AIB 2013 Annual Meeting Istanbul, Turkey July 3-6, 2013 Mid-Career Consortium July 3, 2013 Chair: John Mezias, University of Miami Application Deadline: March 15, 2013 For the first time, the Academy of International Business is organizing a Mid-Career Consortium which will be held on Wednesday July 3, 2013 from 2:30-4:30 pm. This Consortium features a panel of distinguished faculty and will provide a unique opportunity to network and discuss professional challenges, problems, and opportunities facing faculty advancing into their "Associate and early Full Professor years." The most suitable participants for this Consortium are "mid-career" international business faculty (those with at least five years of academic experience up to recent full professors). Panelists will share views on topics ranging from editorial roles, sabbaticals, leadership in professional organizations, changing institutions, executive education, conference organization, administrative roles, and working with doctoral students. Informal presentations will be followed by Q&A and round table discussions. Faculty Panel: John Mezias, University of Miami, USA (Chair) Mary Yoko Brannen, University of Victoria, Canada Jeremy Clegg, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Carl Fey, Nottingham University Business School, China Ram Mudambi, Temple University, USA Jennifer Spencer, George Washington University, USA Submission Instructions: To ensure this Consortium is an effective exchange forum, we wish to limit registration to 25 participants. If interested, please apply by sending an e-mail message (with "AIB Mid-Career Consortium" in the subject line) to to John Mezias at [log in to unmask] by March 15, 2013. Please make sure to include the following in your application: 1. Name 2. School 3. Rank (stage in career) 4. Brief Letter of Interest (session goals) See you in Istanbul! John Mezias Chair, AIB 2013 Mid-Career Consortium University of Miami Email: [log in to unmask] ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.