First Announcement The third international conference on Economics and Management of Networks (EMNet) will take place at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (Rotterdam School of Management), The Netherlands, from June 28 to June 30, 2007. EMNet conferences serve to promote communication and awareness among researchers in economics and management and provide a forum to present current research and to discuss issues of common interest, such as relevant developments in organizational economics and management. The content of EMNet conferences include all forms of networks, such as franchising, joint ventures, virtual organizations, strategic alliances, cooperative networks, clusters, venture capital relations and other forms of hybrids. The call for papers will be sent out in September. Conference information can be found at: http://www.univie.ac.at/EMNET. The latest book from the EMNet-Conference in Budapest on 'ECONOMICS and MANAGEMENT of NETWORKS: Franchising, Strategic Alliances and Cooperatives' (ed. by G. Cliquet, G. Hendrikse, M. Tuunanen, J. Windsperger) will be published in September 2006 (see further information on the web page: http://www.univie.ac.at/EMNET/2005/index2005.htm) Best regards, Josef Windsperger University of Vienna Center of Business Studies Josef.windsperger(a)univie.ac.at -- Josef Windsperger, PhD Associate Professor of Organization and Management (ao. Univ.-Prof.) University of Vienna, Center for Business Studies Bruenner Str. 72; A-1210 Vienna, Austria Phone: +431 4277 38180; Fax: +431 4277 38174 Email: josef.windsperger(a)univie.ac.at URL: http://www.univie.ac.at/im