President's Column

Tom Lee
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington

It’s late May as I begin to write this column.  Because we’re on the quarter system at the University of Washington, everyone here seems to be in an “end of term and end of school year” rush.  In addition, three other events prompt some reflection on my part.  First, I’m completing my 25th year at the University of Washington, which constitutes my entire academic career. 

2008 Board of Governors Election Results!

The Academy of Management is pleased to announce the following officers for 2008-2009:

James P. Walsh, 2008 AOM Program Chair
University of Michigan

This year we are gathering in sunny Anaheim to consider what we do not know about the world of organization and management – and what questions we might dare to ask. Let’s take stock of our questions. After all, our answers can only be as good as our questions. With 5812 total submissions organized into 1428 sessions, and with over 7000 participants representing 83 countries, the 2008 Annual Meeting Program promises to be as exciting as ever!  Without the support and hard work of our volunteers the meetings couldn’t take place. Thank you to each and every volunteer!

Susan E. Jackson, 2008 AOM PDW Program Chair
Rutgers University and GSBA Zurich

Your friends may tell you you’re almost perfect, but surely you know there is a bit of room left to improve. If you want to improve their professional skills or develop a new perspective on their career, consider attending one of the dozens of Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) being held in Anaheim this August. You’ll be glad you did!

As the Academy of Management Meeting draws nearer, the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) has been hard at work preparing for the conference. Under the able management of Jim Spee, University of Redlands, the team has built on the success of past conference local arrangement committees and it has added a number of creative refinements.

As always, RMD has a very exciting PDW program for you this year.  In total, RMD is the lead sponsor of 16 PDWs and is co-sponsoring 20 additional PDWs. 

RIO DE JANEIRO, JUNE 2009

The Eastern Academy of Management will hold its 13th Managing in a Global Economy Conference  June 21-25, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

Sloan Industry Studies Dissertation Award

The Sloan Industry Studies Program invites submission for its annual dissertation award competition for 2008. The goal of the award is to recognize and reward outstanding doctoral research in the area of industry studies.

The European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) is pleased to announce that its 7th Annual Colloquium will take place on 11-12 September 2008, hosted by Cranfield University School of Management. 

It is with deepest regret that I inform you of the death of our colleague, Thomas W. Dunfee.  Tom has been a member of the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department and the Wharton community for 34 years.