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2024 Management Conference Agenda
Coming Soon.
Past 2023 Management Conference
The PhD Project 2023 Management
Doctoral Student & Faculty Alumni Conference: Embracing Your Extraordinary
August 3-4, 2023
Meeting Location:
Boston Marriot Cambridge
90 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
LANYARD KEY:
Students - Blue
Faculty (Junior & Senior) - Green
Presenter - Red
Staff/Planning - Orange
Guests - Black
Conference Agenda
DAY 1: Thursday, August 3rd
1:00-1:30pm Registration: Salon 3-4 Foyer
1:30-2:00pm - Welcome and Vision Session: Salon 3
2:00-3:00pm - Inter-Cohort Social: Salon 3
3:00-3:15pm - 15 Minute Break
3:15-4:30pm - Session 1 - Cohort Sessions (Concurrent)
Welcome to the MDSA Conference (Cohort 1/New Students): Salon 1
From Courses to Conferences (Cohorts 2+/Pre-Comps): Salon 2
Preparing for the Job Market (Cohorts 3+/Post-Comps): Discovery
Job Candidate Workshop II (Cohorts 4+): Salon 7
4:30-4:35pm - 5 Minute Break
4:35-5:30pm - Journal Editor Roundtable: Salon 3
5:30-6:30pm - 1 Hour Break
6:30-8:30pm - Dinner Plenary Session: ROOM - Salon 4
Keynote: AOM President elect Dr. Sharon Alvarez
Faculty awards, welcoming new members, and acknowledging mid-program milestones.
DAY 2: Friday, August 4th
8:00-9:00am - Breakfast with Faculty: Salon 4
9:00-9:30am - Welcome from MFCA: Salon 3
9:30-10:30am - Session 1 - MDSA Business Meeting (all MDSA members) & Executive Committee Elections: Salon 3
Business meeting for MDSA members only.
10:30 -10:45am - 15 Minute Break
10:45 -12:00pm - Session 2 - Cohort Sessions (Concurrent)
Self-Care & Advocacy (Cohort 1): Salon 2
Here’s the Scoop on Comps (Cohort 2): Salon 1
How to Leverage Your Third Year (Cohort 3/Post Comps & Pre-Market): Discovery
Becoming Junior Faculty: Salon 3
12:00-1:00pm - Lunch: SALON 4
1:00-2:10pm - Session 3 - Inter-Cohort Sessions (Concurrent)
Career Paths Roundtable: Salon 3
Developing Your Elevator Pitch: Discovery
2:10-2:15pm - 5 Minute Break
2:15-3:30pm - Session 4 - Cohort Sessions (Concurrent)
Becoming a Developmental Reviewer (Cohort 1): Discovery
Seeking Out Mentors and Strategic Collaborations (Cohort 2): Salon 2
Nuts & Bolts of the Dissertation Process (Cohort 3+): Salon 1
Negotiating Your Job Offer Package (Cohorts 4+/Pre-Market): Salon 3
3:30-4:00pm - Commute to AOM Location for Check-in & PDW at Marriott Copley Place
4:00-5:30pm - AOM PDW Presented by MDSA: Boston Marriott Copley Place in Salon B
Understanding the Challenges in Measuring Subtle Bias: Context Conscious DEI Research
5:30-6:30 - Meet the Emerging Students: Salon 3
Connect with current and soon-to-be faculty to share opportunities at your institution. Join us to learn more about The PhD Project model and how you can network with—and recruit underrepresented minority faculty via our network.
6:30-7:15 - Group Photo & New Faculty Photo: TBD
7:15-9:00 - PhD Project Family Dinner & Recognitions: Salon 4-7
