Hi Everyone.
I am pleased to announce that MED will have another great slate of PDW sessions at the upcoming <st1:place><st1:placetype>Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Management</st1:placename></st1:place> meeting in <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>. Thanks to co-sponsorships, MED has leveraged the 30 hours allocated to it by the <st1:place><st1:placetype>Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Management</st1:placename></st1:place> into over 80 hours of program time. The nearly 40 sessions with which MED is affiliated can be roughly grouped into six main themes, as indicated in the table below. Not surprisingly perhaps, professional/academic development is one of the primary foci of our PDW sessions this year, followed by sessions that link management education and social issues in a variety of ways, and then by sessions focused on pedagogical practice.
| | Sessions for which MED is the Main Sponsor | Sessions for which MED is a Co-Sponsor |
| Session Themes | Number | Total Time | Number | Total Time |
| Professional/Academic Development | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Social Issues in Management Education | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17.5 |
| Pedagogical Practice | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 |
| Technology in Teaching | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Teaching in the International Arena | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Practice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| | | | | |
| Total Sessions/Time | 15 | 28.5 | 24 | 54 |
I also want to extend special congratulations to the following MED session organizers and their colleagues, whose proposals garnered the most co-sponsorships:
| Organizer | Session Title | Number of Co-Sponsors |
| Bob DeFillippi | Creating Virtual Teams for Global Innovation and Product Innovation | 9 |
| Jennifer Leigh | Build Your Own Teaching Philosophy and Understanding the Relationship Between Our Espoused Teaching Philosophy and Our Actual Teaching Practice | 7 |
| Susan Madsen | Faculty Ethics: Issues, Challenges, And Solutions | 5 |
| Joy Beatty | Comparing Management Education Journals: AMLE, JME, And ML | 4 |
| Michael Fransden | Management And The Liberal Arts | 4 |
| Carole Parker | Putting Knowledge Into Action: Classroom As Organization As An Agent For Social Responsibility | 4 |
Finally, we are pleased to announce that the MED welcoming reception will begin at <st1:time hour="17" minute="0">5 pm</st1:time> on Friday this year, instead of <st1:time hour="18" minute="0">6 pm</st1:time>, which should make it easier for folks to meet up with friends and colleagues for hors doevres before heading off to dinner.
Unfortunately, as some of you have no doubt heard, I have decided to step down from my MED leadership responsibilities for a host of reasons both personal and professional. Im glad that I was able to play a role, however small, in furthering the divisions mission, and I regret that I wont be able to continue to advance the divisions mission over the next several years.
If youd like a complete schedule of the PDW sessions with which MED is affiliated at the <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> conference, please contact Alvin Hwang (ahwang@pace.edu), who has graciously agreed to assume my responsibilities for the remainder of the year.
Thanks.
Courtney Hunt