Dear All, The ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Mannheim, Germany, would like to remind you of two upcoming events: 1) 8th ZEW/MaCCI Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting taking place in Mannheim, May 16-17, 2019 Deadline for submission of full papers or extended abstracts is February 15, 2019. We encourage theoretical and empirical contributions on knowledge generation and diffusion, impacts of innovation, financing of innovation, and strategic issues of patents and patent policy. It is a great pleasure for us to welcome DIETMAR HARHOFF and TIMOTHY SIMCOE as keynote speakers as well as DIRK CZARNITZKI and GIANCARLO SPAGNOLO for an invited session on innovative public procurement. 2) CISS Competition and Innovation Summer School 2019, Ulcinj (Montenegro), May 27–31, 2019 This summer school offers young researchers in the fields of innovation and competition economics the opportunity to discuss their dissertation projects in great detail within a group of experienced and renowned scholars, as well as other PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, in an inspiring environment. Deadline for submission of extended abstracts or full papers is February 28, 2019. The call for papers for both events are attached to this e-mail. We look forward to seeing you at the conference and/or summer school! The Organizing Committees Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht, Bettina Peters and Markus Trunschke (conference) Susanne Thorwarth, Dirk Czarnitzki, Reinhilde Veugelers and Georg Licht (summer school) -- ZEW – Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH Mannheim Anschrift: L7, 1 - 68161 Mannheim Sitz der Gesellschaft: Mannheim - Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB 6554 Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende: Ministerin Theresia Bauer MdL Geschäftsführer: Prof. Achim Wambach, Ph.D.; Thomas Kohl ZEW – Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH Mannheim ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Address: L7, 1 - 68161 Mannheim, Germany Registered Office: Mannheim - Local Court Mannheim HRB 6554 Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board: Minister Theresia Bauer MdL Executive Directors: Prof. Achim Wambach, PhD; Thomas Kohl