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<BLOCKQUOTE><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>7<?/bigger><?/bigger>th<?bigger><?bigger>
International Conference on Organizational Discourse:<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B><BR><B><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>Identity,
Ideology and
Idiosyncrasy<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></I></B><BR><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><B><I><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Amsterdam,
Wednesday 26<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?bigger>th<?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>
July-Friday 28<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?bigger>th<?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>
July,
2006<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></I></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><?smaller> <?/smaller><BR><?smaller> <?/smaller><BR><I>M.C.
Escher's “Bond of Union” © 2005 The M.C. Escher Company-Holland. All rights
reserved</I>. <?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,3333,6666><A
href="http://www.mcescher.com">www.mcescher.com</A><?/color><?/fontfamily>
<BR><?smaller> <?/smaller><BR><?smaller> <?/smaller><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>International
Advisory
Network<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>Eric Abrahamson, <I>Columbia University, USA</I>.
Mats Alvesson, <I>Lund University, Sweden</I>. David Boje, <I>New Mexico State
University, USA</I>. Gerrit Broekstra, <I>Nijenrode University, The
Netherlands</I>. Gibson Burrell, <I>University of Leicester, UK</I>. Didier
Cazal, <I>Groupe ESC Marseille, France</I>. Francois Cooren, <I>University of
Montreal, Canada</I>. Stan Deetz, <I>University of Colorado, USA</I>. Richard
Dunford, <I>Macquarie University, Australia,</I> Norman Fairclough,
<I>University of Lancaster, UK, </I>David Grant, <I>University of Sydney,
Australia,</I> Cynthia Hardy, <I>University of Melbourne, Australia, </I>Steve
Maguire, <I>McGill</I> <I>Univeristy, Canada, </I>Robert Marshak, <I>The
American University, USA</I>. Gareth Morgan, <I>York University, Canada</I>.
Ian Palmer, <I>University of Technology, Sydney, Australia,</I> Martin Parker,
<I>University of Leicester, UK, </I>Linda Putnam, <I>Texas A&M University,
USA</I>. David Sims, <I>City University</I>, UK. Hari Tsoukas, <I>Athens
Laboratory for Business</I> <I>Administration, Greece</I>. Anne Wallamacq,
<I>Namur University, Belgium</I>. Karl Weick, <I>University of Michigan,
USA</I>.<BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily></B><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Conference
Organisers<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>Cliff Oswick, <I>University of Leicester UK</I>, Tom
Keenoy, <I>King’s College London UK</I>,<BR>Ida Sabelis, <I>Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam</I>, Sierk Ybema, <I>Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,</I><BR>& Nick
Ellis, <I>University of Leicester UK.</I><BR><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B><BR><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>Conference
Co-sponsors<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B><BR> <BR><B>The
Management Centre, University of Leicester, UK</B><BR><B>Cultuur, Organisatie
en Management, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands</B><BR><B>The Management
Centre, King’s College, University of London,
UK</B><BR> <BR><B>Conference Secretariat:</B><BR>Elles Banderinga,
<I>Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam</I><BR> <BR><B>Conference
Assistant:</B><BR>Armin Beverungen, <I>University of Leicester, UK</I><BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>The Conference<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>As with previous conferences, the primary aim of the
7th Conference is to develop further insights into the field of organizational
discourse. It is envisaged that the Conference will provide a forum in which
academics with contrasting epistemological and ontological perspectives on
both organization and discourse can engage in dialogue.<BR> <BR>Following
the success of the last event, the Conference will again be hosted by the
Department of Culture, Organisation and Management at the Vrije Universiteit
(Free University), Amsterdam and organized under the auspices of the
International Centre for Research in Organizational Discourse, Strategy and
Change (ICRODSC). This international research centre links researchers from
leading international management schools who share an interest in developing
and applying discourse methods in the study of organizations. The Centre acts
as umbrella for a number of discourse-related research activities and
initiatives.<BR> <BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Conference
Theme<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial>In keeping with past
conferences, the theme for the 7<?smaller>th<?/smaller> Conference is framed
in broad terms with a focus on aspects of identity and identity formation in
and around organizing. More fundamentally it is about the social processes
