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10th IRDO Conference with international participation Social Responsibility and current challenges 2015:
Planning & Reporting about Social Responsibility
The newest scientific and practical views with good practices Wednesday and Thursday, 18 – 19 March 2015
Maribor, Slovenia, Europe
When it comes to social responsibility everybody is a winner!
Social responsibility brings several benefits to companies, organizations and individuals: increased loyalty, less fluctuation & absenteeism, more motivation for work, more innovations, higher productivity, increased production, better reputation and competitiveness, prime business partners, healthy environment and increased profit.
WE KINDLY INVITE YOU TO
Under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor
Plan and report about social responsibility!
Join us at the conference and learn how!
Registration and information:
[email protected], www.irdo.si
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND THE 2015 IRDO CONFERENCE?
Institute for the Development of Social Re-sponsibility – IRDO, University of Maribor and VŠR College of Accounting in coopera-tion with other partners are organizing the 10th International Conference “Social re-sponsibility and current challenges 2015: Planning & Reporting about social respon-sibility, which is to be held on 18 -19 March 2015 in Maribor. Avenue of the Conference is at the University of Maribor, Slomšek square 15 (Slomškov trg 15), Maribor, Slo-venia. The Honorary Patron of the Confer-ence is Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia. 70 contributions by 120 authors from seven countries will be presented at the conference. Social responsibility brings many benefits to those who practice and incorpo-rate it in everyday life and work. It brings increased loyalty, less fluctuation, more motivation for work, more innovations, higher productivity, increased production, better reputation and competitive position, prime business partners, healthy environ-ment and increased profit for individuals and organizations.
When it comes to social responsibil-ity everybody is a winner! Horus awardees for the last six years have been reporting that the reputation of their companies has increased; their cooperation with consum-ers and suppliers, the local community … improved. We are expecting at least 200 ex-perts, researchers and entrepreneurs, and we believe that your valuable experience will enrich the debates at the conference.
Therefore we kindly invite you to join us to enhance the development of social respon-sibility and to help us form solutions for the future. If you feel the urge of acquiring knowledge, networking, meeting new busi-ness partners and exchanging different points of view with entrepreneurs, experts and researchers, please join us! You are welcome to invite others to the conference as well.
Check the Conference Program in the attachment or on our website www.irdo.si and register as soon as possi-ble, as the number of participants is lim-ited. Registrations will be collected until the 16th March 2015! Members of IRDO and members of partner organizations have 20 % discount on the price. Because this year we mark the 10th IRDO conference jubilee, and IRDO Insti-tute was celebrating its tenth year of exis-tence last year, we are preparing a special event with surprise for the conference participants on 18th March 2015. It would be great, if you could join us!
You are kindly invited !
ABOUT THE IRDO CONFERENCE, FOR THE 10th TIME!
IRDO – Institute for the Development of So-cial Responsibility has been organizing con-ferences under common title “Social Respon-sibility and current challenges” since 2006. It is our pleasure to invite you to jubilee, the 10th IRDO International Conference. This year’s conference is devoted to planning and reporting about social responsibility. At the conference we will present scientific and en-trepreneurial points of view of the men-tioned matter as well as examples of good practices. Aims of the 10th IRDO International Confer-ence 2015 are: 1. Exchanging opinions and experiences
about planning, reporting and transpar-ency of social responsibility (SR) from the theoretical and practical point of view;
2. Exposing advantages and disadvantages of the current theoretical and practical views of strategic planning and report-ing about SR regarding different partici-pant’s groups: owners and sharehold-ers, managers, employees and employ-ers, entrepreneurs and representatives of media, governmental and non-governmental organizations;
3. Stimulating good practice and present-ing possibilities and results of planning and reporting about SR (examples of good practices from Slovenia and abroad);
4. Contributing expert valuation for na-tional strategy of social responsibility development;
5. Suggesting reformation of socioeco-nomic measures, which would support transparency of planning and reporting about SR;
6. Informing society of the advantages of planning and reporting about SR.
It is our yearly tradition since 2006 to make a state-of-art review in the field of develop-ment and functioning of social responsibility with the Conference “Social responsibility and current challenges”; at the same time we stress a particular theme that is the most cur-rent at the time. IRDO is the only one in Slo-venia when it comes to this kind of topic of the conference. We successfully connect the-ory with practice, scientific view with practi-cal use of SR, and connect different branches of business, knowledge, professions and oc-cupation – therefore we work interdiscipli-nary to resolve problems and issues of mod-ern society requisitely holistically.
