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10 BizEd MAY | JUNE 2015 calendar PHOTOGRAPH BY ISTOCK Annual Accreditation Conference: Europe, Middle East & Africa Amsterdam, The Netherlands In its inaugural run, this conference will explore the AACSB 2013 Accreditation Standards in a regional context, as well as o¯er participants opportunities to discuss regional trends and challenges and exchange best practices and solutions. Plenary speakers include Walter Baets, director of the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business in South Africa, who will discuss issues facing South African business schools; and Enase Felicia Okonedo, dean of Lagos Business School in Nigeria, who will explore new approaches to quality assurance for the region's growing number of international partnerships. Enhancing & Measuring Impact Forum Tampa, Florida This interactive event will explore the role of impact in the 2013 AACSB Accreditation Standards. Participants will learn a step-by-step approach to enhancing and measuring impact based on their schools' missions, stakeholders, and communities, including examining how their missions a¯ect stake- holders, defining impact within those missions, and measuring impact qualitatively and quantitatively. Curriculum Development Series: Leadership Chapel Hill, North Carolina Conducted at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, this seminar is designed to help schools advance their student leadership development activities by drawing on ongoing student experiences, existing resources, and programmatic strengths. Participants will learn to use simulations, assessments, coaching techniques, and other exercises to customize student experi- ences. They also will complete a half-day business simulation training workshop and receive bench- marking data on leadership development programs at other business schools. Lessons for Aspiring Deans Tampa, Florida Created and facilitated by experienced deans Lynn Richardson and Craig McAllaster, this session will present practical advice from current deans and help participants discover how to make a good match be- tween themselves and the business schools where they apply. Participants also will learn e¯ective interviewing and negotiating techniques, as well as the attributes common to good business school dean candidates. AACSB's Seminar for New Associate Deans will be o‚ered June 15–16 at this location. Latin America and Caribbean Annual Conference Lima, Peru The third o¯ering of this conference will feature speakers and sessions that highlight management education trends a¯ecting schools throughout the region. The event will bring together educa- tors from business schools around the world to exchange ideas, discuss best practices, and review and improve strategies. Conference sessions will be delivered in Spanish. 2015 GMAC Annual Conference Denver, Colorado Drawing more than 600 admissions professionals from around the world, this conference will explore topics that range from reaching millennials to using social media. Speakers include Claudio Fernán- dez-Aráoz, senior advisor for executive search firm Egon Zehnder; and Susan Fowler, senior consulting partner at The Ken Blanchard Companies and professor of executive leadership at the University of San Diego in California. Attendees also can register for pre-conference workshops. Visit www.gmac.com. Case Teaching Workshop Fontainebleau, France Presented by The Case Centre, this two-day work- shop will help educators develop e¯ective cases in the classroom. Pierre Chandon, L'Oréal Chaired Professor of Marketing, Innovation, and Creativity at INSEAD in France, will give a one-hour presenta- tion on his approach to the case method. The Case Writing Workshop will follow on July 1–2. Visit www. thecasecentre.org/INSEAD2015. ALSO CONSIDER: JUNE 29–30 JUNE 24–26 AUGUST 10–11 JUNE 13–14 JUNE 8–9 JUNE 1–2 MAY 24–26 MAY 1820 The Curriculum Conference: Re(Invent+Think+Design) St. Louis, Missouri Focused on best practices in undergraduate and graduate curriculum design, this conference will feature speakers from a range of business schools presenting strategies for developing students' critical think- ing, leadership skills, global mindsets, innovation, and creativity. Plenaries will focus on the challenges of curriculum development, on program design and implementation, and on innovations in technology adoption and disciplinary integration. For a complete listing of AACSB International's seminars, conferences, and webinars, including those listed here, visit www.aacsb.edu/events.