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Submission Deadline is January 27, 2025

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 President: Julia Bear  |  Program Chair: Emma Zhao  |  Executive Director: Brandon Charpied

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We invite you to join researchers, educators, and practitioners from around the world as we venture to Lake Champlain at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, USA at the 38th annual meeting of the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM).

IACM was founded to encourage scholars and practitioners to disseminate research related to negotiation and conflict management in interpersonal, organizational, societal, and international settings. Past participants have come from the fields of communication, labor relations, law, organizational behavior, political science, psychology, sociology, and other related disciplines, and have included researchers, educators, practitioners, and Ph.D. students.

We welcome submissions that contribute new knowledge, understanding, and practice to negotiation and conflict management, spanning all research methods, related disciplines, and professional backgrounds. Submissions should cover new material, distinct from published works (including those that will appear in print before the conference), and ideally from presentations at other conferences. Submissions may be theoretical, empirical, or applied/practical in nature.

In particular, we encourage submissions that:

• Reflect principles of interdisciplinary collaboration and engaged scholarship to advance knowledge, understanding, and the practice of negotiation and conflict management.
• Highlight opportunities, questions, and considerations regarding researcher-practitioner collaboration on issues related to negotiation and conflict management.
• Encourage innovative approaches and explore emerging frontiers in the study and practice of negotiation and conflict management.
• Expand our understanding and skill in teaching principles of negotiation and conflict management.
• Support the development and dissemination of new teaching materials and tools in the areas of negotiation and conflict management.

The deadline for submissions is January 27, 2025. Types of conference submissions include the following:

• Full papers (30 pages maximum)
• Extended abstracts (1000 words maximum)
• Symposia (4-5 topically related presentations, 10 pages maximum)
• Skill development workshops (includes pre-conference workshops; 5 pages maximum)
• Debates, roundtables, or other novel sessions (5 pages maximum)
• Teaching-focused / Experiential Activity Session (5 pages maximum)

Paper and abstract submissions may be accepted for traditional paper sessions, data blitzes (rapid fire sessions), or posters. Only full paper submissions are eligible for conference paper awards.

In the submission system, you will be asked to provide a brief 100-word description on how your submission is related to conflict/conflict management or negotiations, and select its relevance to any of these broad topics:

• Communication Processes
• Cultural and/or Generational Issues
• Decision Making
• Inequality, Racism, Sexism, and/or Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
• Groups and Teams
• Mediation, Arbitration, and/or Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Moral, Ethical, and/or Religious Issues
• National, International, and/or Political Issues
• Negotiation Processes
• Organizational and/or Inter-organizational Issues
• Teaching and/or Training
• Technology, Machine Learning, and/or Artificial Intelligence

Submission Form Preview: Please preview the submission form before submitting your session. Click here to view a PDF of the submission form process

The conference promises to be fun and memorable. In addition to formal presentations, you will have many opportunities to reconnect with colleagues and develop new connections, exchange ideas, and see the gorgeous Lake Champlain area. We will also provide sightseeing suggestions and organize events that allow you to make the most of your time in the region.

We look forward to seeing you in Vermont!