{"id":2467,"date":"2021-01-27T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbeonline.org\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2021-01-27T09:36:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:36:59","slug":"ed-jan-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbeonline.org\/2021\/01\/ed-jan-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the Executive Director | January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Executive Director:<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy New Year, SBE!\u00a0 2021 is off to a fast start, with several big announcements.\u00a0 You will see more information on each of these in this newsletter, but I want to call your attention to a few items of particular note.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, SBE has opted to take our 2021 conference online.<\/strong>\u00a0 Thanks to the success of the 2020 SBE virtual conference, the SBE Board believes that the safety, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of the virtual format makes it a good option in a year in which the pandemic calls the prudence of an in-person conference into doubt.\u00a0 Registration is open through Cambridge University Press, at the deeply discounted rates of $90 for SBE members, and $40 for Student \/ Emeritus \/ Non-tenure-track members.\u00a0 Like last year, the conference program will run over five days to minimize Zoom fatigue and concentrate sessions at times that are convenient for attendees in multiple time zones.\u00a0 The conference will begin on Monday, July 26, and finish on Friday, July 30.\u00a0 Submissions are due on February 15.\u00a0 I look forward to seeing you online this July!<\/span><\/p>\n

Second, I am delighted to announce that the \u201cSBE Best Practical Solutions<\/strong>\u201d will be bestowed for the first time at the SBE 2021 Virtual Conference.\u00a0 Thanks to a generous gift from longtime SBE member and contributor Denis Collins, this award comes with a $1000 honorarium, and will be bestowed on the paper presented at the annual meeting that provides the most significant practical and immediate impact on the life of employees.\u00a0 The SBE website includes a <\/span>page<\/span><\/a> with video clips from Denis and the two judges who will select the award winners each year for the next decade, explaining their motivations and hopes for the award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Third, SBE has elected a new Board member, and appointed two new co-Editors in Chief for Business Ethics Quarterly, all of whom will officially take office beginning at the end of this year\u2019s conference.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n