Presentation of the Aart Bosman IT PhD thesis prize 2011 on 4 November

The winner of the Aart Bosman Prize 2011 for the best PhD thesis in the field of information systems and IT applications will be announced this coming Friday by the jury foreman Professor Henk Sol of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) in Groningen. Three PhD theses written at Dutch and Flemish universities are competing in the final for the prize of EUR 4,000, awarded every two years.

The Aart Bosman Prize has been made possible by a donation by Dr Gezinus Hidding (FEB alumnus, 1982). Hidding, now associate professor at Loyola University in Chicago, conceived the prize to honour his mentor. Hidding will attend the prizegiving ceremony on 4 November.

The prize is named after Emeritus Professor Aart Bosman of the University of Groningen (1930-2008), pioneer and founder of the field of Information Systems in the Netherlands.

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Programme for 4 November
The jury has selected three finalists from all the candidates for the 2011 Bosman Prize. They will each give a brief presentation of their PhD research on 4 November:

• R.A. González Rivera: ‘A Framework for ICT-Supported Coordination in Crisis Response’ (TU Delft)
• C.A.R. Hilhorst: ‘Reacting to Risks with Real Options: Valuation of Managerial Flexibility in IT Projects’ (Tilburg University)
• T. Li: ‘Informedness and Customer-Centric Revenue Management’ (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Date and time: 4 November 2011, 3-4.30 p.m.
Location: Faculty of Economics and Business, Rode Zaal, Duisneberg Pavilion, Nettelbosje 2, 9747 AE Groningen

Note for the press
- The press is warmly invited to attend the prizegiving ceremony.
- For further information: Professor Henk Sol, foreman of the jury, contact also via the secretariat of the Department of Business & ICT, Iris Huizinga, i.b.a.huizinga@rug.nl, T +31 (0)50 363 38 64