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AAA PITTSBURGH 2025 is a Wrap!

Get Ready for Conference 2026 - Austin, Texas, March 26 - 29, 2026.

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For the culture seeker, budding historian, sports enthusiast and urban adventurer, there’s no place quite like Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s one of the most historic and culture-rich cities in the USA with its foundation dating back to the mid-1700s. Pittsburgh is a destination that posts impressive numbers, too: 90 distinct neighborhoods, 40 craft breweries, 29 world-class colleges and universities, a 14-block Cultural District, fantastic world-class restaurants, great shopping, four Carnegie Museums and four professional sports teams. To top it all off, Pittsburgh boasts one of the most Instagram-worthy skylines in the country. Learn more about the 2025 Annual Conference today!

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Start thinking about competitive paper and special topics session submissions for AAA Conference 2026! Deadline, October 1, 2025.

Special Opportunities for Graduate Students:

Get ready for Conference 2026! Start working now on your October 1 submissions.

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Check out the January 2025 AAA Newsletter! Click here

New JCIRA podcasts have been posted. Volume 46, Issue 1

Listen to them on:

YouTube playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKkEP6-ZqQRwWaZMld5_BRqVL-cywOCXN&si=gHNdw2DtLeI4vHEf
The RSS website: https://www.sukkiyoon.com/podcast
Keyword search “Curious and Interesting” on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, and Spotify

Episodes include:

The Power of Time: How Long-Term Followers Boost Influencer Impact
Influencer Secrets: How Expertise and Playfulness Drive Engagement
Metaphorically Speaking: Visual Advertising Insights
Woke or Broke? Why Social-Issue Ads Trigger Toxic Talk
Who Do You Trust? Consumer Voices in Digital Branding
Humanizing Brands: Boosting Eco-Friendly Choices

Each episode is an open-access, two-minute, layman’s language summary of a paper to be published in JCIRA in the first issue of 2025.