George Odysseus Tsobanoglou

Background

Tsobanoglou, George Odysseus was born on January 15, 1955 in Salonica, Greece. Son of Odysseus Tsobanoglou and Sultana Rhoedes.

Education

Bachelor in Sociology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1978. Master of Arts in Sociology, McMaster University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Can., 1992.

Postgraduate, London School of Economics, 1991—1992. Postgraduate, London School of Economics, 2002—2003.

Career

Guest researcher Swedish Work-Life Center, Stockholm, 1984—1985. Council of Europe fellow department sociology University Oslo, 1985—1986. Researcher National Research Foundation Norway, Oslo, 1986—1988.

Principal advisor, director Public Employment Service of Greece, Athens, 1994—1996. Adjunct professor University Thessaloniki, Sal;onica, Greece, 1996—1997, University Thessaly, Volos, Greece, 1997—1999. Professor Aegean University, Mytilini, Greece, since 2000.

Advisor for European Union affairs Labor Ministry of Greece, Athens, 1994—1996. Member Neuchatel Group, Switzerland, since 2004. Director ErgaXia work-lab, department.l sociology, Aegean University, 2003.

Consultant in field; organizer international conferences on sociology. Co-organizer Euro-summit on future of labor, 03. Director Laboratory of Sociology of Work, University Aegean, 2003, European Employment Service, 1994.

Visiting researcher numerous organizations andlocations.

Achievements

• George Odysseus Tsobanoglou has been listed as a noteworthy social studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Charles Leopold Meyer Foundation, Paris, 2002. Member of European Institute Social Security, International Center for Information on Social Economy, Internt. Sociological Association (president since 2002).

Interests

• Travel, walking, photography, swimming.

Connections

Married Joanna G. Giannopoulou, September 12, 1997. 1 child Odysseus.

Father:

Odysseus Tsobanoglou

Mother:

Sultana Rhoedes

Spouse:

Joanna G. Giannopoulou

child:

Odysseus Tsobanoglou