All program events will be at the main hotel venue, the Chicago InterContinental, unless otherwise indicated.
Also, not listed in the published program are a series of planned Interruptions where will disrupt the flow of the conference with periodic provocations intended to prompt up a conversation about the basics of what we do, as individuals, as a community, and in relationship to the wider world of global corporate life. These provocations will take form in a variety of ways, will focus on the questions and concerns of people who are new to the field, and highlight practitioners with less than five years’ experience as corporate-practicing ethnographers.
Sunday, August 30
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Opening registration and reception, Seville Ballroom, Lobby level |
Monday, August 31
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8:00 - 8:45 |
Breakfast, Empire Ballroom, 7th floor |
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8:45 - 10:15 |
Opening remarks, Grand Ballroom, 7th floor |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 12:00 |
Opening keynote, Grand Ballroom: Gillian Tett |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch, Empire Ballroom |
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1:00 - 5:00 |
Grand ballroom, Paper session 1: Reflecting our roles, skills and ethics. How do we manage them for corporate transformation? In this session, we discuss what are emerging expectations of ethnography under markedly-changed environment around corporations as well as how our roles, skills and ethics are affected in this connection. |
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6:00 pm - ? |
Dinner on the river: Cyrano's Cafe on the Riverwalk (between Michigan and Columbus) Note, there is a $40 ticket charge for this event |
Tuesday, September 1
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8:00 - 8:45 |
Breakfast, Empire Ballroom |
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8:45 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 12:45 |
Lunch, Empire Ballroom |
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12:45 - 1:30 |
Town Hall Meeting: EPIC 2010, Grand Ballroom |
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1:30 - 4:00 |
Dual track Grand Ballroom, Paper session 2: Redefining what's core. This paper session examines enduring and emergent elements of ethnographic practice and craft that define and enhance our value, particularly as collaborators and guides in shared explorations. Exhange (11th floor) Paper session 3: New Niches for Old: Adding Value in an Economic Downturn. Authors discuss the value ethnography adds to all levels of corporations when we move our praxis into new areas. |
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4:00 - 6:00 |
Artifacts session, Institute of Design, 350 N. LaSalle Blvd., 6th Floor. Light refreshments will be served. |
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6:15 - 8:30 |
Open House Tour: Participating firm: Conifer, Doblin, gravitytank, HLB, Razorfish, Sapient. Details and maps provided at the conference |
Wednesday, September 2
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8:00 - 8:30 |
Breakfast, Empire Ballroom |
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8:30 - 11:00 |
Grand Ballroom, Paper session 4: Markets, Media and Meanings. This paper session explores the forces shaping contemporary economic, social and cultural life, and the reception and use of ethnographically inspired knowledge and artefacts within and across organisations |
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11:00 - 11:45 |
Final keynote, Grand Ballroom: Howard Tullman |
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11:45 - 12:00 |
Presentation of the winner of the ken anderson Provocation Award, conference wrap up and close |
