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International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of purchasing and supply management. Established in 1991 as PSERG (Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Group), it has over 300 members in more than 30 countries. Membership is open to academics as well as practitioners. The mission of IPSERA is to act as a platform for academics and practitioners to exchange ideas, stimulate discussions and reflect on concepts, theories and educational forms and methods in an open and friendly atmosphere. The topics discussed and issues raised should one way or another improve the professional quality of those, active in the field of purchasing and supply.

Conferences
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business is held each year in late June or early July. Due to AIB's geographically diverse membership, the location of its annual meeting rotates amongst the continents.


 * 2005 – Archamps, France
 * 2006 – San Diego, USA
 * 2007 – Bath, UK
 * 2008 – Perth, Australia
 * 2009 – Wiesbaden, Germany
 * 2010 – Lappeenranta, Finland
 * 2011 – Maastricht, the Netherlands
 * 2012 – Naples, Italy
 * 2013 – Nantes, France
 * 2014 – Pretoria, South Africa

Nodes and centers of excellence
IPSERA currently has 4 Academic Centers of Excellence and 11 Regional Nodes. Nodes are academic groups of minimum 5 persons who work on the field of purchasing and supply management. Nodes organize workshops or regional meetings that are supported by IPSERA.

Bursaries
IPSERA has several bursaries available to attend the IPSERA Conference and the IFPSM summer school. applications are evaluated on a need and merit basis. Via the bursary system, applicants from developing countries or countries that are under-represented at IPSERA can join the conference. Furthermore, PhD students are supported in the early years of their professional career.

Publications
IPSERA has no own journal. However, the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, one of the highest-ranked scholarly journals in the field of purchasing and supply management dedicates yearly a special issue to IPSERA, bundling the best papers from the past IPSERA conference.