Kristen Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

McGowan, Carl B. Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Michel, Norbert Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Minter, Mary Kennedy Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Moran, Terrence J. Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat Tuesday 09:00-10:00 Balcony L

Payette, Dennis L. Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Rao, Vadhindran Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Reuber, Alexandra Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Rosenberg, Stuart L. Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Saini, Yvonne Kabeya Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Smith, Gregory W. Monday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Suwantarathip, Ornprapat Tuesday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Uwakonye, Matthew Nga Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Venkateshwara Swamy, Gajavelli Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Webb, Fred Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Weiner, Anne Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Wichadee, Saovapa Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L


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List of Conference Presenters

Name Reference # Day Time Room

Abanmy, Fahad 202 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Abou-Taleb, Mona Samy Talaat 222 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Adams, Russell 378 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Ahmed, Naseer 211 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Akkaya, Gokay 278 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Alcid, Reynaldo G. 246 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Al-Deiry, Ali M. 249 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Alexander, Corinne 423 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Al-Harbi, Mohammed Sanat 310 Monday 10:00-11:00 Balcony L

Alhayek, Sadiq Khaled 147 Monday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Alizadeh, Narges 287 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Almoziraee, Abdullah 440 Monday 09:00-10:00 Balcony L

Alshawa, Hala 150 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Amirhosseini, Zahra 280 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Andera, Tim 213 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Andersen, Margaret 231 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Andersen, Margaret 160 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Anwar, Muhammad Abaidullah 211 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Ariogul, Sibel 318 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Arlia, Maribeth 197 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Atinc, Guclu 189 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Atinc, Yasmine Ocal 189 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Attri, V.N. 312 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Avola, John 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Aw Yang, Jane 439 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Banchuenvijit, Wanrapee 132 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Bangs, Joann 349 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Banihani, Mohammed 421 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Batory, Anne Heineman 187 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Batory, Stephen S. 187 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Beebe, Ann 164 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Berschback, Richard D. 410 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Birjandi, Parviz 449 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Blake, Frank 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Blake, Rebecca 451 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Blake, Rebecca 452 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Bohra, S. 250 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Bolukbas, Ufuk 325 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Budden, Connie 143 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Budden, Connie 182 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Budden, Michael C. 182 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Budden, Michael C. 126 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Budden, Michael C. 163 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Budden, Michael C. 143 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Budden, Michael C. 181 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Bulut, Cihan 331 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Burian, Phillip E. 317 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Bush, H. Francis 375 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Can, Nurettin 215 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Caprara, Andrea 343 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Carpi, Anthony 329 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Carruth, Ann K. 149 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Carruth, Paul J. 149 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Cassell, Macgorine 451 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Chen, Hsiao-ping 284 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Chen, I-Hao 257 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Chen, Kuan Ying 237 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Chen, Yi-Kai 257 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Chen, Yi-Kai 258 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Choi, Hannah 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N


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Chowdhury, Manzoor E. 263 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Christian, Jennifer 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Chuah, Kim L. 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Coleman, Charles N. 425 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Conklin, Michelle T. 437 Monday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Conrad, Cynthia 425 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Cope, III, Robert F. 181 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Culp, Todd 136 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Dehdashti, Masoud 246 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Dibapile, Waitshega Tefo Smitta 381 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Djatej, Arsen 441 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Dodds, William B. 297 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Downey, Clara M. 414 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Downey, Clara M. 378 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Duggal, Rakesh 188 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Dunn, Deborah 395 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Dursun-Kilic, Turkan 392 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Eapen, Rachel Lalitha 157 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Edmonds, Jennifer E. 327 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Ehart, Charles 110 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Elahi, Malek 246 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Elamin, A.M. 279 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Engel, Russell 432 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Engel, Russell 431 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Erkayman, Burak 278 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Ethridge, Jack R. 342 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Eyring, Henry C. 332 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Eze, John Friday 198 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Fagbemi, Temitope Olamide 225 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Fagbemi, Temitope Olamide 389 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Faulk, Neil 426 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Felder, Pamela T. 295 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Feng, Li-Chun 239 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Ferraro, Steven R. 416 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Ferraro, Steven R. 418 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Fiedler, Tammy 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Fisher, Allison 391 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Fisher, Warren 395 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Fleming-Castaldy, Rita P. 330 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Forde, Timothy 396 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Forrer, Acie S. 110 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Forrer, Donald A. 110 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Frankoff, Mary 166 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Galbraith, Diane D. 205 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Gallegos, Anne 321 Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Gao, Grace 441 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Gardner, John C. 296 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Gardner, John C. 388 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Garner-Becknell, Heather 321 Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Ghobadi, Masoumeh 280 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Gibson, Brian 222 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Gibson, Jane Whitney 319 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Gilsinan, James F. 438 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Gordon, Arletta 126 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Gray, Allan 423 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Guertler, Elaine D. 223 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Guidry, Allen 271 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Gundersen, David E. 395 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Gundogar, Emin 278 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Gundogar, Emin 325 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N


