Dear EURAM Member,

On behalf of the Chairperson, Niels Noorderhaven, and the EURAM Board, I have the pleasure to invite you to the General Assembly of the European Academy of Management.

We have scheduled two General Assembly meetings, one online and a second one at the University of Bath School of Management (UK).

Members have access to the minutes of the EURAM General Assembly 2023, EURAM Accounts 2023, EURAM Budget 2024, the Auditor’s Financial Report 2023: to view those, login here (click on “Account” in the menu bar and select “Members only”).

The dates and venues of the two General Assemblies are:

1. Online General Assembly on 11 June from 12:00 (noon) to 13:00 CEST online *

Agenda

1. Welcome by the EURAM Chairperson – Niels Noorderhaven, Chairperson
2. Ratification and Approval of the minutes of the General Assemblies 2023 – Niels Noorderhaven
3. EURAM Membership – Niels Noorderhaven (Chairperson)
4. EURAM External Relations – Niels Noorderhaven (Chairperson)
5. Report of the EURAM Country Representatives Council – Dieter Bögenhold & Lucrezia Songini (Chairs of Country Representatives Council)
6. Reports on EURAM Activities:
   • EURAM 2023-2024 Activities – Alesandro Zattoni (President)
   • EURAM Research – Hervé Dumez (VP Research)
   • EURAM Funding Initiatives - Panos Desyllas (VP Research Funding)
   • EURAM Practice – David Versailles (VP Practice)
   • EURAM Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Isabel Diez-Vial (VP SDI)
   • EURAM SIGs – Audrey Rouzies (VP SIGs), Anabel Fernandez-Mesa & Hamid Kazeroony (Chairs of SIG Committee)
   • EURAM Journal: European Management Review (EMR) – Anna Grandori & Michael Morley (EMR Chief Editors)
   • EURAM Talent Development Activities -  Mine Karatas Ozkan (VP Talent Development) 
   • EURAM Early Career Consortium 2024 and Plans for EECC 2025 - Joanna Szulc (VP EECC)
   • EURAM 2024 & 2026 Conference – Eythor Ivar Jonsson (VP Conferences)
7. EURAM Accounts 2023 & Budget 2024 Approval – Francesca Cuomo (VP Governance & Finance)
8. AOB
9. Q&A

To attend the online General Assembly of 11 June 2024, please send an email to info@euram.academy to register. You will receive a secure link a few days before the meeting.

Held annually around March, the colloquium attracts approximately 30-40 early career scholars and 10-15 senior academics from Europe and beyond.

Participants at the colloquium have the chance to present their latest research and receive comprehensive feedback from peers and dedicated mentors. Through carefully planned events, attendees can network with like-minded colleagues, explore avenues for career advancement, and draw upon the insights of distinguished professors who serve as mentors and career advisors. These interactions unfold within both academic and informal social settings, fostering a holistic experience.

Expression of Interest

Expressions of interest should be concise, no longer than 1 page, and include:

• Information about the proposer(s)
• Details about the university
• Overall capacity and accessibility
• Information about the city's attractiveness (including transportation links and hotel capacity)
• Confirmation of venue costs (locations with no or minimal university costs are strongly preferred)

Calendar

31 May 2024: Submit the 1-page document to nicola.pellegrino@euram.academy and Joanna.szulc@pg.edu.pl

Week beginning 10 June 2024: Brief zoom calls will be scheduled with interested candidates.

Week beginning 17 June 2024: Announcement of the Early Career Colloquium 2025 host.

For questions, please contact Joanna.szulc@pg.edu.pl or nicola.pellegrino@euram.academy.

Expression of Interest

The initial expression of interest should not be longer than 2 pages, and include:

• Motivation;
• Proposed dates;
• Location and facilities; capacity (expect +/- 1800 participants in the main conference attending sessions in +/- 60 parallel rooms from a Tuesday afternoon to Friday afternoon (3.5 days in total), +/- 80 participants in the Doctoral Colloquium to be held on Monday and Tuesday preceding the main conference);
• Estimated costs of facilities;
• Universities and other organisations to be involved;
• Key personnel involved – conference chair(s) and other members of the local organising committee (LOC);
• Experience with organising conferences and previous involvement in EURAM events;
• Hotel capacity in the vicinity;
• Accessibility of the venue
• Sponsorship opportunities;
• Optional: short video about the university, location and facilities.

Proposals are reviewed by the Executive Committee. Proposals will be assessed based on:

• The size, quality and reputation of business school or faculty of management
• Presence of research interests in a wide range of management disciplines
• Overall capacity and accessibility
• Hotel capacity
• Venue costs
• Experience of the LOC and the prior involvement with EURAM.
• Geographical location considering past (and future) EURAM conferences
• Attractiveness of the location apart from the aspects mentioned above (e.g., history, architecture, culture …).

Calendar

• 30 October: 2-Page Document sent to luisa.jaffe@euram.academy
• November 2023: Proposals examined by Executive Committee and Board
• Early December 2023: Shortlisted candidates contacted for the organisation of a site visit
• Spring 2024: Site visits
• June 2024: Full bid and presentation to the Executive Committee and Board 

Should the proposal be (pre)selected, a site visit will be organised to assess feasibility. More detailed criteria assessed are listed here * (hyperlink, for this text, under the text).

The conference host is selected at least three years in advance and will be working with the Vice President Conferences, EURAM staff and the Professional Conference Organiser on a project cycle of 24 months.

An agreement detailing the roles and responsibilities of each party involved will be signed between EURAM and the hosting university.

For any questions, please contact luisa.jaffe@euram.academy.

We are pleased to invite you to join a EURAM Webinar on 23 October 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST: 

Title: "Applying for Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC)"

Speaker: Adriana Cristoiu, ERCEA; SH1 panel: Economics, Finance, Management

Summary: The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research in any field, without predetermined priorities. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age to run projects based across Europe. In this EURAM webinar, Adriana Cristoiu will present information about Starting Grants, which are designed to support talented Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. 

Registration: will open in September 2023. 

Organiser: Panos Desyllas, Vice President Research Funding