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Business
Communication:
Making
an Impact
ABC
7th European Convention
26-28 May, 2005
Copenhagen, Denmark
Overview
The
Association for Business Communication (ABC) European Region
will hold its 7th convention in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 26-28,
2005. The convention is organised in conjunction with the
Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Centre for Communication
Studies, at the Faculty of Language, Communication and Culture.
One of the main objectives of the convention is to provide
a forum for scholars, educators and practitioners with diverse
perspectives and traditions in communication research, pedagogy
and practice.
Convention
topics
The
convention will consist of plenary sessions, individual and
joint presentations and special panels or workshops. As always,
the convention will be open to all themes relevant to business
communication in its widest sense as interdisciplinary linguistic,
social and cultural perspectives. This year topics will include:
• Intercultural and international aspects of business
communication
• Communication in languages other than English
• Corporate communication
• Organizational communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Meetings and negotiations
• Written business communication
• Teaching business communication
• New technologies in business communication
Special
themes:
• Influence and Power in communication
• Communication about design and fashion
Ph.D. Colloquium: The Programme will include
a session conducted in a workshop format for Ph.D. students.
Participants will present their doctoral research or, if they
have just started their programmes, they can briefly present
their research area.
Program and Plenary speakers
To view the program and download abstracts, click here.
The program starts on 26 May at 9.00, but registration may take place on Wednesday evening between 17.00 and 18.00. There will be a glass of wine and a sandwich and an opportunity to make new friends.
There will plenary sessions relating to four chosen topics:
Plenary speaker: Andrzej Huczynski, University of Glasgow
- author of Influencing Within Organizations
- Theme: Intercultural aspects
Plenary speaker: Nigel Holden, Nottingham Trent University
- author of Cross-cultural management: a knowledge management perspective
- Theme: Personal communication
Plenary speaker: Joan Mulholland, University of Queensland
- author of The Language of Negotiation; the Handbook of Persuasive Tactics
- Theme: Communication about design and fashion
Plenary speaker : Lise Skov, Copenhagen Business School
-author of ‘Patterns of Culture in Global Fashion: Production, Representation and Agency’.
Venue
The convention will be held at the Copenhagen Business School. CBS is the third largest business school in Northern Europe.
  
GETTING THERE
The award-winning building that houses the Faculty of Language, Culture and Communication Studies is located at Dalgas Have 15, Frederiksberg.
There is a metro station immediately behind the building, called Lindevang, and bus no.29 from the city centre stops on the doorstep (ask for ‘Dalgas Have’). The metro (which is clean, efficient and non-dangerous) runs every few minutes and the trip from Kongens Nytorv takes about 10 mins. The bus runs about every 15 mins and takes 20 mins from City Hall Square.
There are several other buildings in the Frederiksberg area that belong to the Business School, notably the main building in Solbjerg Plads, so if you take a taxi, be sure to tell the driver that you want Dalgas Have.
There is more information about travel below.
Convention
Organizing Committee
- Chair: Anne Marie Bülow-Møller, CBS
- Abstract committee : Margrethe Mondahl, Jens Lautrup Nørgaard, Lisbet Pals Svendsen CBS
- Ph.D. colloquium : Gina Poncini, Vice President Europe, Milan, Catherine Nickerson, Nijmingen
- Conference manager: Merete Ettrup, CBS
For questions about the conference, please contact
Anne Marie Bülow-Mĝller at amb.kom@cbs.dk. For questions about registration, see below.
Registration
The registration fee includes participation in the convention
programme, entrance to all sessions, all convention materials,
refreshments during breaks, an informal reception on Wednesday,
25 May 2005, and lunch on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
ABC members qualify for a membership discount on registration.
There is also a discount for full-time students (proof of
status required on site).
Registration fees are as follows:
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Before 31 March
2005 |
After 31 March 2005 |
| ABC Members |
EUR 220 |
EUR 240 |
| Non-ABC Members |
EUR 250 |
EUR 270 |
| Full-time Students |
EUR 220 |
EUR 240 |
To register, go to our online registration form.
Currency
converter available at www.xe.com/ucc/
About
joining ABC: Please see membership
page of this web site for information on ABC membership
benefits and forms, handled through ABC Headquarters in New
York. You can take advantage of the reduced conference registration
rate for members as soon as you join ABC.