involved in naming, fixing and transforming the social aspects of organization
and the social actors engaging in organizing and/or being organised. On this
basis, the subthemes of the conference should be read as indicative rather
than exhaustive insofar as they are intended to highlight a range of
contemporary issues pertinent to the discursive analysis of organizations and
organizing. While the three concepts are fluid and inter-penetrating, they
could be deployed separately. <I>Identity</I> can be viewed as a socially
constructed phenomenon and, as such, aspects of the formation and the
maintenance of individual, group and organizational identity are central to
the conference themes. Beyond this, identity work might also be more
specifically construed as being about a discursive process of
identification involving the naming, labelling, classifying and associating of
both artefacts and social actors. <I>Ideology</I> has almost self-evident
discursive connotations. It may be concerned with doctrinal discourses and the
creation of shared beliefs through language, but it is also inextricably
linked to power in terms of issues of legitimacy and processes of
meaning-making. The inclusion of <I>idiosyncrasy</I> is designed to draw
attention to alternative or frame-breaking constructions of identities and the
less obvious aspects of organizing. In particular, it invites consideration of
aspects beyond dominant discourses and taken-for-granted assumptions and
a concern with the possibilities of novel and unorthodox readings of social
phenomena and
identities. <?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial>When
viewed at the macro-level, these three main themes serve to illustrate ways in
which we might undertake forms of discursive engagement and critical
reflection. Although <I>identity </I>is now associated with notions of
fragmentation, ambiguity and the possibility of multiple selves,
conventionally, it has often been understood as a process of stabilising and
fixing and implies a movement toward coherence and continuity; such a view
carries distinctly univocal resonances. In contrast, <I>ideology</I> evokes
the possibility of contestation refracting a hegemonic struggle between
perspectives and thus has dialogical overtones – such as the tensions between
privileged and marginalized positions. Finally, <I>idiosyncrasy</I> highlights
the potential for multiple, contested, alternative and co-existing readings
and, in doing so, promotes a focus on plurivocality. What all this suggests is
that a focus on the complexities of constructing ‘identity’ raises fundamental
issues about and within the process of organizing and the structuring of
organizations. <?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily><BR><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial>Aspects
of Identity, Berlin,
2005.<?/fontfamily></I><BR><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily></I><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial> <?/fontfamily><BR>Given
the Conference theme deliberately constitutes a broad discursive canvas, we
expect the precise conference streams to emerge from the papers themselves.
However, we also anticipate papers that will organize themselves within the
following topics:<BR> <BR>Sensemaking, Stories and
Narrative
Metaphor, Tropes and Symbolism<BR>Individual and Social
Identities
Text, Talk and Technology<BR>Critical Discursive
Approaches
Conversation Analytic Approaches<BR>Discourse, Identity and
Temporality
Ideology, Power and Knowledge<BR>Language, Culture and Organizational
Change Organizational Identities<BR>Management
Philosophy
Management Discourse<BR>Professional and Organizational
Identity
Structures, Networks and Agency<BR>Ethnography and Organizational
Life
Consumption, Brands and Images<BR>Difference, Idiosyncrasy and
Plurivocality
Dramaturgy and Aesthetics<BR>Reflexivity in
Organizing
Discrimination and Diversity<BR> <BR>Papers are invited on talk and text
which address issues of social representation, social construction and social
interaction in relation to any aspect of organization or organizing in
relation to these themes. Contributions may adopt any epistemological
perspective but we are concerned to achieve a balance between empirical
studies and conceptual/theoretical contributions.<BR> <BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Publications<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>The conference proceedings will be published (with
an ISBN) and available to participants at the Conference. The proceedings will
contain the abstracts of the papers presented and the full versions of the
papers will be provided on a CD as part of the conference
pack.<BR> <BR>The six previous Organizational Discourse conferences have
led to the publication of several edited books: <I>Organization Development:
Metaphorical Explorations</I> (1995); <I>Metaphor and Organizations</I>
(1996); <I>Discourse and Organization</I> (1998); and, under the auspices of
ICRODSC, <I>Sage Handbook of Organizational Discourse </I>(2004). The
conferences have also resulted in the publication of a number of special
issues and themed sections of journals, including: <I>Organization</I> (Vol.
