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Manage Online Communities? Here’s how.

The State of Community Management is structured around the competencies in the Community Maturity Model – a management framework that articulates the competencies required to effectively manage communities – and links high level analysis to very specific tactical lessons learned about how to execute social programs.

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Ulive and Learn: OD Resources and Events

When you register (free) to Uliveand and Learn, you can access both free and reasonably priced online resources and events:

Two upcoming events offer opportunities to explore teamwork and design thinking, respectively:

• The OD Network has assembled a distinguished roster of OD thinkers and practitioners for the Masterful Conversation Series. The live series will include seven exciting opportunities to meet, listen to, and talk with people whose work you know, and who will continue to bring more luster and credibility to the OD field on the global stage.
• The series launches on December 15, 2009 at 1 p.m. Eastern (noon Central, 11 a.m. Mountain, 10 a.m. Pacific) with Geoff Bellman, who will discuss his new book, written with Kathleen Ryan: Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results!

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Doctoral Institute in DC

• Summer Doctoral Institute (SDI) for research and study on Institutions & Development is sponsored by George Washington University’s Center for International Business Education & Research (GW-CIBER).
• Seven to ten doctoral students selected to participate in this program will spend two summer months, from June 1 to July 28, 2010, conducting research in the nation's capital — home to many of the world's most influential institutions. This cross- disciplinary program will facilitate research related to Institutions & Development from the perspective of a broad range of social sciences.
• The application deadline is January 15, 2010. For more information and to access the program application, candidates should visit the SDI website.

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Call for papers: Association of Global Management Studies

The 2010 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS) provides a platform to discuss challenges pertaining to contemporary issues in management studies. It also fosters multidisciplinary research involved in the development of theoretical and practice knowledge of all business and related fields by researchers, educators, developers, and practitioners.

The conference will take place at the Excalibur Hotel, Las Vegas, February 24-25, 2010. Read here for more information on the conference.

The submission deadline: January 15, 2010:

• Conference acceptance notification: Rolling acceptance until January 20, 2010 Final version due: January 25, 2010 IJGMS and IJGMSQ
• Journal notification: Rolling acceptance. For more information, style guidelines about journals, and conference registration fee, visit the AGMS website at www.association-gms.org, www.ijgms.org and www.ijgmsq.org.

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Classroom Without Walls: Using Social Media In Training

The advent of Web 2.0 has brought us a dazzling array of free, easy-to-use social networking technologies which can help trainers stay connected, facilitate the growth of learning communities, and help us get into the spaces between formal training events where REAL learning often occurs.

This session provides an overview of several popular social networking sites (including Facebook and Twitter) with ideas for ways of using each to support learning.

• Jan 14, 2010, [Thu] 01:00 PM Eastern (EST, North America/US)
• Register free
• Join the discussion and download handouts
  

Dr. Jane Bozarth's specialty, finding low-cost ways of creating or purchasing quality e-learning solutions, led to publication of "E-Learning Solutions on A Shoestring" and "Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging E-Learning with PowerPoint". Her third book, "From Analysis to Evaluation", was published in 2008.

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Low-Wage Workers in the Coming Economy

Join the web conference: “Low-Wage Workers in the Coming Economy."

Featured speakers will include:

• Stacy Blake-Beard, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Simmons School of Management
• Ellen Ernst Kossek, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University's Graduate School of Labor & Industrial Relations
• Introductory remarks from Barbara Dyer and Mark Popovich, President and CEO and Senior Program Officer respectively at the Hitachi Foundation, a major funder of efforts to improve labor market outcomes for low-wage workers.

The web conference will be moderated by Maureen Scully, Assistant Professor of Management at UMASS Boston’s College of Management. The conference is free of charge and will be held on Friday, November 20, at noon Eastern time.

To RSVP, please contact Chad Ayotte at chad.ayotte@aspeninst.org.

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Capella Career Center: Learn How to Move Forward!

The Career Center is offering a series of webinars in Fall Quarter to share job search and career advice in challenging economic times. The following topics will be presented at various times throughout the quarter:

• Job Search Strategies in a Tough Economy
• Teaching in Higher Education
• Online Social Networking
• Job Search Strategies for the Mature Worker
• Professional Portfolios: New! In this webinar, you will gain an understanding of the purpose of a professional portfolio, be able to identify the components of an effective portfolio, and learn how to present your portfolio in various professional situations, including job interviews and career discussions. At the end of this webinar, you will know how to develop your own portfolio and understand how to use it effectively to market yourself in the job search.

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Call for Chapters: Technology for creativity and innovation

Contribute to a book to be published by IGI Global: Technology for Creativity and Innovation: Tools, Techniques and Applications.

The pace of change associated with the modern business world and recent developments in communication and information technologies highlights the importance of creativity and innovation.

This book will aim to provide relevant academic work, the latest empirical research findings as well as examples of best practices found in the business area concerning creativity and innovation. It will be written for educators, academics and professionals who want to improve their understanding on creativity and innovation and in the role technologies can play in this scientific field.

 Read here for details. Proposals are due October 30.
 

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Free Smithsonian Online Conference on Climate Change

LearningTimes is hosting a unique online conference sponsored by the Smithsonian. The "Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate Change" is three-day, free, education online conference taking place September 29 through October 1, 2009. Register now. 

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Trust and Technology in E-Business: Call for Chapters

Trust and Technology in E-Business: Applications and Strategies for Assurance

A book edited by Dr. Muneesh Kumar, Dr. Mamta Sareen, and Dr. Susheel Chhabra

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