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ACRA 2011 CONFERENCE
BOSTON, MA: March 3-5, 2011

Sponsored by the American Collegiate Retailing Association

The conference will be held March 3-5, at the Embassy Suites, Logan Airport. The Embassy is a short, two-block walk from the MBTA train to Downtown Boston.

Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

Competitive sessions will consist of presentations of papers that have been accepted following a blind-review process. The deadline for paper submissions is October 31, 2010. A number of special sessions will also be presented.

Accommodations and Conference Fee

Conference fees and hotel rates will be posted in the full conference announcement, forthcoming soon on the ACRA website.

Best Papers to be published in a Special Issue of The International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Each track chairperson will recommend 1-3 papers in his/her track as suitable for inclusion in a special issue in IJRDM. The guest editors of the special issue: Rodney Runyan and Irene Foster, will review each track chairperson’s recommendation and select 4-6 papers for inclusion in this special issue. Authors of these articles must agree to fulfill the editorial requirements of the guest editors and to submit their revised paper in a timely manner as necessary for publishing deadlines by IJRDM.

Special Sessions

Meet the Authors: A meet the book authors panel session will be held, with ACRA members Barry Berman, Susan Fiorito, Myron Gable, Michael Levy and Brenda Sternquist discussing the “ins and outs” of textbook writing, including navigating the publishing industry. Don’t miss this if you have ever thought of authoring a textbook!

Meet the Editors: A meet the editors panel session will be held, with editorial members from the Journal of Business Research, JAMS, IJRDM and the International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research and Journal of Retailing, discussing strategies for publishing your research in their journals. Don’t miss this!

Special Tours: TJX, Co, Framingham, MA. Come tour and lunch at the headquarters of this growing off-price company. BJ’s Wholesale Club headquarters—see the new headquarters. Come find out why these companies grew in these economic times.

Special Doctoral Paper Session: A special track for doctoral student papers will be held on Saturday afternoon, featuring journal editors as track discussants. This track will be highly competitive, with only 3-4 papers selected for inclusion. Editors will each review the selected papers, and provide in writing and verbally, a critique of the paper, with the aim of helping the doctoral student improve his/her skills at preparing a publishing-worthy manuscript.

General Rules for Competitive Papers

These rules apply:

1. Please submit your paper as a WORD attachment to the appropriate track chair or before October 31, 2010. The paper’s cover page should indicate the contact author & all contact information.
2. Papers should not exceed 25 double-spaced typed pages, including exhibits, references, and appendices.
3. Competitive papers will be double-blind reviewed. Name(s) of the author(s), their affiliations, and the title of the paper should only appear on the title page. Authors should not reveal their identities in any way in the manuscript.
4. The title of the paper – but not the name(s) of the author(s) – should be at the top of page 1 followed by a single-spaced abstract not exceeding 100 words. The body of the paper should be double-spaced and follow APA style.
5. To be considered for acceptance, the paper or a similar version of it MUST NOT: a) have been previously published, b) have been accepted for publication elsewhere, c) be under consideration for publication elsewhere, or d) be submitted for review elsewhere during the conference review process.
6. At least one author of an accepted paper MUST agree to: a) pre-register for the conference upon acceptance; b) appear at the conference to present the paper.
7. Authors whose papers have been selected for inclusion in the Special Issue of International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management agree to have their article published in the Special Issue.
8. Authors uncertain regarding the track to which their paper should be sent may submit manuscripts directly to either Rodney Runyan rrunyan@utk.edu or Irene Foster ifoster@framingham.edu, who will forward the work to an appropriate track.

Track and Chairpersons Information

Consumer and Shopper Behavior; Customer Service and Satisfaction: Send your manuscript to: Jason Carpenter, Department of Retailing, University of South Carolina, jcarpent@mailbox.sc.edu

Multichannel Retailing; Patronage: Send your manuscript to: Mary Ann Eastlick, Division of Retailing & Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona, eastlick@u.arizona.edu

Global Retailing; Cross Culturalal Retailing: Send your manuscript to: Carol Finnegan, Department of Marketing, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Finnegan.carol@gmail.com

Human Resources Management: Send your manuscript to: Jessica Hurst, Apparel, Merchandising and Design, Iowa State University, hurstj@iastate.edu

Retail Strategy; Issues in Retailing: Send your manuscript to: Elizabeth Wilson, Department of Marketing, Suffolk University, ewilson@suffolk.edu

Merchandising: Send your manuscript to: Leslie Stoel, Fashion & Retail Studies, The Ohio State University, ltoel@ehe.osu.edu

E-commerce; Retail Technology: Send your manuscript to: Heejin Lim, Department of Retailing, Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Tennessee, hlim@utk.edu

Entrepreneurship; Rural Retailing: Send your manuscript to: Jane Swinney, Design, Housing and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University, jane.swinney@okstate.edu

Retail Promotion: Atmospherics: Send your manuscript to: Joseph Hancock, Department of Fashion Design & Merchandising, Drexel University, jhh33@drexel.edu

Sustainability; Social Responsibility: Send your manuscript to: Scarlett Wesley, Department of Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles, University of Kentucky, scwesl2@email.uky.edu

Special Doctoral Track: Papers for this session may be on any topic, including those from the listed tracks. Send your manuscript for this special session only to: Ann Fairhurst, Department of Retailing, Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Tennessee, fairhurs@utk.edu

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