Organizer and Chairman of European Conference on Consumer Protection, June 16-18, 1977 , Ankara , Turkey .

Organizer and course leader of an Executive Training Program on "Management in the Hospitality Industry:  Trends and Creative Strategies for the '80s" for the managers and/or owners of hotels, motels and government policy makers, December 3-6, 1980 Halifax and Sydney , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Organizer and Chairman of International Congress on Strategic Issues in Tourism Development for the Canadian Travel Industry:  Direction for the Eighties, March 28-31, 1981 , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Encouraging Export Trade Session Chairperson, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Montreal , Quebec , October 15-17, 1981 .

Organizer and Chairman of Atlantic Regional Congress on Housing Development, October 28-30, 1982 , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Comparative Marketing Track Chairperson of the Academy of Marketing Science Conference, May 5-8, 1982 , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.A.

Channels and Economic Development Session Chairperson AMA Workshop on Channels:  Domestic and International Perspectives, Dallas , Texas , March 17-19, 1982.

Agricultural Marketing Strategy Section Chairperson of the 1982 World Marketing Congress, January 4-6, 1982 , New Delhi , India .

Marketing Development in Asia Session Chairperson of the Academy of International Business Asia-Pacific Dimensions of International Business Conference, December 18-20, 1982 , Honolulu , Hawaii .

Panel member of a Special Session devoted to Marketing and Consumption in the Third World, American Marketing Association Educators' Conference, August 17-19, 1984 , Chicago , Illinois , USA .

Panel member of a Special Session devoted to International Marketing:  Current Perspectives, American Marketing Association Educators' Conference, August 3-6, 1986 , Chicago , Illinois , USA .

Organizer and Chairman of World Marketing Congress (Managing the International Marketing Function:  Creative Challenges of the Eighties), November 3-5, 1983 , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Organizer and Proceedings Co-editor of the Second World Marketing Congress, Marketing in the 1990s and Beyond, August 28-31, 1985 , Stirling , Scotland .

Retailing and Services Session Chairperson of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, May 27-29, 1985 , Montreal , Quebec , Canada .

Comparative Marketing Systems in Action and Progress (Special Panel) Session Chairperson of the Academy of Marketing Science Conference, May 22-25, 1985, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

Comparative Marketing Track Chairperson of the Academy of Marketing Science Conference May 4-7, 1983 , Miami Beach , Florida , U.S.A.

Marketing Functional Area Chairperson of the Atlantic Schools of Business 1979 Conference, November 1-3, 1979 , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Marketing Functional Area Chairperson of the Atlantic Schools of Business 1980 Conference, October 23-25, 1980 , Sydney , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Marketing Functional Area Chairperson of the Atlantic Schools of Business 1981 Conference, October 22-24, 1981 , Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada .

Marketing Functional Area Chairperson of the Atlantic Schools of Business 1982 Conference, October 21-23, 1982 , Sackville , New Brunswick , Canada .

Food Studies Session Chairperson of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, May 30-31, 1983 , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada .

Export Promotion Session Chairperson of the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, October 17-20, 1984 , Cleveland , Ohio , U.S.A.

Proceedings Co-editor of the International Business Schools Computer Users Groups 1987 Annual North American Conference (Computer Technology for Today and Tomorrow), July 26-29, 1987 , Flint , Michigan , U.S.A.

International Marketing Track Co-chairperson of the Academy of Marketing Science Conference, May 27-30, 1987 , Bal Harbor , Florida , U.S.A.

Panel Chairman of a Special Session devoted to the Development of Marketing Around the Globe, the Academy of Marketing Science Conference , May 27-30, 1987 , Bal Harbor , Florida , U.S.A.

Panel Chairman of a Special Session devoted to Computer Technology Applications for Business:  Experiences from Different Countries, International Business Schools Computer Users Group Conference, July 26-29, 1987 , Flint , Michigan , U.S.A.

Track Chairman of Session devoted to Governments' Role and Theory, Academy of Marketing Science Conference , May 26-29, 1993 , Miami Beach , Florida .

Chairman of Session devoted to Doing Business in China , the Academy of International Business , Annual Conference, Chicago , Illinois , November 12-15, 1987 .

Chairman of Session devoted to Marketing and Economic Development:  A Macro Marketing View, The American Marketing Association Winter Educators' Meeting, San Diego, California, February 7-10, 1988.

Chairman of Session devoted to International Marketing Management and Education, The Academy of Marketing Science Conference , April 27- May 1, 1988 , Montreal , Quebec , Canada .

Panel Chairman of four Special Sessions devoted to the Development of Marketing Science Around the World, The Academy of Marketing Science Conference , April 27- May 1, 1988 , Montreal , Quebec , Canada .

Chairman of Special Panel devoted to Cross Cultural/National Consumer Behavior:  Theory and Practice, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, June 5-7, 1988 , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Program Committee Member of a Workshop on International Marketing:  Polish-American Perspectives, May 29 - June 2, 1989 , Warsaw , Poland .

Proceedings Co-Editor of the International Business Schools Computer Users Group 1989 Annual North American Conference (Managing Information Technology:  Business Schools' Role in the 1990s), July 23-26, 1989 , Hershey , Pennsylvania .

