ADVISORY BOARD & SUPPORTERS

International Advisory Board


  • Joanna van Antwerpen, Director, Research and Statistics, City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Grethe van Geffen, Seba Cultuurmanagement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Marij Urlings, Dean, School of Health Inholland University, Amsterdam-Diemen, The Netherlands.
  • Ronald Prins, Managing Director, Bos en Lommer Neighbourhood Council, Amsterdam-West, The Netherlands.
  • Martijn F.E. Stegge, Diversity Platform, City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Mary Kalantzis,University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
  • Paul James, Globalism Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Andrew Jakubowicz, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
  • Jock Collins, Faculty of Business, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
  • Aihwa Ong, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
  • Rob Walker, Keele University, UK.
  • Ha Jingxiong, Central University of Nationalities, Beijing, China.
  • Ning Wang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Terry Threadgold, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
  • David S. Silverman, Valley City State University, North Dakota, USA.
  • Joe Melcher, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, USA.
  • Denise Egéa-Kuehne, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA.
  • Geoff Stokes, Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Brendan O'Leary, Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Samuel Aroni, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • James Early, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Peter Sellars, Theatre, Opera and Film Director.
  • Barry Gills, University of Newcastle, UK.
  • Walter Mignolo, Duke University, USA.
  • Ien Ang, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
  • Michael Shapiro, University of Hawai'i, USA.
  • Duane Champagne, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Peter McLaren, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Owens Wiwa, African Environmental and Human Development Agency, Toronto, Canada.
  • Jackie Huggins, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, University of Queensland, Australia.
  • Mililani Trask, Indigenous Expert to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the Economic Council of the UN Assembly, Hawai’i, USA.
  • Amareswar Galla, The University of Queensland and Director, Pacific Asia Observatory for Cultural Diversity in Human Development.
  • Guosheng Y. Chen, Chinese Australian Studies Forum, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Peter Phipps, Globalism Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Bill Cope, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
  • Greg Meyjes, Owner and President, Solidaris Intercultural Services L.L.C, Falls Church, VA, USA.
  • Heather Marion D'Cruz, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.

Supporters






  • Seba Cultuurmanagement bv

    Seba Cultuurmanagement bv is a consultancy specialized in diversity management since 1997. It is the first consultancy in Europe to specialize in diversity management.

    Companies today face the challenges of a changing society and globalizing economy. In order to remain successful the importance of diversity management skills can no longer be ignored. More and more organisations realise that they have to increase their knowledge and skills to adapt to a diverse workforce in which the talents of every individual are optimally utilized.

    Seba’s director, Grethe van Geffen, came into contact with Common Ground at the Fifth Diversity Conference in Beijing, China in 2005. Since then a fruitful collaboration has developed. The collaboration has resulted in the organisation of a Diversity Week in the beautiful, cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Amsterdam has always been a diverse city where different cultures and nationalities live side-by-side.

    The theme of Diversity Week 2007 will be ‘Turning Diversity into Prosperity’ (see www.diversityweek2007.com). During this week a great variety of activities will take place. The Diversity Conference will be a four-day conference. Each day a different theme will be explored. A mini-conference for young students will also be organised during this week. Furthermore, a one-day conference, Companies for Prosperity, will be organised for business organisations that are interested in Diversity management. Prior to the conference the participating companies, the Partners for Prosperity, will meet at various occasions to share knowledge and become more successful in achieving their diversity goals. Furthermore an array of cultural events and sightseeing events will be proposed to add some more international flavour to Diversity Week.

    Please visit our website www.seba.nl for more information about our company. Seba is looking forward to your participation in Diversity Week 2007 and our challenge to ‘Turn Diversity into Prosperity’.
  • The Globalism Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia


    The Globalism Institute is the public face of a university-wide research strength in globalisation and cultural diversity at RMIT University. The Institute undertakes engaged research into globalisation, transnationalism, nationalism and cultural diversity. It seeks to understand and critically evaluate current directions of global change, with an emphasis on the cultural implications of political and economic transformation. The role of the Institute is to initiate and manage research and community projects involving consortia of academics, researchers and consultants from diverse backgrounds. These collaborative projects draw on expertise from across the university and beyond, in fields such as global politics, international relations, community studies, cross-cultural communication, international education, international trade, productive diversity, global English and media studies. For further information, visit our website, or contact us by email.




Conference Organisers

  • Common Ground