I thought I would post the blurb for the up-coming seminar, which will makes this a blog on blogging, at least for this post. Note the registration instructions at the end.
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Learning, Leading, and Blogging
with Art Davidson
CoREM Workshop for December 5, 2006
Today, to have an effective web site is to have a blog. And CoREM has decided to join the 21st century with its own blog, to be called “Leading Leaders and Leadership.” Art Davidson has been exploring this new medium, and will present what he has found at this interactive workshop. Blogs have been made famous because of their disruptive effects on mainstream journalism, and many people think of blogging only as a variation of journalism. But blogs are not just for journalists. Blogs attract people to a web site, a business, a person, or a cause, because of their ease of use and interactivity. That is, blogs let opinions flow in multiple directions, with ease. CoREM is in position to effectively use a blog because of its monthly meetings. These meetings provide a salient focus for a blog for members to explore after the meetings, or if they missed a meeting, and for people everywhere around the world to participate in what CoREM does. At this workshop, you will learn about some of the different types of blogs, the plusses and minuses of having one, and where blogging is headed. We will ask participants for other ideas for the aim and organization of the new CoREM blog. Some of you may be blogging already, and could help get this new one up. Others of you might learn how a blog could impact your own life, business, or organization.
Bio for Art Davdison: Arthur Davidson has been learning about management and leadership with CoREM almost from its start in 1993. He has served on the CoREM board since 1998, and has been president since 2005. He is on the Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, where he is the executive director of a 7 million dollar per year research center, The Center for Circuit and System Solutions. He teaches a course on leadership for engineering undergrads called “Business for Engineers.”
Date: Dec. 5, 2006
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM, Social time - 6:00-6:45
Place: Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville (directions follow)
Sponsor: CoREM (the Council on Realizing Excellence in Management)
Cost: free
Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at BrienP@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007.
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Directions to Forbes Road Career & Technology Center
The Center borders Boyce Campus of CCAC. Address: 607 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA. 412-373-8100
From Downtown Pittsburgh: Go east on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) approximately 15 miles and get off the Parkway in Monroeville at exit 14B (Plum), just past exit 14A (Rt. 48). Proceed north through the intersection with the traffic light to the stop sign at Beatty Road. Van Horn’s Funeral Home will be on the far left corner. Turn right on to Beatty Road and drive to the second stop sign (Community College of Allegheny County--Boyce Campus entrance). Turn right and go approximately 100 feet. Turn left into the Forbes Road Career & Technology Center entrance (Gateway Press building is on the right).
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CoREM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.
CoREM provides a forum for the critical study of original and effective leadership methods and principles through collaboration and lifelong learning, to benefit individuals, organizations, and our communities.
