8th Conference on International Human Resource
Management
http://www.ihrm2005.com
CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA
14-17 June 2005
�Making a Difference in a World of Differences�
COME TO CAIRNS
The 8th Conference on International Human Resource
Management will be held in Cairns, Australia. The
program is designed to appeal to practitioners as well
as academics in IHRM, and general management.
History
The seven preceding conferences have been held in
Singapore, Hong Kong, England (Ashridge Management
College), Australia (Gold Coast), USA (San Diego),
Germany (Paderborn), and Ireland (Limerick). In 2003,
the Limerick Conference attracted some 400 registered
participants.
Organisation
Each conference is organised by a local committee,
typically university-based, by agreement with the
Conference Secretariat which approves applications to
hold each conference subject to assurances of quality.
Since 1994, the Conference Secretariat has been made
up of:
� Prof Ben Shaw (Coordinator) - Bond University
bshaw@staff.bond.edu.au
� Dr Paul Davidson (Secretary) � Queensland University
of Technology
p.davidson@qut.edu.au
� Prof Cyn D Fisher � Bond University
cfisher@staff.bond.edu.au
� Mr Greg Southey - Queensland University of
Technology
g.southey@qut.edu.au
Joining the Conference Secretariat for the 2005
Conference is an organising committee of leading HRM
academics from around the world, made up of:
� Assoc Prof Helen De Cieri (Monash University)
helen.decieri@buseco.monash.edu.au (Australia)
� Prof Randy Chiu, Hong Kong Baptist University
randychiu@hkbu.edu.hk (Asia)
� Prof Andre Petit, University of Sherbrooke, Montreal
apetit@adm.usherb.ca (Canada)
� Dr Michael Morley, University of Limerick, Ireland
Michael.Morley@ul.ie (UK/Republic of Ireland)
� Prof Michael Segalla, HEC School of Management,
Paris, France
segalla@hec.fr (Continental Europe)
� Assoc Prof Romie Littrell, Faculty of Business,
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz (New Zealand)
� Assoc Prof Zaynep Aycan, Koc University, Istanbul,
Turkey
zaycan@koc.edu.tr (Middle East/Africa)
� Prof Dennis Briscoe, University of San Diego,
California
dbriscoe@sandiego.edu (USA/Central and
South America)
The 2005 Conference is being organised by a committee
chaired by Dr Paul Davidson (QUT), made up of the
Conference Secretariat, and assisted by
Conference administration is contracted to Ms Mary
Sparksman of Your Registration Desk, Brisbane
(
yrd@tpg.com.au) (Tel: +617 3878 9242).
The conference is being held in association with the
Australian Human Resource Institute, and co-sponsored
by Bond University, Queensland University of
Technology, and Monash University.
Venue
The venue is the 5-star Cairns International Hotel,
Queensland, Australia. Cairns is the premier tourist
destination and conference centre in Australia�s
tropical north, and is renowned in particular for its
proximity to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree
National Park. It has an airport serving national and
international services and is also easily accessible
by road and rail.
Registration and Accommodation:
Registration: $725. Hotel accommodation will be able
to be reserved at three levels, from budget (approx
$130 per room) to 5-star (approx $210) per night per
room. All fees are in Australian dollars.
Accommodation will be charged to delegates at cost to
the Conference Committee.
The Registration Fee covers:
� Welcome reception (Tuesday 14th June evening);
� attendance at all sessions (Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday);
� conference satchel with documents (book of abstracts
and CD of papers);
� lunches (three days), morning teas (three days) and
afternoon teas (two days),
� Barbeque (Wednesday evening); and
� Conference dinner (Thursday evening).
http://www.ihrm2005.com
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Prof. Romie F. Littrell, Ph.D.
Facutly of Business, Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 1020
Auckland 1020, New Zealand
Fax (64) 9 - 917 -9629
http://www.romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/
http://www.crossculturalcentre.homestead.com/
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