In this assignment, you will conduct research on your field of study to become more aware of its professional organizations, the professional contacts available, and employment opportunities. You will write a short paper summarizing your findings.
1. Locate at least one professional organization in the Management or HUman Resources field. One way to locate an organization of this nature is to conduct an advanced search on Google.
2. Find out what annual or regularly scheduled conferences the organization coordinates.
3. For the conference you found, access the CALL FOR PAPERS section. In this section, you will probably find a list of 20-30 topics on which the organization is accepting papers for presentations. Select three topics of intested to you.
4. Locate the list of workshops or speakers from a conference help in the previous year. Peruse any documentation you find on at least two workshops, plenary talks, roundtables, or other meetings. Most conferences will post an preview of what the talk will cover, a review of what thee talk discussed, or other documentation of this nature.
5. Write two to three paragraphs in which you complete the following:
A. Introduce the reader to the organzation and conference
B. Summarize what topics in the Call for Papers list that interested you and why you were interested in them.
C. Describe what main talks interested you and why you were interested in them
D. Descibe other new information you learned about your field of study and about this organization from this search
E. Cite your sources with the wesbites you found that provided this information for you. Use APA documentation style when citing your sources.