Accommodations
Our booking manager has selected the four hotels described below, which may be selected when you register for the conference. If you want more information, try
www.visitcopenhagen.dk
For example, there will a very newly opened central five-star hostel (Danhostel Copenhagen City) and a range of other hotels and B&B opportunities.
You may select one of the four conference hotels when you register for the convention. Information about the hotels is below
Opera Hotel
Tordenskjoldsgade 15
DK-1055 Copenhagen K
Phone +45 3347 8300
Fax +45 33478301
www.operahotelcopenhagen.com
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Hotel Opera is situated near the Metro Line (Kongens Nytorv)
The Royal Theatre, Kongens Nytorv, "Strøget", and Nyhavn. A charming hotel in the "old-fashioned English style". 91 rooms and suites all with private toilet, shower or bathtub, telephone, and satellite-TV. Cosy breakfast restaurant and Lobby bar.
Rates single/double: DKK 1.105/1.505 |
Cab Inn Scandinavia
Vodroffsvej 55
DK-1900 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen
Phone +45 3536 1111
Fax +45 3536 1114
http://www.cabinn.dk/UK/index.htm
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Cab Inn Scandinavia is located in Frederiksberg near the Lakes and the metro station Forum, twenty minutes’ walk from the Central Railway Station, Tivoli Gardens and "Strøget" - Copenhagen's fashionable pedestrian shopping area. All rooms have private bath, toilet, television and telephone, as well as electric kettle with free tea and coffee. Free wireless Internet (hot-spot) in the lobby area, and free guest computer. Hotel parking (fee DKK 60.00 per day).
Rates single/double: DKK 575*/745* |
Radisson SAS Falconer Hotel
Falkoner Allé 9DK-2000
Copenhagen F
Phone +45 3815 8001
Fax +45 3342 6300
Website: www.falconer.copenhagen.radissonsas.com
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This 4 star hotel is situated in Frederiksberg next door to one of the Copenhagen Business School buildings [– NOT the venue, however, which is an easy 15 mins’ walk, or two stops on the metro line.] The hotel is only 10 minutes by metro or bus from the Copenhagen city centre. The 166 guestrooms are decorated in three different styles – all with full facilities and hi-speed internet access. Backstage bar & restaurant offers international dishes in cosy surroundings. We have a business service centre and fitness centre. The Metro station is within 2 minutes walk.
Rates single/double: DKK 1.195*/1.295* |
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The Phoenix Copenhagen welcomes you with ambience and the sense of tradition that are uniquely Danish. An exclusive location in the centre of the financial district and only a few minutes' walk from The Royal Palace, Nyhavn and The Royal Theatre. Inspiration from the Louis XVI epoch characterizes the 213 bright and elegantly furnished rooms, refurbished in 2002. All modern facilities await you including a telefax and aircondition in most executive rooms as well as a jacuzzi in the suites. Satellite- and cable TV.
Rates single/double: DKK 1.375/1.775 |
NB: 2005 is Hans Christian Andersen-year in Denmark, and early
booking is therefore advisable!
Social arrangements and tours
CONFERENCE DINNER
Thursday 26 May
The venue is on the island of Amager, so we start with a harbour tour. Embarkation from Nyhavn (bottom of Kongens Nytorv) at 19.00.
The venue is on the island of Amager, so we start with a harbour tour. Embarkation from Nyhavn (bottom of Kongens Nytorv) at 19.00.
 “The tour starts from Nyhavn, a pictoresque canal with many old houses and sailing ships. Nyhavn is one of the oldest parts of the Copenhagen harbour and dates back to 1673. At the top of Nyhavn there is a large anchor, which is a monument for 1600 Danish sailors who lost their lives during the second world war.