4, No. 2, 1997); <I>Journal of Applied Management Studies</I> (Vol. 6, No. 2,
1997); <I>Human Relations</I> (Vol. 53, No. 9, 2000); <I>Journal of Applied
Behavioral Science</I> (Vol. 36, No. 2, 2000); <I>Organization</I> (Vol.7,
No.3, 2000); <I>Journal of Organisational Change Management</I> (Vol. 14, No.
3, 2001); <I>International Studies in Management and Organization</I> (Vol.
31: No.3, 2001); <I>Time and Society </I>(Vol. 14 No 2-3, 2005) and
<I>Organization Management Journal </I>(Forthcoming, December,
2005).<BR> <BR>It is anticipated that the 7th Conference will result in
further publication(s) containing selected contributions from the
conference.<BR> <BR> <BR><BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>Guidelines
for Submission<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B><BR> <BR>All submissions
and conference communications will be conducted by email. Prospective
contributors interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract of
approx. 1,000 words to the conference organisers by <B>13<?smaller>th<?/smaller> January 2006</B>. Notification of acceptance of
papers will be given by <B>3<?smaller>rd<?/smaller> March 2006</B> and full
papers are required by <B>2<?smaller>nd<?/smaller> June
2006</B>.<BR> <BR>Abstracts should be typed using double spacing and
include:<BR>-<?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?smaller><?x-tad-smaller>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>the title of the paper;<BR>-<?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?smaller><?x-tad-smaller>
<?/x-tad-smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>the name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s) and,<BR>-<?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?smaller><?x-tad-smaller>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>an author contact address, e-mail and telephone/fax
number<BR> <BR>Copies of submissions should be sent as an email
attachment (saved as a Word document or a text file) to <B>Cliff Oswick
</B>at:
<?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,3333,6666><?bigger>Discourse2006@le.ac.uk<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>The
Location: the Vrije Universiteit (Free University)<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>The Vrije Universiteit was established in 1880 in
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, which has been a renowned cultural,
scientific and commercial centre for many centuries. The free University or –
as it is known locally – ‘the VU’, is a thriving international institution
comprised of twelve faculties – Arts, Earth and Life Sciences, Dentistry,
Human Movement Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, Law, Medicine,
Philosophy, Psychology and Education, Sciences, Social-Cultural Sciences and
Theology. It has around 15,000 students and offers over fifty undergraduate
and almost a hundred postgraduate programmes. The university campus and
university hospital are situated in the south-western part of Amsterdam, one
of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands. It
is within easy reach of both Amsterdam-Schipol airport and all the various
attractions of central Amsterdam.<BR><BR><B>The Department</B><BR>The
Department of <I>Cultuur, Organisatie en Management</I> (Culture,
Organization and Management), which is co-hosting the Conference, is part of
the Faculty of Social Sciences (<?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,3333,6666><?bigger>www.fsw.nl<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily>).
The Faculty has about 2800 students and 140 members of staff and is one of the
VU's larger faculties. The Department is relatively new and the focus of both
the teaching programme and research activity is organisational anthropology
which involves a pre-eminent concern with the cultural dimensions of
management and organization. Current research projects include work on
cultural change in organisational networks; processes of identity formation
under globalisation; diversity-management; the temporal aspects of management
and organizational intervention strategies. The teaching programme includes
both undergraduate and postgraduate course in organisational anthropology as
well as a thriving doctoral programme. There are 25 staff including two
professors and researchers.<BR> <BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Travel
and Accommodation<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>Amsterdam is one of the great European capital
cities. Built around a series of concentric canals, it is justly famed for its
architecture, museums, art galleries, public parks, markets and restaurants.
On the streets, the bicycle is king, and the city is renown for being a deeply
relaxing place with a liberal attitude to drugs, sex and international
conferences.<BR> <BR>Both international and local travel are easy.
