This session offers practical guidance for reviewing academic papers for conferences and journals. Participants will learn how to structure constructive reviews, apply evaluation criteria effectively, and balance critical rigor with developmental feedback. We will also discuss the responsibilities and ethics of peer review, the differences between conference and journal reviewing, and how serving as a reviewer can strengthen yo...

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to reach new heights, discussions around the impact to academic integrity has garnered renewed attention. Faculty often have varying views on how generative AI has impacted academic integrity and what should be done about it. Similarly, students attitudes around academic integrity have also shifted from one where it is prohibited to one where the consequences or implications are not viewed as being severe. The symposium will invite part...

Chair/Président: Ryan Orchard (MacEwan University) Enhancing Promotion Optimization Models for Retail Using Machine Learning and Association Rule MiningAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Parisa Hajialirezaei (Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science), Hossein Zolfagharinia (Toronto Metropolitan University) & Saman Hassanzadeh Amin (Toronto Metropolitan University) Theory testing in projec...

Chair/Président: Harshani De Silva (University of Manitoba) Leveraging Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture: LSTM-Based Fertilizer Demand Forecasting in CanadaAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Harshani De Silva (University of Manitoba), Narendra Malalgoda (University of Manitoba) & Saman Muthukumarana (University of Manitoba)Evaluation of the effects of grain elevator closures in Manitoba from a supply chain sustainability perspective

All attendees are invited for this sit down hot lunch indigenous buffet, sponsored by the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, during which we will announce the award recipients for this year's conference.     

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Chair/Président: Paria Rostamian (The University of British Columbia Okanagan)Understanding Behavioural Intentions for Electric Vehicle Adoption in Canada Work-in-ProgressAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): An-Hsun Chang (Toronto Metropolitan University) & Hossein Zolfagharinia (Toronto Metropolitan University)Analyzing and Improving Pharmacy Access in BC: A Drone-Based Solution Work-in-ProgressAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Paria Rostamian (The University of B...

Chair/Président: Hossein Zolfagharinia (Toronto Metropolitan University)Unintended Consequences of Electric Truck Incentives: Evaluating the Economic, Environmental, and Policy Trade-offsAuthor(s)/Auteur(s): Shervin Espahbod (Cape Breton University) & Amirhossein JafarZadeh (Cape Breton University)The Environmental, Social, and Financial Performance of Micro-Finance Institutions: The Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity and Board Orientat...