I won't begin by telling you what a terrific Program we will have for you in Philadelphia (ok, I just did). We selected the best 55% of the 178 papers, symposia, workshops, case studies and experiential exercises that were submitted for the 1999 program. This year, sessions start on Friday, May 14 and run through Sunday morning, May 16. Here are some highlights:
Our theme B The Life-Giving Workplace B signifies a passion for work contexts that unleash human energy and excellence. It calls us to distinguish and acknowledge the core qualities of such contexts through inquiry, and invites us to generate these qualities through our actionsYour teaching, consulting and practice. It stands for the possibility of turning vision into reality.
We designed the conference partly to be a laboratory-workshop for our theme. Woven into the fabric of our gathering, thanks to the creative energy of theme coordinators Judi Neal and Drew Harris, are activities that may allow us to experience what is perhaps a signature quality of life-giving contextsYthe alignment of mind-body-spirit. Examples are The Labyrinth, massage, meditation, and rhythmic drumming.
On Friday, our distinguished executive speaker, Judi Wicks, an internationally-respected corporate activist, shares her passion for AMaking a Difference.@ A Saturday session showcases the work over the last several years on AThe Life-Giving Workplace@ by the FDU Center for HR Management and its corporate partners. A two-part (Friday-Saturday) dialogue/synergy session ANormalizing Spirituality at Work@ adopts an action learning format using the conference itself as a living laboratory to experiment with developing your spiritual self-expression in the work place. A Sunday-morning session AExploring EAM 1999 as a Life-Giving Experience@ allows us to reflect collectively on our experiences and learning throughout the conference. We hope you will join us on this journey.
Don't miss the fullest program of enriching pre-conference activities we have ever had (starting Friday morning, May 14). In addition to the doctoral consortium led by Jeff Lenn, there are terrific workshops on case-study writing, outdoor-adventure experiential learning, Internet-based teaching, and collaborative action research. The main program blends the added vitality of newcomers (there were 88 new contributors this year) with distinguished veterans who have contributed so much to us and their fields over the years. Featured this year (thanks to the initiative of Craig Lundberg and Joan Weiner) are ADistinguished Scholar Sessions@ with Bill Starbuck and Mariann (Sam) Jelinek. Also featured (thanks to the unceasing commitment of coordinator Dan Twomey) is the academic-practitioner track on Friday, bringing executives and academics together to collaborate on developing action-research projects.
The programs of our two affiliated groups CASE and ELA look to be particularly strong, including a reprise of their hugely popular joint-sponsored session ATeaching with Cases.@ With a re-vitalized management education track, EAM's ongoing commitment to advance excellence in teaching should be well served.
A warm sense of community has always been the signature of EAM. Providing opportunities to renew acquaintances and begin new ones are: a Thursday evening reception (honoring Bonnie-Betters-Reed) followed by buffet dinner; a Friday welcome luncheon buffet; and a gala colonial-style reception on Friday evening. And look for EAM's famous impromptu evening songfests.
Deepest thanks are due to my awesome Program Committee who brought so much life to the work and to the program (including track chairs Fran Amatucci, Ed Christensen, Deb Comer, Bill Ferris, Jeanie Forray, Gwen Jones, Mahesh Joshi, Eric Kessler, dt ogilvie, Susan Schor, Joe Seltzer, and Diana Stork). Likewise to Deanna Geddes and her outstanding local arrangements group for their dedication, collaborative spirit, and competence in creating a Aseamless conference,@ to Bonnie Betters-Reed and Eileen Kaplan for showing the way, to Editor Priscilla Elsass for Proceedings perfection, to webmeister Jerzy Letkowski for a wonderful website, and to Steve Meisel who I know will do a great job with the 2000 Program having helped so much with this year's. Finally, at Fairleigh Dickinson, I am deeply indebted to Dean Paul Lerman for financial support and to my staff Kelly Vostal and Tom Conley for their constant commitment and hard work in bringing everything together.
We mailed over 500 programs on March 10. If you do not receive a copy by March 30 or if you have any questions about the program, please contact me (see below). Program details and (inevitable) updates may also be found at the EAM website: http://mars.wnec.edu/eam
I look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!
Joel Harmon, VP Program
(973)443-8792/8850
jharmon444@aol.com
CASE In Hand
dt ogilvie, CASE Track Chair
Friday, May 14, 9am-10am: The Art & Science of Writing Publishable Cases: The Master Writer's View. Master case writers,Joe Wolfe, Peggy Naumes, and Tim Edlund, will share tips on how to write publishable cases.
Friday, May 14, 10am - noon: Embryo-Case Development Workshop. Participants will receive experienced case writers' detailed, hands-on guidance on next steps for progressing their case idea, outline or draft toward a published case. The workshop is open. Simply bring your case issues to the session. Or, to receive a letter in advance acknowledging your participation and allow panel members more time to review your case, send material by May 1 to: dt ogilvie, Rutgers U. GSM, 180 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102, (973)353-1288, fax (973)353-1664, dt.ogilvie@newark.rutgers.edu .
Friday, May 14, 1:30pm - 3:00pm & 3:30pm - 5:00 pm: CASE: VIP Session. This signature session for CASE provides a free form discussion of the case writing and "blind" review process by expert reviewers, journal editors, and editorial board members of case research journals. With agreements and disagreements about the selected cases abounding among the reviewers, the audience is treated to a rare view of the inside of the review process. The cases were selected based on their potential for eventual publication and classroom use. Audience participation is encouraged and copies of the cases will be distributed. Your participation is enhanced by obtaining an advance copy of the Proceedings of Cases in Progress from the EAM website (http://mars.wnec.edu/eam, see CASE Proceedings under "Affiliated Groups") or by contacting Herbert Sherman at Long Island U., (516) 283-6798, hsherman@sunburn.liunet.edu. The Proceedings contain the cases sselected this year, each with the associated Instructional Note and printed reviews. This session is ideal for those who research, write, and teach with cases, and those who want to develop or improve their skills.
Sat, May 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm: CASE/ELA/ MED: Case Teaching from the Masters I. Noted case teacher, Pierre, Du Jardin, shares expert advice on teaching cases. Bill Starbuck chairs this session.
Sat, May 15, 3:30pm - 5:00pm: CASE/ELA/ MED: Case Teaching from the Masters II. A hands on workshop in which participants can get personalized feedback on their case teaching from master case teachers, Pierre Du Jardin, John Seeger, and Bill Starbuck.
Sun, May 16, 8:45am - 10:15am: Case Writing Workshop II. Conference attendees who wish to work on their cases-in-progress may arrange at registration for hands-on guidance from expert case writers.
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