INVITATION

On behalf of the Dokuz Eylül University, School of Maritime Business and Management(SMBM) we have the honor to invite you to participate in International Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference 2004 which will be organized in Izmir, the most important port city of Turkey.

Turkey, standing at the crossroads of major trade routes between Europe and Asia and the cradle for a succession of major world civilizations dating back 8,000 years, hosts many transit routes betweenWest and East through her lands.

The city of Izmir lies on the West Coast of Anatolia and is surrounded by the rich plains of the Aegean Region. With more than 5000 years of history, Izmir is known as being the center of culture, trade and civilization and as the gateway of Anatolia to Europe with its port.

As the leading higher education institute in Turkey concerning maritime business and management, it will be our honor to host the distinguished scientists of the international maritime community together with all our colleagues from the region, such as the European Union, Black Sea, Balkan, Middle East, Eurasia, Caucasian, CIS and Turkic countries.

We believe, enlightened by the traditional scientific atmosphere of the IAME meetings, IAME Annual Conference 2004 will also be a fruitful opportunity for maritime economists to discuss and contribute to the maritime issues.

SUPPORTS & SPONSORS

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Honorary Chair
Prof. Dr. Emin ALICI, President of Dokuz Eylül University

Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. A. Güldem CERIT, Director of School of Maritime Business and Management

International Steering Committee
Amir ALIZADEH Cass Business School, UK
Alfred J. BAIRD Napier University, UK
Karl-Heinz BREITZMANN Rostock University, Germany
Mary R. BROOKS Dalhousie University, Canada
A. Güldem CERIT Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Kevin CULLINANE University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Sophia EVERETT Victoria University, Australia
Ernst FRANKEL Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
David R. GLEN London Metropolitan University, UK
Costas GRAMMENOS Cass Business School, UK
Richard GOSS Cardiff University, UK
Kiyoshi HARA Kobe University of Mercantile Marine, Japan
Hercules E. HARALAMBIDES Erasmus University, Netherlands
Trevor HEAVER University of British Columbia, Canada
Jan HOFFMANN UNCTAD, Switzerland
Joon-Soo JON Seo-Kang University, Korea
Manolis G. KAVUSSANOS Athens University, Greece
Shashi KUMAR Maine Maritime Academy, USA
Jong Ook LEE Korea Maritime Institute, Korea
Heather LEGGATE London Metropolitan University, UK
Nikolaos LITINAS University of the Aegean, Greece
Shuo MA World Maritime University, Sweden
Ugo MARCHESE University of Genoa, Italy
Peter MARLOW Cardiff University, UK
James McCONVILLE London Metropolitan University, UK
Kunio MIYASHITA Kobe University, Japan
Daniel Seong-Hyeok MOON Korea Maritime University, Korea
Enrico Luigi MUSSO University of Genoa, Italy
Henriette C. Van NIERKERK Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Ross ROBINSON Macquarie University, Australia
Micheal ROE University of Plymouth, UK
Ricardo J. SANCHEZ Austral University, Argentina
Siri Pettersen STRANDENESS Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway
Martin STOPFORD Clarkson's Research, UK
Wayne TALLEY Old Dominion University, USA
Jose TONGZON National University of Singapore, Singapore
Marisa VALLERI University of Bari, Italy
Eddy VAN DE VOORDE University of Antwerp, Belgium
Willy WILKENMANS University of Antwerp, Belgium
Zhaolin WU Dalian Maritime University, China
Shicheng YU Shanghai Maritime University, China
Renyi ZHANG Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

 

Local Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. A. Güldem CERIT (Chair)
Assoc. Prof.  Okan TUNA

Asst. Prof. Dr. Omur Saatcıoglu
Cpt. Yusuf ZORBA
Lec. H.İ.Halil KESİKTAŞ
Ayse Bilge YILMAZ