Sixth Annual CEEMAN Conference

Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School (mailto:mac@MAINE.EDU)
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:00:06 EDT

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Date:         Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:00:06 EDT
From: "Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School" <mailto:mac@MAINE.EDU>
Subject:      Sixth Annual CEEMAN Conference
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU

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Greetings to the list. Below I have posted information about  the
forthcoming  CEEMAN  annual  conference.  Before  presenting  the
formal announcement, I have provided a very brief description  of
CEEMAN  and  its internet list, CEEMAN-L. In a separate  post,  I
will  send a brief profile of CEEMAN-L. Interested  list  members
may  contact me (mailto:mac@maine.edu) to be added to CEEMAN-L. I  would
be  grateful  if US/Western  list members would forward  the  an-
nouncements  to  any colleagues in the CEE/NIS  regions  who  are
involved/interested in management education and training.  Please
let  me  know if you have any questions. This note  is  going  to
several  lists,  so let me apologize in advance  to  those  whose
tolerance for multiple postings is far less than mine.
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The Central and East European Management Development Association,
(CEEMAN) located in Slovenia, would like to extend an  invitation
to its forthcoming Sixth Annual conference, to be held in  Latvia
in  October. More details are included in the attached  announce-
ment.  CEEMAN was established in 1993 with the aim of  accelerat-
ing management development in Central and Eastern Europe.  CEEMAN
now  has 106 member institutions in 30 countries  throughout  the
CEE/NIS regions. More information about CEEMAN is available  from
Reti Shutina, CEEMAN Secretary General (mailto:Reti@iedc-brdo.si).

CEEMAN-L sponsors an internet list (CEEMAN-L) to provide informa- tion to business/economic academics in the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. The list currently has 732 members in 46 countries. To review 1998 CEEMAN-L postings, please visit the CEEMAN-L archives at the University of Geneva (http://ecolu-info.unige.ch/archives/ceeman98/). ***************************************************************** ***************************************************************** Sixth Annual CEEMAN Conference Tranformational Leadership: The Challenge for Management Development in Central and Eastern Europe

Riga, Latvia October 15-17, 1998 ***************************************************************** Thursday, October 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 17:00-19:00 Exploring Riga's landmarks

19:30 Reception and welcome dinner

Welcome:

Professor Danica Purg, President of CEEMAN and Director of IEDC, Slovenia; Professor Boris Kurov, Rector of RICEBA, Latvia; Mr. Andrid Berzinsh, Mayor of the city of Riga. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, October 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9:00-9:15 Introduction: Professor Danica Purg

9:15-9:45 Economic outlook of Latvia: Mr. Alfredis Chepa- nis, Speaker of Saeima, the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia.

9:45-10:15 Break

10:15- 11:00 Keynote address: "Transformational Leadership in Central and Eastern Europe": Mr. Pavel Olechno- vicz, ABB Vice-President for Central and Eastern Europe, Switzerland.

11:00-12:30 SESSION I:

Transformational Leadership - Enterprise Level

1. International Cooperation - Success Story: Mr. Vincenzo Miceli, Nestle Vice-President for Eu- rope, Switzerland; 2. Local Companies - Success Story: Mr. Ainars Roze, owner of a bookstore chain, Latvia; 3. The New Type of Entrepreneurship: Prof. Stefan Kwiatkowski, Academy of Management and Entrepre- neurship, Poland and Ms. Renata Gut, entrepre- neur, Poland.

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30- 15:00 SESSION II:

Transformational Leadership - Policy Making at the Regional and National Level:

1. Transformation in the Baltic States: Mr. Erik Terk, Director, Estonian Institute for Future Studies, Estonia; Mr. Sol N. Bukingolts, Vice-President, American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia;

2. Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe: Dr. Vlado Dimovski, President of the Center for International Competition, Slovenia and former Minister of Industry of the Republic of Slovenia;

15:00-15:30 Break

15:30- 17:00 SESSION III:

How Business Schools Cope with Challenges - Success Stories:

* Dr. Wiktor Askanas, Dean, IMC, Hungary * Professor Leif Muten, Rector, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia * Dr. Krzystof Pawlowski, President, Higher School of Business - National Louis University, Poland * Professor Wojciech Rybowski, President, Gdansk Managers Training Foundation, Poland * Professor Edvard Goizman, Rector, Institute of Business and Economics, Russia * Professor Nenad Filipovic, Deputy Director, International Management Development Center, Slovenia

17:00-17:20 Refreshment break

17:20-18:30 SESSION IV:

Transformational Leadership - Implementation:

* Professor Derek Abell, IMD, Lausanne, Switzer- land * Professor Andrzej Kozminski, Rector, Academy for Management and Entrepreneurship, Poland * Professor Danica Purg, President of CEEMAN and Director of IEDC, Slovenia

20:00 Gala Dinner ----------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, October 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9:00-10:30 Annual CEEMAN Meeting

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11-15 Case Competition - The Award-giving Ceremony

11:15-12:00 Presentation of the Winning Case (How to teach it)

12:00-12:30 Closing Ceremony

13:00 Lunch

Optional activities following lunch:

15:00 Bus trip to the tourist town of Jurmala (15 km from Riga)

19:00 Dinner at the Yachting Club in Riga ***************************************************************** Application and Registration Form Sixth Annual CEEMAN Conference ***************************************************************** Title: Mr./Ms./ Dr./ Prof.:______________________________________ Family name:_____________________________________________________ First name:______________________________________________________ Organization/Institution:________________________________________ Business Address:________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Tel:_______________________ Fax: _______________________________ E-mail:__________________________________________________________

Name of Accompanying Person (if any):____________________________ Program for Accompanying Person? ____ yes ____ no ----------------------------------------------------------------- HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- I would like a reservation for:

____ a single room 95 USD per night (breakfast and lunch included) ____ a double room (125 USD per night (breakfast and lunch included)

I would like a reservation at Hotel Riga for the following NIGHTS: (Please tick the dates of NIGHTS you will spend at the hotel)

__October 14 __October 15 __October 16 __October 17 __October 18

Hotel charges are payable on arrival. Please do not send hotel charges to CEEMAN. ----------------------------------------------------------------- TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- For the purposes of ground transportation, I will

ARRIVE in Riga on: DEPART from Riga on:

Date:_______________ Date:_______________ Time:_______________ Time:_______________ Flight number:______ Flight number:______

----------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE ----------------------------------------------------------------- I will pay the conference registration fee of:

____ 150 USD for CEEMAN members ____ 200 USD for non-CEEMAN members (Please check as appropriate)

(a) by bank transfer to:

Gorenjska Banka d.d., Bleiweisova 1, Kranj 4000 Slovenia Swift Code: GORE SI 2X Acc. No: 51500-620-107 7383 105951 3

(b) by cheque payable to CEEMAN (See address below).

(c) by cash on arrival at conference

Date:___________________ Signature: ____________________________

Please return the completed form to:

CEEMAN Brdo pri Kranju 4000 Kranj, Slovenia Fax: (386 64) 222 070 Tel: (386 64) 221 761 E-mail: mailto:ceeman@iedc-brdo.si ----------------------------------------------------------------- Applicants to the Conference may apply to CEEMAN for financial support (travel or accommodation) provided they are citizens of Central and East European countries, including the former Soviet Union, and are working in institutions in a difficult financial position. The fellowships will be pledged to the earliest eligi- ble applicants. CEEMAN members will, of course, have priority.

Travel reimbursements will be made only after the original tick- ets and boarding passes have been received at the CEEMAN head- quarters. *****************************************************************