Frontiers in Service – Early Conference Registration Open

We invite you to participate in the 21st Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, which is the premier meeting for Service Research. The conference will be a two and a half day event and will include talks by thought leaders and an audience composed of a blend of academics and industry practitioners. This Conference is sponsored by The Center for Excellence in Service, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, USA,  INFORMSThe American Marketing Association, and IBM,

 

The conference will be held June 14-17, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda Maryland and at the Robert H. Smith School of Business in Van Munching Hall on the University of Maryland main campus, College Park, Maryland, USA.

 

REGISTRATION
Registration is now open. Early registration ends on April 16th–the registration fee will go up after this date.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
 

Curtis Clark, IBM

Apoorva Gandhi,  Marriott International

P.K. Kannan, University of Maryland

Barak Libai, Tel-Aviv University

Gary Swart, oDesk

Caroline Tippett, Phillips Foods & Seafood Restaurants

 

 

 

AIR & HOTEL RESERVATIONS 

 

Hotel and airline reservations should be made on your own – helpful information concerning online registration, hotel reservation information, and airports can be found at

www.rhsmith.umd.edu/frontiersconference/travelinfo.aspx

 

When making your air and hotel reservations, anticipate arriving by Thursday evening for our opening reception from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and flying out mid-afternoon or later on Sunday. Sessions end at noon on Sunday. Please reserve your hotel room early, as there are a limited number of rooms at our special conference rate. The Conference hotel is offering special room block rates for single through quadruple occupancy rooms.

 

Hyatt Regency Bethesda

Rates per night: $135 (Single/Double), $185 (Triple) and $210(Quad) (all amounts in USD)

By phone: +1 301 657 1234 – Reservation code: TERP

Toll Free (888) 421.1442 – Reservation code: TERP

Room block cut off: May 24, 2012

By Internet: CLICK HERE TO RESERVE A HOTEL ROOM
 

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

More information about the conference can be found online at http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/frontiersconference/