ACR 2012 Oct 4-7, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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ASSOCIATION FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE, DEADLINE MARCH 19, 2012
CALL FOR PAPERS
Association for Consumer Research North American Conference
October 4-7, 2012, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Location: Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel
Conference Co-chairs:
Zeynep Gurhan-Can
Cele Otnes
Rui (Juliet) Zhu
Please address all inquiries regarding the information below to the
dedicated ACR email address:
acr2012@umn.edu
Conference website: http://www.acrweb.org/acr/Public/index.aspx
Important ACR 2012 Conference Deadlines:
Monday, March 19, 5 p.m. Central Standard Time: submission
deadline for all conference tracks except the Film Festival.
The 2012 North American Conference of the Association for Consumer
Research will be held at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel from
Thursday, October 4 through Sunday, October 7, 2012. The theme of
ACR 2012 is “Appreciating Diversity.” This theme is especially
appropriate for ACR Vancouver for at least two reasons. First, we want
the conference to acknowledge, capture and celebrate the explosion of
topics and research methods that has occurred in consumer research
in recent years. The co-chairs and track chairs will seek to highlight
scholarship that contributes to diversity in terms of innovative topics,
adds to knowledge in established areas in unheralded ways, embraces
diverse research applications and a wide array of consumers, and
contributes to inclusiveness in our field. Second, the theme is fitting
because of the progressive approach by our conference city,
Vancouver, to embrace diversity on multiple fronts. Not only is the city
varied in its population and economic base, but it also offers a
breathtaking array of experiences rooted in its geography and its
culture.
A pre-conference Doctoral Symposium will be held on Thursday, Oct. 4
(co-chaired by Jennifer Argo, University of Alberta and Amna Kirmani,
University of Maryland). The conference opens with a reception on
Thursday evening. The conference program on Friday and Saturday
will include Competitive Paper sessions, Special sessions, Roundtable
discussions, Poster sessions, and the Film Festival. A Gala Reception
will be held Saturday evening.
