Below you will find a TENTATIVE schedule for the fall meeting of the Robert S. Hartman Institute, which will be held here in Knoxville, TN from October 4-6, 2006. Any revisions that have to be made will be posted later on this page of our website. If you plan to attend, please click where indicated below to get the "Registration Form." Send it by Sept.22nd, (but late registration will be accepted)along with a check for your $50.00 Conference Fee made out to the "Robert S. Hartman Institute," to:
Rem B. Edwards
Secretary/Treasurer, Hartman Institute
8709 Longmeade Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923
Please CLICK HERE to get the Registration Form for the Conference.
Following the Program, you will find information about motels. Please register as soon as possible.
Next, the Program prepared by our Program Chairperson, Vera Mefford:
This Conference is dedicated to the memory of John J. Austin
All Conference meetings will be held in 1210-1211 McClung Tower On the Campus of The University of Tennessee
1:00-1:30 PM: This brief session on "Honorary and Memorial Funds" will be opened by Art Ellis, the Chair of our Board of Directors, who will welcome us and say a few words about funds the Hartman Institute is establishing to honor John J. Austin and Frank G. Forrest. Then Vera Mefford will introduce Aldon Knight, Director of Development for the College of Arts and Sciences at UT, and John Hardwig, Head of the Philosophy Department, who will discuss "The Robert S. Hartman Fund for Value Theory" and tell us how anyone (including corporate sponsors) can contribute to student fellowships in axiology, faculty summer fellowships in axiology, etc. in their name.
1:30-1:45 PM: BREAK to allow for one-on-one discussion with Aldon and John, and to receive hand-outs regarding the Fund.
1:45-2:15 PM: "The MAP: Meta Axiological Pattern," the pure formal axiological frame of reference of Hartman's axiom of value, by Dr. David Mefford, Chairman of AXCES Corp. David will be introduced by Jerry Eledge, former Human Resource Director for both Alcoa Aluminum and Clayton Homes, and Jerry will say a few words abut his 20-year experience with the HVP and the MAP.
2:15-3:15 PM: "Teaming the HVP with Values and Natural Behaviors as a Reliable Predictor of Success: an expansion and new application of Dr. Dave's M.A.P." by Greg Smith, President, The Maui Analysis Group, and Zeke Lopez, The Success Design Institute. Zeke and Greg will present clarity and bias patterns along with the 3-step Evaluative Judgment Performance Matrix that begins with Thinking Dimension Development, powered by top driving values, and then delivered by natural behaviors.
3:15-3:30 PM: BREAK
3:30-4:30 PM: "Addressing Performance Slumps: Axiological Lessons Learned from Golf," by K.T. Connor, Ph.D, Center for Applied AxioMetrics. Kate will use PGA and European Tour data to discuss performance slumps and show how axiology can help us address them, whether in business or on the fairway.
4:30-5:00 PM: "Formal Axiology 101," by Marcos Gojman. One of Hartman's former students from Mexico will tell us about some of the basics of axiology that he learned directly from Hartman himself and will show us some of the print outs that Hartman gave him while he attended his seminar.
5:00-5:30 PM: "A Longitudinal Case History," by Dr. Leon Pomeroy, President, RSHI. Leon will share the case history of a female patient that spans 28 years.
9:00-10:00 AM: "Grading and Virtue: Further Reflections on Hartman and Urmson," by John R. Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN.
10:00-11:00 AM: "Identification: Spiritual Union for Dummies," by Dr. Rem B. Edwards, retired Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, UTK. Rem will call our attention to some experiences of identification-with-others that should be familiar to everyone, even to people who are poorly developed spiritually. Then, he will plug these experiences first, into Freudian psychoanalytic theory, then into the axiological science or value theory of Robert S. Hartman, and finally, develop some applications that are highly relevant to spirituality and abundant living.
11:00-11:15 AM: BREAK
11:15-12:15 PM: "Three Faces of the Self: the Philosophical, the Psychological, and the Axiological," by Wayne Carpenter, Chairman, AxioMetrics.
