Bill,
Great article in AoM Learning & Education!! It is good to see MED-ers where
they should be and need to be seen! Maybe our division's best papers can be
sent direct from the division to Aom L&E direct? Congrats Bill!
Marty Hornyak
P.S. I will send Carolyn and Steve a note on the idea.
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:56 PM
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Subject: Come to New England this June for "Teaching as a Liberal Art"
Hi All
Please consider sending one of your best exercises or ideas in 3-5 pages
to the 30th annual Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference to be
held June 11-14, 2003 in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of Western
Massachusetts at Western New England College in Springfield, MA. When
James Russell Lowell, one of New England's greatest poets, wrote, "What
is so rare as a day in June?/Then, if ever, come perfect days," he was
writing about the ambiance and atmosphere at this conference!! This
year's theme will stress the connection between the liberal arts and our
field.
Accepted submissions on theme will be published in an edited Theme
Resource CD with its own ISBN.
Our deadline is 2 months away--plenty of time to get your submission in.
Paper Call is below:
�Teaching as a Liberal Art�
Humanistic and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Management Education
THE 30TH ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR TEACHING CONFERENCE
Western New England College � Springfield, MA. � June 11-14, 2003
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: JANUARY 17, 2003
As we proceed into the first decade of the 21st century, our world is
faced with many new challenges that are humanistic as well as economic
and political. In some ways, those of us in management education live at
the crossroads of these major thoroughfares of our current world. The
events of 9-11 and its aftermath have shown us that we must consider our
everyday environment a global one - paradoxically much smaller in terms
of potential dangers and much more complex in terms of the potential for
peaceful coexistence with every constituency of the human race. As
educators, these new realities lead us more urgently than ever to pursue
our craft in a way that Liberates, Humanizes, and Connects.
Consequently, we will look with special favor upon papers, exercises,
and sessions that:
(1) Encourage the liberation of the mind, body or spirit
(2) Deal with the essential oneness of all human beings in celebration
of the aesthetic, the creative, and the ethical characteristics that
elevate our lives, and
(3) Combine ideals from across disciplines in an attempt to see our
human endeavors in new, paradigmatically challenging, ways.
As a part of this theme, we encourage participants to describe artistic
approaches to teaching as well as social scientific ones. We also
support submissions that take global economics and politics into
account, as they are central to issues of peaceful planetary
coexistence. Of course, as always, we will be enthusiastic about
considering submissions that don�t seem related to the theme as long as
they look compelling to anyone interested in better management education.
Welcome to Western New England College! WNEC is on the web at
www.wnec.edu. OBTC attendees will appreciate WNEC�s meticulously
landscaped 210-acre campus in Springfield, MA. We will be using dorms
with suites, for the most part, and all activities will be within 400
yards of each other. Participants will be able to use the facilities at
our Healthful Living Center when they are not going to events.
Springfield is located halfway between New York and Boston in the
Connecticut River valley. You may want to precede or follow up your
attendance at the conference with a trip to the Berkshires, which is an
hour away, or to Cape Cod or historic Boston, each a couple of hours
away. While at the conference, you may visit the Basketball Hall of
Fame, newly recreated as something of a theme park. Six Flags New
England is also located within 10 miles of the College. We will be
designing lots of great things to do, too. Bradley International Airport
(BDL), the Hartford-Springfield airport, serves WNEC and is about 25
minutes from campus.
Have questions or want to help? If you have questions, want to be on the
Program Committee, or help in the reviewing process, please contact Bill
Ferris (
bferris@wnec.edu; 413-782-1629) or Jeanie Forray
(
jforray@wnec.edu; 413-782-1702). For additional information on
conference logistical details, contact Linda Bowman (
lbowman@wnec.edu;
413-782-1473). More details will continue to be provided via electronic
listserv announcements and on the web at
www.wnec.edu/obtc and
www.obtc.org.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES. OBTC formats include 30-minute catalyst sessions,
and 60-, 75- and 90-minute workshops, showcases, or experiential
exercises. Catalyst Sessions are brief, focused, informal sessions that
explore a single new idea, concept, or teaching approach. Longer
sessions generally take the form of a seminar, small group discussion,
hands-on activity, or teaching demonstration. The program will include
only sessions of 90 minutes or less.
Proposals are also encouraged for sessions that may extend over more
than one day of the Conference. The OBTC, �the premier teaching
conference in North America for management educators,� has traditionally
been characterized by highly interactive sessions rather than a more
passive lecture format; therefore, proposals that actively engage
attendees are more likely to be viewed favorably by reviewers. Sessions
designed for doctoral students and new/early career faculty are
especially welcome!
Any accepted proposals that are on the theme may be published in their
entirety in a CD-ROM format as a theme resource if the author(s) wish.
Send submissions by the January 17, 2003 deadline in Word format via
e-mail to
obtc@wnec.edu. (In lieu of email, if you wish to send 4 hard
copies and a diskette copy instead, please send to OBTC 2003, Western
New England College, School of Business, 1215 Wilbraham Road,
Springfield, MA 01119.
All proposals are blind reviewed by multiple reviewers. Assessment
focuses on the potential interest to conference attendees, contribution
to improved teaching, evidence that the proposed session will achieve
its stated purpose, and linkage to this year�s Theme. Due to the
popularity and small nature of the conference, a favorable review does
not guarantee selection for the final program. Proposals will be ranked
and sorted by the Program Committee in early March.
Space on the program is scarce as Conference attendance is limited to
roughly 300 participants. It is the norm of the Society and the
Conference that a submission represents a commitment to present the
session at the Conference and to register for and attend the entire
Conference.
PROPOSAL FORMAT. All proposals should include the following:
� Cover Sheet with a title and name, title, affiliation, address,
telephone, email, and fax number for all presenters. The primary contact
person should be identified in the case of multiple presenters.
Presenters� names should not appear anywhere else in the proposal!
� An indication if/how the session relates to this year�s conference
theme(s).
� An Abstract of no more than 100 words (for use in conference program).
� Planning Details, to include:
o Proposed audience, e.g., new faculty, more experienced faculty, small
schools, etc.
o Maximum number of participants if applicable
o Type of session and optimum time required (including other possible
delivery modes)
o Any special requirements, such as room configuration or special
equipment, indicating if these are required or preferred.
� Session Description that provides, in 2-4 pages, a statement of the
session�s purpose and a description of the session or activities (i.e.,
what and why).
� A complete Teaching Note should accompany all proposals involving
teaching activities. The Teaching Note includes detailed guidelines for
running the exercise and what to expect, and need not be more than 2
pages in length.
Limited funds are available to support New Faculty, Diversity, and First
Nations Outreach Efforts.
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOUR FRIENDS!
Best,
Bill and Jeanie
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Bill Ferris & Jeanie Forray, Conference Coordinators
Management Professors
Western New England College
1215 Wilbraham Rd.
Springfield, MA 01119
Linda Bowman, Conference Director
Western New England College