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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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Online Teaching and Learning Conference

The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching & Learning (OTL) Conference offers concrete and practical resources to help higher education practitioners meet the challenges of the online learning environment. This conference will take place entirely over the Internet on October 7 and 8, 2009. A special pre-conference workshop, hosted by Fielding Graduate University, will be held on October 6, 2009.

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Communities and Webcasts on Human Capital Management

The Human Capital Institute offers a variety of resources on talent strategy, acquisition, development and leadership. They continue to offer a rich array of webcasts — on a daily basis. Listen for free — join to access the archives.

• Learn more about communities.
• Learn more about webcasts.

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Learn about the Google Books Program

Join the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) and Google for a FREE Webinar on the Google Books Program!

•     DATE: Friday, September 18, 2009
•     TIME: 11:30 am, Pacific Daylight Time – GMT -07:00, San Francisco; 2:30 pm Eastern; 1:30 pm Central 12:30 pm Mountain
•     REGISTRATION

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Global Forum on ICT and Innovation for Education

If you can’t join the Global Alliance for ICT and Development United Nations Dept of Economic and Social Affairs in Mexico, September  2-4, join the discussion online or follow them on Twitter .

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Journal of Business and Psychology

Springer has made full-text access to the Journal of Business and Psychology free for the rest of 2009.

Read the September 2009 issue and browse the archives.

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