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Guney, Ayhan 331 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Guo, Li Jing 240 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Gupta, Susan Forquer 161 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Gurbuz, Nurdan 158 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Gurbuz, Tarkan 180 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Hatamleh, Mazen 249 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Haworth, Dwight A. 357 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Healey, Bernard J 168 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Heinisch, Marc 124 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Heinzman, Jr., Joseph 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Hergeth, Helmut H.A. 124 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Hergeth, Helmut H.A. 125 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Hergeth, Helmut H.A. 123 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Hong, Yongtao (David) 231 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Hong, Yongtao (David) 160 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Hovey, Martin 222 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Hsing, Yu 181 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Hsu, Ching-Lan 258 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Hunt, George L. 342 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Hunt, Kenneth A. 297 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Hussein, Hisham 202 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Hussein, Hisham 307 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Inanc, Ozlem 191 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Inanc, Ozlem 184 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Ipek, Mumtaz 278 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Ipek, Mumtaz 325 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Jacobson, Rodney 120 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Jarosinski, Jeff 333 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Jennings, Susan Evans 395 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Jesnek, Lindsey M. 316 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Johnson, Melanie 126 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Jones, Mark 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Jubran, Ali M. 403 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Kamalanabhan, T.J. 365 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Karell, David 339 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Keffel, Leslie M. 317 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Keshtkar, Shokoofeh 246 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Kethley, R. Bryan 407 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Khalil, Brittany Lynn 323 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Khan, Rashid Ali 255 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Kilic, Ceyhan 392 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Kilpatrick, Bob G. 409 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Kilpatrick, Bob G. 390 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Kim, Jung Seek 311 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Kouliatsev, Mikhail 395 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Kumar, Manoj 116 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Kumar, Manoj 417 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

La Roche, Claire R. 359 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Lai, Zola Chi-Chin 171 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Lajaunie, John 315 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Lasfer, Kahina 228 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Lau, Michael 423 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Lawrence, Shari 315 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Lemoine, Amanda 126 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Lents, Nathan H. 329 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Levendis, John 324 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Lewis, William Bret 402 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Libertella, Anthony F. 235 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Lin, John 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Linser, Ron 411 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent


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Liu, Yi-Ting 238 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Luera, Gail R. 443 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Luster, John 339 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Maceli, Kristen 353 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Maffei III, Francis R. "Skip" 317 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Mahani, Sepideh 230 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Malhotra, Naveen K. 245 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Mankelwicz, John M. 385 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Manna, Dean R. 323 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Manuela Jr., Wilfred S. 320 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Marco, Gayle 323 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Martin, Gillian Coote 429 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Matthews, Robert B. 413 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Mayer, Alexandra 126 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

McGowan, Carl B. 296 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

McGowan, Carl B. 388 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

McLaughlin, Erin 262 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Meier, Sara 323 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Meier, Wesley J. 435 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Mendes, Layza Castelo Branco 343 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Meyers, Martin 186 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Michel, Norbert 315 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Minter, Mary Kennedy 363 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Minter, Robert L. 362 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Moeller, Susan E. 296 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Mokhtari, Dariush 287 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Mokolobate, Kenosi N. 234 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Molki, Arman 230 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Moran, Terrence J. 265 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Mosca, Joseph B. 252 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Mosca, Joseph B. 161 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Mullins, Michelle 423 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Murthy, KNB 141 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Musvoto, Saratiel Wedzerai 371 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Musvoto, Saratiel Wedzerai 193 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N



Muzumdar, Prathamesh 351 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Nguyen, Nguyen Phuc 174 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Nisbet, Deanna 217 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Nnadi, Matthias 301 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Noguera, Magdy 163 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Nwali, Anthony C. 198 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Ogunleye, Omowunmi Jumoke 219 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Ogunmuyiwa, Michael Segun 219 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

O'Neill, Geraldine 264 Monday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Onwumere, Remigius U. 438 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat 199 Tuesday 09:00-10:00 Balcony L

Osman, Diaeldin M. 255 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Osman, Diaeldin M. 279 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Ozdemir, Selim 356 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Ozturgut, Osman 434 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Panneflek, Patience 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Payette, Dennis L. 235 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Payne, Kelly C. 374 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Peet, Melissa R. 443 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Peters, Martine 166 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Petrick, Jane 107 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Phillips, Rachel 422 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Pietron, Leah Rose 170 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville


