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2012 Workplace Bullying Conference

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

The Int’l Assoc on Workplace Bullying & Harassment holds its biannual conference in Copenhagen June 13-15, 2012. The call for papers opens soon. The deadline will be Sept. 1, 2011 for full papers and Jan. 12, 2012 for abstracts for paper and poster presentations and symposia. The Social Sciences Faculty at the University of Copenhagen is the host institution. The Conference website is here. Many details have yet to be finalized at this date. WBI will keep you posted. Dr. Gary Namie is the N. American rep on the IAWBH Board of Directors. Here is a preliminary announcement flyer and a photo preview of magnificent Copenhagen.

Tags: Copenhagen, IAWBH
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Freedom Week Saskatoon Conf: Powerless to Powerful

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Celebrate with us!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!

The Saskatoon chapter of Business & Professional Women hosts the

Powerless to Powerful Conference

Empowering ourselves against workplace bullying

Saturday-Sunday October 23-24

Travelodge, 106 Circle Drive, Saskatoon

Saskatchewan

Hon. D. Morgan, Q.C.

Invited Guests:

• Don Morgan, MLA, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety

• Peter J. Barnacle, Woloshyn & Co. Barristers, Labour & Employment specialist

• Dr. Ruth Namie & Dr. Gary Namie, Workplace Bullying Institute, presentations on Sat. Oct. 23

Ruth: (1) Impact of Bullying on Individuals, Family & Community; (2) Targets & Self-Defeating Strategies

Gary: (1) Identifying Bullying; (2) Converting Witnesses to Interveners; (3) Causes of Bullying in Societal & Organizational Traditions

• Shelle Rose Chavert & others

Online registration available here.

Tags: BPW, Freedom Week, Gary Namie, Ruth Namie, Saskatoon, SK, workplace bullying
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Workplace Bullying Academics Meet-Up in Cardiff

Monday, June 7th, 2010

The premier academic workplace bullying group ended its biannual 3-day conference in sunny (as rare as that was) Cardiff, Wales in the UK with 230 attendees from 30 countries. The conference was hosted by Prof. Duncan Lewis from the University of Glamorgan who treated us visitors to some real Welsh culture, humor and warmth. It was a unique gathering of like-minded people, mostly academics working in universities and a growing number of practitioners — therapists and consultants. WBI was there.

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Tags: Cardiff, Charlotte Rayner, David Yamada, Gabriele Murry, HR, IAWBH, Rachael Maskell, UNISON, Unite, WBI, workplace bullying conference
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Occupational Stress & Health Conference – November

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Sponsored by the American Psychological Association/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health /Society for Occupational Health PsychologySan Juan, Puerto Rico | The Conference Program | The Conference Website

WBI participation (more…)

Tags: APA, Fox, Namie, Neuman, NIOSH, Rospenda, Stallworth, Yamada
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2009 Work, Stress and Health

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Nov. 5-8, 2009

Work, Stress and Health 2009
Global Concerns and Approaches
The 8th International Conference
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Sponsored by the American Psychological Association / National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety / Society for Occupational Health Psychology