Dear Carsten Thank you for the email - we were wondering about the submission. Of course Mehdi can attend the conference without a paper. I have cc'ed Gitte and the DRUID email in so you can figure out the specific details of the registration. Warm regards and wishes for the New Year, Mette Best regards, Mette Præst Knudsen Professor, Forskningsleder, Forperson for Akademisk Råd og Universitetsrådet The Faculty of Business and Social Sciences University of Southern Denmark Business School Department of Business & Management (DBM) Centre for Integrative Innovation Management (C*I2M) T +45 65 50 74 55 M +45 27 78 74 55 mpk@sam.sdu.dk www.sdu.dk/ansat/mpk.aspx University of Southern Denmark Campusvej 55 DK-5230 Odense M www.sdu.dk -----Original Message----- From: Schultz, Prof. Dr. Carsten <schultz@bwl.uni-kiel.de> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2023 1:26 PM To: Mette Præst Knudsen <mpk@sam.sdu.dk> Cc: Zamani, Dr. phil. Mehdi <zamani@bwl.uni-kiel.de> Subject: Druid conference Dear Mette, Unfortunately, we were unable to complete the paper for the conference in Odense this January in time. However, I would like to ask if it would be possible for my new teammate Mehdi to register for the conference. His participation would greatly aid in further developing his skills in quantitative analysis of research and development, and innovation. Of course, Mehdi will pay the conference fee accordingly. Since the official registration deadline seems to have passed, I hope we can find a solution through this inquiry. Should participation without a submitted paper not align with the conference’s concept, we fully understand. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year. I am looking forward to our continued collaborations in 2024. Warm regards, Carsten