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)
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.
Accepted participants will be notified on May 1, 2011.
QUESTIONS?
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)