Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased and honored to invite you all to the 49th Annual Conference of ABSEL. This is a very special year for ABSEL as we are planning to meet in person for the first time since the pandemic forced us to go virtual in 2020.

Given the increasing role and emphasis on experiential learning in business education, what we have been doing here at ABSEL for almost the past half a century is and continues to be relevant into the future for business and management scholars, educators and practitioners. ABSEL is a small but very vibrant organization with members from across the globe. ABSEL provides a collegial environment where you can present your research and keep abreast of latest innovations and developments in experience based learning approaches; it is an association where significant networking occurs and friendships are made for a lifetime. Conference participants have frequently stated that they enjoyed the close and personalized nature of ABSEL conferences. 

With an all inclusive price which includes access to 48 years of research publications from ABSEL’s conferences, a 1 year membership to ABSEL and all meals/events covered during the conference the value of the ABSEL conference is hard to beat. Participating and sharing work and ideas at ABSEL 2022 will also be attractive to early career educators and researchers, or doctoral students in advanced stages of their programs, to build networks and present scholarly work to a supportive and nurturing audience.

It is with this spirit that everyone on the ABSEL Board invites you to the 49th Annual Conference at Pittsburgh, PA. The ABSEL 2022 Call for Papers can be found by clicking here or downloading the attachment to this email. All submissions - competitive papers, short and extended abstracts can be submitted virtually at https://absel.org/absel-2022-submission/. ABSEL also runs a Pre-Conference Workshop and the first ever Poster Session on March 30. The call for Workshop/Poster proposals can be found here. Submissions related to ABSEL 2022 conference theme - Transformative Education During Times of Disruption - are strongly encouraged. You may find additional information on the conference at www.absel.org 

We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh! Please feel free to contact the Program Chair for any questions.

ABSELutely yours,