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2023 GBSSA Annual Conference in partnership with UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School

Start
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
(CDT)
End
Friday, October 27, 2023
(CDT)
Location
Student Center East, 3rd Floor - Cardinal Room | 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Registered
61 registrants

Registration

GBSSA Board Member
GBSSA Conference Presenter – $250.00
GBSSA Member – $500.00
Member benefits include a discounted rate of $500 to attend the annual conference.
GBSSA Non-Member – $650.00
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GBSSA 2023 Annual Conference

"Yes and..."

Innovation and Creative Problem Solving

in Business Education

Wednesday, October 25 - Friday, October 27, 2023

The 2023 GBSSA Conference is hosted in partnership with UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School, which is located in the beautiful Chicago, Illinois.

Schedule

Day	Time	Description
Wednesday, October 25	3 - 5:45 p.m.	Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop and GBSSA Conference Check-In Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603 Need directions from O'hare Airport? Click here. Need directions from Midway Airport? Click here.
	5:45 - 6 p.m.	Take CTA Train/Bus to Giordano's West Loop/Greektown Address: 815 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607 Need directions? Click here. Upon arrival at hotel, check your bag for your 3-day CTA pass.
	6 - 9 p.m.	Casual Welcome Dinner at Giordano's West Loop/Greektown Make sure to try some of Chicago's world-famous, deep dish pizza!
	9 p.m.	Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603 Need directions? Click here.
Thursday, October 26	8 - 9 a.m. Cardinal Room	Continental Breakfast Address: 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607 Need directions to Student Center East? Click here. Once inside, follow signage in building to find the Cardinal room.
	9 - 9:30 a.m. Cardinal Room	Conference Opening Presenter: Scott Schneider, Assistant Dean at UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School
	9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Fort Dearborn	Improv your Communication and Leadership Skills: An Experiential Sampler Presenter: Ranjit Souri, Director of Student Professional Development at UIC Business Note: We will be using improvisational techniques during this session and will ask conference attendees to participate.
	10:45 - 11 a.m.	Morning Break
	11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Session Block 1
	Option 1 Cardinal Room	Matriculation: Changing the Yes? To Yes! Presenters: Sarah McBride and Erika Santoyo A. Gary Anderson School of Management, UC Riverside
	Option 2 White Oak Room	How to Exert Influence Without Formal Authority: Turning “No because’ into “Yes and” Presenters: Joy Bianchi, Amanda Gill, Jody O'Connor, and Holden Reyes Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
	12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
	1:30 - 3 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Block 2
	Option 1 Cardinal Room	Empower & Engage: Building Quality Engagement Through Student Leadership & Events in MBA & Specialized Masters Programs Presenters: TJ Coblentz, Erica Day, and Liz Sortais W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
	Option 2 White Oak Room	Managing Expectations: Discretionary Decision Making to Resolve Complex Issues Presenter: Nicola Woods, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
	3 - 3:30 p.m.	Afternoon Break
	3:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Block 3
	Option 1 Cardinal Room	Bridges of Collaboration: Uniting Diverse Programs for Student Success Presenters: Aimee Hanna and Cody Schara Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison
	Option 2 White Oak Room	Defining Social Impact through Global & Experiential Learning Courses Presenter: Mohammad Khan, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
	5 - 5:30 p.m.	Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603 Need directions? Click here.
	5:30 - 6:30 p.m.	Break
	6:30 - 7:15 p.m.	Meet at hotel lobby @ 6:30 p.m. and take CTA Train/Bus @ 6:45 p.m. to Second City Address: 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 Need directions? Click here.
	8 - 10 p.m.	Dinner & Second City Improv Show - "The Best of Second City: Chicago Style" Dinner and ticket provided by GBSSA. Guests are seated at 7:15 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m.
	10 p.m.	Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603 Need directions? Click here.
Friday, October 27	8 - 9:30 a.m. Cardinal Room	Continental Breakfast Address: 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607 Need directions to Student Center East? Click here. Once inside, follow signage in building to find the Cardinal room.
	9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Cardinal Room	GBSSA Membership Survey Outcomes
	10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Cardinal Room	Table Topics including matriculation, influence without authority, student engagement, discretionary decision-making, diversity programs, and global & experiential learning.
	11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Break - Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603 Need directions? Click here.
	6 p.m. Onwards	OPTIONAL: Friday Night Closing Social - Punch Bowl Social Address: 310 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607 Join us for food/drink, bowling, arcade, karaoke, or table games. Food and drink will be on your own expense. Need directions? Click here.

Conference Information

The Conference will be hosted at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Student Center East, 3rd Floor - Cardinal Room

750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

Hotel Information

Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

To book your room reservations, click here. Please book your room reservations by Friday, October 6.

If you are having trouble booking your reservation through October 27th, please contact Wilmer Moreno, Manager at Club Quarters, at wmoreno@clubquarters.com or at (312) 601-3504.

Refund Policy

Conference attendees may receive a refund for their conference registration, if requested, on or before Monday, October 9, 2023.