Robert E. Kirby, chairman and chief executive officer of Westinghouse Corporation, is one of three luncheon speakers whom S.A.M. has assembled for its 1978 International Conference scheduled for May 14-17 in Pittsburgh. James L. Hayes, president and chief executive officer of AMA, will be guest of honor at the luncheon on the first official day of the conference. The third luncheon speaker has not yet been announced.
Following an opening address by Joseph D. Batten, chairman of the board of Batten, Batten, Hudson & Swab, and author of the bestselling management book Tough-Minded Management, attendees will have their choice of attending one of three workshops to be held throughout the first day. One will focus on the workforce of the 1980s and be under the direction of John McHale, director of the Center for Integrative Studies of the University of Texas. Another, on career conflicts, will be directed by Dr. Paul Friday and Marguerite Jackson Schaeffer, two polished professionals with experience in all facets of interorganization systems. Total time management is the subject of the third workshop, which will be directed by Richard A. Morano, manager of management development for Xerox’s ISG Manufacturing Division.
The second day of the meeting, Tuesday, will be devoted entirely to workshop sessions. W. Colebrook Cooling, director of industrial relations, Engelhard Industries Division, Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation, will narrate an arbitration drama. A workshop session on human resources and personal evaluation will be conducted by Samuel Wilson, professor of management at Temple University. Donald Miller, program manager for human resources for the General Products Division of IBM, will lead the workshop on personal vitality.
Tuesday evening a banquet is scheduled, with a well-known athletic figure as guest of honor.
The final day of the conference will begin with a presentation on the problems of a manager at midcareer by James Wilson, associate professor of business administration and assistant to the dean of planning and development of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Following that will be a speech by Robert Rossman of Kempter & Rossman on value engineering.
A brochure on the conference is scheduled to be mailed in March. In it will be a registration blank that members can fill in and return. Those who wish, however, can register now by filling out the registration form on page 4 of this issue. SAM-NI
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