We now approach the area of Holmen, which was the naval base of Copenhagen for more than 300 years. The old dockyard buildings are spread over four islands. One of them, Frederiksholm, now houses The Danish Film School, The Drama School, The Academy Of Rhythmic Music and The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Architect School. To the left you can see "Dokøen" (the Dock Island) and "Frederiksholm" and to the right the Arsenal Island. We sail past some of the 250 year-old bastions or powder magazines, one of which – Frederiks Bastion – has been restored and converted into a small art gallery. Leaving the area of Holmen you can see Nyholm, the fourth island of Holmen, where there is still a naval college. To the right you can see the old Mast Crane from 1748, which was previously a well known landmark at the entrance to the Copenhagen harbour. Finally you can see the Battery Sixtus built in 1736 – 1744.
We are on our way to “The little Mermaid”, a surprisingly small bronze that represents the wistful main character of one of the fairy-tales written by the Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen. We pass the royal residence, a unique set of four Rococo palaces named Amalienborg, and enter the picturesque Christianshavn’s Canal with Our Saviour’s Church with the famous, twisted spire. Leaving Christianshavn’s Canal we see the Royal Library on the water front, across the inner harbour.”
The trip ends at the Architectural Centre (DAC) where dinner is served at 20.00. The restaurant has a fine view of the harbour and prides itself on using seasonal fresh foods. The exhibition at the centre, “Dream of Tower” about the highest towers in the world, will be open to the diners.
The sailing trip is not obligatory! It is of course quite possible to arrive by bus or from the metro station. The number of particiapnts for the conference dinner will be limited to 100.
POST-CONFERENCE-TOUR
Saturday 28 May 2005
Departure from Dalgas Have at 13.00
 ”The tour starts with a drive north, along the coastline towards Elsinore and Kronborg Castle, the famous setting of "Hamlet". Our guide will show us around in this Renaissance castle that ranks as one of the most considerable in Nortern Europe, which has around 200,000 visitors every year.
Frederik II's Kronborg is, at the same time, an elegant royal residence and a monumental military fortress, surrounded by bastions and ravelins. The rooms contain collections of Renaissance and Baroque furnishing. Note particularly the 62 meter ballroom, the well-preserved royal chapel, and the statue of the mythical hero Holger the Dane.
After the guided tour there is coffee, and as scenic a return route as can be managed before we arrive back at Dalgas Have at 18.00.
Travel
Information
Copenhagen can be easily reached by air or train. The city is served by the airport of Kastrup, about 10 km southeast of the city. There are trains every 20 minutes (13 min. journey to the Central Station). Information on the airport is available at
http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN/ and train schedules are available at
http://www.dsb.dk/english/
- From Copenhagen Airport to CBS/ABC Convention: Go by train to the station of Nørreport, where you change to the Metro and go in direction Vanløse. Get off at Lindevang, which is next to CBS.
- From Copenhagen Airport to Opera Hotel: Go by train to the station of Nørreport, where you change to the Metro and go in direction Vestamager. Get off at Kongens Nytorv. From the station to the hotel there is approximately 200 m.
- From Copenhagen Airport to Cab Inn Hotel: Go by train to the station of Nørreport, where you change to the Metro and go in direction Vanløse. Get off at Forum. From the station to the hotel there is approximately 200 m.
- From Copenhagen Airport to Radisson SAS Falconer Hotel: Go by train to the station of Nørreport, where you change to the Metro and go in direction Vanløse. Get off at Frederiksberg. From the station to the hotel there is approximately 100 m.
- From Copenhagen Airport to Phoenix Copenhagen Hotel: Go by train to the station of Nørreport, where you change to the Metro and go in direction Vestamager. Get off at Kongens Nytorv. From Kongens Nytorv there is about a 400 meter walk to the hotel.
To move around in Copenhagen’s public transport systems (bus, train, metro) a ticket or a clip on a zone card is required. A two-zone card (BLUE) covers the inner city and the conference area. A zone card contains 10 ‘clips’ and each ‘clip’ covers 1 hour of transport within the two zones. It is possible to change between the different transport systems on the same ‘clip’.
The distance from the airport to the hotels as well as CBS requires two blue ‘clips’. The card is transferrable, so several people can clip together, if desired.
The two-zone card can be acquired at the airport (DKR 110,-), any station and most tobacconists.
Busses sell single tickets but not cards. The rebate compared with single tickets is substantial.
Other
web sites of interest
Copenhagen
in general:
www.visitcopenhagen.dk
Happening in Copenhagen:
http://www.aok.dk/section/english
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