ACBSPRegion3ConferenceSoutheasternCouncilofBusinessSchoolsPrograms
October1–3,2015MyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina
CallforPresentations
CallforPapers:TransnationalJournalofBusiness
CreatingNewKnowledgeintheClassroom
“CreatingNewKnowledgeintheClassroom”isthethemeoftheACBSPConference2016inAtlanta,Georgia,June17-‐20,2016. Thisisalsothethemeforourregionalmeeting,whichisbeingheldOctober1–3,2015,inMyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina,andhostedbyYorkTechnicalCollege.
In2008,forthefirsttime,regionsthatadoptedthethemefortheAnnualConferenceattheirregionalconferencetheyearpriorwereprovidedaslotinthateducationaltracksetasideforacategorytitled“BestoftheRegions”. Tworegionsparticipatedthatfirstyear. Participationhasgrownsothatarecordnineregionswererepresentedwithpresentationsatthe2015ConferenceinPhiladelphia. Region3isoneofthoseregionsthatparticipatedin2015,withapresentationbyAliquippaAllenfromthe UniversityofWestAlabamawhenthethemewasPartneringwithBusinessforStudentSuccess.Thetitleofhis/herpresentationwas“We’veHeardtheCall,CraftedtheResponse,andMadetheConnectionBetweentheClassroom,Business,andSocialMedia.”
Asanewfeatureinitiatedin2012,oneoftheregionsparticipatingintheBestoftheRegionsprogramattheAnnualConferenceishonoredwithrecognitionoftheInternationalBestofRegionsExcellenceAward. ModeledtosomeextentontheTeachingExcellenceAward,apanelofjudgesattheconferencejudgetheseBestoftheRegionspresentationsonFridayandSaturdayusingarubric,anddeterminethebestofthepresentations. ThehonoreeisannouncedduringtheSalutetoRegionsLuncheononSundayandpresentedwithacrystalawardanda$500checkinrecognitionofthisachievement.
WeinviteyoutorespondtothisCallforPresentationsforourregioninanticipationthatyourpresentationmaybeselectedtobegivenattheregionalconference. AllpresentationsgivenattheRegion3conferencewillbeevaluatedbytheregion’sofficers,andonewillbeselectedforpresentationatthe2016ACBSPConferenceasa“BestoftheRegions”presentation. MoreinformationisavailableinanothersectionofthisCallforPresentations.
DetailsontheRegion3AnnualConference
TheSoutheasternCouncilofBusinessSchoolsandPrograms(Region3)iscomposedofthefollowinggeographicarea: Alabama,Florida,Georgia,Kentucky,Mississippi,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Tennessee,andtheBritishOverseasTerritoryofBermuda.The2015conferenceforourregionwillbeheldinMyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina,hostedbyYorkTechnicalCollege. Thedatesofthemeetingare
October1–3,2015. LodgingwillbeprovidedatHiltonMyrtleBeachResortatagrouprateof$109forthefirst70toreserve;$119fortheremaining20rooms. Use the code BSP to reserve a room.Registrationfeeswillbe$150andwillincludeattendanceatallbusinessmeetings,tours,andpresentationsplusbreakfast(Friday/Saturday),lunch(Friday),keynotedinner(Friday),andsnacks/water/coffeeonFriday. AllpresentersselectedwillberesponsibleforpaymentofallcoststoattendtheRegion3conference,includingtheregistrationfee.
RespondingtothisCallforPresentations:
Tosubmitapresentationforconsiderationfortheupcomingconference:
•SubmissionsmustbereceivednolaterthanAugust30,2015September 10,usingtheResponseFormincludedinthisCallforPresentations. Furtherinstructionsforsubmissionareincludedontheform.
•Allpresentationswillbereviewedbyacommitteeofmembersresponsiblefororganizingourregional conference.
•Concurrentsessionswillbe45minutesinlengthwith5minutesofintroductions. Pleaseallowabout5-‐10minutesforquestionsanddiscussion,givingatotalof30-‐35minutesforpresentationofcontent.
•YoumaysubmitmultipleresponsestothisCallforPresentations.YoumayalsosubmitpresentationproposalstomorethanoneregionofACBSP.
•Membersaregivenapreferenceinselection,butnon-‐membersofACBSPmaysubmitaresponsetothisCallforPresentations.
•Presentationssubmittedbypersonsnotaffiliatedwithaninstitutionwillbeespeciallyvaluableifpairedwithsomeonefromamembercampus.
•YouwillreceivenotificationconcerningyoursubmissionbySeptember15,2015.
•Ifyouhaveanyquestions,r803-‐981-‐7314.
