Dear Colleagues:
Exciting plans are taking shape for the Gender and Diversity in Organizations pre-conference workshops at the Academy of Management 2007 meeting in Philadelphia, PA! This years Professional Development Workshop (PDW) program is jam-packed with exciting learning, development, and sharing opportunities for GDO members. The PDW program begins on Friday August 3
rd at 1:00pm and runs until Sunday August 5
th at 12:00pm. Along with the annual doctoral consortium, we are planning an assortment of interesting and informative workshops this year. Below is a summary of all GDO-sponsored PDWs to help you to navigate the program and build your personal PDW schedule. Please note that the times and locations of some sessions may change, so be sure to check details in the final program. Please also note that many of these workshops recommend or require pre-registration, as indicated by an asterisk (*). To streamline the registration process, the Academy has instituted a new central PDW registration system so that, unless specifically directed otherwise, you should register for all PDWs at
http://apps.aomonline.org/PDWReg. The registration deadline for using this system is July 13, 2007. In some cases, information is provided in the specific session descriptions for registering after this date if space is still available. If you have any problems or concerns with the centralized PDW registration system, please email
pdwregistration@aom.pace.edu.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3: <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>
1:00 5:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Coalition For Faculty Diversity Publishing Workshop*
3 3:30 5:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab>Integral Communication: Mindful Skills for Relational Leadership*
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4:
8:00am 12:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab> Principles Of Mindful, Inclusive Leadership: A Philadelphia Experience*
8:00am 5:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab>Gender and Diversity in Organizations Doctoral Student Consortium*
8:30am 12:30pm<x-tab> </x-tab> International Diversity Incubators
10:30am 12:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab>Women's Empowerment in the Corporate World: Workplace Practices that Promote Development
12:00pm 1:30pm<x-tab> </x-tab>So You Want to Be a Leader in Higher Education? Developing Leadership as Women
1:00pm 5:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab>Workshop on Feminist Theory and Organization Studies*
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5:
8:00am 12:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab> Teaching Courses on "Diversity in Organizations"*
10:00am 12:00pm<x-tab> </x-tab>Religion and Work: Developing a Research Program in an Understudied Area
In addition to the workshops highlighted in the table, GDO is co-sponsoring over ten workshops with other divisions. Such workshops cover a range of topics, including crafting qualitative research papers, surviving parenthood and succeeding in academia, raising our expertise in chairing dissertations, and teaching 21
st century management. I hope that you will come early to take advantage of the wonderful development opportunities provided by the pre-conference program. If you have questions, please contact me. Many thanks in advance to all PDW organizers and participants I look forward to a fantastic PDW program!
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Quinetta M. Roberson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Human Resource Studies
Cornell University
389 Ives Hall - East Wing
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-4454
Fax: 607-255-1836
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