IPPC6: Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th August 2014
Dublin, Ireland

Public Procurement remains a key focus for policy makers in this time of global downturn and austerity. As such both academics and practitioners have a desire to share their research and practice in and open and transparent environment. In Dublin, August 2014, the Sixth International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC6) will take place. The IPPC is the largest international public procurement conference globally dedicated to academic discussion and practitioner engagement. Over the last 10 years having built its profile in attracting partcipants from over 60 countries, it is hoped that the conference in Dublin will exceed this. . more

Best Paper Awards:
There are three best paper awards, with $3,000 for the 1st best paper, $2,000 for the 2nd best paper, and $1,000 for the 3rd best paper. In addition, there are awards for students’ and practitioners’ best papers. Following are three best papers from IPPC5. more

Part III:

LAW, TREATIES AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS

PAPER 1 - Measurement of Public Procurement Systems: Novel Methods and Instruments Applied to the E.U. Member States
Michele Cozzio

PAPER 2 - SMEs’ Redress Participation in EU Public Contracts in the Wake of the Evolution Centralised Procurement Review Bodies?
Michael Doherty, Paul Davis, Emma McEvoy, Anthony Flynn and David McKevitt

PAPER 3 - Positive Obligations Derived from the EU Treaties
Carina Risvig Hansen

PAPER 4 - The Principle of Fairness as a Cornerstone of a Global Procurement Law
Cristian Iaione

PAPER 5 - Regulating Procurement In Commercial Public Entities - Merits and Demerits
Reginald G. Mamiro

PAPER 6 - The Differential Public Procurement Regime (“RDC”) for the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics
Daniel Pezzutti Ribeiro Teixeira

PAPER 7 - Towards (Further) EU Harmonization of Public Contract Law
Chris Jansen, Songül Mutluer, Anja van den Borne, Sophie Prent and Ulysse Ellian

PAPER 8 - The Transparency Requirement Based on Legal Principles - The Possibilities of Exceptions from the Requirements of Transparency When Awarding Public Contracts Covered Only by EU Primary Law
Andrea Sundstrand

PAPER 9 - A Comparative Analysis of the Nigerian Public Procurement Act against International Best Practice
Sope Williams-Elegbe

PAPER 10 - The China’s Government Procurement International Trade Negotiations in the Energy Sector with WTO Members
Stéphane Coudé