Rencontres de St-Gall

Every two years, SME researchers from all over the world meet for a week at the Rencontres de St-Gall in order to debate SME-specific issues.

A research conference with a long tradition

According to the records of the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Rencontres de St-Gall is the oldest conference of this kind world-wide (it first took place in 1948). It is a unique characteristic of the conference that the papers are distributed in advance and are then discussed in plenary sessions. All the papers submitted are available as free downloads on this page.

"It was easily the most pleasant and interesting conference that I have ever attended - a very special meeting." (Participant, 2006) 

Rencontres 2012 in St. Gallen
The Rencontres de St-Gall 2012 took place in St.Gallen from 3-5 September 2012. The conference topic was:

In Search of a Dynamic Equilibrium: Exploring and Managing Tensions in Entrepreneurship and SMEs

The Rencontres de St-Gall 2014 will take place again in St.Gallen from 1-3 September 2014.
Participation in the conference is exclusively by personal invitation.