It is a pleasure to share with the AIB community the following invitation: *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) 24th Annual International Conference * *www.gbata.org/conference <http://www.gbata.org/conference>* *Prague Marriott Hotel in **Prague, Czech Republic from **July 11th-July **14th, 2023* *Submission Deadline: April 30th, 2023* We welcome submissions for the *GBATA 24th Annual International Conference.* The event will be held organized around the theme of "Embracing the Positive Impact of Disruption in the Field of Futurism". For more information including the Call for Papers, please visit https://gbata.org/conference/ *Keynote Speakers:* - Opening speech by Helena Langšádlová (Minister of Science, Research, and Innovation for Government of Czech Republic) - Speech by Vladimír Hlavinka (CEO, TEDOM and Member of the Executive Committee, COGEN Europe) *Professional and Career Development:* - Research Paper Development Workshop sponsored by the Editors of the Journal of Global Business and Technology (JGBAT) - Panel Session on Personal and Career Development of Junior Faculty - Opportunity to interact with scholars and industry experts from over 50 countries. Conference submissions are double-blind reviewed using subject specialists selected for their expert knowledge. Accepted papers have the option to be published in the *2023 GBATA Readings Book (ISBN: 1-932917-19-5, Online ISSN 2471-6006). *Participants will have access to presentations on publication opportunities by Editors of indexed journals. GBATA features cutting-edge work, encouraging multi-disciplinary and discipline-specific research. *Major sponsors are listed below:* - Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic - ESCP Europe, France - Khon Kaen University, Thailand - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Swinburne University of Technology, Australia - Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa - University of Richmond, U.S.A. - University of Wolverhampton Business School, U.K. - York College of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. *Best Paper Awards:* Winning papers will be recognized for their distinction at the conference and be considered for the double blind refereed *Journal of Global Business and Technology (JGBAT), Print ISSN: 1553-5495, Online ISSN: 2616-2733.* *JGBAT is indexed in Scopus, Cabell's International Journalytics, ProQuest including the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), and EBSCO including Academic Search.* Several papers will be selected for Best Paper Awards. It would be greatly appreciated if you could share this information with any colleagues or graduate students who may be interested. Thank you, we look forward to receiving your manuscripts. Best regards, Prof. Dr. N. Delener Dean, Graham School of Business York College of Pennsylvania Conference Chair, GBATA | Editor-in-Chief, JGBAT Phone: +1 (631) 662-1336, E-mail: [log in to unmask] ____ 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] --- You must be an active AIB member to post to AIB-L . AIB-L has a moderator which checks messages for basic relevance. However, AIB does not edit or screen messages for accuracy or reliability of content. All subscribers are recommended to perform their own due-diligence before responding to any requests or calls. AIB accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.