Schipol-Amsterdam airport is a major International hub airport with excellent
bus and rail connections to central Amsterdam. Amsterdam boasts one of
the best public transport systems in any European city: there are trams,
buses, a metro and trains all of which are relatively cheap, extremely easy to
use and run with remarkable frequency. Taxis are easily available but not
cheap and it is sometimes easier to get around the city by public
transport.<BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Travel:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><B>Schipol to Central Amsterdam</B><BR>Apart from a taxi
(costing about 40 Euros), by far the best way to get into central Amsterdam
from Schipol Airport is to go by train to Amsterdam Central
Station.<BR>Schipol Station is in the airport (under ‘Schipol Plaza’) and the
train goes from Platform 3. Trains depart every 10 minutes and the trip takes
about 15 minutes.<BR> <BR><B>Schipol to the VU (The Conference
Venue)</B><BR>To travel direct to the VU from Schipol Airport, take a train
from Schipol station to Zuid/World Trade Center station. Trains depart from
platform 1 or 2 (under ‘Schipol Plaza’) and run every 15 minutes. From
there, it is a 10 minute walk to the VU. Alternatively, take the metro train
No. 51 or tram 5 in the direction of ‘Amstelveen/Poortwachter’. It is just one
stop to the VU (2 minutes).<BR> <BR><B>Central Amsterdam to the VU (The
Conference Venue)</B><BR>The VU is in the south-east quadrant of Amsterdam.
The main address is:<BR> <BR>Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam<BR>De Boelelaan
1105<BR>1081 HV Amsterdam<BR>The Netherlands<BR><B> </B><BR>There are
frequent metro trains and trams to the VU from the Central Station. Metro 51
or tram 5 go direct to the VU. Finding it is easy because the VU has its own
tram-stop: ‘Boelelaan/VU’. The trip takes about 15 minutes (by metro) or 25
minutes (by tram). During the day there are trams and metros every 5 to 10
minutes. In the evenings there are fewer connections (every 15 minutes
approximately).<BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Accommodation
in Amsterdam:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>As a major tourist destination, alongside the usual
range of branded international hotels, there are hundreds of small and
medium-sized hotels throughout Amsterdam and the surrounding area. And there
should be something to suit everyone’s budget. There are<BR>numerous web-sites
(some are listed below) providing information and leading to on-line booking
facilities. Once you have decided on a possible hotel, before booking, it is
advisable to check prices on the hotel’s own web-site. Some agencies charge a
premium and booking direct with the hotel can sometimes be cheaper.
<B><I>Since the conference is being held during the tourist season, early
booking is advisable.</I></B> <BR> <BR><B>Some
places to start:</B><BR> <BR>Dutch Tourist Board Web-Page:<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 6666,6666,9999><?bigger>http://www.hotels-holland.com/index.htm<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR>The
Dutch Reservations Centre<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 6666,6666,9999><?bigger>http://www.hotelres.nl/<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR>This
is a central marketing organisation which will find hotel rooms across the
full range. It also takes options on some hotel rooms and can provide
discounted room prices.<BR><B> </B><BR><B>Other Useful Web Pages (all in
English):</B><BR> <BR>Amsterdam City Web-Page:<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 6666,6666,9999><?bigger>http://www.amsterdam.nl/<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR>Public
Transport in
Amsterdam:<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger>http://www.gvb.nl/english/default.asp<?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR>or<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger>http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/transport.htm<?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?color><?param 6666,6666,9999> <?/color><BR>The
Vrije Universiteit:<BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 6666,6666,9999><?bigger>http://www.vu.nl/english/index.cfm<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR>This
site also contains some useful information about
Amsterdam.<BR> <BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>Plenary
Speakers <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>(to be
announced)<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B><BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>Accepted
Papers <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger>(to
follow)<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Conference
Fees<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>The full conference fee is 560 euros. This
covers registration, all conference materials, refreshments, lunches,
conference dinner and other social events.<BR> <BR><B><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>ICRODSC<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR>The International Centre for Research in
Organizational Discourse, Strategy and Change (ICRODSC) was launched in 2001.
It is supported by leading international management schools at the University
of Melbourne, University of Sydney, McGill University, King's College,
University of London, University of Leicester, Lund University and Texas
A&M University. The Centre links international researchers who share an
interest in developing and applying discourse methods in the study of
organizations. It brings together researchers from different disciplinary
backgrounds, provides a critical mass in research expertise, facilitates
cross-disciplinary research, provides a banner for new research initiatives,
provides contacts and support for doctoral students, and provides resources
for workshops, studies, and other activities.<BR>For further details see: <?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,3333,6666><?bigger>http://www.management.unimelb.edu.au/icrodsc/<?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>