The 23rd IODA Annual Conference [IODA'2008] "Growing Together in Partnership" July 27-31, 2008 in Accra-Ghana
	The IODA'2008 Programme DOWNLOAD THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT IODA2008 You may download the presentations, audio and video recordings associated with the highlighted items in the final conference programme schedule for IODA2008:- You require your PASSWORD to access the presentation files. You can also freely listen to or download the accompanying and files where applicable Your password is at the bottom right on your Certificate of Participation IODA members who were unable to come to Ghana may contact IODA Executive for the requisite access rights. Annual IODA Executive Committee Retreat - July 24-27, 2008 Thursday - IODA2008HCOC & IODA Executive Committee Social Evening Friday -Sunday - IODA Executive Committee Meeting   Sunday July_27 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Story Telling as an Interactive Intervention in Change - Francois Breuer Additional background material on this workshop can be found in "François Breuer, Applying the narrative Approach in Organisational Change. Ch.3 in: Jaap Boonstra and Léon de Caluwé (eds), Intervening and Changing, Looking for Meaning in Interactions. John Wiley and Sons, 2007, pp.49-63" IODA Members Business Meeting Pre-Opening Cultural Nite & Cocktail (MESSHALL)   Monday July_28   1 2 3   ConfRoom 01 ConfRoom 02 ConfRoom 03 0900-1000 Official IODA 2008 Opening Ceremony (AUDITORIUM) Opening Address by Noble Kumawu, Chair of HCOC, IODA2008 Remarks by Prof Emmanuel Adow Obeng, Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast Opening Address by Dr. Ulla Nagel, President of IODA Conference Opening Address by Hon Papa Owusu-Ankomah, MP & Minister of Trade, Industry & Presidential Special Initiatives, Republic of Ghana representing His Excellency, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana immediately followed by rendition of "Yen Ara Asase Ni" by Ghana Immigration Service Regimental Band Special Citations and Award Ceremony Delegates Group Photograph with Guest of Honour 1015-1045 Conference KeyNote - "The Art of Effective Partnering : Weaving Theory and Practice together" - Noble Kumawu (AUDITORIUM) 1045-1100 THE RICHARD BECKHART AWARD FOR 2008 Citation read by Marvin Egberts, Presentation by Ulla Nagel on behalf of IODA Executive Ctte and the Family of the late Richard Beckhart 1100-1145 MicroCredit Research Study- Womens Trust Inc in Ghana - Emily Koft Mentoring the next wave of Entrepreneurs - From Emerging Market to Global Partnerships - Paul R. Sullivan Patterns of Organisational Health: Diagnosing & Curing Organisational Disease - Imre Lovey 1200-1300 Trust - Alette Vonk & Ivy Annan Challenging Inequality to Build Healthy Partnerships within Dispersed Teams in our Global Village -Cristin Stephens-Wegner 1300-1415 Lunch (MessHall) 1430-1530 Why do NGO Partnerships Why do NGO Partnerships Succeed or Fail? Lessons Learned from PCI-Media Impact's Experiences in Latin America and Implications for Africa – Natalie Vaccarezza The Toxic Boss Syndrome - Lilian Louise Daniel Lacsay Strategic OD and Systems Thinking - Vinaya Shetty 1545-1645 Successful Implementation of System-Wide Change - John Adams & IODA Council Change Task Force Global Leadership: Transforming an European-Based Corporation Into a Global Synergic Organization In China - Yongming Tang & Lijian Ada Lu 1700-1800 1800-1900 Delegates' Gallery Walk for Case Studies - Moderated by Lynne Yeannakis & Noble Kumawu  Consultancy Group Meetings 1900-2130 Dinner & Ghanaian Fashion Nite (MESSHALL)   Tuesday July_29   1 2 3   ConfRoom 01 ConfRoom 02 ConfRoom 03 0730-0900 CONSULTANCY TEAM PREPARATIONS & Departures from KAIPTC for Selected Ghanaian Institutions The Public Gallery Walk is shown here. This is simply a short descriptor of the organisation made available to delegates for purposes of helping them select where teams they could join for the field. 0930-1600 CASE STUDIES WITH SELECTED GHANAIAN INSTITUTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE OD IN PRACTICE 1630-1730 PLENARY - Case Studies (feedback) Reports by Team Leaders - Moderated by Noble Kumawu Generally Client reports are not made available to third parties. However, all the Field Feedback Reports have been discussed confidentially with the affected clients. 1735-1815 Large Group Training Exercises - Gabriel Halmos & Krsiztina Tormassy Performance Under Pressure - Workplace Stress and Resilience - Viginia Mullin & John Adam Partnership as part of Leadership: Do your Leaders create a healthy Environment for their co-workers? - Ulla Nagel Accompanying flash video 1820-1900 Growing OD Practice Through North-South Partnerships - Ben Arikpo 1900-1945 KeyNote Speaker - Eight Perspectives for Coaching - Francois Breuer 1950-2300 Dinner & Social Evening (MessHall)   Wednesday July_30 ConfRoom 01 ConfRoom 02 0615-1800 Trip to University of Cape Coast & Elmina Castle 1900-2130 IODA2008 GALA NIGHT (Mess Hall) IODA Traditional Opener Song - performed via video by - Frank Rambaek Remarks by Chair, Host Country Committee & Special Recognition Awards from HCOC Dinner (Interspersed with Annual IODA Silent Auction) Remarks by Guest of Honour Remarks by President of IODA & Special Recogition Awards from IODA Executive Ctte Handing-Over of IODA Quilt to Ghana Presentation of IODA2010 by Hungary Presentation of IODA2009 by India The IODA2008 Commemorative Song   Thursday July_31 ConfRoom 01 ConfRoom 02 0815-0915 IODA2008 YOUTH PANEL Developing OD Champions - A Youth & Student Perspective - Moderated by Michelle de Bruyn & Emily Koft 0930-1045 KeyNote Speaker- Creating non-violent transformational change leaders: A new OD Discipline – Joanne C. Preston (with Craig Wishart) 1050-1130 IODA Members Closing Meeting 1130-1215 IODA2008 Closing Plenary Conference Feedback & Presidential Address - ULLA NAGEL 1230-1400 Closing Lunch (MessHall) after Lunch Delegate Departures & Optional Post Conference Meetings & Tours

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