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Bridging the business-spirituality gap
Conferences & Programs
Below are links to conferences and events, academic programs, and international project networks.
Conferences top^
13th International Conference on Children's Spirituality
To be held July 10-13, 2013 in Leuven, Belgium. Exploring the complex relation between care and issues of power, particularly in situations where children’s spirituality is at stake.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.pastoralezorg.be/851/conference/
5th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
To be held July 7-10, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The 2013 Conference will explore Resilience and Creativity and their role in supporting the spiritual lives of older people.
HCVVI website, linked 6/13
http://www.hccvi.org.au/announcements/2013-5th-international-conference-on-ageing-and-spirituality
ALIA Summer Institute
To be held June 16-21, 2013 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
ALIA website, linked 6/13
http://aliainstitute.org/
Australian Spirituality and Health Conference
To be held July 7-10, 2013, in Adelaide South Australia.
5th annual.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.spiritualityhealth.org.au/
BSR Conference 2013
To be held Nov 5-8, 2013, in San Francisco, CA, USA.
BSR Website, linked 6/13
http://2013-sf.bsr.org/
Changing Boundaries: Mindfulness, Spirituality and Education
To be held July 4-5, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. Changing Boundaries 2013
WikiCFP website, linked 6/13
http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=28712©ownerid=47302
Communication and Conflict
To be held Sept. 5-7, 2013 in Oxford, United Kingdom. 3rd Global Conference.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-violence/communication-and-conflict/call-for-papers/
Compliance & Ethics Institute
To be held Oct 6-9, 2013 in Washington, DC, USA.
12th Annual.SCCE's Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute is the primary education and networking event for professionals working in compliance and ethics around the world.
CEI website, linked 6/13
http://www.complianceethicsinstitute.org/
Corporate Social Responsibility: 12th International Conference
To be held June 20-22, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=4085
EBEN Annual Conference 2013
To be held Sept 12-14, 2013 in Lille, France.
The theme of the EBEN conference will be "License to Operate".
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.eben-net.org/?q=content/eben-annual-conference-2013
Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics (New)
To be held Sept 17-21, 2013, Orthodox Academy of Crete, Chania, Greece.
OAC website, linked 6/13
http://ecothee2013.webs.com/
Envisioning Plurality: Feminist Perspectives on Pluralism in Ethics, Politics, and Social Theory
To be held Oct. 17-20, 2013 in Tempe, AZ, USA.
FEAST website, linked 6/13
http://www.afeast.org/Conferences3_files/conferences3.html
Ethical Literacy Conference
To be held June 19-21, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 7th Annual Ethical Literacy Conference
IGE website, linked 6/13
http://www.globalethics.org/events/7th-Annual-Ethical-Literacy-Conference/343/
Explore. Dream. Discover
To be held July 17-21, 2013. 15th International IONS Conference
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
IONS website, linked 6/13
http://www.noetic.org/events/2013/7/15th-ions-conference/
Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative 11th Annual International Conference
To be held Aug 25-28, 2013. Conference hosted at Cité universitaire internationale, Paris.
"From Oxford 2002 to Paris 2013: Portrait of a Great Journey for the Common Good"
GCGI Website, linked 6/13
http://www.gcgi.info/news/330-gcgi-11th-annual-conference-paris-call-for-presentation-and-participation
Greenleaf Annual Conference
To be held June 12-14, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The 23rd Annual Greenleaf Conference, relating to servant-leaders and servant leadership.
Website, linked 6/13
https://www.greenleaf.org/conferences/
International Conference on Spirituality and Social Work
To be held June 20-23, 2013, Puerto Rico, USA.
8th Annual North American Conference: “The Role of Spirituality in Professional Intervention.”
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.stu.ca/~spirituality/index.html
ISOL 2015 - Integrating Spirituality and Organizational Leadership
To be held Sept 1-0-15, 2015 in Chicago, IL, USA.
"Spirituality for Global Economic Development"
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.isolindia.org/
Making Sense of Death and Dying
To be held Nov 7-9, 2013 in Athens, Greece. 10th annual conference. This inter- and multi-disciplinary conference explores dying and death and the ways culture impacts care for the dying, the overall experience of dying, and ways the dead are remembered.
IDN website, linked 6/13
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/making-sense-of/dying-and-death/call-for-papers/
Practical Wisdom for Management
The Spiritual Capital Initiative and the European Academy of Business in Society, supported by the European Foundation for Management Development, are organising an international series of conferences on practical wisdom for management from the world’s spiritual and philosophical traditions, addressing the central question: How can we bring back the value of wisdom in management and management education?
Conferences over multiple years (began in 2009).
