ACR HOSTS AN ANNUAL ACR CONFERENCE FOR ITS MEMBERS AND CO-SPONSORS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT ROTATES BETWEEN EUROPE, ASIA-PACIFIC, AND LATIN AMERICA REGIONS. ACR ALSO PUBLISHES ADVANCES IN CONSUMER RESEARCH, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PRESENTED AT THESE CONFERENCES. STARTING IN 2008, ACR ESTABLISHED A SMALL GRANT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS RESEARCH EFFORTS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ACR ADMINISTERS THE DISSERTATION AWARDS THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE SHETH FOUNDATION. THE ACR PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH, A QUARTERLY PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PROVIDING THEMATIC EXPLORATIONS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TOPICS.