WHO WILL YOU MEET AND HOW ? We invite to the Conference: 1. Company managers, managers of de-
partment for social responsibility, HR, PR and marketing,
2. Department managers in enterprises, public administration and non-governmental organizations,
3. Counselors, consultants and legal ad-visers in the field of leadership, policy making, HR management, economy, law, education,
4. Experts of different fields, researchers and scientists,
5. Representatives of government and representatives of non-governmental organizations, research agencies, EU officials,
6. Journalists and other public opinion creators.
The two day conference combines plenary sessions in the morning, then short presen-tations of afternoon themes and parallel sessions or workshops after lunch – all by principle of open space method at the con-ference.
All participants receive 2015 IRDO Confer-ence Proceedings with all submitted and accepted papers of authors. The Confer-ence Proceeding has a long-term scientific and professional value, because it enables readers to transfer the gathered knowledge into business and other everyday practice.
Short history of the IRDO Conferences The main topics of the IRDO Conferences until now were: Social Responsibility in gen-eral (2006), Managers’ role in the develop-ment of social responsibility in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations (2007), So-cial responsibility as contribution to stake-holders’ long term success in market (2008), Work – a bridge to cooperation: Re-lations with coworkers and different age generations (2009), Nature and humans (2010), Youth in focus of world changes (2011), Innovation of culture toward more social responsibility – the way out of socio-cultural crisis (2012), Education and com-munication for more social responsibility (2013), Health – personal and /or social re-sponsibility? (2014).
THE PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE?
In October 2011 the European Union an-nounced EU action plan for promotion of social responsibility (SR) as its answer to the economic issues. This years’ con-ference addresses all seven principles of social responsibility: accountability, transparency, ethical behavior, respect for stakeholder interests, respect for the rule of law, respect for international norms of behavior, respect for human rights (ISO 26000, 2010). This year we particularly emphasize transparency of information.
What are the discussion topics of the conference? 1. What does planning and reporting
about social responsibility mean in practice of companies and EU member states?
2. What is the situation of SR in Slove-nia, its companies and universities etc. in comparison with other coun-tries?
3. How do the current processes af-fect the EU and world economies understanding of SR?
4. What does the public administra-tion do in regards to social respon-sibility planning and reporting?
5. How will these events influence the companies – micro, small, mid-sized, large and social enterprises?
WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2015 – SCIEN-TIFIC DAY – official language is English
The opening Ceremony of the Confer-ence will be held at the University of Maribor; authors will present the scien-tific views on planning and reporting about social responsibility. THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2015 – ENTRE-PRENEURSHIP DAY – official language is Slovenian The second day of the Conference is in-tended for the companies and other or-ganizations, where they will present their work and professional experiences with planning and reporting about social responsibility. Conference topics: A: Planning and reporting about/with SR (global, international, national, local docu-ments & activities); B: Strategies on planning and reporting about/with SR for Companies, Institutions, Organizations and others C: SOCIAL-INNOVATON PANEL: Integral green Slovenia as a new, socially responsi-ble model of sustainable development for Europe. How to convince decision-makers in Brussels? D: Good practice of the finalists of Slovenian Social Responsibility Award Horus and other companies E: Non-Governmental organizations and so-cial responsibility - cases of Good practice F: Good practices in the field of youth em-ployment in Slovenia and abroad. A detailed program is enclosed and pub-lished on the IRDO website www.irdo.si.
WHAT IS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ?
The guiding standard on social responsibility ISO26000:2010 defines social responsibility as responsibility of the organization for its impact on the en-vironment and society. Therefore a modern organization should act trans-parently and ethically, thus contributing to a sustained development including health and well-being of society; it should consider expectations of all stakeholders, legislation and interna-tional norms and standards. Social re-sponsibility should be integrated throughout the entire organization and must be implemented in all its relations in their interdependence. Society and organizations are made of individuals, meaning we all have to act socially re-sponsibly. Social responsibility strives to balance out the life of the individual and society. The deceased Slovene psycholo-gist Prof. Dr. Anton Trstenjak wrote nu-merous works about the importance of balance for a healthy life of an individ-ual. It is of no surprise that we fre-quently hear about importance of bal-ance for health of the society, all its resi-dents, systems, environment, compa-nies, organizations etc..
10 YEARS OF CONFERENCE AND IRDO INSTITUTE IRDO – Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility was founded in
2004 with the purpose of research and development of social responsibility in Slovenia and abroad. IRDO strives to connect all crucial stakeholders (companies, government, civil society…) in the field of social responsibility and to perform common activities and cam-paigns to raise awareness of social re-sponsibility in Slovenia. IRDO contrib-utes to the transfer and adjustment of foreign knowledge to Slovenia’s circum-stances and needs. At the same time it enables exchange of Slovenian knowl-edge and experience with foreign ex-perts, companies and organizations.
