It is pleasure to let you know that the deadline for submissions to the 2013 EFMD Case Writing Competition has been extended until the 1st October 2013.

We expect another successful edition, after last years record of 211 submissions, and winners from INSEAD, IMD, University of Geneva, Copenhagen Business School, E.M. Lyon, Rotterdam School of Management, CEIBS, Northeastern University, IESE Business School, Richard Ivey School of Business (You can access the 2012 winning cases by visiting The Case Centre).

This year we are glad to announce a new category Bringing Technology to the Market, sponsored by ESMT. Also, there is no distinction anymore between European and Special categories, meaning that cases submitted under the former European categories can now address situations from any country in the world.

In addition to the 15 regular categories, generously sponsored by the schools and organizations listed below, we will once again have the  2013 EFMD Case Writing Competition Supported by the Case Centre category, to which all the winning cases from the different categories will be eligible.

We warmly thank the sponsors for their continued support. All of the winning cases receive €2000, wide visibility across the EFMD network and publication by The Case Centre. The Best of the Best winners are featured in the EFMDs Global Focus Magazine, receive visibility across the EFMD and The Case Centre networks and are awarded with an engraved plate during the EFMD Annual Conference Awards Ceremony. The deadline for the submission of cases is 1 October 2013. For more information and for submitting your case, visit the 2013 EFMD case Writing Competition page.

Sponsorship Opportunities! If your school or organization would be interested in sponsoring either the Corporate and Social Responsibility category or the Public Sector Innovations category, please contact ines.proenca@efmd.org :

• Sponsorship Opportunity: Corporate Social Responsibility
• Entrepreneurship: Sponsored by E.M. Lyon, FR
• Finance and Banking: Sponsored by tbs - Toulouse Business School, FR
• Supply Chain Management: Sponsored by Kedge Business School, FR
• Latin American Business Cases: Sponsored by Universidad Externado de Colombia, CO
• MENA Business Cases: Sponsored by HEC Paris in Qatar, QA
• Family Business: Sponsored by The Family Business Network International, CH and International Family Enterprise Research Academy, CY
• Emerging Chinese Global Competitors: Sponsored by Renmin University of China School of Business, CN
• Euro-Mediterranean Managerial Practices and Issues: Sponsored by Kedge Business School, FR
• Sponsorship Opportunity: Public Sector Innovations
• African Business Cases: Sponsored by China Europe International Business School, (CEIBS), CN
• Indian Management Issues and Opportunities: Sponsored byEmerald Group Publishing Ltd, UK
• Responsible Leadership: Sponsored by University of San Diego – School of Business Administration, US
• Inclusive Business Models: Sponsored by IMD, CH
• Bringing Technology to the Market: Sponsored by ESMT, DE