From:
Shelby GAI, Michigan State University
OMT Membership Engagement Chair
It's time to sign up for OMT Off-Program events! We have an amazing slate of options ranging from basketball to dim sum, and ethnography communities to security/defense studies. Here's the calendar with all the OMT events: https://rb.gy/0365v. Individual events below! Please reach out to the organizers for more information.
Aug 4 (Friday):
OMT Sunset Cruise: 7:30 pm – Charles Riverboard Company
Organized by Vikram Bhargava (GW) and Gaston de los Reyes (Northeastern)
Aug 5 (Saturday):
OMT Moves: 7 am – Morning walk along the Charles River Esplanade
Organized by Madeline Toubiana (University of Ottawa)
Connect with other OMTers for a morning walk along the Charles River Esplanade. We will meet at the Dartmouth Street Footbridge.
OMT Café: 4 pm – Women of OB Meetup
Organized by Shelby Gai (MSU)
Grab something tasty at Bakey before we walk over to Boston Common! Come join us as we catch up, chat, and connect with the amazing women of OB. Please send an email with contact information so we can let you know where we are.
Aug 6 (Sunday):
OMT Café: 9 am - Ethnography Atelier Community
Organized by: Ruthanne Huising (EM Lyon); Cameron McAlpine (Ivey Business School); Kathrin Sele
(Aalto University & VU Amsterdam); Pedro Monteiro (CBS)
Meet up with the Ethnography Atelier Community
Tatte Bakery & Cafe
Main Street/MIT Location
101 Main Street, Cambridge
(Closest Transit Stop: Kendall/MIT)
OMT Moves: 10 am – Pickup Basketball
Organized by: Arthur Gautier (ESSEC Business School)
You like basketball? You want to have some fun playing pickup games in Boston, in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere? Please join this new OMT Basketball session on Sunday morning (10 to 11:30am) in Back Bay Fens! Everyone is welcome, from beginners to former NBA players ;)
OMT Eats: 12:30 pm – Dim Sum Outing
Organized by: Shelby Gai (MSU)
Calling all people who have an interest/infatuation with dim sum! Boston has the only Chinatown in New England. And it's filled with delightful and delicious culinary options! Come join us for many small plates of dumplings, rolls, steamed buns, and more. This is for dim sum aficionados and newbies alike! Feel free to either meet us at Hei La Moon at 12:30 pm or walk over with us from the Park Plaza Hotel at 12:15 pm. Spots are limited: please RSVP to Shelby at shelby.gai@broad.msu.edu by Aug 4 so we know to expect you!
OMT Café: 2:30 pm – Security/Defense Studies
Hosted by: Julia Coff (NYU Stern); Robyn Ferguson (King's College London)
Join scholars spanning management/organizational studies and security/defense studies! We welcome researchers thinking about or already experienced in this space (e.g., in the use of samples, empirical settings, methods, constructs, and/or theory). We welcome anyone interested, including management scholars affiliated with PME institutions and/or in adjacent topical areas like extreme contexts. Scholars in attendance include Madeleine Rauch (Stanford University) and Mark de Rond (University of Cambridge).
OMT Café: 4:30 pm – Paradox Community
Hosted by: Soniya Rijal (UNSW, Sydney) and Eriselda Danaj (IESE Business School)
Join us for an evening of relaxation and creativity at the "Drinking Away Tensions" event organized by Soniya Rijal and Eriselda Danaj on behalf of the Paradox community. To make this experience even more memorable, we will provide DSLR cameras for all participants, allowing you to capture a diverse range of captivating images. These delightful pictures will have the opportunity to be featured in our esteemed Paradox Community Album. Furthermore, an intriguing secret prize awaits the winner of the best photograph, so be prepared to showcase your creativity and talent. Don't worry if you feel a little camera-shy, as this event warmly welcomes everyone to participate. Please RSVP in advance through the following link: https://survey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3BEbXy2JVhtOicS.
Notes: This is an a la carte dining (thus, do remember to bring your wallet!) and the restaurant has only a 5-minute grace period (so please be on time!)
Aug 7 (Monday):
OMT Drinks: 4:30 pm – Sustainable Investing
Organized by: Theresa Harrer (Hanken School of Economics); Shipeng Yan (University of Hong Kong)
Are you working on or interested in projects on sustainable investing? And do you want to connect with like-minded scholars at various career stages? Please consider joining this informal get together. The community of organizational scholars who work on sustainable investing is small and dispersed. This event is an opportunity to bring us all closer together – and of course have some fun!
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Shipeng Yan
Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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