Greetings!
My name is James Vardaman, and I'm this year's Program Chair for the ODC Division of the Academy of Management. Program planning for the 2026 Annual Meeting is underway. We need your help! The most important way to get involved: Be a reviewer for the ODC Division!
The submission and review system is the backbone of annual meeting planning. Please sign up! Even if you have not reviewed before or are not yet a member of the ODC Division, you are welcome to review for ODC! If you are new to the reviewing process or would like to learn more about how to review, join our reviewers workshop on January 20 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Learn more about our Reviewers Workshop.
Signing up to serve as a reviewer is very easy. Just navigate to Reviewing for the Annual Meeting and click the Sign In button. Follow the instructions and be sure to choose the ODC Division. We will use your keywords to match you with papers that align with your interests and expertise.
A few more bits of useful information:
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The review period is between January 22 and February 12, 2026.
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Even if you have reviewed in the past, you still need to sign up again.
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We recognize and reward the very best reviewers at the ODC annual division meeting.
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If you review for the ODC Division, you will receive a maximum of three papers to review. (If you review also for another division, that division may send you up to three papers for review.)
I encourage you to consider submitting a paper, symposium, or PDW proposal to ODC! Submissions are due by 13 January 2026 at 17:00 (5 PM) ET (New York time). You can find information on submitting to the annual meeting here. Please view the calls for the ODC Scholarly Program and the ODC PDW Program.
More information is forthcoming. For now, we are excited to begin work with you to build a vibrant ODC program for the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, July 31-August 4, 2026. I thank you in advance for your contributions to ODC's program, and I look forward to meeting you in Philadelphia! Please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
James Vardaman
james.V@memphis.edu
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