All division chairs were asked to circulate this among their members.
Dr. Cherlyn Granrose
Professor of Business Administration
Campbell School of Business
Berry College
2277 Martha Berry Hwy. NW
Mt. Berry, Ga 30149-5024
Telephone (706) 290-2684
Fax (706) 238-7926
Cellular (706) 331-5442
From: Lynn Bowes-Sperry
Sent: Sat 6/16/2007 2:14 PM
To: cgranrose@berry.edu
Subject: Award-winning PDW on International Diversity Incubators
Dear GDO Division Members: I am writing to bring your attention to an innovative Professional Development Workshop (PDW) for which the GDO Division won a Challenge Award. The PDW, entitled "International Diversity Incubators," will be held on Saturday August 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In order for this session to succeed, those interested in participating must pre-register by July 5, 2007 (rather than June 1, 2007 as stated in the program) by contacting me at lbowessp@wnec.edu. The innovative format of the PDW is as follows: each participant identifies the country in which they reside and topic(s) within gender and diversity on which they would like to collaborate with colleagues from other countries. Incubators will be formed with participants from different countries interested in the same topic. Members of each incubator will be provided with contact information for all members in their group and dialogue among them will begin before the Academy meeting. The Challenge Award provides GDO with funds to cover teleconferences for the incubators. It is my hope that collaborations among incubator members continue well after the meetings. Sincerely, Lynn Bowes-Sperry GDO Chair-Elect Associate Professor of Management Western New England College 1215 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01119 Phone: (860) 444-9239 Fax: (413) 796-2068 Email: lbowessp@wnec.edu