Eastern Council of Business Schools and Programs

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The AI Revolution: Reshaping Business, Reinventing Education, and Transforming Our World Hosted by the College of Southern Maryland Lodging Options: <table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" fr-original-style="border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;" id="isPasted" style="border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; empty-cells: show; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; max-width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;" width="640"><tbody fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><tr fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><td align="left" fr-original-style="border-collapse: collapse;" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 5px; box-sizing: inherit; user-select: text; border: 0px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);">Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf10385 O&#39;Donnell PlWaldorf, MD 20603240-222-0000Room Rate $119 plus taxes<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bwiwagi-92a-1850b77b-fe11-46f7-9d1c-7ca569fcea07/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Book Here</a> </td></tr><tr fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><td fr-original-style="border-collapse: collapse;" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 5px; box-sizing: inherit; user-select: text; border: 0px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"> </td></tr></tbody></table>Courtyard Marriott3145 Crain HighwayWaldorf, MD&nbsp;phone: 301-645.2109King $219Queen $189 Holiday Inn Express La Plata (301) 392-0065&nbsp;- no special rates &nbsp;Hampton Inn Waldorf (301) 632-9600 - no special rates Please join us for the ACBSP Region 2 Annual Conference, hosted this year by the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland. We begin at 5 p.m. Friday, November 6, and wrap up by 3 p.m. Saturday, November 7. This year&#39;s theme is &quot;The AI Revolution: Reshaping Business, Reinventing Education, and Transforming Our World.&quot; It will shape the keynote and most of the member presentations, though we welcome proposals on other topics as well. Registration is $175 through September 30 and $200 beginning October 1, and includes: &bull; A keynote address on the conference theme&bull; Member presentations on AI in business and business education&bull; Sponsor presentations and booths featuring the latest teaching and support tools&bull; Meals, receptions, and plenty of time to reconnect with colleagues Register now to lock in the early rate. Already on the program: &bull; &quot;How to Create a Simulation with Claude Code&quot;&bull; &quot;Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Key to Business Success in an AI-Driven World&quot;&bull; &quot;Human-Centered AI Business Innovation &amp; Transformation: Backcasting the KSAs Our Graduates Will Need to Lead the AI Economy&quot; Know a business instructor at a non-member school? We are working to grow our membership, and we would be glad to host them at the conference at no charge. Just send me their name and contact information and I will take care of the rest. If you can extend your stay, Southern Maryland has some history worth seeing. The Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House is where Mudd set John Wilkes Booth&#39;s broken leg as Booth fled through Charles County after the Lincoln assassination, and the Thomas Stone House was home to one of Maryland&#39;s signers of the Declaration of Independence. Questions? Email me at&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ctripley@csmd.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ctripley@csmd.edu</a>. I hope to see you in November.

&nbsp;Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the ACBSP Region 2 Fall Conference. On behalf of Chris Ripley, Regional Chair, it is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you. Conference Schedule:<ul data-end="617" data-start="372" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="496" data-start="372" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Friday, November 6<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="496" data-start="372" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Registration opens at 4:30 PM</li><li data-end="496" data-start="372" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Welcome Reception at 5:00 PM</li><li data-end="496" data-start="372" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Dinner at 6:00 PM</li></ul></li><li data-end="617" data-start="498" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Saturday, November 7<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="617" data-start="498" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Breakfast at 8:00 AM</li><li data-end="617" data-start="498" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">ECBSP Business Meeting and breakout sessions to follow</li></ul></li></ul>A full conference agenda will be shared once all presentations have been finalized. Lodging Information: See lodging information below: Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf10385 O&#39;Donnell PlWaldorf, MD 20603240-222-0000Room Rate $119 plus taxes <span contenteditable="false" data-button-color="{{#5555E7}}" data-custom-link="{{https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bwiwagi-92a-1850b77b-fe11-46f7-9d1c-7ca569fcea07/}}" data-custom-variable="{{custom-link-button-70f2756b-0547-4dd2-8df5-9d1a61c23bfd}}" data-text="{{Book Here}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-button" fr-original-style="background-color: #5555E7" style="background-color: rgb(85, 85, 231); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; border-radius: 8px; height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 16px; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 20px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">Book Here Courtyard Marriott3145 Crain HighwayWaldorf, MD&nbsp;phone: 301-645.2109King $219Queen $189 Holiday Inn Express La Plata (301) 392-0065&nbsp; Hampton Inn Waldorf (301) 632-9600 We look forward to welcoming you to the College of Southern Maryland on November 6th and to an engaging and productive conference. Warm regards,Chris RipleyAssociate Professor, Business<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ctripley@csmd.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ctripley@csmd.edu</a>301-638-4755

The AI Revolution: Reshaping Business, Reinventing Education, and Transforming Our World Hosted by the College of Southern Maryland Lodging Options: <table><tbody><tr><td>Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf10385 O'Donnell PlWaldorf, MD 20603240-222-0000Room Rate $119 plus taxes<a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bwiwagi-92a-1850b77b-fe11-46f7-9d1c-7ca569fcea07/" target="_blank">Book Here</a> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>Courtyard Marriott3145 Crain HighwayWaldorf, MD phone: 301-645.2109King $219Queen $189 Holiday Inn Express La Plata (301) 392-0065 - no special rates  Hampton Inn Waldorf (301) 632-9600 - no special rates Please join us for the ACBSP Region 2 Annual Conference, hosted this year by the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland. We begin at 5 p.m. Friday, November 6, and wrap up by 3 p.m. Saturday, November 7. This year's theme is "The AI Revolution: Reshaping Business, Reinventing Education, and Transforming Our World." It will shape the keynote and most of the member presentations, though we welcome proposals on other topics as well. Registration is $175 through September 30 and $200 beginning October 1, and includes: • A keynote address on the conference theme• Member presentations on AI in business and business education• Sponsor presentations and booths featuring the latest teaching and support tools• Meals, receptions, and plenty of time to reconnect with colleagues Register now to lock in the early rate. Already on the program: • "How to Create a Simulation with Claude Code"• "Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Key to Business Success in an AI-Driven World"• "Human-Centered AI Business Innovation &amp; Transformation: Backcasting the KSAs Our Graduates Will Need to Lead the AI Economy" Know a business instructor at a non-member school? We are working to grow our membership, and we would be glad to host them at the conference at no charge. Just send me their name and contact information and I will take care of the rest. If you can extend your stay, Southern Maryland has some history worth seeing. The Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House is where Mudd set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg as Booth fled through Charles County after the Lincoln assassination, and the Thomas Stone House was home to one of Maryland's signers of the Declaration of Independence. Questions? Email me at <a href="mailto:ctripley@csmd.edu" target="_blank">ctripley@csmd.edu</a>. I hope to see you in November.

Eastern Council of Business Schools and Programs

2026 ACBSP REGION 2 FALL CONFERENCE

8730 Mitchell Rd

Conference Registration

$175

Vendor Sponsorship

$500