In these challenging times the FINDER team hopes you are all safe and sound.
Though committed as always to the implementation of the FINDER Project, in line with recent developments of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, we too had to put certain measures in place and were in return also confronted with measures put in place by other countries as well.
As you may recall, as part of the SMS Special Conference Berkeley “Designing the Future: Strategy, Technology, and Society in the 4th Industrial Revolution”, the Strategic Management Society was to host a Doctoral Workshop on March 25th, 2020. This event was an initiative of the FINDER program and would be hosted by Rick Aalbers (Radboud), Saeed Khanagha (VU) and Krsto Pandza (Univ Leeds). The main objectives of this Doctoral Workshop, focusing on strategy and innovation in a digital era, would be to foster interaction among leading faculty scholars and doctoral students on various aspects of research and on preparing for a professional career in academia. The doctoral student participants will broaden their academic network with senior faculty from around the world and develop a better understanding of the particularities of the academic career.
As the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has continued to expand however, the University of California, Berkeley, took steps designed to help limit coronavirus risk to the campus community. This included the cancellation of all campus events, which means that SMS will no longer hold the Special Conference at Berkeley as planned March 25-27.
At the moment alternatives for this conference are explored and we are waiting on more information. We remain committed to and excited about this program are looking forward to the moment we can announce when it will take place.
So please stay tuned as we will inform you in the time to come.
FINDER 
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