Apologies for cross-posting. Please help distribute this widely. The Early Career Development Committee of the Industry Studies Association is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Professional Development Workshop (PDW) and Networking Dinner for early career industry studies scholars on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The PDW will be held in conjunction with the Industry Studies Conference on May 31- June 3, 2011 in Pittsburgh (http://www.industrystudies.pitt.edu/pittsburgh11/index.html<http://www.industrystudies.pitt.edu/chicago10/index.html>)
Confirmed speakers include: Frank Giarratani (University of Pittsburgh) Karen R Polenske (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Steven Klepper (Carnegie Mellon University) Frits K. Pil (University of Pittsburgh) Susan Helper (Case Western Reserve University) Rosemary Batt (Cornell University) Julia Lane (National Science Foundation) Gail Pesyna (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) Jared Konczal (Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation) M. Diane Burton (Cornell University) Alex Colvin (Cornell University) Amy Cohn (University of Michigan) The Professional Development Workshop and Networking Dinner are intended to support early-career scholars engaged in industry studies research by providing career-related advice and the opportunity to form a network of junior and senior colleagues. Faculty development is a core component of the mission of the Industry Studies Association. In addition, the PDW and Networking Dinner bring together scholars across the wide range of disciplines and industries represented by the ISA, enabling greater interdisciplinary collaboration. "Early career" refers to a scholar who has completed a doctoral dissertation but is not yet tenured. Please join us -- we welcome both scholars new to the Industry Studies Association, and scholars who have attended ISA conferences and PDWs in the past. THE PDW The Professional Development Workshop will be held on May 31, 2011 from noon until 5:30 pm at the University of Pittsburgh. The workshop will include three panel discussions 1. Funding Sources and Strategies for Industry Studies Research 2. Performing and Publishing Industry Studies Research 3. Finding Career Success & Happiness: Advice for Crafting a Fulfilling Academic Path To foster informality, collegiality, and open discussion, the workshop will be limited to 50 participants, selected based on a short application. Lunch will be provided for all participants. THE NETWORKING DINNER We will end the day with a group dinner for early career scholars. The dinner is also open to scholars who are unable to attend the PDW, but are arriving for the main conference. The dinner provides a fun and informal setting to meet with and get to know other early career scholars and panelists, as well as past Sloan Industry Studies Fellows and past PDW participants. The dinner will begin at 7:30 pm at a nearby restaurant. INTERESTED? The Industry Studies Association sponsors both events, enabling the workshop and dinner to be offered without a registration fee. Please note that interested scholars may attend the PDW, the dinner, or both. PDW participants will receive preference for attending the dinner. A short application and registration for the Industry Studies conference are required for attending the PDW. Click here to register for the conference<http://www.industrystudies.pitt.edu/pittsburgh11/registration.html> (http://www.industrystudies.pitt.edu/pittsburgh11/registration.html); and apply here<https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=isa1&formId=95966> (https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=isa1&formId=95966) on or before Friday, April 15, 2011. Accepted participants will be notified on May 1, 2011. Limited travel support is available (please see the application for details). Scholars interested in attending the Dinner ONLY (not the PDW) should indicate their interest here<https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=isa1&formId=95966> (https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=isa1&formId=95966). Accepted participants will be notified on May 1, 2011. QUESTIONS? Contact Vida Vanchan at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, or Paul Leonardi at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, or Natasha Iskander at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mark Anner, Penn State University Matthew Bidwell, University of Pennsylvania Alberto Di Minin, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Natasha Iskander, New York University Paul Leonardi, Northwestern University Lourdes Sosa, London Business School Vida Vanchan, SUNY - Buffalo State College (Chair) Vida Vanchan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Center for Southeast Asia Environment and Sustainable Development Department of Geography and Planning State University of New York - Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222 USA Tel: 716-878-5209 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
