It is our great pleasure to invite you to the Regional Industrial Marketing Management Summit: Baltic States, which will be hosted by Kozminski University in Warsaw, Poland, from September 21 to 23, 2026.

The event will highlight the latest developments in industrial and business-to-business marketing, blending theoretical insights with practical applications, particularly in the contexts of countries around the Baltic Sea and, more broadly, across Central and Eastern Europe.

The public defense of Al-Muhannadi Khawla's doctoral dissertation entitled "DESTINATION SUSTAINABILITY AND CITIZENS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOSTING GLOBAL MEGA-SPORT EVENTS: THE QATAR WORLD CUP 2022" will take place on June 4, 2025 at the Economic and Regional Sciences Doctoral School of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The supervisors of the dissertation are Boros Anita and Vinogradov Sergey.

The public defense of Mursalzade Hikmat's doctoral dissertation entitled "The Phoenix Effect - Rising from Crisis through Digital Collaboration: How Crisis affects Social Enterprises’ Digitalization for Value Co-Creation" will take place on June 4, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Business and Management of the Corvinus University of Budapest. The supervisors of the dissertation are Keszey Tamara and Moreno Frau.

The Hungarian Association of Market Researchers organized a Business Brunch for the second time this year. Once again, the EMOK Presidency was invited. During the fruitful meeting, among others, a constructive dialogue was held regarding the possible direction of the academic network and the possibilities of cooperation. As a result, a joint kick-off meeting is scheduled to take place in June, hosted by Századvég for the faculty members. The aim is to help the participants get to know each other, discover common areas of interest and develop joint cooperation.

We are delighted to issue the second call for papers for the 11th ERAZ International Scientific Conference: Knowledge-Based Sustainable Development, which will take place on June 5, 2025, at the University of Barcelona, Spain.

The public defense of Alfateh Fegada Ahmed Ali's doctoral dissertation entitled "The Moderating Role of Technological Capabilities in the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Marketing and Firm Performance in SMEs – Khartoum, Sudan" will take place on June 2, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Business and Management of the University of Pannonia. The supervisor of the dissertation ais Zoltán Veres.

Thanks to those who have already uploaded their papers to the conference registration system. Due to the holidays around the deadline, the submission deadline will be extended until 6 May! There will be no further extensions. We welcome your longer (6-10 pages) or shorter (3-5 pages) papers, as well as registrations for the PhD Day. See you in Vasad this year! The Organisers

Széchenyi István University, in cooperation with Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) and Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), is hosting the 3rd International Danube Cup Conference, focused on "Entrepreneurship Research from a Small Business Perspective."

The International Association of Public and Nonprofit Marketing (AIMPN/IAPNM), in collaboration with the University of Business in Katowice (Poland), is organizing the 24th International Congress on Public Service and Nonprofit Marketing. Themed "From the Past to the Future: Public and Nonprofit Marketing for the Development of Post-Industrial Areas," the congress will take place in a hybrid format (both in-person and online) from July 2 to 5, 2025.

On the afternoon of March 28, the awards for the winners of the Best Thesis on Digital Marketing 2024 competition, organized by IAB Hungary, were presented at the Duna Tower. Out of the 26 entries submitted, eight works made it to the finals. Among them, three students and their supervisors received awards accompanied by a monetary prize.

EMOK, which supports excellence in marketing education and research through multiple awards, is expanding its visual identity with new branding elements: unique logo designs have been created for its awards.

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