Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER

2009 National Forum on Trade Policy
November 4-6, 2009, Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Kansas City, Missouri

The North American Works + National Forum on Trade Policy 2009 Conference in Kansas City brings together experts on trade and transportation from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to explore this and other pressing issues facing North America. www.marc2.org/NAW/index.html

Interactive video conference from the NFTP: "Greening Trade Corridors," with local moderator Prof. Carol Seagle (for Research, Center for Sustainable Enterprise) Thursday, Nov. 5, 5.30-7.00 pm in McColl 2050.

The panel in Kansas City is comprised of
Barry Prentice, Transport Institute, University of Manitoba
Juan Carlos Villa, program manager, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System
Roberto Aguerrebere Salido, director, General Mexican Transport Institute

Panel Moderator
Benjamin Teitlebaum, Commission for Environmental

The Asian Leadership Chasm - Professional Development Seminar
Date: Fri., Nov. 6, 2009
Time: 6 PM to 9 PM
Location: Koury Auditorium
Cost: The event is free for UNC students. Please mention UNC-CIBER in your rsvp.

Being Asian-American or Asian can prevent you from ascending the corporate ladder. You've done all the right things, top marks from perhaps a top school and top job performance. Why haven't you reached the top as an executive? Learn from renowned Asian executive, David Lum, Director of Asia/Pacific Product & Support Operations for the Networks & Enterprise business in Motorola. Mr. Lum will explore the fundamental reasons for why Asians/Asian-Americans have such difficulty in reaching those coveted positions. In addition to exploring the root causes, this seminar will also give clear and practical guidance on what you can do to prepare your career now for the long-term.

Refreshments will be provided.

To RSVP or for more information, visit http://www.naaap-nc.org/Events.do?id=7855

*This is event is co-sponsored by UNC's Center for Business Education and Research (CIBER). UNC-CIBER receives funding from the Department of Education to promote international business education and research to students, faculty, and firms in order to contribute to the ability of U.S. businesses to prosper in an international economy. For more details, visit www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/KI/CIBER

Business Across Borders Africa: Public Lecture by Dambisa Moyo
Nov. 11, 2009, 5:30 pm in the Koury Auditorium, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Dambisa Moyo, economist, NY Times bestselling author, and one of TIME magazine's 100 list of the world's most influential people, will give a talk titled "Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa." Reception to follow.

Seating is limited. RSVP to rsvpkenan@unc.edu

Business Across Borders Africa: Luncheon panel discussion "The Role of Foreign Investment"
Nov. 12, 2009, 12:30 pm in the Koury Auditorium, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Panelists Conal Duffy (Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.), Paul Mortimer (Hardy Oil and Gas PLC and Rift Valley Holdings), and Kadita Tshibaka (Opportunity International) will share their experiences working and investing in Africa.

Seating is limited. RSVP to rsvpkenan@unc.edu

DECEMBER

6th Annual Academy of International Business/Journal of International Business Studies Conference on Emerging Research Frontiers in International Business
Dec. 3-5, 2009, Charleston, SC. Organized by the CIBER at the University of South Carolina

Theme: International Business Research and the Transformation of the Public-Private Boundary

JANUARY

Vietnam - Faculty Development in International Business
January 2-14, 2010
Intended Audience: Business faculty from two- and four-year colleges and universities interested in incorporating Asian content into their curriculum.

This program will focus on the unique aspects of doing business in Vietnam, comparing and contrasting the business environments of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi. This program is organized by the CIBERs at the University of Wisconsin and University of Hawaii. For more details, visit www.bus.wisc.edu/ciber/vietnamfdib/

India - Faculty Development in International Business
January 4-15, 2010
Intended Audience: Faculty from business, foreign languages, and international studies.

This program is an eye-opening experience illustrating India's rise to a major player in today's world market. Participants will gain better understanding of this emerging country's business culture and fast growing economy — the fourth largest in the world. This program is organized by the CIBER at the University of Connecticut. For more details, visit www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p1435

MARCH

CIBER Business Languages Conference: Global Literacies
March 24-25, 2010, University of Pennsylvania
Intended Audience: Faculty and PhD students from business, foreign languages, and international studies.

The CIBER Business Language Conference provides the opportunity for teachers, scholars, policy makers and business leaders to discuss business language education. The conference responds to the overarching mission of the U.S. Department of Education's CIBER grant program to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. business globally by linking the human capital and information needs of the U.S. business community with the international education, language training, and research capacity of universities across the United States. The conference ties into the larger national discourse about the ways that language education must keep pace and meet future challenges for applied language programs in light of research, trends, and needs of the changing economic environment. Through the lens of literacy as a critical construct in the fields of second language acquisition and education, participants will be invited to share ideas and charter new directions for language and cross-cultural training. The notion of literacy frames the discussion of cross-cultural training as situating appropriate understandings and meanings in proper contexts.

www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/

MAY

Africa - Faculty Development in International Business
May 10-26, 2010
Intended Audience: Faculty from business and international studies

The 4rd annual FDIB-Africa program, to be conducted in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, will once again combine over two dozen business visits, cultural experiences and academic visits and lectures over 17 days, to initiate and/or enhance faculty awareness and insight in the business, academic and cultural world of sub-Saharan Africa. Organized by the University of South Carolina CIBER.

JUNE

8th Annual Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communications
June 21-25, 2010, University of Pennsylvania
Intended Audience: Faculty Secondary and post-secondary language instructors

The Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communication is designed primarily for secondary and post-secondary language educators. This program includes an overview of basic business fundamentals, combined with discussion of current issues in language-teaching methodology and curriculum design. Participants work on group projects in which they design curriculum modules that apply the concepts addressed during the program. After the institute, participants receive a compilation of all the projects to enable them to adapt and use the modules in their own classroom situations. Participants who are Pennsylvania or New Jersey public school teachers are eligible to receive continuing-education credit. Organized by the Penn-Lauder CIBER.

http://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/ciber/summer_institute.asp

Previous Events

OCTOBER 2009

"HUNGRY? Frontline on the Threats to the Global Food Supply"
Oct. 15, 5:30 pm at the Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium

Three award-winning journalists will discuss mounting threats to the global food supply and the challenges of reporting them. For more information visit www.kenaninstitute.unc.edu/hungry

"Global Education Symposium 2009, Twenty-First Century Skills for the Global Economy'"
October 14-15, Friday Center.

Symposium for k-12 and Community College educators, organized by World View. www.unc.edu/world/2009Symposium.htm

SIETAR NC: CultureActive Workshop
Oct. 20, 6-8 pm at the Kenan Center.

Prof. Tim Flood will take paticipants through CultureActive and its potential as a teaching tool, business resource, and series of thought and assessment exercises. More information and registration link at http://sietarnc.org/