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Global Leadership: Portraits of the Past, Visions for the Future

10th ILA Annual Global Conference
November 12-15, 2008
Preconference, November 12, 2008
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza

CFP Deadline: February 29th, 2008

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• General Information

• Keynote Speakers

• Registration

• Hotel Reservation Information

• Preconference Experiential Workshops

This page will be frequently updated as the conference approaches and more information becomes available. Please check back.

General Information

ILA 2008 features numerous networking opportunities with an anticipated 700+ participants, 100+ simultaneous sessions facilitated by presenters from around the world on a wide range of leadership research, programs, and trends, a leadership book fair, author signings, and more!

Keynote Speakers

The ILA is pleased to announce our first two confirmed keynote speakers for ILA 2008, Leadership: Portraits of the Past, Visions for the Future.  Stay tuned for future announcements!

Connie Rice is renowned for her unconventional approaches to tackling problems of inequity and exclusion. Rice has received more than 50 major awards for her leadership of diverse coalitions, and her non-traditional approaches to litigating major cases involving police misconduct, employment discrimination and fair public resource allocation. In 2006, Los Angeles Times West Magazine named Rice one of the 100 most powerful people in Southern California, and Pasadena Weekly placed Rice first in their listing of most powerful women. Learn more...

Few speakers offer the breadth of experience or the depth of knowledge and insight on executive leadership, organizational change, and leadership development as Jay Conger. A prolific writer, he has written or co-written more than 90 articles and 12 books, his most recent being The Practice of Leadership. He holds the Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College. Learn more...
 

Christine Loh, a former elected member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the independent, non-profit public policy think tank, Civic Exchange. She writes extensively about politics, energy/climate change, and sustainable development, and has been widely published in Hong Kong and abroad. Learn more..

Registration

All amounts are in USD.  See Notes Below for Explanation of Each Category. 

Register Online Now; or download a registration form.

* To qualify for the ILA Member or ILA Student Member rate, you must be a member in good standing through the end of the conference, November 15, 2008

* To qualify for the ILA Student Member or Student Non-Member rate you must be a fulltime student who is NOT employed fulltime in any capacity.

*The Continental Plan is a $50 credit for anyone traveling to attend the conference from a continent other than North America. Please subtract $50 from the relevant registration cost.

Conference cancellations received in writing by October 31, 2008 are refundable, less a $75 fee. Sorry, but there are no refunds after October 31st.

Conference Hotel

This year's conference hotel is the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA.  A stunning example of mid-century modernism, the hotel was completely refurbished during the past 2-years.  Rare among hotels in the region is the 7 acres of beautifully landscaped "patio," a California-style backyard living space.  Learn more about the history of the hotel, it's role in Hollywood and Politics, and some of the local amenities available.  

The ILA has reserved a block of rooms at a special rate.  All rates are listed in US Dollars:

Single to Quad Occupancy:  $183 + tax
Regency Club: $233 + tax
Suite: $305 + tax

Call 1.888.591.1234 and mention ILA.  The rate is available until the block is full or October 22nd, whichever comes first.

Want to save costs at the conference?  Consider sharing a room with another conference attendee.  It's a great way to get to know a colleague.  Sign-up for our roommate matching service.

Remember, the conference opens at 4:00 PM on Wed. November 12th, with preconference workshops taking place Wed. morning beginning at 10:30 AM.  The conference closes at approx. 2pm Sat. November 15th. 

Preconference Experiential Workshops

Register Online Now; Downloadable form will also be available soon.

Date for each: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, leaves hotel at 10:30 AM and arrives back at 3:30 PM

Cost for each: $50, includes transportation to and from conference hotel and lunch

Museum of Tolerance
The twentieth century has been documented as the most lethal century in history because of the large number of mass killings, ethnic cleansings, terrorist acts, wars, and genocides. Now, the world is on pace to set a new record for the number of people killed in a century. The Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance (www.museumoftolerance.com) is an interactive, high-tech experience that uses the Holocaust along with current events as case studies of what can happen when hate proliferates or is not effectively countered. This 4-hour docent led tour ending at 3pm, includes lunch and a facilitated discussion on the museum experience. Participants should indicate if they prefer van service to the Museum or a 20-minute walk. ILA member and Longtime Museum of Tolerance faculty member, Mike Cortrite, will be one of our tour guides.

Learning How to Look: The Art of Observation and Leadership Development At the J. Paul Getty Museum
The Learning How to Look program, to be facilitated by ILA member and Union Institute and College Professor Anu Mitra, enables participants to look at art with the intention of making sense of seeming chaos. By being placed in a situation where one has to “read” an art piece—presumably an activity with which most of us have limited facility—one is encouraged to see things with heightened and authentic awareness. The act of looking—as if for the first time—urges the participants to see comprehensively, accurately, and contextually. This in turn provides an opportunity to think creatively on how the art of looking is related to leadership development. There will be about an hour after the program to explore the Getty Museum (www.getty.edu/) and gardens on your own. Buses depart from the Hyatt Regency at 10:30, and leave the Getty at 3; a boxed lunch will be provided. Registration is required in advance.

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