Second Virtual Subsistence Marketplaces Conference cba.lmu.edu/smi/2021subsistencemarketplaces<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kyepye/0ypawx/kqo35o> And Launch of Journal and Knowledge/Practice Portal subsistencemarketplaces.org<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kyepye/0ypawx/0ip35o> May 28 - 30, 2021 Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles via Zoom REGISTRATION FREE AND REQUIRED!<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kyepye/0ypawx/gbq35o> 6 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Pacific Time (GMT -7) 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time (GMT -4) 5 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Tanzania Time (GMT +3) 6:30 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. Indian Standard Time (GMT +5:30) Sponsored by: LMU Center for International Business Education (CIBE)<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kyepye/0ypawx/w3q35o> Co-sponsored by LMU College of Business Administration, Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Conference Co-Chairs * Samanthika Gallage ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) University of Nottingham, UK * Jacob Park ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Castleton University * Shikha Upadhyaya ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Cal State LA * Jessie Wang ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Miami University Conference Director * Madhu Viswanathan ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> / [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Loyola Marymount University Conference Virtual Immersion Coordinators * Cristy Azuara, Mexico * Luis Chavez, Honduras * Ron Duncan, USA * Steve Morse, USA * Leticia Villareal, Mexico * Radovan Restovic, Mexico * Ramadhani, Lulu, and Maalim Kupaza, Tanzania * Marie Nyiraneza, Uganda The spread of COVID-19 has brought out in the starkest terms how individuals in subsistence marketplaces are unequal in day-to-day life, yet essential to the well-being of others. Our interactive, immersive virtual forum will be themed around envisioning a post-COVID world that addresses stark inequalities locally and globally in subsistence marketplaces. How do we work toward such a future through research, education and practice? We envision sessions and workshops organized around topics such as understanding the nature of inequalities in different geographies and domains of subsistence, connecting local and global issues, envisioning sustainable pathways post-COVID in subsistence marketplaces, and developing education about subsistence marketplaces that make the virtual real. The conference purposefully includes a blend of virtual interviews with subsistence consumers and entrepreneurs in different countries, plenary sessions, participatory workshops, special topical sessions, and presentations of papers submitted in response to this call. The emphasis is on sharing nascent ideas and knowledge (or new and provocative questions) among researchers, practitioners and students. Preliminary Program Draft FRIDAY, MAY 28 Discussion - Grounding the Conversation * Interactive sessions with short presentations, long discussions and summary of insights * Creative formats * Purposeful discussion in preparation for the second day of the conference with virtual immersion * 3 sessions x 4 tracks * 6:00 - 7:15 a.m. * 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. * 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 29 Immersion - Journeying Bottom-Up * Participants choose groups and topics for virtual immersion * Small group interactions and conversations via virtual interviews * Africa, Latin America and other possible locations * Plan, immerse and debrief SUNDAY, MAY 30 Immersion - Charting Pathways * Build off previous day's discussion and immersion * Developmental sessions on nascent research, education and practice * Workshop(s) on research, education and practice * Discussion of Launch of Journal and Knowledge-Practice Portal Thank you, Madhu Viswanathan Professor, Department of Marketing College of Business Administration Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Professor Emeritus, Department of Business Administration Gies College of Business University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kyepye/0ypawx/cwr35o> Marketplace Literacy Project<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kyepye/0ypawx/sos35o> ____ 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.