Survey to help Design the Nov 2013 OD Conference

OD and the Grand Challenges of Global Society is a theme that around 40 OD enthusiasts in India converged on in earnest online interaction and face to face group-work. We are conducting a survey to get opinions from beyond this group, and your response would be of great significance.

This group, which hosts this blogspace - the OD India Sangam, will work closely with IISc ( http://bit.ly/GL6MPN  ), where the conference will be held in Nov 2013, and AHRD our conference secretariat, to design the conference. To be held in close association with the Asia ODN (AODN : http://www.aodn.org/), we expect to host around 500 delegates whose composition will depend on your inputs and outreach. We're already challenged by the implications of an experiential design to meet with significant dimensions in our environment. Nonetheless, your opinion matters. For some pertinent detail you may also access us at our Facebook page called OD India Sangam.


This survey will close by April 5, 2012, and we hope you will oblige with a sincere response, preferably by March 31 itself.  

Here's the link to the survey  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C9BN5TL  


If you can copy and paste this link to your browser, it should help..


See you soon,

Forming the Intent for an ODIndia Network

Meeting of ODIndia Sangam on 7 Dec, 2011 at Citrix, 23, Residency Road

Present : Dr. TV Rao, Prof. KB Akhilesh, G Vishwanath, Dr. Pallab B, Dr. Gopal Mahapatra, G Vishwanath, Dr. Mary Mathew, V Kartikeyan, George Kunnath, Joseph G

Most thankful to Dr. Pallab in making our meeting happen.

 Formalisation of an India Network would be necessary to transact business of a conference it would appear. More of course is to be reflected from the membership of our forum. Quick highlights for our community to capture.

1.       Prof. Akhilesh would like us to firm up details of 2013 conference date, so that IISc can host the AODN conference. He has consented to be the Conference Chairperson.

2.       G Vish and Joseph G will prepare an approach note by Dec 15^th so that the following can get outlined.

a.       Proposal to AODN for the 2013 conference (needs to be sent to AODN by month end Dec 2011)

b.      Derivative Concept Note to enlist support from a potential Conference Director

3.       Conference Structure beginning with those present above as the Steering Committee that will be expanded to meet a multi-pronged approach.  Kartikeyan V, G Vish will help in outlining a conference structure deliberation.

4.       An approach Note for professional bodies like AISABS, ISTD, AHRD, Sumedhas, SHRM, NHRDN, NIPM to be outlined by Dr. Rao.

5.       In order that we model an inclusive approach, we will need to conduct our meetings as ODers ourselves. George Kunnath reflected deeply the need to involve the participant in experiential mode for real 'conferencing' to happen for the OD community.

Dr. Gopal highlighted the need to look at customer for the conference – namely – Consultants, In-house Practitioners, Academicians and Students.

6.       ODIndia Sangam needs to look at aspects beyond the conference, and the build up to the conference. E.g. Nature of involvement of academic institutions and professional bodies in India.

7.       A workshop on writing OD Cases may be offered so that content from India can be documented in 2012.