Conference roundup

Citation

(2019), "Conference roundup", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 42-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-01-2019-171

Learning technologies conference

This time, we focus on the Learning Technologies Conference – February, 13-14, 2019 at ExCel[1], London Docklands, UK – www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/welcome/conference

In its 20th year, the conference has over 30 sessions, over 70 leading speakers and facilitators, and over 200 exhibitors. Also, the number of visitors expected was 8,500. The themes for this conference are as follows:

• Emerging technologies;

• Learning leadership;

• Collaborative learning;

• Agility in learning;

• Learning evaluation;

• Virtual and augmented reality;

• Compliance;

• Video for learning;

• The L&D profession;

• Games and learning;

• Learning analytics;

• Design methodologies;

• Learning innovation;

• Future learning;

• Learning culture;

• Marketing learning;

• Curation;

• Self-directed learning;

• Digital transformation;

• Data-fueled learning;

• Business-aligned learning;

• Content design;

• Learning systems;

• Artificial intelligence;

• Learning ecosystems;

• L&D on a budget;

• Campaign-based learning; and

• MOOCs.

Such an extensive list of themes covers all the hot topics in organizational learning currently, and the key thinkers in these areas will be giving talks, conducting seminars, and holding workshops. Highlights and those that are unmissable among the speakers include Stella Collins, Jo Cook, Ger Driesen, Krystyna Gadd, Donald H. Taylor, Laura Overton, Trish Uhl, and Anthony Williams.

International conference on organizational learning, knowledge, and capabilities (OLKC)

The OLKC conference takes place from April 24-26, 2019, at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (https://kmeducationhub.de/international-conference-on-organizational-learning-knowledge-and-capabilities-olkc/). The conference theme for this event is The Human Side of Innovation – Understanding the Role of Interpersonal Relations in an Increasingly Digitised Workplace.

The conference aims to provide a meeting point and welcomes leading scholars, young researchers, and scholar-practitioners to present and discuss their research and practice.

Nineteenth international conference on knowledge, culture, and change in organizations: the new story of organizing

The Organization Studies conference takes place from February 21-22, 2019, at UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada (https://organization-studies.com/2019-conference). The theme of the conference “The New Story of Organizing” focuses on four sub-themes:

1. Management education;

2. Change management;

3. Knowledge management; and

4. Organizational cultures.

Storytelling or the strategic use of narratives has emerged as a dominant form of influence in many social spheres, including in the areas of organizations and organizing. This conference theme invites presenters to analyze and demonstrate any aspect of effective storytelling related to organizational contexts.

Note

1. We are pleased to announce that Volume 33 of Development and Learning in Organizations features a new section: “Conference Roundup.” This will feature a compilation of exciting upcoming conferences in the field of organizational learning. We hope our readers enjoy this new section!