We invite our colleagues in the Careers and other related divisions of the Academy of Management to submit proposals for Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) to be held between 8:00a.m. Friday, August 12th, and 8:00p.m., Saturday, August 13th, before the start of the regular sessions of the Academy of Management in San Antonio, 2011. We encourage innovative proposals in any areas that relate to the interests and mission of the Careers Division (see the division's website at http://www.cardiv.org/) including support for junior scholars, those in 'mid-career stage' and those closer to retirement or developing careers outside academia.
Career Division Members indicated in a brief survey in September 2010 that they are particularly interested in PDW address:
¨ Tips for getting published
¨ Incorporating career concepts into OB and HR courses and in executive education
¨ Applying career development and coaching concepts (e.g., mindfulness, self-leadership, marketing yourself, establishing research collaborations, adaptability, managing diversity, work-life integration strategies)
¨ Cutting-edge research methods
¨ Making career changes, international careers, and mentoring
¨ Dealing with the career impact of aging, economic adversity, and having many career changes.
Our members also indicated that they most value PDWs that feature:
¨ Meeting people: high quality networking & discussion opportunities
¨ Expert speakers who are focused on the topic ...
¨ Chances for meaningful engagement with the presenters and other participants
¨ Professional development: Real world and teaching applications, including actionable next steps
¨ Feedback on research papers / attention to personal research challenges
¨ Personal experiences: stories of dealing with career challenges
¨ Fun!
For 2011, submissions that attend to the conference theme of West Meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending are especially welcome: How might we be enlightened by Eastern philosophies and business approaches in personally and collectively pursuing the Academy's vision to "inspire and enable a better world through our scholarship and teaching about management and organizations"? How might we better balance potential dichotomies including between work and life, learning and performing, collective good and self-interest, financial prosperity and authenticity, research and teaching, as well as science and practice? How might we transcend paradigmatic differences in approaches to our professional development that suggest enlightening and inspiring new opportunities?
Whilst the themes and suggestions provided above offer some guidelines, we would like to create a range of PDWs that is ultimately characterized by innovation, inspiration and meaningful connections among our diverse members. Proposals that pioneer new or alternative themes and formats are thus most welcome, though submissions clearly focused on adding to the professional acumen and/or social capital of attendees are particularly encouraged.
If you would like further information, want to chat about a potential submission, or simply be put in touch with other potential contributors, please do not hesitate to contact Peter Heslin, the PDW chair for the Careers Division. The Academy has identified December 14, 2010 as a deadline for submitters to contact PDW Chairs for informal discussions about ideas for PDW sessions, though the best time to do this is as soon as possible.
Updated phone contact details: Between October 15 and December 8, 2010 Peter will be in Dallas, Texas, reachable by phone at (1) 214 768 4170(office) or (1)972 900 0597 (cell). Between Dec 10, 2010 and Jan 7, 2011 he will be Brazil at (55) 27 3242 2751. After that, Peter will be house-hunting in Australia so email is best in the first instance.
The deadline for submitting a final PDW proposal is January 11, 2011, 5pm (Eastern Standard Time).
Final proposals should be submitted using the online submission system http://submissions.aomonline.org/2011 and not directly to the Careers Division PDW Chair. Remember that for 2011, the "Rule of Three" applies to the PDW program. This means that no person can be listed as a potential contributor on more than 3 PDW submissions. These 3 PDW submissions are in addition to participating in 3 regular program sessions, so PDW submissions will not limit your submissions to the regular program.
Please keep in mind that this is a competitive process so sometimes not all submissions can be accepted, though the PDW chair may encourage collaboration on similar ideas when time allows and when doing so is likely to increase the chance of acceptance.
We are looking forward to receiving your exciting ideas for the Careers Division PDW program of 2011!!
Peter Heslin
heslin@unsw.edu.au
PDW-Chair, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Careers Division