{"id":15343,"date":"2026-03-07T02:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/?p=15343"},"modified":"2026-03-07T02:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:44:39","slug":"chimspas-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/chimspas-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CHIMSPAS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026-1536x1025.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS-2026.png 1865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Deadline (500-w abstract): 15 April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are happy to announce the\u00a0<strong>6th<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Conference on CHALLENGES IN MANAGING SMART PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CHIMSPAS 2026)\u00a0<\/strong>hosted by the Institute of Technological Innovation, Market Development and Entrepreneurship (iTIME) at Bielefeld University on\u00a0<strong>September 24 &amp; 25, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart products and services are about to transform both markets and companies. Since 2019, scientists discuss corresponding managerial issues during the conference. In these past years, a vivid community of researchers with various backgrounds, especially from the fields of service management, innovation management, and business information systems, emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, we cordially invite scholars and practitioners from diverse management fields as well as from further disciplines such as engineering, psychology, or law to join us for another CHIMSPAS event. We welcome conceptual, empirical, and analytical works to be presented at CHIMSPAS. Possible contributions should be submitted as extended abstracts. Both completed research and work in progress are eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The submission deadline for extended abstracts (<strong>maximum of 500 words<\/strong>) for either\u00a0<strong>full-length oral\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>poster<\/strong>\u00a0presentations is\u00a0<strong>April 15, 2026<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please find further information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uni-bielefeld.de%2Ffakultaeten%2Fwirtschaftswissenschaften%2Ftagungen%2Fchimspas-2026%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chugo.guyader%40liu.se%7Ce587d54513d44d7068da08de7b8ce518%7C913f18ec7f264c5fa816784fe9a58edd%7C0%7C0%7C639084042440463435%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IzsMUHsG9tIPm%2BCv%2ByEyn51UNEIayBcyeSV%2B9sBLqAU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS_2026_Call-for-Abstracts.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CHIMSPAS_2026_Call-for-Abstracts.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-84ecb8b4-6abf-4b3d-a1d4-dde4fe854b27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS_2026_Call-for-Abstracts.pdf\">CHIMSPAS_2026_Call-for-Abstracts<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CHIMSPAS_2026_Call-for-Abstracts.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-84ecb8b4-6abf-4b3d-a1d4-dde4fe854b27\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conference Organizers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Melina Schleef<\/strong><br \/>Innovation and Technology Management, Bielefeld University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Christian Stummer<\/strong><br \/>Innovation and Technology Management, Bielefeld University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Nicola Bilstein<\/strong><br \/>Marketing &amp; Service Management, University of Bayreuth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline (500-w abstract): 15 April 2026 We are happy to announce the\u00a06th\u00a0Conference on CHALLENGES IN MANAGING SMART PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CHIMSPAS 2026)\u00a0hosted by the Institute of Technological Innovation, Market Development and Entrepreneurship (iTIME) at Bielefeld University on\u00a0September 24 &amp; 25, 2026. 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