[Ailist] 2009 World AI Conference - Early Bird Extension

[Lindsey Godwin]

Hello AI Colleagues!

 

GOOD NEWS.... there
is still time to register at the early bird rate for the 2009 World
Appreciative Inquiry Conference, which will be held November 16-19, 2009 in
Kathmandu, Nepal at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel.  Register before August
1 to receive a discount (http://www.2009worldaiconference.org/register)!

 

While we hope that many of you
can join us in person in Nepal, we also wanted to remind you that in addition
to the in-person conference in Kathmandu, an Online Conference will also encircle the globe with hundreds of
individuals participating virtually. 
As such, you have an opportunity to participate in multiple ways –
either in person in Nepal, online, or both!   Learn more about the conference at: http://www.2009worldaiconference.org 

 

The
conference agenda is shaping up in exciting ways – we had over 90 excellent
proposals for workshops from around the world. As such, the conference promises
to showcase the very best AI work being done across the globe!  Together with our workshop leaders and
keynote speakers, we hope to explore the many innovative applications of
Appreciative Inquiry and other strength-based approaches for change and
development that are currently being used to address the developmental
challenges of 21st century. Specifically, we will explore questions such as:

 

·     
How can Appreciative Inquiry and other strength-based
approaches support the present day developmental challenges of the world?

 

·     
How can AI and other strength-based approaches contribute
to bringing social justice, addressing equality and reducing gaps between rich
and poor?

 

·     
How can we leverage the lessons about the transformative
power of AI that have already been experienced in businesses and organizations
to address the pressing environmental needs of our planet?

 

·      How can we
link the power of AI and other strength-based approaches to the most pressing
issues of a global change agenda-from improving health and education to
creating sustainable communities and deeper personal development?

 

As David  Cooperrider, the honorary chair of the
conference, comments: “Why Nepal? This small but extraordinary country
represents a region where Appreciative Inquiry has taken root in dozens of
nationwide programs, empowering its citizens--including tens of thousands of
women from over 100 ethnicities. I cannot imagine a more appropriate or
inspiring setting for us to come together as a community of practitioners and
scholars to learn from each other and advance the field of strength-based work
together. With this setting serving as our inspiration, we will explore the
cutting edge work being done around the world in Appreciative Inquiry and other
strength- based methodologies that we can take the positive revolution for
change to the next level together! I hope to see you there!”

 

 

For more
information on the overall conference agenda and exciting opportunities for
co-sponsorship, please visit the conference website at: http://www.2009worldaiconference.org/ or contact: info at 2009worldAIconference.org 

 

 





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