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Registration now open for the CBERN Annual Conference 2012
The CBERN Annual Conference 2012 will be held over four days at the University of Calgary from Wednesday, May 9 to Saturday, May 12. Events and activities include: NGO and PhD student workshops on Wednesday and a public address on the theme of "Leadership and Ethics" on Wednesday evening; a one and a half day conference on "Leadership, Ethics and Energy" on Thursday, and Friday morning with private, public, voluntary and academic sector leadership and participation; a Friday afternoon PhD student research meeting and incubator; and Saturday morning, CBERN's Annual General Meeting and research conversations.
Conference Accommodations: April 4 Booking Deadline
Conference accommodations have been arranged at the Hotel Alma at University of Calgary at a rate of $109 plus tax per night. To make a reservation, call 1-(877)-498-3203 and identify yourself as a participant of the CBERN Annual Conference. The deadline to make reservations at the Hotel Alma is April 4th, 2012.
Program Description
Wednesday, May 9
Workshop: "Ethics and the Nonprofit Sector" (All Day)
Planned jointly the Institute for Non-Profit Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary and the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership.
Workshop Objectives:
- To stimulate an ongoing concern for ethics and a focus on implications
- To challenge sector leaders to follow an ethical route consistently, even under risk
- To impact both the issues that the sector takes on and the way the work is done
- To stimulate and justify ethics as a legitimate topic for research in the sector
PhD Student Professional Development Workshop (Afternoon)
The PhD Cluster program begins with an afternoon professional development session. Approximately 25 PhD students from Calgary and across the country writing dissertations in the field of business ethics, broadly defined, will participate in the conference program.
Conference Keynote Address (7:30pm to 9:30pm)
The Key Note Address will be delivered by Mac Van Wielingen, Founder, Co-Chairman and Director of ARC Financial Corp., Member of the Board of Directors of Alberta Investment Management Corporation, and President and Director of Viewpoint Charitable Foundation.
Thursday, May 10 - Friday, May 11 (Morning)
Main Conference: "Leadership, Ethics and Energy"
On May 10 and 11, CBERN will explore what is required for dialogue around energy and leadership to happen. The conference will be organized around three themes:
- Leadership and ethics (Thursday morning)
- Ethics and energy (Thursday afternoon)
- Leadership, ethics and energy (Friday morning)
Dialogue will be initiated by panels and speakers sharing insights on the ethical dimensions of leadership and energy acquired through work and research in the private, public, not-for- profit and voluntary sectors.
Expected attendance: Participants from across Canada and across economic sectors and academic disciplines.
Friday, May 11 (Afternoon):
A PhD Research Meeting and Incubator will close out Friday and will draw on the expertise of Annual Conference participants and the local Calgary community across academic, business, NGO and government sectors. The Incubator aims to support student research and to provide opportunities for all participants to share and discuss current trends in industry-based research on business ethics topics and issues in Canada. Saturday, May 12
CBERN Annual General Meeting,Research Conversations, and PhD Administrative Meeting.
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