BAODN Conference: BEST IN THE WEST 4/24/99

[Katy Dreyfuss]

The Bay Area Organization Development Network is pleased to present its
17th annual BEST IN THE WEST Conference.  This non-profit Conference
highlights the work of local Organization Development practitioners who
presented at the OD Network Conference last Fall in New Orleans, along
with specially-invited Bay Area practitioners.

The theme of last November's OD Network Conference, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
-- ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN VALUES, AND OD, will be the focus of BAODN's
BEST IN THE WEST conference on April 24th.  The theme focuses on issues
facing the OD profession in a time of enormous change and
contradictions.  It is built around a fundamental collision of values
that touch the core of the OD profession and how it is practiced,
namely:

     • corporate values that are driven by the desire for
ever-increasing profits and the use of people as accessories to achieve
that end, and

     • traditional OD values that are driven by the desire for human
growth, development, and wholeness within the workplace and society.

What can OD do to address these issues and trends and to lessen the
impact of these collisions?

The Conference is designed for BAODN members, other OD practitioners,
human resource and training professionals, managers and leaders of
organizations, as well as students in these fields.

DATE:  April 24, 1999
       Registration/Check-In & Continental Breakfast begin at 7:40 am.
       The final session ends at 5:00 pm, followed by a Keynote Closing
(5:20 - 6:10 pm) and Refreshments/Networking (6:10 - 6:40 pm).
       Program details and specific schedule are in brochure and website


LOCATION:  West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
           Map and directions included in brochure and on website

COST:  Before April 17
       $130 BAODN members
       $205 Other participants

       Postmarked after April 17
       $160 BAODN members
       $235 Other participants

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, including how to register, conference
programming and speakers, map, directions, and car pool information,
please visit the BAODN website at www.baodn.org/bitw.html.  You can also
email questions to baodn at admn.org. Or, call 415/777-5250 to contact the
BAODN office.

This year we are happy to announce our first corporate sponsorship of
BEST IN THE WEST: Jossey-Bass Publishers.  For your convenience, during
the conference Jossey-Bass Publishers will display Organization
Development related books, available for purchase.

Be sure to receive your ONSITE PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE during a conference
break!  Last year, massage appointments with Dan Lappin were so popular
that this year we are pleased to introduce a second professional massage
therapist, Julie Kingsley. Demand for therapist time will be high, and
time is limited, so please sign up during registration for your massage.

Thank you for your interest.

BAODN website   www.baodn.org/bitw.html
BAODN Email     baodn at admn.org.
BAODN office    415/777-5250
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Katy Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss Enterprises
Seminar Productions
San Francisco, CA
415/647-2188
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