The 2027 International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) will be held Tuesday through Sunday, April 6th-10th.
The online divisions will compete on April 6 and 7. The in-person competition will convene on April 8-10 in Los Angeles on the LMU Westchester campus. The winners for all divisions will be announced on the evening of Saturday, April 10th at the awards ceremony, which will be livestreamed.
This competition is open to all colleges and universities and has divisions for both graduate and undergraduate divisions. To see the competition schedule, visit the Schedule and Travel page.
Limited financial aid is available - please email ibes@lmu.edu or call Chiray Koo at (213)-268-0789 for more details.
Registration:
- The virtual competition will be capped at 20 teams, and the in-person competition will be capped at 25 teams.
- Each school is permitted to send up to 2 teams, any combination of undergraduate/graduate and online/in-person.
- Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and a waiting list will be available once capacity is reached.
- To secure their place, teams must complete the Google registration form and submit payment within two weeks of registration. If payment is not received within this period, the team's spot may be released to another team on the waiting list.
To register a team, use this link. Each team must register separately.
Please Note: If you do not know all of the names of your team members yet, please put "TBD" into the Team Member Name and Team Member Email sections on the form.
Payment Information:
- The in-person registration fee is $630 per team. It covers the cost of the Welcome Dinner and Awards Banquet for up to six (6) students and advisors combined. The cost for any additional attendees is $95 per additional person. Email us if you would like to include additional people at the dinners.
- The online registration fee is $305 per team.
- Payments for online and in-person teams cannot be combined and must be paid in separate transactions.
- After submitting your registration, you will receive a follow-up email within 24 hours regarding your registration status.
- If space is available in your division, the email will include a payment link and instructions to secure your spot. If your division is full, you will be placed on the waitlist and notified by email.
- Waitlisted teams will receive a follow-up email if a spot becomes available.
If you prefer to send a check, please email us so we can be on the lookout. Make check payable to "Loyola Marymount University" and write "2027 IBESCC Registration" in the memo portion. If the check is not issued by your school, also include your school's name in the memo. Send check to:
Chiray Koo
Loyola Marrymount University
1 LMU Dr.
Hilton 117
Los Angeles, CA 90045
DEADLINES
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