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(2006), "Diary", Strategic Direction, Vol. 22 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sd.2006.05622dac.001

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Contact: Lynn Patton, Conference Organiser, School of Management, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH. Tel: +44 (0) 1483 682017 (direct line); Fax: +44 (0) 1483 689511; E-mail: L.Patton@surrey.ac.uk Web site: www.som.surrey.ac.uk/research/conferences/dynamicsofstrategy.asp

7th International Conference on the Dynamics of Strategy: Strategy and Sustainability – Does the Practice Sustain the Theory?10-12 April 2006, The Seychelles

The 7th International Dynamics of Strategy Conference will take place in The Seychelles from the 10-12 April 2006 with the theme of Strategy and Sustainability. The conference will particularly appeal to those with an interest in cutting edge research on areas of strategy, sustainability and the relationship between the two. The conference will include plenary sessions with keynote addresses from leading academics and practitioners and parallel sessions based around the presentation of high quality, double-blind refereed conference papers.

Over the past decade, the International Dynamics of Strategy Conference has gained a reputation based on the quality of its speakers, the informal and collegiate atmosphere in which it is held and the international character of its themes and participants. The conference attracts world renowned experts as both guest speakers and delegates. Papers from the conference are published in internationally recognised journals. The International Dynamics of Strategy Conference is a conference with a wide constituency, which includes academic researchers, managers and policy makers.

The conference theme allows for the exploration of a wide variety of issues and challenges faced by management in an increasingly international, turbulent and changing world. In particular, the conference will explore the interface between theory and practice and the relationship between academia and the real world.

The conference will include key note addresses from a number of internationally renowned speakers from both academia and industry. Currently confirmed key note speakers are:

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  Professor Godfrey Baldacchino. Godfrey Baldacchino PhD(Warwick), MA(The Hague) BA PGCE(Malta) is Canada Research Chair in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Malta, Malta. He is the author of nine books and co-editor of another nine, mainly dealing with issues concerning the economic and human resource development of small island territories. His current research includes: the impact of immigration on host island communities, brain rotation strategies for small jurisdictions, successful small scale manufacturing from small islands, governance practices in small, sub-national island territories and extreme, cold water island tourism. A Maltese national, he has served as a visiting scholar to a number of island based tertiary education institutions including Barbados, Bermuda, Crete, Cyprus, Fiji, Iceland, Mauritius and Taiwan, as well as the Seychelles Institute of Management. He is planning to set up a dedicated International Journal of Island Studies.

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  Professor Stuart Sanderson. Stuart has been on the staff at Bradford University School of Management since 1984, having graduated from Bradford in business and management studies in 1968 and returned in 1974 to complete an MSc programme specialising in economic and corporate planning. Stuart specialises in executive and MBA teaching. Stuart has co-authored a number of books in the area of strategic management, including Business Policy: Text and Cases. He has also published articles, chiefly in the areas of knowledge management and strategy, and strategic alliances.For many years he has been retained as a consultant by organisations including BP, HBOS, and Ciba Specialty Chemicals. Of late, he has become involved in the development of strategic industrial clusters, and is responsible for a series of seminars centred around innovation for the chemical and the digital industries.

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  Dr Hugh Sommerville. Hugh Somerville has a degree in Chemistry (Edinburgh) and a PhD in Microbiology (Sheffield). He carried out research and teaching at the University of California in Los Angeles and Berkeley, before joining Shell where he led research groups on biotechnology and environmental microbiology. He held management posts in Houston, The Hague and in Aberdeen as Head of Environmental Affairs for Shell Exploration and Production. He then spent two years with Occidental Petroleum largely dealing with the aftermath of the Piper Alpha disaster. He joined British Airways in 1989 where, as Head of the Sustainable Business Unit, he led a small team addressing environmental and community issues. He has served as chair of the environmental groups of both the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Association of European Airlines (AEA). He retired from British Airways in October 2002 but continues to work in a range of travel, environmental and sustainability activities. These include serving as a trustee of the Travel Foundation, on the UK Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team, on “Greener by Design”. Before leaving British Airways, he led BA into the UK emissions trading scheme and has since co-authored a report for ICAO on that subject. He is a visiting Professor in the School of Management at the University of Surrey.

Contact: Sarah Lally. E-mail: slally@unicomm.org; Tel: (203) 878 2577 ext. 120; Web site: www.hroworld.com/

NY HR Week25-28 April 2006, New York, USA

NY HR Week is the one place that brings together all today’s leading HR issues, trends and players in a high-focused, unprecedented forum to examine the future of HR. NY HR Week offers a unique series of event where you will find the answers to your important questions.

New for 2006 – AMA Employee/Employer of the Future and AMA Pre-Conference Workshops bringing the training and business tools needed to improve individual and organizational performance and most importantly bottom-line results.

NYHR Week features: two great conferences; professional workshops; world-class exhibits; dynamic keynotes; and unparalleled networking events:

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  The AMA Employee/Employer of the Future Conference. (How does the corporate HR Executive keep their seat at the CEO’s table?) By understanding the changing dynamics of the workforce and global competition – the knowledge gained will position the HR Executive as a key player in developing both short and long-term strategies for a growth driven organization. Attendees are eligible for CEU Credits.

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  The AMA Half-day Pre-Con Workshops. These offer take home solutions for critical topics such as: You Can’t Outsource It! Fostering Innovation and Creativity in your Organization, Creating Amazing Employee Experiences – Delivering Outstanding Results, Maximizing Multicultural Team Performance for Bottom Line Growth.

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  The HRO World Conference. With its stellar line-up of speakers and internationally acclaimed content, HRO World has become the most important HR industry specific conference by far. If you are being challenged with improving performance in your organization, HRO may be critical to your future business strategies.

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  NY HR Week Exhibition. Visionary keynote speakers, free general sessions and the industry’s top providers specializing in HR and HRO services. Plus the wine and cheese networking reception.

Plus The HRO/FAO Executive Summit – Sponsored by Outsourcing Partners International.

The people who you will meet are: the industry’s top providers, the industry’s leading HR experts, and members and speakers of the American Management Association (AMA).