We would like to invite you to the IRNOP IX Research Conference on "Organizing by Projects" which is organized by the Chair for Technology and Innovation Management of the Berlin Institute of Technology. The conference takes place in Berlin, Germany on October 11-13, 2009. The conference aims to gather scholars with a background in business, economics, engineering and other fields, with a common interest in projects, project organizations and temporary systems from all over the world.

We encourage scholars to submit full papers of current research work. We are looking for research papers using a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches on any topic related to the general theme of "Organizing by Projects". All papers will undergo a double-blind review process.

The submission deadline for full papers is April 9th 2009. All submissions have to be made online through www.irnop2009.org. Notification of acceptance of submitted papers will be given on June 15th, 2009. The best papers of this conference will be considered for a special issue of the International Journal of Project Management.

Of particular interest for this conference will be papers presenting and discussing the following topics:

For further information you can reach the conference organizing committee at IRNOP@tim.tu-berlin.de. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin!

Yours sincerely
Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Gemünden