Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortia

EAM Conference, Washington D.C.

Theo Peridis, York University

All Junior Faculty and doctoral students take notice:

            We are putting together a new format for the doctoral and junior faculty consortia to take place during the Eastern Academy of Management conference in Washington D.C. on May 15, 2008 and we want you to be part of it.  

            This year, we have structured the two consortia in a coordinated design that involves both parallel and plenary sessions.  Essentially, we want to not only give each of the groups an opportunity to dialogue with some senior and accomplished faculty on issues that pertain to their particular state of development of their careers, but also have an opportunity to share insights on some of the common concerns and challenges both groups face, such as early publishing and making wise choices about journals.  We want to provide a great networking opportunity for members of both groups to get to know current and future colleagues with whom you could find fertile ground for collaboration and sharing of ideas.

            So far, some excellent scholars and accomplished faculty members have enthusiastically agreed to join us and share their insights, experiences and suggestions for setting the foundations for great and fulfilling academic careers.  Among them: James Bailey, Cyril Bouquet, Tony Butterfield, Bill Ferris, Jeff Lenn, Debra Shapiro, and Joe Seltzer.

            Below is the program outline, starting with an early breakfast and a get-to-know each other at 8:00 a.m. Then, the sessions will run in a coordinated and overlapping fashion to maximize the benefits of both individual discussions and joint plenary sessions.

I. Junior Faculty consortium         and                 II. Doctoral student consortium

            Thursday, May 15, 2008;  8:30 - 11:45 a.m

            8:00     Breakfast

            8:30 - 8:45 Introductions and overview of the program

            8:45 -9:30 Plenary  (joint I and II)

                        “Ideas: Identifying research ideas and developing research topics that are interesting, relevant, impactful”

            Two parallel sessions with short presentations and long engaging discussions with the participants:

            9:30-10:10

                        I. Crafting an impactful dissertation

                        II. Converting the dissertation to papers

            10:20 - 11:00  

                        I. Selecting appropriate methodologies

                        II. Developing an early research portfolio

            11:00 - 11:45   Facilitated panel plenary with editors from the journals you want to target.

            Converting good research into publishable papers; how can young scholars maximize their publication output”

            We would like to invite you to be part of the program and give you an opportunity to meet other young and aspiring scholars and together learn from the experience of those that have been there before you.  If you want to participate, please submit a request with a short cv and a brief description of your dissertation topic or your current research stream.  There is not additional fee for participating in either consortium but pre-registration and acceptance is required.

All requests should be sent to:

Theo Peridis

Doctoral and Junior Faculty Consortia coordinator

Schulich School of Business

York University

tperidis@schulich.yorku.ca