Location and dates
The Doctoral Seminar is held once a year, just prior to the EurOMA annual conference. The 13^th EurOMA Doctoral Seminar will take place at the University of Palermo, Palermo, on Friday and Saturday June 20-21 2014.

Objective
The EurOMA Doctoral Seminar provides PhD students with a forum to present and to discuss their research, and an opportunity to get feedback from and exchange comments with fellow PhD students and established researchers in Operations Management.

Structure
The Doctoral Seminar consists of two ‘classes’ or years. In the first year class, participants are invited to present their research design and preliminary results. This seminar is meant for students who are in the first year or early in the second year of their PhD studies.
Students who took part in a previous first year class will be invited to join the second year class, one year after. In that seminar, the discussion will focus on results and preliminary conclusions (contribution to theory, methodology and/or practice of Operations Management).
Students are recommended strongly to attend the EDEN Doctoral Seminar on Research Methodology in Operations Management before participating in the EurOMA series of Doctoral Seminars.

Certification and credits
Upon successful completion of the Doctoral Seminar, first year participants receive a certificate titled ‘Research Design in Operations Management’. Second year participants receive a certificate titled ‘Research Results in Operations Management’. Each Doctoral Seminar counts for 3 ECTS.

Work mode: presentation, discussion and reflection
First year participants must submit a written project description as part of their application for the Doctoral Seminar. Second year participants must submit a working paper, as part of their application, covering their initial findings and conclusions. All participants are expected to present, discuss and reflect on their research in collaboration with fellow-students and faculty.

Fee
Accepted students participating in the Doctoral Seminar will be sent a link to an online registration form when they receive acceptance notification.
Please note it is not possible to register using the ‘Register’ button on the conference website, this registration facility is for the main conference registration fee’s only.

The fee for the Doctoral Seminar includes:
a. participation in the Doctoral Seminar, the seminar dinner on Friday June 20^th , lunches, coffee and refreshments;
b. participation in the EurOMA conference, June 22-25 2014, including admission to all scientific sessions, registration package and proceedings, lunches and refreshment breaks, welcome reception and conference dinner. The fees will be:

Application
To apply to participate in the 13^th Doctoral Seminar, first year applicants must submit a short project description (5 pages) with name, project title, affiliation, and a letter of recommendation from their supervisor. These two documents must be sent by e-mail no later than 15^th of February 2014 to the Doctoral Seminar Chair. More information on this will be provided soon.
Second year participants should confirm their participation by e-mail no later than 15^th of February 2014 to the Doctoral Seminar Chair. More information on this will be provided soon.

Notification and preparation
All applicants will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their application by 25^th of February 2014.
Accepted first year applicants will then be asked to prepare and to submit a full paper (max. 25 pages) describing their research design, no later than 10^th of May 2014.
Accepted second year participants will then be asked to deliver a working paper (max. 25 pages) covering the preliminary results and conclusions of their research, no later than 10^th of May 2014.

Faculty
A faculty of six to eight established and renowned OM scholars will take part in the Doctoral Seminar, providing support and feedback, sharing their experiences, and engaging actively in the discussions.

Other EurOMA-related teaching activities
Students are recommended strongly to participate in the EDEN Doctoral Seminar on Research Methodology in Operations Management before participating in the EurOMA series of Doctoral Seminars. This seminar is organised by EIASM in close collaboration with EurOMA.

Further information and announcements of seminar can be found at the EIASM website.