Moderator of a Special Topic devoted to Internationalization, International Marketing and Purchasing Conference, September 5-7, 1989 , State College , Pennsylvania .

Panelist of a Special Session devoted to Global Marketing and the Development of New Product Strategies, Association for Global Business, November 9-11, 1989 , New Orleans , Louisiana .

Member of the Program Committee of the Conference on U.S. Competitiveness in the World Markets, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , October 12-23, 1990 .

Member of the Organizing Committee of the Conference on Industrial and Trade Policies for the 1990s':  Prospects and Implications for Developed and Developing Countries, Maastricht , The Netherlands , September 19-21, 1990 .

Track Chairman of Session devoted to International Marketing Channels, 16th Annual Conference of the European International Business Association, December 12-15, 1990, Madrid , Spain .

Chairman of Special Panel devoted to Strategic Issues in International Marketing, Academy of Marketing Science Conference , May 28-31, 1991 , Miami Beach , Florida .

Organizer and Proceedings Co-Editor of World Business Congress, April 9-12, 1992 , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .

Chairman of Session devoted to EC 1992:  Strategic Marketing Issues, Academy of Marketing Science Conference , April 22-25, 1992 , San Diego , California .

Panelist of a Special Session devoted to International Airlines:  Successful Marketing for Survival, Academy of Marketing Science Conference , April 24, 1992 , San Diego , California .

Vice-Chair and Proceedings Co-Editor of Second World Business Congress, June 3-6, 1993 , Turku , Finland .

Chairman of a Track devoted to International Marketing, Marketing in a Period of Transition Conference, Budapest University of Economic Sciences, March 22, 1993 , Budapest , Hungary .

Track Chairman of Session devoted to Comparative Marketing Systems, Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress , July 16-19, 1993 , Istanbul , Turkey .

Track Chairman of Session devoted to International Marketing: Country of Origin Issues, Southern Marketing Association Conference, November 3-6, 1993 , Atlanta , Georgia .

Chairman of Plenary Session devoted to Research and Publications, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 3rd Annual World Business Congress, June 16-18, 1994 , Penang Island , Malaysia

Conference Program Committee Member, The Second Facing East/Facing West Conference, June 2-3, 1995 , Kalamazoo , Michigan .

Chairman of a Panel devoted to Educational/Consulting Opportunities and Cooperative Alliances in International Business, International Management Development Association (IMDA) Interim Conference, 1995 November 9, 1995, Orlando , Florida .

Track Chairman of Session devoted to International Consumer Issues, International Management Development Association (IMDA) Interim Conference 1995, November 9, 1995 , Orlando , Florida .

Panel Member of a session devoted to Emerging Issues in Bank Management and Marketing, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 4th Annual World Business Congress, July 13-16, 1995, Istanbul, Turkey.

Session Chair of Networking and International Education and Consulting Opportunities, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 4th Annual World Business Congress, July 13-16, 1995 , Istanbul , Turkey .

Session Chair of Teaching of International Business:  Cross-National/Cultural Issues, Consumer Ethnocentrism:  Methodological Issues in Cross Cultural Research, Meet-the-Editors, and Networking and International Education and Consulting Opportunities, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 5th Annual World Business Congress, July 17-21, 1996 , Hamilton , Bermuda .

Session Chair of Meet-the-Editors, Networking, International Education and Consulting Opportunities, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 6th Annual World Business Congress, July 23-27, 1997, Chonju City, Republic of Korea.

Session Chair of Meet-the-Editors, Networking, International Education and Consulting Opportunities, International Management Development Association

(IMDA), 7^th Annual World Business Congress, June 3-7, 1998 , Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic .

Session Chair of Meet-the-Editors, and Panel Member on International Business in the Middle East and North Africa, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 8^th Annual World Business Congress, June 30-July 3, 1999, Monterey, California, USA.

Session Chair of Meet-the-Editors Panel, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 9^th Annual World Business Congress, December 14-17, 2000 , San Jose , Costa Rica .

Session Chair of Meet-the-Editors Panel, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 10^th Annual World Business Congress, July 4-8, 2001 , Zagreb , Croatia .

Session Chair of Global Publishing Opportunities in Business Administration: Publish or Perish?, Special Session Chair and Panel Member on Turmoil in Turbulent International Business Environment: Responses to Violence and Terrorism, International Management Development Association (IMDA), 11^th Annual World Business Congress, July 10-14, 2002 , Antalya , Turkey .

Session Chair of Cross-Cultural/National Marketing Issues and Environmental Issues in International Business, International Management Development Association (IMDA) 12^th Annual World Business Congress, June 25-29, 2003 , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada .

Session Chair of Global Publishing Opportunities in Business Administration, Panel Member on Global Multi-Channel Marketing, and Session Chair of Current Issues in Services Marketing and Management, International Management Development Association (IMDA) 13^th Annual World Business Congress, July 14-18, 2004, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Session Chair of Global Publishing Opportunities in Business Administration, Panel Member of Global Business Education, Collaborative Education, Consulting Opportunities and Networking, International Management Development Association (IMDA) 14^th Annual World Business Congress, July 10-14, 2005, Granada, Spain.