Proposals for special sessions and/or panels are invited and must include: a) a short summary of the issues to be discussed, b) rationale for inclusion of the topic in a special session/panel, c) names, addresses, and qualifications of participants, and d) a letter indicating that session/panel participants’ approval has been obtained. Special session/panel presentation papers will not be published in the congress proceedings unless they go through the usual blind review process. Submit your proposals by March 31st, 2018 either to Dr. Haksin Chan, Head, Department of Marketing, Hang Seng Management College, Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin, Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 3963-5501, Email: hschan@hsmc.edu.hk or Dr. Barry Unger, Department of Administrative Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA, Tel: +1-617-501-7760, E-mail: unger@bu.edu