You are kindly invited to become an IRDO member. Members of IRDO Institute are individuals, companies, organizations, ex-perts, and students. Send us an e-mail to [email protected]
Accompanying program of both days of the conference: product and literature sale, promotion of social responsibility, business, leadership, health services, pres-entation of companies and NGOs and more! Evening program in Tkalka: You are kindly invited to the celebration of the 10th anni-versary of IRDO and jubilee – 10th anniver-sary of IRDO Conference. Celebration will take place in Tkalka building (Address: Tkal-ski prehod 4, Maribor, old town) on 18 March 2015 at 6.30 pm. Free admission!
ORGANIZERS, SPONZORS, DONATORS The Honorary Patron of the Conference is Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia. Organizer of the conference is IRDO – Insti-tute of the Development of Social Responsi-bility. Partner for the scientific day of the confer-ence is University of Maribor, partner for the professional day of the conference is VŠR College of Accounting. National partners of the conference are SPIRIT - Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for the Promotion of Entrepre-neurship, Innovation, Development, Invest-ment and Tourism; and The Ministry of Eco-nomic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia. Conference is organized in cooperation with many supporting partners: Interna-tional Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS), Vienna, European Acad-emy of sciences and arts, Salzburg, CSR Europe, Enterprise 2020, SPIRIT Slovenia - Public Agency, Association of Employers of Slovenia, The Managers’ Association of Slo-venia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Štajerska, Maribor, Slovenia, DOBA Fac-ulty of Applied Business and Social studies Maribor, Združenje CAAP - Centre for Alter-native and Autonomous Production, social enterprise, Institution PRIZMA - Founda-tion for Improvement of Employment Possi-bilities, Slovenian Institute for standardiza-tion (SIST), Slovenian Association for Qual-ity and Excellence (SZKO) , Slovenian Asso-ciation for Public Relations (PRSS), Market-ing Association of Slovenia (DMS).
Clipping partner is Press Clipping d.o.o. Media partners are TSmedia d.o.o. (planet.siol.net, najdi.si), Radio Marš, RTV Slovenia – TV Maribor and Med.Over.Net. Sponsors of the conference are Prohit d.o.o., Medis-M d.o.o., Identiks, kartični sis-temi d.o.o., Etika d.o.o.. Donators of the conference are Lidl Slovenija d.o.o. k.d., Tiko-Pro d.o.o.
General sponsor of the conference is:
CONFERENCE BOARDS
PROGRAM COMMITTEE Matjaž Mulej, Ph. D. Ph. D., Prof. Emeritus, Uni-
versity of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Busi-ness, and IRDO, Head of the IRDO Expert commit-tee and Head of the IRDO Scientific-research cen-tre board; President of the IRDO conference Pro-gram committee;
Vinko Kurent, M. A., member of the IRDO Expert committee, Vice-president of the IRDO conference Program committee;
Živko Bergant, Ph.D., Visoka šola za računovod-stvo, Vice-president of the IRDO conference Pro-gram committee;
Prof. Danijel Rebolj, Ph.D., Rector, University of Maribor,
Ass. Prof. Lučka Lorber, Ph. D., vice-rector for Quality Development, University of Maribor;
Hermina Pika Radmilovič, M.S., head of Centre for Quality Development, University of Maribor;
Prof. Ana Vovk Korže, Ph.D., Ph.D., Deputy Dean of Finance and Development, University of Mari-bor, Faculty of Arts, and head of International Cen-tre for Ecoremediation;
Ass. Prof. Urša Golob, Ph.D., Faculty of Social Sci-ences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
Emira Bečič, Ph. D., Researcher, Ministry for Sci-ence, education and sports, Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia;
Assoc. Prof. Gerald Steiner, Ph. D., Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria, and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA;
Eva Schernhammer, MD, DrPH, Associate Profes-sor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, USA;
Helmut Loeckenhoff, Ph. D., Independent re-searcher, Germany;
Prof. Pierre Bricage, Ph.D., (IASCYS), International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS), Vienna, and University of Pau, France;
Prof. Emeritus Robert Dyck, Ph. D., Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, USA;
Prof. Roger Haw, Ph. D., Ansted University, British Virgin Islands, and Malaysia;
Assoc. Prof. Zhanna Belyaeva, PhD, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Head of Research Center for Global Social Responsibility
Excellence, Ural Federal University named for Boris Jelcin, Yekaterinburg, and EMBRI Country Director, Russia.
