Welcome to the ninth Asia-Pacific Symposium on Emotions in Worklife. This is the twelfth in a series of meetings which began as the Brisbane Symposium on Emotions and Worklife in 2003. The aim of the Symposium is to bring together postgraduate students, academics, and practitioners who are working in the exciting area of emotions at work. This year we are pleased to welcome delegates from across Australia and Asia.

The Symposium is being sponsored this year by ANZAM and the University of Queensland Business School. Thanks to their sponsorship, we have been able to offer four travel scholarships

We are fortunate to have Professor Peter Jordan of Griffith University as our keynote speaker He is one of the world’s leading scholars on emotions in organizations as well as the impact of emotional intelligence on performance. He has had significant impact through his many publications to well-known journals such as The Academy of Management Review, Human Performance, Human Resource Management Review, and Leadership and Organizational Development Journal. and international conferences.

We have a number of interesting presentations this year with a body of work focused on abusive workplace behaviors this year. The afternoon sessions include two concurrent poster sessions. Professor Neal Ashkanasy will lead the closing plenary which will conclude the day. We will then have the option of meeting for drinks and/or dinner at the local Corkman pub which is a short walk from the conference venue.

Posters will be viewed during morning tea and lunch, with poster sessions after lunch.

Today we set a challenge to all attendees. Can each of you come up with two interesting new ideas for research by the end of the day? Jot down your thoughts as we go through the program, and feel free to workshop your ideas with other attendees during breaks. In addition to new ideas, we hope that some new research collaborations will be spawned today.

Alana Dorris

Symposium Coordinator.

Posted on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014