The JP Allen Blog

The sabbatical year plans are coming along nicely.  You can follow the latest updates on our Allen World Tour 2009-10 Itinerary page.

So far, I have four official university visits lined up:

• Swedish Business School, Örebro University, Sweden (6/09)
• Center for Organisational and Social Informatics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (11/09)
• Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago (3/10)
• Department of Economics and Business, University of Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal (4-6/10)

I’m hoping to visit other Universities for seminars, long lunches, walks on the beach, etc.  If you’re interested in having me visit, or give a talk, check out my slightly cheesy looking brochure with a list of research interests and potential seminar topics.

It’s official. I’ve been named a Fulbright scholar during my 2009-10 sabbatical year.  The host country will be Portugal, specifically the Azores islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

At the University of the Azores, I will be a visiting lecturer in Innovation and Technology Management.  I’ll be teaching an MBA class during their third term (April-June 2010), meeting with students, and consulting on curriculum.

The Fulbright scholars program is the “flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government”, sending about 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year.  To fulfill my mission of “increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries”, I am prepared to eat do whatever it takes to promote international harmony.