[Iefac.list] Call for participants at ISERC session for prospective and very new department administrators - reminder of deadline

[Alice Smith]

IE Faculty Colleagues, a friendly reminder that the deadline for nominations for this program is today.  Although response has been strong I will take nominations through Monday for this event to ensure we are reaching all appropriate attendees.

Please see below a call for participants for a new session at the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference aimed at very new and prospective department and program administrators. This is sponsored by CIEADH, the Council of IE Administrative Department Heads.  If you have an interest, please nominate yourself to attend.  Alice

ISE Research Conference Prospective Department / Program Administrators Session

ISERC, Orlando Hilton, Sunday, May 20, 2012

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Palm Beach Room

Julie Higle, Barry L. Nelson and Alice Smith, Organizers and Leaders
Waldemar Karwowski, Pat Patterson, Richard Storch, Co-Leaders

Sponsored by CIEADH

This 90 minutes session will be led by current and former IE department leaders with diverse experiences and from diverse institutions.  The session is aimed at prospective (and very new) department or program administrators and leaders.  The session will cover the topics below in a discussion format.  Attendees are encouraged to stay for the entire session but can join for specific topics.  There will be an opportunity starting at 4:30 PM when the formal session is concluded to speak informally with the session leaders.  Pre-registration is necessary for this session.

3:00        Managing Relationships
                Faculty, Staff, Upper Administration, Students, Alumni, Industrial Supporters

3:30        Leading the Department
                Strategic Planning, Tactical Operations, Securing Resources, Elevating Visibility

4:00        Balancing Leadership / Administration with Your Career
Time Management, Personal Goal Setting, Looking for Synergies, Delegation, Post Administration, The Next Step

How to Pre-Register:  Self nominations and nominations will be taken for this session through April 20.  Seating is quite limited so you are encouraged to send nominations as soon as possible.  Email Alice Smith at smithae at auburn.edu<mailto:smithae at auburn.edu> with the below information to nominate.

Name of prospective attendee: _______________________________________________________

Current affiliation and title of prospective attendee:  _______________________________________

Email address of prospective attendee:  _________________________________________________

Brief statement of why this session is appropriate for the prospective attendee:  ___________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Nominator's name and title (if not self-nominated):  _________________________________________


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Alice E. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Auburn University, AL  36849
smithae at auburn.edu<mailto:smithae at auburn.edu>
334-844-1460
334-844-1381 fax
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/smithae/
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