The International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) was founded to encourage scholars and practitioners to develop and disseminate theory, research, and experience that is useful for understanding and improving conflict management in family, organizational, societal, and international settings.

We invite papers as well as proposals for symposia, workshops, roundtables, and other session forms for the 2007 meeting of IACM to be held in Budapest.

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The nineteenth IACM conference took place in Montreal Canada between June 25 and June 28.

Conference Award Winners

Best empirical conference paper: Folk Wisdom about the Effects of Relationship Conflict. Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks (University of Michigan), Eric J. Neuman (University of Michigan), Oscar Ybarra (University of Michigan), Shirli Kopelman (University of Michigan), Hyekyung Park (University of Michigan), & Karen Goh (University of Southern California)

Best (first-authored) student conference paper: The Effects of Faultline Solo Splits on Relationship Conflict Asymmetry and Performance. Lindred L. Greer (Leiden University), Karen A. Jehn (Leiden University), & Ilja van Beest (Leiden University)

Best applied conference paper: Interaction Patterns in Crisis Negotiations: Persuasive Arguments and Cultural Differences. Ellen Giebels (University of Twente) & Paul J. Taylor (University of Liverpool, UK)

Best theoretical conference paper: Toward a Theory of Conflict Cultures in Organizations. Michelle Gelfand (University of Maryland), Lisa M. Leslie (University of Maryland), & Kristen Keller (University of Maryland)

Best academic paper published in 2005: Adair, W., & Brett, J. (2005). The negotiation dance: time, culture and behavioral sequences in negotiation. Organization Science, 16, 33-51.

Best dissertation 2005/2006: Qi Wang for her dissertation on strategic use of avoidance in interpersonal conflict.

Lifetime achievement award: Tom Schelling, Harvard University and University of Maryland. A description of Tom's work is in the Spring 2007 SIGNAL.

Conference Photos (thanks to Wolfgang Steinel)

1: Sunday Activities

2: Monday Night Cruise

3: Tuesday Night Awards Banquet and Entertainment

4: Key Note and Conference Photos

Announcements

Important Dates