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lang="EN-US">As <b>Karlshochschule International University</b>, we
are organizing the 2nd International Conference on Narrative &
Innovation “<b>Re-Th!nking Diversity”</b>. The conference will take
place at our university campus which is located in
<b>Karlsruhe</b>, <b>Southwest Germany</b>, on <b>20th </b>and<b>
21st of September</b>,<b> 2012</b>.
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lang="EN-US">The conference will be dedicated to “<b>Diversity</b>”:
In the growing dynamism of the globalized world, change in societies,
markets and organizations is becoming more and more crucial. Not only
from a competitive point of view is the recognition of diversity more
valuable, the better its complexity is comprehended.</span><span
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lang="EN-US">The sub-themes of the conference are following: </span><span
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"
lang="EN-US">Cultural diversity in organizations</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US">Ageing in a diverse workforce and society</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US">Diversity and urban governance</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US">Diversity and innovation</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US">We have confirmed six keynote speakers for the conference
<b>Prof. Juhani Ilmarinen</b> from Finland,
<b>Prof. Vincent J. Roscigno</b> from Ohio State University, USA, <b>Prof.
Nikola Hale</b> from Furtwangen University, Germany,
<b>Prof. Renate Ortlieb</b> from University of Graz, Austria, <b>Prof.
Alois Moosmüller</b> from Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany and <b>Prof.
Alexandra Kalev</b> from Tel Aviv University, Israel. The conference
will include open space discussions, panels and presentations where our
participants can contribute and present their ideas and way of
thinking regarding Diversity.
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lang="EN-US">In order to further enrich the experience of the
conference for participants we would like to see the presence and
participation from a range of academics, researchers, practitioners
and scholars. Thus on behalf of the Karlshochschule International
University we would like to invite you to submit an abstract for our
conference on Rethinking Diversity.</span><span
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lang="EN-US">I can be contacted by return e-mail for any questions or
queries you may have, additionally for further information concerning
the conference you can check our website.</span><span
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lang="EN-US">(re)Th!nking Diversity<br>
2nd International Conference on Narrative & Innovation<br>
20th+21st September, 2012<br>
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target="_blank"><span
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lang="EN-US">We are looking forward to <b>(re)Th!nk Diversity</b>
with you.</span><span
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<p>Tayfun Karadag</p>
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