CONFERENCE 2022

Who should attend

This conference will provide the ideal opportunity for researchers and practitioners from all over the world who are active or interested in the field of international mobility, migration and careers, to

• disseminate and discuss the latest research on expatriation at the individual, organisational and societal level,
• share insights on how to put research into practice,
• explore new international research and business collaborations,
• meet in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to exchange views and build relationships.

Submission details

The conference will include paper presentations followed by roundtables for discussion with audience members. Anyone with interest in  expatriation from an individual, organisational or societal perspective is invited to submit their short paper (in English, 3,000 words – incl. references, all appendices and other material – and formatted as per APA style).
We welcome both (academic) research papers and (practitioner-focused) rapid evidence assessments.

Papers should include:

• A brief overview or abstract to be included in the conference programme (max 100 words)
• The aims and/or intended contributions of the study;
• An outline description of the theoretical framework and concepts;
• The research design and approach to data analysis (where applicable);
• The key findings, along with their theoretical and practical significance.

All submissions must be original and should not have been previously accepted for publication in a journal. All submissions will be blind reviewed.

Authors who would like to submit their conference paper to a Special Issue of Career Development International are offered to attend a Paper Development Workshop at the conference to receive feedback from the guest editors. If you would like to attend this workshop, please indicate this in your submission of your short paper on November 15, 2021. In preparation for this workshop, the CDI Guest Editors request that all submitters whose short papers have been accepted for the conference additionally submit their full papers via the conference system no later than February 01, 2022.

For the full paper, CDI’s author guidelines apply (see https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/cdi#author-guidelines). Articles should be between 5000 and 7000 words in length (this includes all text, for example, the structured abstract, references, all text in tables, and figures and appendices; please allow 280 words for each figure or table).

Please submit your paper below, in Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF format (excluding any author identifying information).

Deadline for short paper submissions: Tuesday 15 November 2021, 23:59:59 CET (Central European Time)

Decision on paper acceptance: Tuesday 14 December 2021.

Conference registration information to follow.

Conference fees: €160 (€80 for PhD candidates/students)