Esports Business and Education Conference Call for Papers

Hosted by: EDGE Consulting and Shenandoah University

When: October 12-14

Where: Shenandoah University School of Business, Winchester, VA

The Esports Business and Education Conference (EBEC) will be providing a premium experience by bringing different academic and industry leaders in esports together. There will be keynote speakers, panels, breakout sessions, and, notably, a separate graduate and undergraduate student pitch competition. The conference will deliver an itinerary to allow you to get the most out of your experience. It will provide you opportunities to collaborate with current industry leaders and to learn about the cutting edge research areas in esports.   

The EBEC invites submission of abstracts from faculty members, industry professionals, and graduate students on a variety of applied, theoretical, empirical, and conceptual research topics in the esports industry and education. EBEC encourages presentations and topics that serve to bridge the gap from theory to practice. 

Abstracts will be categorized by topic(s) and may include, but are not limited to, the following areas of esports (academic and industry):   

• Esports Business and Management 
• Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion 
• Sponsorship 
• Facility Management 
• Event Management  
• Esports Technology 
• Broadcasting 
• Legal Issues 
• Entrepreneurship 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
• Game Design, Development, and Coding 
• Esports Pedagogy 
• Wellness and Nutrition 
• Coaching 

Abstracts considered by the EBEC should be completed or in-progress original research not submitted for consideration to another conference or previously presented at another conference. Submitted abstracts should not be for work published prior to the submission deadline. Please make note of the type of presentation by using the following subjects below:  

1. 20-minute oral presentation (including questions) 

2. 60 minute panel presentations 

3. Poster presentations 

4. Pitch competition proposal (executive summary)*  

*Student Only (Graduate and Undergraduate) 

All abstracts must be submitted directly to the EBEC academic program coordinator, Chris Scroggins, via email at chris@edgeconsulting.gg. Presenters are required to attach their abstract as a Microsoft Word document (.docx) when sending an email. Below are instructions for submission:  

• Email subject line should be “Submission for EBEC_type of presentation” 

• Email body should include the title of the abstract, author(s), and affiliation(s). 

• The file name should start with the first author’s initials such that an abstract name can be initials_abstract.docx. In case a first author submits multiple abstracts, additional files should be named: initials_abstract 2.docx. 

• Abstracts should not include author name(s), affiliation(s), and/or any other personally identifiable information for a blind review process. 

• Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words (excluding references). 

• Abstracts should not include figures or tables. 

• Abstracts should be formatted using guidelines from the latest edition of the APA Manual. 

All abstracts must be received by Friday, June 24, 2022 (11:59 PM EDT). 

All abstracts will undergo a blind review process. Submitting authors will be notified by email of a decision by Friday, July 15, 2022.

Academic Program: Christopher Scroggins chris@edgeconsulting.gg  

Conference Program: Tim Pressler TPressle19@su.edu