This newsletter is largely an update of progress for this year’s annual conference to be held 17-20 NOVEMBER, 2009 at the Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg.
The key news items are the announcement of a second sponsor for the conference and an extension of the deadlines for papers.
The conference theme is workforce planning in times of crisis and change. The conference is proudly supported by The Australian Institute for Social Research and The School of Economics, at the University of Adelaide
The 9th Annual PERA Conference will be held from 17-20 November 2009. The venue for the conference is the Stamford Grand Hotel, located right on the magnificent Glenelg Beach, just 12 kilometres from the Adelaide GPO. Glenelg is the birth place of South Australia and is a short tram ride from the city centre. It is also a major tourist destination in its own right and hence it provides a full range of accommodation.
In addition to papers relating to the main conference theme, other papers are welcome on any topic related to employment relations, including organisation studies. There are five tracks for the conference:
Employment Relations Debates
Human Resource Issues
Organisations, Culture and Power
Workforce Planning and Human Resource Development
Teaching and Academic Work in Business
The two keynote speakers have been confirmed. The first is Associate Professor John Spoehr, Executive Director of The Australian Institute for Social Research at the University of Adelaide. The second is Professor Barbara Pocock, Director of the Centre for Work + Life, at the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies at the University of South Australia.
Deadlines for papers and abstracts have been extended:
1. Conference paper abstract: You can submit a conference abstract (maximum of 600 words) for the blind reviewing process. This form of submission will not be published in the Conference Proceedings as a full paper. Only the abstract will be published in the Conference Proceedings. The deadline is 9 October 2009.
2. Refereed full paper: A full paper, with a maximum of 12 pages (as set out in the submission guidelines) will be subjected to a blind reviewing process. If accepted, your paper will be published in full in Volume 1 of the Conference Proceedings. The deadline is now 9 October 2009.
3. Unrefereed full paper: A full paper, with a maximum of 12 pages (as set out in the submission guidelines) will not be subjected to a blind reviewing process. If accepted, your paper will be published in full in Volume 2 of the Conference Proceedings. The deadline is now 9 October 2009.
Conference Fees:
$695 full fee, with a discount for full time research students
