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Dear Colleagues,

On Friday, February 29, 2008, Dr. Pratima Bansal (Richard Ivey School of Business) will host an all-day forum in Toronto, Canada, on best practices in engaging the community and other external stakeholders.

The forum will bring together approximately 20 academics and 40 expert practitioners. The purpose is to identify and discuss the state-of-the-art in research and practice in community engagement. There will be an emphasis on dialogue and knowledge exchange between the traditionally isolated worlds of research and practice.

SPEAKERS

The speakers are:

·         Grace Blake, Regional Liaison, Dave Meads, Consultation and Community Affairs Manager, Randy Ottenbreit, Development Executive, Mackenzie Gas Project

·         Oana Branzei, Assistant Professor, Ivey Business School

·         Denise Carpenter, Senior Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, EPCOR Utilities Inc.

·         Jocelyne Daw, Vice President, Marketing & Social Engagement, Imagine Canada

·         Pierre Gratton, Vice President Sustainable Development, Mining Association of Canada

·         Katharine Partridge, Managing Partner, Stakeholder Research Associates Canada

·         Sandra Waddock, Professor, Boston College

·         Charlene Zietsma, Assistant Professor, Ivey Business School

THEMES

The forum themes include:

·         Trends in the stakeholder landscape

·         Conflict and crises

·         Consultation and communication

·         Collaboration

REGISTRATION

More details can be found at www.ivey.ca/centres/building/engaging. You also register from this webpage. The cost for academics is Cdn$250. Seating is limited to 65 to permit dialogue.

This forum is being hosted in partnership with the Research Network for Business Sustainability (www.sustainabilityresearch.org), which bridges research in business sustainability with practice. The forum was inspired by the Network's Leadership Council of expert sustainability practitioners, which identifies its most pressing sustainability challenges and encourages researchers to address them.

Cheers,

Tom