Community of Interest Sessions at the 2009 Annual SIOP Conference
Anthony J. Adorno
The DeGarmo Group, Inc.
This year I’m excited to tell you about 12 community of interest (COI) sessions that will be part of the SIOP conference program. These are informal sessions designed to create new “communities” around common themes or interests. The sessions do not have formal chairs, presenters, or discussants. Instead, they are informally moderated by one or more facilitators. As in past years, we invited some of the leading experts on these topics to serve as our facilitators.
Many of you may not know about the COI sessions, so let me briefly tell you what you might expect. First, COI sessions do not have preestablished memberships (i.e., anyone may attend any COI session). This lack of membership was intentional because the purposes of the COI are to create new communities/networks of individuals around a particular topic or to strengthen existing networks through the inclusion of new members. Second, these are great sessions to attend if you would like to (a) meet potential collaborators, (b) generate new ideas, (c) have stimulating conversations, (d) meet some new friends with common interests, and (e) develop an informal network with other like-minded SIOP members. Finally, in the past these sessions have been large enough to stimulate a diversity of ideas, but small enough to permit intimate conversations (N~25). We hope to continue this tradition at the upcoming conference and hope you find one or more of the following sessions interesting and can fit them into your busy SIOP schedule.
List of COIs and Facilitators for SIOP 2009
Bridging the Science–Practice Gap. Denise Rousseau
Evidence-Based Management. Debra Cohen
Leadership Talent Management. Rob Silzer
Test Development & Validation. Richard Jeanneret and John Binning
Executive Assessment. Bob Muschewske
Corporate Social Responsibility. David A Jones and Ruth Aguilera
Occupational Health in Organizations. Richard Best
Executive Coaching. Carol Timmreck and David B. Peterson
Women’s Leadership. Anna Marie Valerio & Lilia Cortina
Issues in Multilevel Research. L.A. Witt and Tom Fletcher
Work Family Interface. Wendy Casper and Jeanette Cleveland
P-E/P–O/P-J Fit. Facilitator TBA
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