NOTICES OF UPCOMING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS

January 3-5, 2009
LERA Annual Meeting
Westin St. Francis, San Francisco

LERA members and friends of the Labor and Employment Relations Association are invited to attend the January 2009 LERA Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco , CA , January 2-5, 2009. Conference dates will be Friday, January 2 for Pre-conference Day meetings and activities and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, January 3-5 for the formal program and events.

The theme for the 61st Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association in January 2009 will be, “ Workplace Dispute Resolution, Globalization and Change” . This theme presents an opportunity for LERA to discuss, share, and learn from the multitude of methods and mechanisms, both domestic and international, that have been developed to resolve disputes which invariably arise in every workplace.

June 11-12, 2009
LERA National Policy Forum

Beyond Gridlock in Labor and Employment Policy: Ensuring Good Jobs, Fair Treatment, and High Performance in a Turbulent Economy
NEW Venue! Cafritz Conference Center, George Washington University. Co-sponsored by the Department of Management George Washington University. More information available soon.

AUGUST 24-27, 2009
15th World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) in Sydney, Australia

You are warmly invited to attend the 15th World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) which will be held in Sydney , Australia , 24-27 August 2009 and will focus on the theme: The New World of Work, Organisation and Employment . More than 400 papers and 25 symposia have been offered from over 40 countries in the Americas , Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East . The congress promises to be one of the most well attended in recent years. www.iceaustralia.com/IIRA2009

20th ACSUS Biennial Conference
November 18-22, 2009
Westin Gaslamp, San Diego, California

The theme for this biennial in “North by Northwest, South by Southwest, Canada and the United States: Past, Present and Future”. ACSUS is a multidisciplinary organization that seeks to encourage the study of Canada and U.S.-Canadian relations. We welcome submissions from academics and professionals in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, business, education and the natural and life sciences.