#  Case Studies Affinity Group: Challenges and Trends in Case Writing and Development 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 26, 2017** 

 03:00PM - 04:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Business Publishing, Room 435**  

 [20 Guest St  
Brighton, MA 02135  
United States



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Please save the date for our fall Affinity Group meeting, **Challenges and Trends in Case Writing and Development**, hosted by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) on Thursday**, October 26, 2017, from 3:00-4:30 pm**. We’ll be hearing from our partners at HBS on three core topics:

**(1) International Aspects of Case Use and Writing:** *Allison Monro, Director of Higher Education Marketing at HBP* will share trends from their evolving international customer base and partner collections and *Kerry Herman, Associate Director, Case Research &amp; Writing Group* will share her perspective on the process of writing international cases, including how to develop overseas contacts &amp; relationships.

**(2) Developing More Engaging and Accessible Cases:** *John Lafkas, Senior Editor, Brief Cases* will give us an overview on the concept, comparison among different case types, and development process of [Brief Cases](https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/pages/content/briefcases).

**(3) Technology in Case Development:** See a preview of an HBS multimedia case and learn more about how these cases are evolving and being delivered to faculty around the world from *Ruth Page, Associate Director, Multimedia Development, Educational Technology Services, HBS* and *Denis Saulnier, Managing Director, Product Design &amp; Delivery, HBP*.

The panel will be moderated by *Lucy Swedberg, Editorial Director, Higher Education, HBP*.

**Event Details**

**Location:** Harvard Business Publishing, 20 Guest St., Room 435, Brighton, MA 02135

**Date/Time:** October 26, 3:00-4:30pm

**Transportation:** [Directions](https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/pages/content/contact) and [Parking](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bostonlandingdevelopment.com_map-2Ddirections_&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=yVLDebswyZOec8mem5eNs94ScW-bYgvKf0W9nx_VZvo&m=M1ag46ZEKeLFLMgx-UTcJ-JNztIxImR-qYL0GAEdkIg&s=yYXAEbFCSX0VBhCeffjobSv_s3UEyW5p3ko5CTCwd6s&e=) (free validated parking in garage)

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- Refreshments will be served

**RSVP:** Please reply to this message or email [Laura](mailto:laura_madden@hks.harvard.edu) if you plan on attending this event.

We look forward to seeing you in October!



 

 



 

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