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Hello members of the Academy!

Now that the Vancouver AOM Annual Meeting Program is out, we would like to invite you to a dialogue with a panel of Current and Past Presidents of the Academy as well as the Presidents of AIB, EGOS and OBTC on Making the Academy More Inclusive at the All-Academy PDW.  This event involves an interactive survey of your perceptions on the current state of inclusion of AOM, Q&A with our panelists, and opportunities to help change the Academy.

Scheduled: Sunday, Aug 9 2015 3:15pm – 5:15pm at Fairmont Waterfront Hotel: Waterfront Ballroom B

Opening Governance for Diversity and Inclusion in the Academy
Diversity and Inclusion in AOM

Chair: Eddy S. Ng; Dalhousie U.; 
Chair: Isabel Metz; The U. of Melbourne; 
Chair: Alan Richter; QED Consulting; 
Speaker: Paul S. Adler; U. of Southern California; 
Speaker: R. Duane Ireland; Texas A&M U.; 
Speaker: Anne S. Tsui; U. of Notre Dame; 
Speaker: Rosalie L. Tung; Simon Fraser U.; 
Speaker: Mary J. Waller; York U.; 
Speaker: Deb Cohen; Society for Human Resource Management; 
Speaker: Silviya Svejenova; Copenhagen Business School; 
Speaker: Joe Seltzer; La Salle U.;

This PDW explores opening governance within the Academy of Management in the context of creating a more diverse and inclusive organization to assist the AOM in achieving its mission "To build a vibrant and supportive community of scholars." Further, this PDW aligns with the AOM's stated values of providing "a dynamic and supportive community for all of our members, embracing the full diversity of our backgrounds and experiences" and "respect[ing] each of our members' voices and seek to amplify their ideas" (http://aom.org/About-AOM/Vision,-Mission,-Objectives--- Values.aspx). Participants will explore two main aspects of the AOM. The first, leadership & governance, covers the responsibilities of AOM's leadership in shaping, guiding, leveraging and accounting for diversity and inclusion. The second, infrastructure & implementation, refers to AOM's structures and design of its diversity and inclusion initiatives to effectively carry out its mission and achieve its aims. This PDW's goals are to: (1) examine the leadership, governance, and infrastructure within the AOM; (2) provide a forum for AOM members to generate ideas and propositions on creating a more inclusive AOM at various levels of the AOM leadership (e.g., Board, Division, Committee) in the spirit of opening governance; and (3) enhance trust and transparency between the AOM leadership and its members by providing AOM members with an insight into the inner workings and governance of the AOM.