Could you pl. put the enclosed conference annoucement in the list server? Thanks
Manikutty
<>INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD, INDIA (IIMA) will host the 3rd International Conference on Intercultural Communication Competence titled "Learning, Teaching and Research in a Borderless World" on 26 – 27 October, 2006 at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ahmedabad</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>. This is the third in a series of conferences sponsored by European Union as a part of an ongoing project.
The conference subject areas are: - Conducting research in cross-cultural settings
- Teaching and training in different cultures
- Implications of inter-culturally different learning styles in higher education
- Doing business cross-culturally: cross-cultural marketing, performance measurement in different settings, bargaining and conflict-solving
- Underlying aspects: stereotypes, prejudices, ethnocentrism, racism, building trust in cross-cultural settings, language, nonverbal communication
- Institutional aspects: higher education systems and their relations, intergovernmental relations, role of politics, role of international programs
The aim of this conference is to inform the public and interested academics alike about the research in these fields as well as about the specific and practical output of the inquiry into cross-cultural differences. Academics and practitioners around the world are invited to submit papers and contribute their research and expertise to a better understanding of different cultures.
Registration is free and can be done on line at the site: http://eu-india.fh-joanneum.at/index.php?id=38. The site also contains more details on the conference. You cna also contact Prof. S. Manikutty at manikuti@iimahd.ernet.in. Chief Editor, Vikalpa, the journal published from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. ********************************************************************** Prof. S. Manikutty | E Mail: manikuti@iimahd.ernet.in Business Policy Area smanikuti@yahoo.com Indian Institute of Management | Fax: 91-79-2630 6896 Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015. | Phone: 91-79-2632 4807 INDIA | Phone Res: 91-79-2632 5304, 2630 6503 Mobile phone: 98981 23115; 9427071566; 93740 14299 Home Page: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~manikuti ********************************************************************* It is never too late to become what you might have been.