Prof. Timi Ečimovič, Ph.D., Dr.h.c., Professor, An-sted University, British Virgin Islands, and Malay-sia; British Virgin Islands, and Malaysia;
Professor Shahid Siddiqi, Ph.D., Ansted University, Member, Advisory Council Ansted University, Au-thor of Canadian Taxation Resource Book, Retired Tax consultant, Notary Public in California;
Tomislava Arh, Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Sector for Employ-ment, Social Entrepreneurship and Labour Migra-tion;
Magda Zupančič, M.A., Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Department for European Coordination;
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE: Anita Hrast, Manager of IRDO Institute, President
of the IRDO conference Organizational committee; Vinko Kurent, M. A., member of the IRDO Expert
committee, Vice-President of the IRDO conference Program committee;
Ass. Prof. Branko Mayr, Ph.D., Abeceda računo-vodstvo d.o.o., and Visoka šola za računovodstvo, vice-dean, Vice-President of the IRDO conference Organizational committee;
Natalie C. Postružnik, M.A., Nikrmana, member of the IRDO Expert committee;
Stanko Obradović, President of the IRDO Institute board;
Angelca Ademovič, Vice-President of the IRDO Institute board;
Iztok Slatinek, independent professional co-worker, Centre for Quality Development, Univer-sity of Maribor;
Janca Andrej Vidmar, professional co-worker, Of-fice of International Cooperation and Mobility Pro-grams, University of Maribor;
Aleksandra Podgornik, M. S., manager, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Štajerska, Maribor;
Darija Lorbek, IRDO professional co-worker; Lina Ademovič, IRDO professional co-worker; Monika Rajšp, IRDO professional co-worker; Jana Josifovska, IRDO professional co-worker, Barbara Bradač, IRDO, PR.
REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE!
Arrangements for payment : On the basis of your registration form you will receive
a registration invoice. Fee should be paid on IRDO bank account within 8 days after the invoice is issued.
If registration is cancelled until 10th March 2015, there will be handling charges in amount of 30% of the fee. If participation is cancelled after 10th March total fee must be paid. You can cancel your registration by e-mail [email protected] or by fax +386(0)2 429 7104 or by classic mail on the IRDO address.
Payment data: Organization: IRDO – Institute for the De-velopment of Social Responsibility Address: Preradovičeva ulica 26, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia Bank: Nova KBM, d.d., Maribor, Bank Ac-count: SI56 04515-0001074492 SWIFT KBMA-SI2X
Note: - Discounts are not cumulative. Fee includes: participation on the con-ference, 2015 IRDO Conference Proceedings, lunch, refreshment during coffee break. Fee does not include 22 % tax. IRDO is not tax liable. - Fee does not include accommodation or travel costs. - Undergraduate students must provide evidence of student status with student card or confirmation of faculty. - Conference will be held in Slovenian and/or English language. - Invited speakers are speakers of the plenary session of the conference and are free of fee, but pay their own accommodation and travel costs. - All other authors pay lower fee (50 % discount) as seen in the table. Lower fee includes two day participation regardless of how many days the author participates.
Accommodation: Participants (and authors)
arrange their own accommodation. The Nearest hotels are Hotel Piramida, Hotel Orel and City Hotel. More: Slovenia Hotel booking.
The number of participants is limited, register for the conference as soon as possible! Please, fill in the registration form and send it to IRDO Institute by e-mail: [email protected] or by classic mail!
FEES by type of participation
FEE / person in EUR
2 DAYS 1 DAY Full fee: registration after 10th March 2015 280 190
Lower fee: registration by 10th March 2015 (10 % discount) 252 171
Authors (50 % lower fee, 2 DAYS ONLY); invited speakers are free of fee
140
Members of Institute IRDO and members of supportive partners’ organization of the Conference (20 % discount)
252 171
DISCOUNT FOR GROUP PARTICIPANTS 10 % discount for each addi-tional participant from the
same organization
STUDENTS (undergraduate) 90 % discount on all prices
Conference venue: University of Maribor (Univerza
v Mariboru), Slomškov trg 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Additional information: IRDO – Institute of the Development of Social Responsibility, Prera-dovičeva ulica 26, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia IRDO conference website: www.irdo.si, e-mail and registration: [email protected], fax: +386(0)2 429 71 04, GSM: 031 344 883, - President of the Program Committee: Prof. Emer. DDr. Matjaž Mulej, e-mail: [email protected] - President of the Organizational Committee: Anita Hrast, manager of IRDO, e-mail: [email protected], - Coordinator of the Conference program: Darija Lorbek, IRDO co-worker, e-mail: [email protected]
