Call for Submissions
Research in Management Learning and Education (RMLE) Unconference
at the Warwick Venice Center in Venice, Italy
In partnership with the Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
January 8-9, 2026
www.rmle.org
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS – SUBMISSION DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for our 12th anniversary RMLE Unconference to be held in partnership with Warwick Business School at the stunning Palazzo Giustinian Lolin on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy on January 8-9, 2026. If you're interested in innovative, cutting-edge research in management education or if you have questions related to research in management education that are not addressed through traditional conference or workshop forums, our twelfth annual Research in Management Learning and Education (RMLE) Unconference is for you.
The 2026 RMLE Unconference will start at 9:00am on Thursday, January 8th and conclude at 2:00pm on Friday, January 9th. During this 1.5 day event, you will have the opportunity to:
· Share ideas about key research areas that you would like to pursue with others.
· Discuss research questions or concerns that you have been unable to address in other forums.
· Learn from others about their experiences with research project design, development, and publication.
· Consider issues that are emerging through recent management education research and scholarship.
· Engage in an intimate and informal setting with others interested in management education research.
· Interact with editors and board members of numerous journals including the Journal of Management Education, the Academy of Management Learning and Education, British Journal of Management, and Management Learning.
SUBMISSIONS
In terms of scope, the research domain for RMLE Unconferences is anything that relates to management teaching, learning, education, and the contexts within which these occur. As a result, your submission should focus on issues related to all applications of management education (whether that be in universities, consulting agencies, or other organizations) as well as the processes and outcomes related to its practice. For details on our unique submission format, see the flyer or our website for more information. Submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed and decisions will be emailed to authors within two weeks. All submissions should be emailed to Amy Kenworthy, RMLE Unconference Chair, at akenwort@bond.edu.au Please note: if you do not receive a confirmation receipt within 48 hours of your submission, then we have not received it.
LOCATION & REGISTRATION
Our institutional partner is Warwick Business School, the largest department at the University of Warwick. We are thrilled to be holding our 2026 RMLE Unconference at the Warwick Venice Centre, in Italy. With a mission to bring people together from across the globe, from different backgrounds, who are restless to change the world and want to use business as a power for good, you won't want to miss the opportunity to explore everything the beautiful city of Venice has to offer.
The 2026 RMLE Unconference has a registration fee of €295 (roughly $526 AUD and $340 USD) for accepted participants. Thanks to the generous support of our host partner, this fee covers the cost of two working lunches, multiple refreshment breaks, a working dinner (wine and beer included), and a historic, fun local experience. There will be reduced rates available to Unconference participants at a few local hotels and there are many Airbnb options in the area (participants make their own accommodation bookings). If you are a doctoral student or junior faculty and do not have the institutional or personal funds to offset the costs of attending, beyond the scholarship mentioned above, we try to keep funds available for a couple of waived registration fees. If this applies to you, please send a request for consideration in the email with your QIC submission. We try our best to make this an affordable, locally immersive, engaging, diverse, productive, and all-around fun event for everyone.
Registration for the Unconference must be completed on or before September 29, 2025. Further registration information will be emailed to all accepted contributors as a part of their acceptance email. For more information about our RMLE Unconferences, please see our website at www.rmle.org.
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George Hrivnak
Associate Dean
Bond University
Gold Coast
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