Welcome to the 17th Annual SIOP Conference and workshops. I look forward to seeing veteran SIOP attendees again and want to extend a special welcome to those of you who will be attending the Conference for the first time. One thing that makes the SIOP Conference special is the tremendous involvement of members in planning and running the Conference, participating in workshops and Conference sessions, and taking advantage of Conference services such as placement and exhibits. We have a record number of volunteers involved in planning and running this years Conference and a record number of submissions for Conference sessions. Thats a sure sign that this will be our best Conference ever!
As you read through this Conference announcement, I want to direct your attention to a few special highlights. First, we have a great program planned for Toronto, thanks to Adrienne Colella and the Program Committee. Note that the Conference will run through Sunday noon, with some terrific sessions planned for Sunday morning. Especially worth noting are a session on the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. workforce organized by Scott Brooks and a symposium featuring scholars from Asia and from the United States discussing work and organizations in these two regions. The Continuing Education and Workshop Committee headed by Kalen Pieper also has 17 great workshops planned for this year, ranging from the ever-popular employment law update to strategies for aligning OD and I-O efforts to financial accounting for I-O professionals. Don Truxillo and team have arranged four great tutorials for Sunday morning, including a forum on teaching I-O psychology. The tutorials present a terrific opportunity to drill deep into some hot research and methodology topics. Linda Sawin is planning several enhancements to placement that will make the service better than ever. Weve brought back the popular preconference SIOP tourwhich features a visit to the Toronto
Skydome, a conversation with the Skydomes HR director, a buffet lunch, and an afternoon Blue Jays versus the New York Yankees baseball game. And speaking of athletics, Kevin Williams is once again organizing a SIOP fun runwhich were going to need after eating at all those wonderful Toronto restaurants. Elsewhere in this announcement, there are more details about the workshop offerings, the tutorials, job placement, the SIOP tour, and the fun run. Read up and get registered!
Here are some reminders to help you in planning for this years Conference.
Reminders
Conference registration: Please register online this year. But if you cant, send your completed form and registration fees to the SIOP Administrative Office. Be sure to indicate which Conference activities youll be participating inthe Conference itself, workshops, the preconference tour, the fun run, job placement, and the Sunday tutorials. Also, note that there has been a change this year regarding student registration. Students who are not affiliates of SIOP will need to pay the nonmember registration fee of $200. Student Affiliates of SIOP will still register at the same rate as last year, $45.
Conference registrants who cancel their registration on or before March 22, 2002, will receive a refund of the Conference registration fee, less a $45.00 administrative fee. Please refer to page 132 of this booklet for SIOPs cancellation policy for workshops and page 125 for the cancellation policy for tutorials.
Hotel reservations: Toronto will be a popular location for our Conference. We are expecting over 3,000 Conference attendees. So please be sure to make your hotel reservations soon. Our Conference hotel, the Sheraton Centre Toronto, is already sold out of our Conference room block. We have made arrangements with the newly renovated Toronto Hilton across the street for an additional room block that should meet our needs, but I encourage you to make reservations promptly. Well maintain up-to-date information about hotel space on our SIOP Web sitewww.siop.orgclick on Conference for the latest information.
Travel: Members who will be coming from the United States are reminded to make a few special preparations. Although passports are not required for native-born citizens of either country, proof of citizenship will be required. A passport or a birth certificate accompanied by a photo ID will usually suffice. U.S. resident aliens must have an Alien Registration Receipt Card (Green Card). If you have questions about travel to Canada, youll find everything you need to know on
http://gocanada.about.com/library/weekly/aa021298.htm.
As you are all well aware, security concerns have had some effects on air travel. If you are traveling by air, please be sure to allow extra time for check-in and boarding. It is also possible, of course, that policies, procedures, schedules, and so forth, could change over the next several months. Thats another reason to check out the Web site above before you leave for Toronto in April.
Toronto nightlife. Toronto is one of the great cosmopolitan cities in North America. It features some of the finest restaurants and theatre in the world. Great information about Toronto is available on the Web from Toronto Life
(www.torontolife.com/home/home.cfm) and
Toronto.com (www.toronto.com/). If youre planning a dinner with a large group of colleagues or looking for theatre tickets, you can also contact the Sheraton Centre Toronto concierge at 416-361-1000 to get assistance.
Conference information: The SIOP Web site has information on Conference updates, hotel information, and links to other sites of interest. If you have questions that are not answered on the Web site or in this booklet, look on the inside cover of this booklet for the names and contact information of people who can be of help. Please feel free to contact me as well at
jmchenry@microsoft.com.
I look forward to seeing you in Toronto!
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