*CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION* *Full papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies and Poster Presentations are invited for the * *Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA) 20th Anniversary Annual International Conference * *www.gbata.org <http://www.gbata.org/>* *Pathumwan Princess HotelBangkok, ThailandJuly 3rd-7th, 2018 Submission Deadline: April 30th, 2018* Hello Colleague, Submissions are welcome for the *20th Anniversary Annual International Conference* to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will be held from July 3rd-7th, 2018 and organized around the theme of "Shaping the Next Wave of Globalization: Using Current Trends to Reconnect with Markets and Create Value"*.* *The Call for Papers and Registration Form will be available at gbata.org/conference <http://gbata.org/conference> **along with further information. * Co-Sponsors are listed below: - *Khon Kaen University, Thailand* - *Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal* - *Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology, New Zealand* - *Centre for Rapid & Sustainable Product Development, Portugal* - *University of Richmond, U.S.A.* - *Swinburne University of Technology, Australia* - *Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic* - *Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil* - *Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa* GBATA features cutting-edge work, encouraging multi-disciplinary and discipline-specific research. Many attendees have continuously stated how much they enjoy the conferences along with the collegiality they foster. *Outstanding Paper Awards Competition* Several papers will be selected for competitive awards and authors of the winning papers will receive a monetary award of up to $5,000.00 USD total. Winning papers will be recognized for their distinction at the conference and be considered for the refereed *Journal of Global Business and Technology *(ISSN: 1553-5495) listed in the Cabell's Directory, ProQuest databases including the *International Bibliography of the Social Sciences* (IBSS), EBSCO and SCOPUS. It would be greatly appreciated if you could share this information with any colleagues or graduate students who may be interested. We look forward to receiving your submissions! Best regards, Prof. Dr. N. Delener Dean, School of Business Conference Chair, GBATA | P.O. Box 8021 | New York, NY 10116 | U.S.A. Phone: +1 631-662-1336 <(631)%20662-1336>, Website: www.gbata.org ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.