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Reshaping the Landscape: HRD in an Uncertain Economy

February 23-26, 2011

Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel | Schaumburg (Chicago), Illinois, USA

2010 Awards Call for Nominations

The AHRD Board announces the Awards for 2010.  All award winners will be honored at the 2011 AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas, February 23-26 in Chicago IL. All nominations are due to the Awards committees by November 1, 2010.

Call for Papers

The submission deadline for the 2011 Americas conference has been extended for one week to September 15, 2010, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Download the 2011 Conference Call for Papers with complete information or view the Call for Papers page.

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AHRD September Webcast

September 22, 2010: Human Resource Development Issues of Post-Tenure Female Faculty

Sponsored by the Scholar Learning & Development SIG

Presenters: Theresa Canada, Western Connecticut State University; Mantha Mehallis, Florida Atlantic University; Mary Howard-Hamilton, Indiana State University College of Education; Peggy Brandt Brown, Ph.D., L.P.C., North Lake College; Shani Carter, Rhode Island College and Holly Hutchins, University of Houston

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The 7th International Critical Management Conference Call for Papers

11-13 July 2011, Faculty of Economics, University of Naples Federico II

Stream: Critical HRD--Perverse incentives and perverted governance - the role of HRD in economic crisis: contributor, irrelevant bystander or antagonist?

Submission of abstracts (maximum 1000 words, A4 paper, single spaced, 12 point font) by 1st November 2010 to:

Professor Jim Stewart at j.d.stewart@leedsmet.ac.uk, 44 (0)1138127008

NB: Full papers to be submitted 23rd May 2011.

For more information, download the Call for Papers.


Special Issue of the International Journal of Management Reviews Call for Papers

Call for papers

Criteria for reviews of literature are available at www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1460-8545&site=1. We also welcome review papers that utilise previous published works to advance a conceptual or theoretical perspective.

The deadline for papers is 30 Sep 10 and they should be submitted electronically at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijmr

Enquiries about the special issue should be sent to c.woodhams@exeter.ac.uk

AHRD Webcast Series

AHRD Webcasts bring together AHRD members, and provide a unique way to engage with new HRD research, theory, and scholarly practice.

On-demand webcast archives include:

  • Women and Leadership in Education and Business
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance: A Collage of Workplace Evidence
  • The Challenges Ahead: How HRD professionals can prepare themselves for the learning, research and workplace challenges brought about by technological changes
  • Socio-Cultural Realities of Leadership: Perspectives from African American Women Leaders
  • AHRD Excellence in Scholarly Practice – A Guide To Successful Submission
  • HRD Master Class: Evaluation in Practice
  • Evaluation in Organizations Revisited
  • Bridging the HRD Research-Practice Gap & The Role of Scholar-Practitioners in HRD
  • The Application of Social Network Analysis to HRD
  • Nothing is Quite So Good as Practical Theory: Bridging the Theory-to-Practice Gap
  • Action Learning - A Powerful New Tool for Developing Leaders, Solving Problems, Building Teams and Transforming Organizations
  • Sexual Minorities in HRD? Why This? Why Now?

Members: To view Webcast archives, visit the Webcast page.
Nonmembers: Purchase access to these Webcasts for $25 each.


State of the Academy

President Lane Morris wrote a State of the Academy letter for the members who attended the AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas in Knoxville, Tennessee in February. Lane completed his two year President term on the Board of Directors. We thought we would share this with you.

Read complete letter here.




The Academy’s 18th Annual International Research Conference in the Americas was a tremendous success with over 350 participants from across the world. Participants included national and international HRD thought leaders and HRD practitioners, graduate students, and university faculty. The organizations represented include national and international universities, nonprofits, governments, and corporations from around the world.

  • To check out photos from the Conference click here.

Online Searchable Consultants Directory - Check it out!

AHRD now offers a new service to its members so consultants can share news of their services with other members, and all members can quickly search to find a consultant in their geography or an area of specialism. This is all part of the membership package, with no additional fees.

To tell others about your services, simply log into your member profile, opt into being listed in the new online directory, complete the fields, and write a 75 word description field to tell potential clients about your business. You will be added to the searchable directory within one week of your submission!


All You Ever Wanted to Know About SIGs (but didn't know who to ask)

Numerous Special Interest Groups were approved by the AHRD Board at their monthly conference call in April and are now up and running.

Click to view Frequently Asked Questions about SIG formation.

Click to view the list of approved SIGs and names of contact persons.

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~ Darren Short, Director of Global Learning & Development, Avanade Inc., Seattle

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Future AHRD International Research Conference in the America's dates and locations:

2011: February 21 – 28, Chicago, Illinois

2012: February 27 – March 4, Denver, Colorado

2013: February 11 – 18, Washington, D.C.


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