Registration for IODA2008 Conference now open

Greetings from Accra, Ghana.

We take this opportunity to wish you all the best as we enter a new year.

The IODA2008 Secretariat is pleased to advise that you can now register for IODA2008. Please visit the conference website at http://www.iodaghana.net/ today!! A limited number of conference scholarships are also available.

We also invite you to be present a paper, lead a workshop or run an early-bird exercise every conference day morning. Check out the CALL FOR PAPERS pages on the website.

One interesting feature of your 2008 conference is that the sessions of the IODA 2008 Conference will be woven around sub-themes that have been best described via African Proverbs. You may therefore present your proposals for a presentation, workshop, seminar on any of the sub-themes stated below:

ST1

Collaborative Paradigms for Development and Growth

Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together

ST2

Putting to Good the Resonance and Echoes from Conflict

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. So, if you want someone more knowledgeable than yourself to identify a bird you do not first remove the feathers.

ST3

Push-Pull Effects and Lessons for Tutelage, Coaching and Mentoring

Until Lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter

ST4

System Dynamics & Organisational Behaviour for Professional Development

It is the person whose child has been eaten by a witch who best knows the evils of witchcraft

ST5

Perils, Benefits and Future of Partnerships

The chief's son has to collect firewood when destiny destroys him

ST6

Diversity, Relativity and Relevance for Partnerships

The person who has eaten and satisfied himself or herself does not care for the one who is hungry

ST7

Learning Organisations and Organisational Learning : Unless organizations allow partnership opportunities to permeate their boundaries, they will not only lose innovative energies but also have reduced chances of learning from others

Due to shyness, the tortoise died in a boat

ST8

Strengths, Dominance, Common Sense & Partnership Equity

Provided no person stunts or destroys a sprouting palm kernel seedling, it will definitely grow into a palm tree

ST9

Ethics & Regulatory Issues

The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds


We look forward to hearing from you

With the best of Regards

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The Conference Secretariat
http://www.iodaghana.net/ or http://www.odghana.org/

Telephones:
+233-28-8285082 or +233-28-6344264
+233-28-3139977 or +233-24-3139977

Sights of Ghana!!

Our beautiful country, Ghana, beckons you!! One of things that you must plan to do is to see a bit of the country when you come.

There is indeed quite a lot to see and do when you are here in Ghana. Festivals, places of interest, things and activities to volunteer for, just plain travel and relaxation. oh! and there is more!!!

Everybody gets our infectious smile and a feel and taste of the proverbial Ghanaian welcome and hospitality

Remember, what I said earlier - Ghana beckons you! Don't miss the opportunity!!

Season of Greetings for IODA

The Conference Secretariat takes this opportunity to wish all Members of IODA and the OD family as well as prospective delegates to the IODA2008 Conference Season's Greetings wherever they might be.

we look forward to your visit to Ghana in July 2008

best of wishes
from all of us at ...
The Conference Secretariat
iodaghana@myzipnet.com

IODA2008 Conference website update

Please be advised that you can reach the IODA 2008 conference website by clicking on http://www.iodaghana.net

Please come often to the website as there will be more updates and things for you to do..!!

best regards

Eric

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Eric N. Yankah
enyankah@myzipnet.com

iodaghana@myzipnet.com

http://www.odghana.org
http://www.iodaghana.net

Test to IODA2008 Official Blog - A new day Dawns!!

Hi, when I heard today that there will be a conference in Ghana and that there will be a special blog to bring prospective delegates, members and friends of IODA and the Organisation Development Community, I thought wow, what a great way to share ideas before teh forum.. and what a way to follow through and up on the isues that are raised through the blog, through the IODA2008 Conference website as well as prepare for a great futre for the practice of OD

sorry but this was one opportunity I could not let pass.

Best Regards
Esi Adomaa