YU website, linked 6/13
http://spiritualcapital.yale.edu/practical-wisdom-management
Psychosyntheses: At the Heart of Systems Transformation
To be held June 21-23, 2013 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
2013 AAP Psychosynthesis Conference
AAP website, linked 6/13
http://aap-psychosynthesis.org/2013-aap-psychosynthesis-conference/
Religion and Spirituality in Society
To be held April 29-30, 2014 in Heredia, Costa Rica.
Fourth International Conference.
RiS website, linked 6/13
http://religioninsociety.com/the-conference
Science and Spiritual Practice
To be held June 14-15, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Science and religion are often seen as rivals in terms of providing ultimate explanations of life and the universe. The focus of this exploratory conference is rather the interface between science and spiritual practice.
EICSP website, linked 6/13
http://www.eicsp.org/events-list/details/155-Science%20and%20Spiritual%20Practice
Symposium on Urbanism, Spirituality & Well Being, The International
To be held June 6-9, 2013. The USW Symposium will take on two different but close locations: the Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, MA and the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, MA, USA.
The International Symposium on Urbanism, Spirituality & Well Being will convene experts in the fields of architecture, landscape design, urbanism, religious studies, public health and other related disciplines to address leading-edge global culture and urbanism issues from contemplative, spiritual, philosophical, design and ethical perspectives.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.acsforum.org/usw_symposium/
TIGE 2013 Conference (New)
To be held July 13-19, 2013 in Caux, Switzerland. Trust and Integrity in the Global Economy: towards economic justice and environmental sustainability.
Caux website, linked 6/13
http://www.cauxbusiness.net/
Toward a Science of Consciousness
To be held April 21-26, 2014 in Tucson, AZ, USA
Celebrate 20 Years!
CCS website, linked 6/13
http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/index.htm
Value of Work
To be held Sept 1-3, 2013 in Oxford, UK
IDnet website, linked 6/13
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/the-value-of-work/call-for-papers/
Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, 20th Annual International
To be held Oct 17-19, 2013 in Chicago, IL, USA.
DePaul U Website, linked 6/13
http://commerce.depaul.edu/ethics/news-events/index.asp
Degree and certificate programs top^
Authentic Leadership
An online certificate program in transformative leadership that integrates ancient wisdom with effective, modern approaches to management.
Naropa University, linked 6/13
http://www.naropa.edu/academics/extended-studies/certificate-programs/authentic-leadership-certificate-program/
Center for Leadership Studies
The Center for Leadership Studies honors the study of the human systems within organizations as pivotal to innovation, discovery and creativity in business growth. The Center is located at The Graduate Institute, an accredited, degree-granting institution established through the Department of Higher Education for the State of Connecticut, US.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.centerforleadershipstudies.com/
Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility
Presented by the University of St. Michael's College, Continuing Education Division in the University of Toronto in partnership with The Conference Board of Canada.
Designed for: Executives, managers, consultants and other key individuals involved in strategic planning, public affairs, community investment, environmental sustainability, human resources, compliance and ethics; directors of not for profit agencies and foundations; public sector leaders and managers.
SMC, UofT website, linked 6/13
http://ce.stmikes.utoronto.ca/csr/default.asp
Edge: International School for Leadership and Spirituality
An international school for leadership and spirituality - established in the Netherlands in the tradition of the ancient mystery schools- in which teachers and students from all over the world work together.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.theedge.nu/en
MA in Spirituality Studies, University of Hull, UK
Designed to meet the needs of professionals working in areas such as health, education, and social work who wish to extend their knowledge and understanding of spirituality.
University of Hull, linked 6/13
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/FASS/css/mainspiritualitystudies.aspx
Marpa Center for Business and Economics
Nurtures the growing convergence between for-profit and nonprofit realms by offering programs in authentic leadership, money and values, and business sustainability in a context of contemplative education.
Naropa University, linked 6/13
http://www.naropa.edu/extend/marpa/index.cfm
Meridian University, CA
An integrated curriculum focuses on personal and cultural transformation within organizations, communities, and societies so as to transform the professions of psychology, business, and education.
Website, linked 6/13
http://meridianuniversity.edu
Pathways for Authentic Leadership in Action
A uniquely experiential and integrative certificate course, combining personal and interpersonal learning with the broad palette of skills needed to create the conditions for systemic innovation.
ALIA Institute website, linked 6/13
http://www.aliainstitute.org/summer-institute-2011/summer2011pathways/
Spiritual Competency Resource Center
Spirituality is now accepted as an important component of cultural competence for mental health professionals. SCRC is an approved CE provider, offering online courses, guides to internet resources, and articles.
SCRC website, linked 6/13
http://www.spiritualcompetency.com/
Projects top^
Believe It or Not: A Workshop on Beliefs That Separate People
An free online workshop for individual or group participation to explore how beliefs dictate words and actions.
CPC website, linked 6/13
http://www.centerforpeacethroughculture.org/believeitornot.asp
Put Your Spirituality to Work: Work as a Spiritual Practice
A downloadable booklet with a collection of 30 articles in each book, which are aimed at starting conversations about spirituality at work with a focus on how to bring alive in your work the words of spiritual masters, teachers, and leaders from various cultures worldwide.
Global Dharma Center, linked 6/13
http://www.globaldharma.org/sbw-home.htm
Spiritual Practices
A downloadable collection of spiritual practices for applying beliefs in the business world.
CVL website, linked 6/13
http://visionarylead.org/sp/main.htm
Workshops and seminars top^
Call of the Time (COTT)
An initiative of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University to convene leaders from all continents in retreat settings that allow for conversation, meditation, and extended periods of silence.
BKWSU Website, linked 6/13
http://www.bkwsu.org/us/partnerships/callOfTheTime
Centre for Training in Ethical Leadership
Established to provide training to highlight the importance of using ethics and values in business and to demonstrate that ethical and value-based business can and is competitive.
Initiatives of Change website, linked 6/13
http://www.in.iofc.org/programmes/centrel/
Corporate Responsibility (CR) Academy
A learning resource that helps companies integrate responsible business practices into their operations. Courses include: Peer Learning Network, One Day Introduction to Corporate Responsibility, and Stakeholder Engagement.
BITC website, linked 6/13
http://www.bitc.org.uk/cr_academy/
Greenleaf Intensive Training / Organizational Development Workshops
The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership offers a 3-day intensive training program that enables individuals to incorporate servant leadership into the day-to-day life of their organizations.
There are two intensive workshops scheduled each year.
Greenleaf website, linked 6/13
https://www.greenleaf.org/training-workshops/
GWish Summer Institute, 5th Annual
To be held July 10-13, 2013. Bringing together clinicians, researchers, educators, and others from diverse interdisciplinary and international backgrounds - nurses, chaplains, doctors, social workers, psychologist, and physical and occupational therapists - to work together in inter-professional groups learning to integrate spirituality into their clinical settings.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.gwumc.edu/gwish/news-events/events/fifth-gwish-summer-institute/index.cfm
Human Values at Work: Making Spirituality the Inner Context for Your Work
A free self-guided workbook program, to be used individually or in a group, that focuses on how to work in accordance with your own spiritual view of life and five human values that are found cross-culturally in all spiritual traditions: Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non-violence.
GDC website, linked 6/13
http://www.globaldharma.org/hvw-home.htm
INPM Summer Institute 2013 (New)
To be held Aug 16-18, in Toronto, Canada. This two-and-half day intensive training on meaning therapy is led by Dr. Paul T. P. Wong, internationally renowned for meaning therapy and meaning research.
INPM website, linked 6/13
http://meaning.ca/conference/
Institute of Traditional Medicine Events & Seminars
ITM hosts a number of events, ceremonies, conferences, seminars and workshops aimed at bringing the teachings and wisdom of local and international teachers to Toronto, Canada and providing a forum for the exploration of themes related to health and spirituality.
ITM website, linked 6/13
http://www.itmworld.org/events
International Institute for Transformation
Provides retreats, study groups, workshops, and walking pilgrimages to help persons become conscious creators who work with the spiritual laws that govern our world and to create ongoing communities for transformation.
Website, linked 6/13
http://www.iitransform.com/
Journey of Transformation: From Authentic Leadership to Sacred World
To be held in 4 sessions over 2 years, beginning September 2013. This two-year course will be a personal and shared journey of uncovering and practicing authenticity (connecting with fundamental human nature or “awakened heart”) in a way that leads to a more aligned and complete experience of the social and natural environment (the experience of sacred world).
Alia Institute website, linked 6/13
http://aliainstitute.org/masterclass/
Leadership Events for 2013 from Global Leadership Foundation (New)
Achieving Results Through Others: Leading Through Facilitating (Program 2)
Eastern Arrernte Leadership Experience, August 2013
Achieving Results Through Others: Leading Through Facilitating (Program 3)
Tetepare Leadership Experience
Website, linked 6/13
https://globalleadershipfoundation.com/index.php/events/
Managing Ethics in Organizations
To be held June 10 to 14, 2013. Managing Ethics in Organizations is an executive development course providing practical advice and theoretical tools for creating and managing an effective ethics program. This week-long program is offered yearly at Bentley University (Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). This course is co-sponsored by CBE and the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association.
Bentley University website, linked 6/13
http://cbe.bentley.edu/events/programs-managing
Tetepare Leadership Experience 2013
There are two date options available for 2013: Apr 26-May 4 and Sept 27-Oct 4. The experience provides leaders with the chance to work with local people on significant conservation projects. While doing so, participants will be able to take the time to critically and thoughtfully reflect on themselves and their businesses, identifying ways to evolve their present day leadership practice.
Global Leadership Foundation website, linked 6/13
https://www.globalleadershipfoundation.com/index.php?option=com_events&view=listing&Itemid=6