February 1, 2026:

HOTEL Arrangement
For conference participants who plan to stay in KOHINUR PLACE HOTEL the price for the room is:
115 $ for double room per night (incl. breakfast) and 90 $ for single room per night (incl. breakfast).
Since September is a high tourism season in Uzbekistan, the general manager recommends that participants make their reservations as early as possible.
All participants must arrange their stay in KOHINUR PLAZA HOTEL by contacting the hotel: kohinur.plaza.hotel@gmail.com.
Please also mention that you are participants of EMNet 2026 when making your booking, as this will help the hotel to identify the reservations correctly.

September 1, 2025:

ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKS (EMNet 2026) in SAMARKAND, Uzebekistan

Dear colleagues,

As organizing chair, I am happy to announce that the 11th International Conference on ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKS - EMNET 2026 - will be organized in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in the KOHINUR PLAZA HOTEL - from Sept. 14-16, 2026.

The following topics are invited for presentation at EMNet 2026:
Theoretical, conceptual and empirical papers from all areas in economics and management of networks and digital platforms (franchising, retail and service chains, cooperatives, consortia, financial networks, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing, clusters, international market entry through networks, public-private partnerships, the role of blockchain and AI in networks, DAO as new governance form, governance of blockchain and digital platforms, linkages between networks and ecosystems, sustainability and network governance, progress in the theory of networks and digital platforms) are welcome.

In addition, SPECIAL WORKSHOPS will be organized:
"The role of AI and blockchain in interorganizational networks"
"Relationship between interorganizational networks an ecosystems"
"Sustainability and governance of interorganizational networks"

PUBLICATION Possibilities
1. SPECIAL ISSUE IN EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW -
Topic: "GOVERNANCE OF INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DIGITAL ERA"
see here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/17404762/homepage/calls-for-papers

2. Edited BOOK in Springer:
ECONOMICS and MANAGEMENT of NETWORKS and DIGITAL PLATFORMS

The call for papers are published here - https://emnet.univie.ac.at/call-for-papers-emnet-2026