OSWC FEB 5-8
2009
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL
Organization Science Winter Conference
Pushing Research Frontiers In Organization Science
Organization Science
Pre-conference February 4th and 5th
Welcome! We are looking forward to the 2009 Pre-conference and plan on the same format as prior years. This includes the Reception, Dinner, and two Sessions taking place Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
Keeping with tradition, the Program Committee is currently going through the process of planning the Program. We are expecting that about one quarter of those attending will be "Regulars," with the rest being considered as "Theme Related." "Regulars" are people who have been attending about every other year (typically). They provide the enduring core and institutional structure of OSWC.
This year we will be focusing on institution building activities aimed at consolidating past strengths while building toward an enduring future of the Organization Science Winter Conference. Mostly, this means we get some time to talk to each other, more formally by presentations and more informally at other times. It is also a time where we can be more experimental and innovative in trying out new research ideas and session approaches. The Regulars welcome anyone invited to the conference to attend the pre-conference. Last year we had a very pleasant pre-conference. In addition to talks by Regulars, a number of theme-oriented conference participants also presented some very interesting material.
Those who are invited to present at the Pre-conference, will be allowed about 20 minutes for each presentation. This means we have time for about EIGHT to TEN talks.
YOU may think of your talk as bringing all of us up-to-date with your recent research. WE THINK OF YOUR TALK AS THE BEGINNING OF AN OSWC CONVERSATION LASTING SEVERAL DAYS: on ski-lifts, in lift-lines and bars, or (imagine) at the conference itself! So, you need to help us out on this!!
The "audience" will be seated at round tables or in a small board room, primed and ready to converse about your ideas. Try to end your presentation with a couple of conversation-leading discussion points or thought engendering questions.
PRE-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
Pre-conference registration fee will be $15.00 and will include...
Wednesday : Registration at 4:30pm
Reception with open bar 5:30 to 7:00pm
Session from 7:00pm to 9:00pm or when we conclude
Thursday : Continental Breakfast at 7:30am.
Session from 8:00am to 10:00am.
Ski your heart out and legs off: 10:00am to 4:00pm
OSWC (opening) Reception: 4:30 pm.
Click here for Pre-Conference Program Draft.
Click here to view Photos of the OSWC XV Pre-Conference.