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ICAN research centre at the University of Technology, Sydney, along with the School of the Built Environment at UTS, the Centre for Research in Project Management at Manchester Business School, and Bristol Business School are pleased to announce the ICAN Research Centre Annual Conference 2007, which will take place on 29th-30th of November, 2007. The conference brings together people from both academia and industry to constructively debate and discuss critical themes in the management of projects. The workshop is predominantly financed through Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant Establishing Best Practice in Interorganizational Project Collaboration, (Project ID LP0348816), held by Professors Stewart Clegg and Dr. Tyrone Pitsis (UTS), and Professor Marton Marosszeky (UNSW).
The conference will address the central issue of power and control within the practice of managing projects and implications for the possibility of knowledge transfer, collaboration and innovation in project environments. .
As well as invited speakers from academia and industry, the main part of the conference involves the presentation of conference paper from both practitioners and researchers that offer new insights and perspectives on a range of related themes, including:
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Inter- and intra-organisational power relations and project management
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Identity management and project culture
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Innovation and creativity in project environments
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Emotions, anxiety and passions in projects
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Power, reflexivity and learning in and between projects
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Power in complex projects and mega-projects
- Critical issues on project education, development and training
Day one features a keynote presentation by Professor Bent Flyvbjerg who will present his ideas on The Organization of the Artist: Frank Gehry as a Model for Managing Innovation and Complexity in World-Class design, on-time and budget. The conference will be held over two days and will include a paper development workshop and a doctoral workshop, as well as a cocktail networking session before ending with dinner overlooking the magnificent Sydney Harbour.
Attend the doctoral workshop. Download the flyer here.
TO REGISTER Please contact Dr Tyrone S. Pitsis via email or by telephone (+61 2) 9514 3395 for registration details and costs.
Location:
Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour
17 Little Pier Street, Sydney, Australia, 2000
Location MAP (click here)Q&A
Do I have to submit a paper to attend? No. Just follow the normal registration process above.
Where will my paper be published? Full papers will either be published in the book of proceedings or in a special issue of the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.
What if I submit an abstract and later do not submit a full paper? That is fine. You will still present your paper, hwover, it will not be published in the special series.
Where can I get more information about hotels, Sydney etc? MORE INFORMATION ON HOTELS AND ABOUT SYDNEY CITY.
Why Sydney? VISIT SYDNEY, THE WORLD'S TOP RATED TOURIST CITY (Sydney Moring Herald)