ThethemeisCreatingNewKnowledgeintheClassroom
Manyeducationalinstitutionscontinuetotransfertraditionaltheoriesandconceptsthatmaynotbeasrelevantorhavenegativeinfluencesintherealworld(Ghoshal,2005).Aswemoveintothegloballandscape,theprocessofcontinuousimprovementtowardeducationalexcellencecanalsoinitiatethecreationofnewknowledge.Thisfocustakesrealworldexperiencesfromourstudentsandintegratestheminouracademicrigorwherenewtheoriesandconceptscanbecreated.Fromthere,facultycanbegintodevelopthesetheoriesthatalignwiththecurrentandfutureneedsofthebusinessenvironment.Asonepathforgreaterinnovation,thethemecallsforasynthesisofexperiencesandknowledgewithintheclassroomwhileprovidingintegrationandcreationofnewknowledge.Let'sfindthenewtheorythat'llchangetheworldwithinasimpleaknowledgecreationprocess.
Ghoshal,S.(2005).BadManagementTheoriesAreDestroyingGoodManagementPractices.Academyofmanagementlearningandeducation, 4(1), 75-‐91.
SelectionforParticipationintheACBSPConference2016
Arubricisusedtoevaluateallpresentations.IfyourpresentationisselectedasthebestfromRegion3,youwillbeinvitedtogivethepresentationaspartoftheeducationaltrackduringtheACBSPConference2016.
TheACBSPConference2016willbeheldonJune17-‐20,2016inAtlanta,Georgia. LodgingwillbeatprovidedattheAtlantaMarriottMarquisatagrouprateofapproximately$169. Registrationfeeswillbe
approximately $550. The presentersselected willbe responsible forpaymentofall costs. Presentersreceive a 50% discounton the registration fee. Formore information on the ACBSP Conference 2016,pleasechecktheACBSPWebsite,
TheregionofficersandothersevaluatingthequalityofeachpresentationintheirregionreservetherightnottorecommendanypresentationforparticipationintheACBSPConference2016. ThismaybeinfluencedbyaverysmallnumberofpresentationssubmittedinresponsetotheCallforPresentationsand/orbyasmallnumberofpresentationsbeinggivenattheregionalmeeting. ThepresentationmustbeofhighqualitytobeconsideredfortheACBSPConference2016.
CallforPapersforTransnationalJournalofBusiness
Asyouconsidertheproposalofapresentationatourregionalmeeting,considerthepreparationofapaperfortheinauguralissueoftheTransnationalJournalofBusiness. TheJournalwelcomeauthorstosubmittheiroriginalresearchpapers,casestudies,conferencereports,managementreports,bookreviews,andcommentariesondevelopmentsintheliterature,practice,andexcellenceinbusinesseducation,forreviewandconsiderationforpublication. Whilethiscanbeonavarietyoftopics,aspecialpriorityfortheinauguralissueoftheTJBisthethemefortheACBSPConference2016,CreatingNewKnowledgeintheClassroom.Yourscholarlycontributioncanbelinkedtothetopicandfocusofyour presentation.
MoreinformationregardingtheTransnationalJournalofBusinessandrespondingtotheCallforPapersisavailableattheACBSPWebpagefortheTransnationalJournalofBusiness.
ForMoreInformation
ThisactivityisbeingcoordinatedbythepersonlistedontheResponseFormonthenextpage. AsChairoftheRegionalMeetingPresentationCommittee,thispersonwillreceivealldocumentsandprovidenoticeforselectionorrejectionoftheproposal. OnoccasionthispersonmayberequiredtoconsultwithothermembersoftheregionalmeetingplanningcommitteeortheACBSPofficebeforearesponsecanbeprovided.
ThestaffattheACBSPofficewillbeabletoprovideinformationontheACBSPConference2016orhowto enter your presentationinother regionalcompetitions. Pleasecontact ACBSPat913-‐339-‐3956 .
SoutheasternCouncilofBusinessSchoolsPrograms
(ACBSPRegion3)
ResponsetoCallforPresentations “CreatingNewKnowledgeintheClassroom”BestoftheRegionsCompetition
Title: ______PresentationDescriptionforProgramGuide(upto40words):
Description: Thisistheafulldescriptionofwhatisbeingproposedforthesession,includingawrittendescriptionofthepresentation,thetopic’simportancetoattendees,useofhandouts,andformatofpresentation. Pleaselimittonomorethan200words.
Submittaloftheactualpresentationiswelcomedbutnotrequired.
MainContact:Name: / Title:
Institution:
Address: / City: / State/Zip:
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Are there anyco-‐presenters?Ifyes,pleaseprovidename,titleandaffiliation.
Arethereotherreasonswhyyoubelieveyourpresentationshouldbeaccepted(nomorethan100words)?
PleasesubmitthiscompleteformpriortoAugust30,2015 September 10, 2015,to:EdieDillé
AssociateDean,BusinessandITYorkTechnicalCollege
452S.AndersonRd.,RockHill,