<div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <a href="http://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/cli/en/home/index.html" target="_blank">
Centre for Leadership & Innovation (CLI)</a> is proud to present the <b>CLI Research Symposium</b>: “<b>New Frontier of Leadership”
</b>to be held on 22 February 2013 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The conference theme, “New Frontier of Leadership,” reflects the new trends and issues in current and future leadership research. Through the Centre’s various activities, we strive to learn, accumulate, advance,
and disseminate knowledge about leadership. In today’s dynamic, uncertain, interdependent global economy, organizations can gain competitive advantage by gaining new perspective and expertise on leading and advancing knowledge on change management. This conference
will enable scholars and practitioners to create insightful dialogue and advance knowledge related to this important mission.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Programme Highlights </span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Keynote presentations on new frontier of leadership
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Conference Luncheon at Staff Club Restaurant</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Round table discussions focus on variety of leadership topics</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper presentations in interactive panel styles</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Confirmed Keynote Speakers </span>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://business.nd.edu/timothyjudge/" target="_blank">Timothy Judge</a>,
<i>Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management</i>, University of Notre Dame</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://ie.technion.ac.il/Home/Users/anatr0.html" target="_blank">Anat Rafaeli</a>,
<i>Professor of Organizational Behavior and Harry Lebensfeld Professor of Industrial Engineering</i>, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/management/faculty/taylor.aspx" target="_blank">Susan Taylor</a><i>, Smith Chair of Human Resource Management & Organizational Change</i>, University of Maryland</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Registration</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is a one day event. Registration is free and by-invitation-only. Seats are limited and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please secure your seat early by filling out the attached registration
form and return the filled form to <a href="mailto:cheriann.wong@polyu.edu.hk" target="_blank">cheriann.wong@polyu.edu.hk</a> before 8 February 2013.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Call for Abstracts</span></b></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are calling for abstracts in the area of leadership research!</span></p>
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</span></span><b>Submission Deadline:</b> 21 Jan 2013</p>
<p><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Withdrawal Deadline:</b> 1 Feb 2013</p>
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</span></span><b>Notification of Acceptance:</b> 8 Feb 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your abstract should be within 200 to 500 words. All abstracts must be submitted by email to
<a href="mailto:cheriann.wong@polyu.edu.hk" target="_blank">cheriann.wong@polyu.edu.hk</a> before 21 Jan 2013. If you submitted an abstract, but for some reasons will not be able to present at the symposium, please let us know no later than 1 Feb 2013. Notification of acceptance
will be sent to you by 8 Feb 2013. Accepted abstracts will be assigned to one of the follow conference sessions by our reviewers:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>1.) Panel Presentation</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">A group of four researchers will each make a 10-minute presentation on a similar topic to be followed by questions from the moderator and the audiences.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2.) Round Table Discussion</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Abstracts with similar interests will be grouped together at one table for focused discussion with other discussants and participants.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>3.) Poster Session</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The research abstract will be illustrated and printed on an A1 sized poster. During the poster session, the researcher will be standing by his poster and discuss his work with any interested participants.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">General Enquiries</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheriann Wong, Project Assistant of Centre for Leadership & Innovation (CLI)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Management and Marketing</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Hong Kong Polytechnic University</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2766 4671 | <a href="mailto:cheriann.wong@polyu.edu.hk" target="_blank">
cheriann.wong@polyu.edu.hk</a></span></p>
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