12:15-1:30 PM: LUNCH BREAK
1:30-2:00 PM: "The Personal Talent and Skills Inventory (PTSI parallel form of the HVP)," by Bill J. Bonnstetter, CEO, Target Training International, Phoenix, AZ. Bill will share with us the results of the study done on the PTSI, with a focus on the rank, mean, median, and mode of the two 18-item lists.
2:00-3:00 PM: "Axiology and Business Management," by Ron Price, President, LifeQuest. As a management consultant, Ron uses axiology for building best practices in business. He has used axiology to guide the strategic planning process and to improve employee supervision. Ron will share his model for strategic planning and demonstrate how he takes his clients on an axiological journey from the intrinsic dimension, through the extrinsic and systemic, and comes back full circle to the intrinsic realm. Ron will also facilitate a group exercise that "plays" with axiology to create a model for employee supervision.
3:00-3:15 PM: BREAK
3:15-4:15 PM: "Hartman and Goal-Setting," by Ron Oltmanns, President, LeadSkill Corp. Ron will explore some rich observations provided by Robert Hartman on goal-setting and actualization of intentions. Borrowing insights from Nicolai Hartmann, Soren Kierkegaard and Aristotle, Hartman suggested a teleological model for mapping successful life choices within a dynamic matrix. Ron will suggest some insights of personal and practical significance in order to live a more fulfilling, successful life.
4:15-5:15 PM: "Further Reflections on Hartman's 'The Individual in Management'," by Steve Byrum, President, The Byrum Consulting Group. Steve says that this document was "a microcosm of a great deal of Hartman's work AND his approach to work." The paper will be Steve's response to it.
8:30-10:00 AM: "Extrapolations," by Dr. Leon Pomeroy, President, RSHI. Leon will examine the implications of empirical (axiological) value science, including the birth of "multi-polar science" as distinguished from historic "mono-polar science"; the integration of empirical axiological science with cognitive psychology; the promise of common ground for religions and law; and the foundation for a moral science initiative matching military and intelligence initiatives in the defense of civilizations.
10:30-Noon: "Consultants Panel," all business and psychological consultants are invited to participate in this informal, interactive panel which will focus on each consultant's individual learning experiences over the past year, new axiological applications, insights or innovations, and any other subject of value that consultants may wish to share with others.
NOON-5:45 PM: BOARD MEETING
WHERE TO STAY FOR OUR FALL MEETING
We have set October 5-7 as the dates for our fall Annual Conference here in Knoxville, TN. It will be on the campus of the University of Tennessee, as usual.
For places to stay, the most convenient place in the past has been the campus Day's Inn, but they have been closed for renovations for about 2 years, and it looks like they will not be open again any time soon. Here are some alternatives, the first of which is a new hotel very near the edge of the UT Campus. All of the following websites will give you access to maps showing their location and relation to the University of Tennessee campus. If you don't get U.T. at first, zoom out a bit.
Cumberland House Hotel
1109 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone: (865)-971-4663
Website: http://www.cumberlandhousehotel.com
The Cumberland House Hotel will give us special rates for our conference. Be sure to tell them you are with the Hartman Institute when you make your reservation. This is more expensive that the old Campus Days Inn, but I believe you will find the Cumberland House to be much more comfortable and less noisy. Here are their rates: $129 rate on single/double occupancy for a standard room with two queen-size beds or one king bed ($144 triple/quadruple rate on standard rooms). Parking fees are not included in this rate.
Three other hotels a mile or more from campus are:
Holiday Inn
525 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN
Phone: 1-865-522-2800
Website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/redirect?path=hd&hotelCode=tysec
Knoxville Hilton
W. Church Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 1-865-523-2300, or 1-800-445-8667
Website: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=KNXKHHF
Hotel St. Oliver
407 Union Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 1-865-521-0050 or 1-888-809-7241
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