The call for submissions for the Case Writing Competition, organized for the ninth time in cooperation with Emerald Group Publishing, has just closed. Sixty-eight cases written by 141 authors and co-authors from 21 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and USA) were submitted for this year's competition. Among the case authors are five IMTA alumni and one IMTA faculty member. Fifteen authors are from CEEMAN member schools. The preparation of six cases involved international cooperation.