26th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino

3745 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109; USA
https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-las-vegas
March 9-12, 2019

The ASBBS Annual Conference is moving back to the center strip, Las Vegas. After the grand success of the ASBBS 25th Anniversary Conference, our 26th Annual Conference will be held at the Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino from March 9 to 12, 2019.  Proposals for paper presentation and session chairs are invited from all areas of Business and Behavioral Sciences in the Tracks listed below.  The deadline for submission of proposals is January 9, 2019. We have contracted for an unbeatable hotel room rate at $39.00 per night plus the resort fee ($35.00 per day) for all four days of the conference including Saturday. The conference will start with registration in the morning of Sunday, March 10. Competitive sessions will be scheduled for three days, March 10, 11 and 12. Participants may request to present on a two-day block, either March 10 -11 (Sunday-Monday) or March 11- 12 (Monday-Tuesday). Each year, ASBBS recognizes Best Papers selected competitively. The Best Paper Award  and the Outstanding Service Award  will take place at the ASBBS 26th Annual Award Ceremony at noon on Monday, March 11.  Once your paper is reviewed and accepted, the Registration Form below will provide you the option of selecting your presentation date.   Multiple papers by same authors will be scheduled for presentation on consecutive days or on the same day. Send your paper or abstract for review to the appropriate Track Chair. If you are unsure of the track your paper belongs to, you may submit it directly to the Conference Chair. The links on the left will take you to the addresses of the appropriate track chair. For further assistance, please email the webmaster, Rafi Karim.

Hotel Room Reservation: Use the following web link to reserve your room:

Hotel Reservation

There is no reservation fee to book your room using the above link. However, if you prefer to call, there will be a $15.00 charge plus tax for each reservation. You may call 888-458-8471 and mention “ASBBS 26th Annual Conference” or “SHASB9″ to obtain the group rate ($15.00 booking fee plus tax will apply). The cut-off date for hotel room reservation using the web link or by calling is Thursday, February 7, 2019.

Registration Information

Registration Form — ASBBS_Registration_Form_26th_Meeting.doc (60 kilobytes, Microsoft Word).

Guidelines for Conference Proceedings

Guidelines for Conference Proceedings — guideline

Overnight delivery address:

Professor Wali I. Mondal
School of Business and Management
National University
11255 N. Torrey Pines Road
San Diego, CA 92031

  Information about ASBBS including its publications is available at http://www.asbbs.org. Our meetings emphasize interaction and collegiality in cordial environment.  Although paper proposals are accepted on their merits, we welcome empirical papers with policy implications.  All papers and abstracts are reviewed by appropriate track chairs, program chair and conference chair. Accepted papers are published in the Conference Proceedings if guidelines are met. The deadline for Proceedings submission is January 9, 2019. Submit your Proceedings article to mondal@asbbs.org . Only electronic submissions are accepted.  ASBBS also publishes a peer-reviewed e-journal and three refereed journals titled Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Journal of Business and Accounting and Journal of Business and Educational Leadership. All articles presented at the 26th Annual Conference will qualify for expedited review and publication in the refereed journals. Visit  http://www.asbbs.org/journals for the current issues of all refereed journals.

Paper/Abstract Submission: To submit a proposal, provide a complete paper or an abstract with at least 250 words with the title of the paper, name(s), addresses, telephone numbers and email address to an appropriate Track Chair with a copy to the Conference Chair. All proposals will be reviewed. The Track Chair and the Conference Chair will select the “Best Paper” of a track. Authors of Best papers will be recognized in the ASBBS Annual Award Ceremony. The Best Papers may be published in the ASBBS eJournal.

Registration Fee: Authors of accepted papers and all other participants will be required to register by January 9, 2019.  The registration fee for each participant is $360.00 if paid by January 9, 2019 and $400.00 thereafter. The registration fee for undergraduate students and retired faculty members will be $300.00. If accepted, there will be a Fee of $200.00 for an additional paper to be presented by the same author. No individual author may submit more than two paper proposals.  Attendees with or without a paper may bring spouses and guests to the conference. The spouse/guest registration fee is $100.00 which allows the spouse/guest to attend all sessions and the Monday Award Luncheon.