More than 600 Marketing Academics from throughout the country and abroad gathered in Chicago this past August for one hot weekend of scholarly research and discussion on the subject of sustainability and green initiatives. During three days of track sessions and networking opportunities, attendees of the AMA’s 2009 Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference learned how researchers can bring more focus and scholarly attention to the marketing of organizations as sustainable products or services.
In addition, during the event’s Annual Luncheon, awards were presented for the best track papers and other prestigious honors including the John A. Howard/AMA Doctoral Dissertation Award and the AMA Foundation’s Valuing Diversity and Nonprofit Travel Grant awards.
View the full list of award winners here.
The AMA's 2009 Summer Marketing Educators' Conference in Chicago was well-attended with more than 600 marketing academics participating in three days of track sessions.
Ajay K. Kohli, Georgia Institute of Technology, chaired the Journal of Marketing Editorial Board meeting.
Attendees of this year's Summer Marketing
Educators' Conference enjoyed numerous sessions
on the topic of sustainabilty including "Sustainable
Marketing: An Ethical Imperative for the 21st
Century" chaired by University of Notre Dame's
Patrick Murphy.
Angeline Close (from left), Jagdish Sheth,
Rajan Varadarajan and Victoria Crittenden 
June Cotte and Song Jao, 2009 winner
of the John A. Howard/AMA doctoral
Dissertation Award
Peter Dacin, 2008-2009 president of the AMA's Charles Hofacker (from left), Academic
Academic Council, enjoys some lunch Resource Center Editor, Mike Kamins, 2009
conversation at the Summer Marketing Conference Co-Chair and Kathleen Seiders,
Educators' Conference. Academic Council President, take a break
during track sessions.
Mark Your Calendar:
2010 Summer Marketing Educators' Conference
August 13-16, 2010
Boston, MA