The East Coast Doctoral Conference ("ECDC") is a conference for doctoral students across management and related disciplines. Hosted annually, it is run by students in the Management PhD programs at Columbia University and NYU Stern. 

If you'd like to submit to give a talk or short presentation at the conference, please follow the instructions on the "Submit an entry" page.

The 2027 East Coast Doctoral Conference will be in-person at NYU Stern School of Business!

Key dates:

• Call for papers: October 30, 2026

• Submission deadline: January 8, 2027

• Accepted presenters notified: January 30, 2027

• Conference: April 9, 2027

Please reach out to us at eastcoastdrconference@gmail.com with any questions, concerns or recommendations and we look forward to seeing you at ECDC 2027.

- The ECDC Organizing Team (Taqua Elleithy (NYU); Minhee Kim (Columbia); Asher Lasday (NYU); Simeng Wang (Columbia); Xinni Wu (Columbia))