History and spirit of ICRM

The Colloquium was originally conceived as an on-going forum for creating new knowledge and circulating viewpoints which challenge established marketing management theory and practices. David Ballantyne, the first convenor, had the vision of a Colloquium which went beyond the bounds of a small and friendly conference to one which would expand and sustain a community of researchers, allow sufficient time for dialogue among those researchers, and provide access to academic journals for publishing the Colloquia papers. Networks and dialogue remain essential elements of the Colloquium.

Spirit of ICRM (with David Ballantyne and Fred Lemke)

David Ballantyne, University of Otago and first convenor in 1993 and Fred Lemke, Newcastle University Business School and host of ICRM 2014 on the spirit of the Colloquium.

Maintaining the Colloquium Spirit (with Christian Grönroos)

Christian Grönroos, Hanken School of Economics and co-chair of the ICRM in 1996 and in 2015 on how to maintain the colloquium spirit of ICRM with 50 and more delegates.

Transmitting the ICRM Spirit: 2014 - 2015 - 2016 (with Fred Lemke and Johanna Gummerus)

Fred Lemke (Newcastle University Business School), host of ICRM 2014 and Johanna Gummerus (Hanken School of Economics), co-host of ICRM 2015 share their experiences and recommendations for the 24th edition of the Colloquium in September 2016 in Toulouse.

The ICRM Spirit From the Delegates' Perspective (with Mark Toon)

What makes the International Colloquium on Relationship Marketing so different from other academic conferences? The answer with Mark Toon, Lecturer at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University.

ICRM venues from 1993 to 2015

23rd Annual Colloquium held in 2015 at Hanken School of Economics, Finland

22nd Annual Colloquium held in 2014 at Newcastle University, UK

21st Annual Colloquium held in 2013 at ESC Rennes Business School, France

20th Annual Colloquium held in 2012 at Nottingham Trent University, UK

19th Annual Colloquium held in 2011 at Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

18th Annual Colloquium held in 2010 at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK

17th Annual Colloquium held in 2009 at Maastricht University, Netherlands

16th Annual Colloquium held in 2008 at Swansea University, UK

15th Annual Colloquium held in 2007 at University Torcuato di Tella, Argentina

14th Annual Colloquium held in 2006 at University of Leipzig, Germany

13th Annual Colloquium held in 2005 at Memorial University, St. Johns, Canada

12th Annual Colloquium held in 2004 at University of Waikato, New Zealand

11th Annual Colloquium held in 2003 at University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK

10th Annual Colloquium held in 2002 at Kaiserslautern University, Germany

9th Annual Colloquium held in 2001 at John Molson University, Montreal, Canada

8th Annual Colloquium held in 2000 at Stockholm University, Sweden

7th Annual Colloquium held in 1999 at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland

6th Annual Colloquium held in 1998 at Auckland University, New Zealand

5th Annual Colloquium held in 1997 at Cranfield University, England

4th Annual Colloquium held in 1996 at Swedish Business School, Helsinki, Finland

3rd Annual Colloquium held in 1995 at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2nd Annual Colloquium held in 1994 at Cranfield University, England

1st Annual Colloquium held in 1993 at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia