Professional Development Workshop
The Professional Development Workshop and Networking Dinner accompany our conference each year. These events are intended to support early-career scholars engaged in industry studies research by providing career-related advice and the opportunity to form a network of junior and senior colleagues. Faculty development is a core component of the mission of the Industry Studies Association. In addition, the PDW and Networking Dinner bring together scholars across the wide range of disciplines and industries represented by the ISA, enabling greater interdisciplinary collaboration. "Early career" refers to a scholar who has completed a doctoral dissertation but is not yet tenured, though advanced level Ph.D. students are also encouraged to attend.
The Industry Studies Association sponsors both events, enabling the workshop and dinner to be offered free of charge. Participation in the PDW and dinner is limited to registered participants of the annual conference.
2011 Workshop
At Professional Development Workshops, we welcome scholars new to the Industry Studies Association as well as scholars who have attended ISA conferences and PDWs in the past.
The 2011 Professional Development Workshop was held on May 31, 2011 from noon until 5:30 pm at the University of Pittsburgh.
The workshop included three panel discussions:
1. Funding Sources and Strategies for Industry Studies Research
2. Performing and Publishing Industry Studies Research
3. Finding Career Success & Happiness: Advice for Crafting a Fulfilling Academic Path
Speakers included:
| • Rosemary Batt (Cornell University) | • M. Diane Burton (Cornell University) |
| • Amy Cohn (University of Michigan) | • Alex Colvin (Cornell University) |
| • Frank Giarratani (University of Pittsburgh) | • Susan Helper (Case Western Reserve University) |
| • Steven Klepper (Carnegie Mellon University) | • Jared Konczal (Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation) |
| • Julia Lane (National Science Foundation) | • Gail Pesyna (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) |
| • Frits K. Pil (University of Pittsburgh) | • Karen R. Polenske (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| • David Weil (Boston University) |
To foster informality, collegiality, and open discussion, the workshop was limited to 50 participants, selected based on a short application. Lunch was provided for all participants.
Limited travel support was available to PDW participants.
2011 Networking Dinner
The 2011 PDW ended with a networking dinner for early career scholars. The dinner provided a fun and informal setting to meet with and get to know other early career scholars and panelists, as well as past Sloan Industry Studies Fellows and past PDW participants. This year's dinner was held at the Grandview Saloon on Mount Washington, an area that offers beautiful views of the city.
EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Mark Anner, Penn State University
Matthew Bidwell, University of Pennsylvania
Alberto Di Minin, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Natasha Iskander, New York University
Paul Leonardi, Northwestern University
Lourdes Sosa, London Business School
Vida Vanchan, SUNY - Buffalo State College (Chair)