Meetings

Information about forthcoming CYGNA meetings

Anne-Wil Harzing - (updated Tue 22 Sep 2026 09:02)

Initially, our events took place every two months at a London-based university. Since COVID-19, we run both online and on-campus meetings. Write-ups of nearly all our meetings can be found here. A quick overview of past presentations can be found here. A newsletter for the 2024-2025 year can be downloaded here and one for the 2025-2026 year here.

2026-2027 CYGNA meetings

Please note: all times are London time, i.e. Winter time GMT+0, Summer time GMT+1. All meetings are online unless indicated otherwise. Calendar invites - including the meeting link - will generally be circulated three weeks before the event.

>Informal catch-up #13: 15 Sept 2026 11.00-12.00

Host: Anne-Wil Harzing (Middlesex University, UK)

#72: 13 Oct 2026, 11.00-13.00: Building Mutual Understanding across Career Stages, and between Academics and Managers

Organizer: Anne-Wil Harzing (Middlesex University, UK).

Panelists career stage: Maitane Amorrortu Blanco (University of Deusto, Spain), Kim Coogan (University of Sunderland, London, UK), Ruwaiha Razik (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka), Mary Vigier (Clermont School of Business, France)

Panelists managers & academics: Margaret Fletcher (University of Glasgow, UK), Olga Ryazanova (University of Maynooth, Ireland), Natalie Wilmot (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), and Karin Moser (University of Queensland, Australia, and University of Bern, Switzerland).

Link to official invite is here.

>Informal catch-up #14: Nov 2026 - date/time TBA

Host: Shea Fan (Deakin University, Australia)

#73: Dec date/time TBA: End of year celebration

Organizers: Carole Couper (University of Birmingham, UK) + TBA.

#74: 15 Jan, 12.00-16.00: Creating your research identity in changing times, University of Manchester (on site)

Organizers: Axèle Giroud (University of Manchester, UK), Natalie Wilmot (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK).

>Informal catch-up #15: Feb 2027 - date/time TBA

Host: TBA

#75: Mar/Apr, date/time TBA: Evidence-based teaching

Organizer: Tatiana Andreeva (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

>Informal catch-up #16: Apr/May 2027 - date/time TBA

Host: TBA

#76: 10 Jun 2027: Full-day writing workshop

Organizers: Christa Sathish (University of Westminster, UK), Karin Moser (University of Queensland, Australia, and University of Bern, Switzerland).

>Informal catch-up #17: Summer fun Jul/Aug 2027 - date/time TBA

Host: TBA

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Related pages

  • About Cygna - Background on the CYGNA network
  • Quick overview - Overview of presentations in our meetings with linked slidedecks
  • Meetings - Information about forthcoming CYGNA meetings, and links to prior years
  • Membership - Information for and about the Cygna network membership
  • Readings and inspirations - Inspirational readings and resources for female academics
  • The Cygna charter - Documents our CYGNA charter
  • Cygna videos - Repository of introduction videos of our new CYGNA coordination team
  • Cygna history - Tracing the history of our network since 2014, includes links to all of our meetings
  • Frequently asked questions - Everything you may want to know about the CYGNA network and more
  • The SWAN project - Initiated by Christa Sathish and Clarice Santos and implemented by Jacqueline Leon Ribas, this project created two swans reflecting CYGNA’s equal, inclusive, collective identity and the diversity of the network and its members
  • Conference meet-ups - Provides brief write-ups of CYGNA conference meet-ups
  • 10-year Anniversary event - Programme page for our 10-year anniversary event
  • International Women's Day - Our collection of posts for international women's day
  • CYG: Teaching & Scholarship Research - Our first CYG = SIG = Special Interest Group
  • CYG: Career stage CYGs - Introductory page for our new career stage CYGs
  • Cygna Writes - Introductory page for our new CYGNA Writes initiative - Writing in Community, Achieving in Silence
  • Cygna Collaborations - Reports on some of the many collaborations our swans have engaged in across the CYGNA network

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Anne-Wil Harzing is Emerita Professor of International Management at Middlesex University, London. She is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, a select group of distinguished AIB members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the scholarly development of the field of international business. In addition to her academic duties, she also maintains the Journal Quality List and is the driving force behind the popular Publish or Perish software program.

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