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2026 Submission Information

Caucus Committee Chair: Juana Du, Royal Roads University 

The Caucus Committee (CAU) invites proposals for caucus sessions to be held at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 31 July – 4 August 2026. Caucus sessions will be held from Sunday, 2 August 2026 through Tuesday, 4 August 2026. Caucuses encompass a wide variety of topics, and we encourage proposals that feature nascent ideas or ongoing themes that would be interesting to the AOM community. Innovative proposals that provide conference participants with opportunities to network, collaborate and develop new ideas and research plans should be submitted.  

What is a Caucus?  

The premise of a caucus is primarily to provide an opportunity for scholars to innovate, share, and explore emergent ideas that are still in the incubatory stage. Caucuses are designed to provide an informal and collaborative way for AOM members with shared interests to connect and explore research ideas and designs. It aims to develop a sense of community within the larger AOM structure as well as to explore potential collaborations in a forum open to all interested AOM members. Caucus submissions are reviewed and evaluated by the Caucus Committee.  

Caucus Proposal Submission Instructions  

The conference recognizes that not everyone can attend the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in person each year. To ensure that all scholars could have the opportunity to share their work, contribute to discussions, and engage with the research community, a new Pre-Recorded Presentation Option is introduced.  

This option allows accepted presenters who are unable to attend in person to prerecord their presentation and share it with others through the secure online platform. These recordings can be viewed by attendees before, during, or after the Annual Meeting.   

All Caucus submissions must be made via the AOM Submission Center. The deadline for all submissions is Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 17:00 ET (UTC-5/GMT-5).  

Important: Caucus proposals that do not follow the guidelines may not be reviewed.  

Important Submission Notes: Submitters do NOT need to be AOM members to submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting. However, if a proposal is accepted, participants must register to attend the Annual Meeting. All participants attending the Annual Meeting must be AOM Members and registered for the Annual Meeting.  

If you have any questions about Caucus submissions, please contact the Caucus Committee Chair, Juana Du. We look forward to receiving caucus proposals.  

Session Orientations  

As a submitter, you may indicate the general orientation of your proposal. The AOM Annual Meeting program includes these orientations to help attendees identify sessions of interest. The types of orientations are:  

  • Diversity  
  • Creativity  
  • International  
  • Research  
  • Practice  
  • Teaching  

See Appendix 1: Submission Process Overview for a general submission process overview.  

Caucus Submission Guidelines for Uploaded Manuscript 

Important: Please follow the guidelines and formatting instructions below to draft your proposal. Please note that proposals will NOT be reviewed if these guidelines and instructions are not met. 

I.  Questions to guide you as you prepare your caucus proposal: 

  • Does the proposal encourage the development of new ideas or address emerging topics? 
  • Does the proposal appeal to and interest a broad audience of AOM members? 
  • Does the proposal encourage collaboration and facilitate the free exchange of ideas? 
  • Does the proposal clearly articulate its goals and desired outcomes? 
  • Does the proposal provide a detailed description of its content and delivery plans? 

II.  Formatting your Caucus Proposal: Please follow these guidelines to ensure your Caucus proposal is reviewed. 

a. The entire Caucus submission must be in ONE document using one of the following formats: 

  • Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) 
  • Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) 
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf) 

b. The Caucus submission includes the following: 

  • Title of the caucus (in Title Case).
  • Name, affiliation, email address, and phone number of up to 2 (TWO) Caucus organizer(s).
  • Abstract or short program description of 50 words. 
  • Short description (up to 500 words) of the topical content and delivery plan, including two bold-font keywords. Figures, graphs, tables, references, etc., should be included as needed. 
  • Names, affiliations, and contact information of 5 (FIVE) AOM members, in addition to the organizer(s), who support the submission. Note that these five names will NOT be listed in the program and will NOT be counted in the Rule of Three + Three. We ask that you include them as a way to verify that the topic is one that is likely to appeal to at least several AOM members. 
  • The 5-digit Academy-assigned electronic submission ID number should appear in the header (upper right) on the first page of the uploaded document. 

c. Make sure that the file or document uploaded is virus-free prior to submitting. 

d. After uploading the document, it will be automatically converted to Adobe PDF format. Please make sure that the content of the submission appears and prints correctly as you intended after it has been converted by using the “view” button.