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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><b>Call for Participation</b></font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><b>Junior Faculty Workshop, Academy of Management Meeting 2011</b></font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Each year the OCIS Division sponsors a Junior Faculty Workshop just prior to the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. The purpose of the Workshop is to explore strategies and helpful practices for developing successful academic careers. The Workshop involves senior faculty mentors and up to 25 junior faculty. This is an invitation to untenured faculty to sign up for the 2011 event.</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">The 2011 Workshop will be held on Friday, August 12th in San Antonio, TX.</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">The faculty counselors participating in the 2011 Junior Faculty Workshop are:</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Manju Ahuja (University of Louisville) </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Laurie Kirsch (University of Pittsburgh) </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Kalle Lyytinen (Case Western Reserve University) </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Cathy Urquhart (Manchester Metropolitan University) </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Joanne Yates (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Molly Wasko (University of Alabama at Birmingham)</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">This year’s topics include publication quality and quantity, tenure and promotion, work-life balance, and developing and fostering professional relationships. There is still an opportunity to shape the agenda, and I would welcome any suggestions from those who plan on registering to attend. </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Pre-registration for the Workshop is required. To register, go to the Academy of Management website at </font><u><i><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Lucida Grande"><a href="https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg.">https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg.</a></font></i></u><font face="Lucida Grande" size="3"> You will notice a $60 fee for the Workshop. The purpose of the fee is to partially cover the cost of a group dinner on Friday. </font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Over the years, the OCIS Junior Faculty Workshops have played a very important role in helping hundreds of individuals develop their careers and build professional relationships. These events are critical and timely opportunities, and I strongly encourage the junior faculty in our community to give serious consideration to attending this year. I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">If you have any questions about the Workshop or suggestions about topics you would like to see covered, please send me an e-mail at manju.ahuja@louisville.edu.</font> </p>
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<font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Manju Ahuja
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<font face="Lucida Grande" STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><br>Manju K. Ahuja, Ph.D.
<BR>Professor
<BR>Computer Information Systems
<BR>College of Business
<BR>University of Louisville
<BR>Louisville, KY 40292
<BR>Phone: (502) 852-4678
<BR>Fax: (502) 852-4799
<BR>manju.ahuja@louisville.edu
<BR><a href="http://cbpa.louisville.edu/profile/Ahuja.html">http://cbpa.louisville.edu/profile/Ahuja.html</a><br><br></font></body>
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