January 2005

American Association of Medical Colleges—January 27. Tom Gilmore will be working with newly appointed medical school deans on issues of strategy and organizational design

February 2005

Family to Family National Leadership Conference—February 9-11. Mal O'Connor and Elizabeth Hansen are doing a workshop on "Putting Values into Action" in Seattle

March 2005

The American Journal of Medicine—March of 2005. Jennifer Tomasik and Tom Gilmore of CFAR, along with Andrew Schafer, will have an article published entitled "Crafting an Effective Strategic Plan for a Department of Medicine"

American Association of Medical Colleges meeting of the Group on Institutional Advancement—March 30. Tom Gilmore will be giving the keynote talk. The topic is, "Managing 'Super-Sized' Expectations of Institutional Advancement". This meeting will be attended by members of medical school dean's top staff who work in areas of development and planning.

Bryn Mawr College—March 31. Tom Gilmore will be delivering the keynote address for the first session of a new program for nonprofit leaders.

May 2005

PMI College of Scheduling Conference in the "Integrated Enterprise-Wide Project Management System Implementation" track—May 2005. Cassie Solomon-Gillis and Pradip Mehta (Port Authority of NY and NJ) will be co-presenting a portion of a study done for the National Academies.

Beulah Trey of CFAR, along with Susan P. Gantt and Claude Marchessault, has contributed a chapter entitled Meetings That Work:  Making Common Sense "Common" to SCT in Action—Applying the Systems-Centered Approach in Organzations

June 2005

CFAR Open House—June 7. Our Boston office will be hosting an open house for former employees and friends of the firm.  To find out more, please contact Mary Lee.

The National Academies will publish "Synthesis and Analysis of Current Practices with Web - Based Tools that Enable Collaborative Processes," a paper by CFAR in June, 2005

ISPSO Annual Meeting—June 10. Debbie Bing and Tom Gilmore will be doing a workshop on Large groups as part of the Professional Development sessions.

ISPSO Annual Symposia—June 17-19. Several senior staff from CFAR will present a panel discussion on the intergenerational transmission of theory and method.

ISPSO Annual Symposia—June 17-19. Chatham Sullivan and Elizabeth Hansen will present a paper on the role of the "bottom" role on consulting teams.

July 2005

Harvard School of Education—July 16. Tom Gilmore, joined by Larry Bacow, president of Tufts, will be doing a half-day session in a seminar for new presidents. The focus is on the challenge of new leaders reading the culture and context and joining effectively with the institution.

August 2005

Duxx Graduate School of Business Leadership Alumni Conference —August 27. Wim Overmeer will be presenting a paper on "Succession Planning in Owner-Led Businesses."

September 2005

Executive Leadership for Academic Medicine Program (ELAM)— September 22. Tom Gilmore will be teaching CFAR's "Campaign Approach to Change."

ASIS International Annual Seminar— Mario Moussa will be delivering three sessions on Organizational Resiliance, Organizational Culture, and Influence.

October 2005

American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)—October 7. Tom Gilmore will be delivering three sessions at the Executive Development Seminar for Associate Deans and Department Chairs. The topics of the sessions will be "Critical Issues Facing Academic Medical Centers," "Leading and Planning for Change," and "Organizational Diagnosis."

American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)—October 7. Larry Hirschhorn will be delivering a presentation entitled "Creating an Environment that Promotes Faculty Productivity" to the National Meeting of Medical School Basic Science Department Chairs.

Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)—October 10. Linda May will be conducting a workshop on CFAR's "Campaign Approach to Change."

Fidelity Ventures—October 18. Mario Moussa will be giving a talk on Negotiation Strategy to the CEO's of their portfolio companies and their internal IT executives.

Family Firm Institute Annual Conference—October 21. Debbie Bing and Beulah Trey will present a session entitled "Negotiation in Family Businesses: When Outcomes and Relationships Really Matter"

Oxford Future Forum at Templeton College of Oxford University—October 21-22. Wim Overmeer will present a paper on "Academic Institutions as Emerging Global Institutions and the Impact on Scenario Planning"

Philadelphia Human Resources Planning Group— October 25. Mario Moussa will be conducting an applications workshop entitled "From Negotiating to Networking: Using Influence Strategies to Get What You Need."  Facilitators: Debbie Bing, Larry Hirschhorn, Cassie Solomon-Gillis, Chatham Sullivan, Beulah Trey

Leonard Davis Institute at the Wharton School—Chatham Sullivan will be teaching a day long session on leadership, group dynamics and project management at the Nursing Leaders Program.

November 2005

Economics of Innovation Summit—November 1 - 2.  Mario Moussa and Chatham Sullivan will be facilitating the summit at the Leonard Davis Institute at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting—November 6. Lynn Oppenheim and Barton Parrott will be presenting a session entitled "Forget Consensus—Using Differences to Make Initiatives Work."

Wharton/ASIS Program for Security Executives—November 6. Mario Moussa will serve as Academic Director for the program and wil deliver sessions on strategy and managing across organizational boundaries.

Women of Post & Schell Luncheon—November 8. Cassie Solomon-Gillis will be giving a talk about time management skills and team building.

OPUS International Conference—November 17, London. Tom Gilmore will give a keynote address on "Challenges for Physicians In Taking up Formal Leadership Roles: A Psychodynamic Perspective."

ASIS International, New York City Chapter—the Fall 2005 issue of "Security Director"  has an interview with Mario Moussa on the challenges facing security directors.

December 2005

INSEAD—December 7– 8. Larry Hirschhorn will be conducting a two day workshop on consulting skills for organizational change.

 

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