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Pietron, Leah Rose 357 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Poon, June M. L. 352 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Powell, Richard W. 416 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Powell, Richard W. 418 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Prater, Tammy 436 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Pyster, Art 228 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Rao, Vadhindran 247 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Ratchford, Brian T. 311 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Reithel, Brian 407 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Reuber, Alexandra 169 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Rhodes, Katie 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Richards, Heraldo 396 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Richburg, Kimberly 415 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Rocereto, Joseph F. 161 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Rodel, Hartmut 124 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Rogers, Violet 342 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Rogers, Violet 395 Monday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Roodposhti, Fraydoon Rahnamay 280 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Roodposhti, Fraydoon Rahnamay 287 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Rose, Chris 398 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Rosenberg, Stuart L. 161 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Rosenberg, Stuart L. 252 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Rosser, Mike 301 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Roucan-Kane, Maud 423 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Sabiroglu, Ilkin M. 331 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Sagbansua, Lutfu 215 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Saini, Yvonne Kabeya 234 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Salleh, Safrulizani Mohd 388 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Sarikas, Robert 441 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Sauser, Brian 228 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Regent

Scortescu, Catalina 408 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Regent

Scrimnger-Christian, Charmaine 371 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Bacchus

Seeborg, Michael 391 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Sen, Arup 326 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Senteney, David L. 441 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Shahoyan, Armine 129 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Shahoyan, Armine 127 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Shatnawi, Nawaf Mosa 380 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Sherman, Rhonda 125 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Silva, Alberto 163 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Silvester, Katherine J. 144 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Silvester, Katherine J. 350 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville

Smith, Amanda 245 Monday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Smith, Gregory W. 437 Monday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Smith, Kim 436 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Sneeden, Ken 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Stanwick, Sarah Dunn 354 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Stevens, John 265 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Stewart, Roy 438 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Su, Hao 241 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Sudheendra, H. 141 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Sulong, Zunaidah 388 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Sun, Ji Ung 355 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Susmarini, Dian 208 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Suwantarathip, Ornprapat 146 Tuesday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Taneem, Shania 179 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Thomas, Susan 365 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Thorn, Michael E. 253 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Tickell, Geoffrey 148 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Bacchus

Tuncer, Onur 184 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent


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Uadiale, Olayinka Marte 225 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Iberville

Uadiale, Olayinka Marte 389 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Udomthanasansakul, Pakorn 283 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Ulferts, Gregory W. 435 Monday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Uwakonye, Matthew Nga 189 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Uwalaka, Emmanuel 438 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

van Vliet, Paulus 170 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Van Winter, Jerrold A. 313 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Vasquez Heilig, Julian 343 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony N

Vazquez, Kimberly Blum 114 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Venkateshwara Swamy, Gajavelli 250 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Verma, Neera 312 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Vitezic, Neda 373 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Waheed, Abdul 419 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Waller, Bennie D. 402 Tuesday 14:00-15:50 Bacchus

Waller, Bennie D. 407 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony M

Waller, Bennie D. 403 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Webb, Fred 205 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Weiner, Anne 256 Monday 14:00-15:50 Balcony N

Wichadee, Saovapa 145 Tuesday 12:00-13:00 Balcony L

Wilburn, Nancy L. 390 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Iberville

Wolf, Michael 357 Monday 10:00-11:50 Balcony N

Wolfskill, Art 423 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Wong, Aeric 105 Monday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Wu, Yu-Chi 239 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Wu, Yu-Chi 241 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony N

Wu, Yu-Chi 240 Wednesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M



Yorks, Katlyn E. 437 Monday 08:00-09:00 Balcony L

Yuce, Ayse 179 Monday 08:00-09:50 Balcony M

Zakhvatayev, Volodymyr 133 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Zee, Susan M. L. 181 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Zhang, Limin 231 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 Balcony M

Zhou, Bin 236 Tuesday 12:00-13:50 Balcony M

Zhukova, Galina 127 Monday 12:00-13:50 Bacchus

Ziglari, Leily 449 Tuesday 08:00-09:50 Iberville

Ziglari, Leily 448 Wednesday 08:00-09:50 Regent

Ziroyan, Manya 129 Monday 14:00-15:50 Iberville


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List of Attending Countries

Country Number of Attendees

Australia 5

Austria 2

Azerbaijan 1

Botswana 2

Brazil 4

Canada 11

China 5

Croatia 2

Ecuador 1

Egypt 1

Finland 1

Gabon 1

Germany 2

Ghana 1

India 38

Indonesia 2

Iran 23

Iraq 2

Ireland 2

Japan 5

Jordan 8

Kenya 1

Kingdom of Bahrain 1

Malaysia 18

Mexico 6

Nepal 2

Netherlands 1

Nigeria 18

Oman 7

Pakistan 44

Philippines 10

Qatar 1

Russian Federation 2

Saudi Arabia 18

South Africa 16

South Korea 2

Sweden 2

Taiwan 18

Thailand 7

Turkey 28

Uganda 2

United Arab Emirates 6

United Kingdom 3

USA 246

West Indies 1


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