World Languages Day
2009-04-18 00:00 (America/Detroit) | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Michigan State University is known worldwide for its commitment to international education in an era of ever-increasing globalization. With more than 200 study abroad programs and approximately 50 languages offered on campus, MSU is one of the leading universities in the country for internationalizing the student experience.
On Saturday, April 18, 2009, MSU will again invite hundreds of high school students, teachers, administrators, and parents to campus to explore a world of languages during the Fifth Annual World Languages Day. Free to all participants, this day-long conference will focus on the experiences that languages offer, and highlight the opportunities available for language and international study at MSU.

Diversity Day 2009
2009-04-18 00:00 | Lansing Eastern High School, 626 Marshall St, Lansing, 48912, United States
According to Lansing’s Refugee Development Center as many as 500 new arrivals from around the world resettle in Lansing, which makes our community among the top 10 cities in the nation for global refugee resettlement. Mid-Michigan regionally gains 13,000 international immigrants, representing 20 ethnicities each year.
This fun, family event shines a spotlight on Lansing’s diversity. Last year’s event featured over 25 exhibits and nearly 2,000 people turned out to celebrate the rich multicultural heritage of our community.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: GM Executive
2009-04-21 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker, TBA, General Motors Executive

Competing in the 21st Century: Navigating the Global Marketplace
2009-04-21 00:00 | Universidad del Este, Ana G. Mendez University System, Salon de Actos, Carolina, Puerto Rico, C278+9GX, PR-190, Carolina, 00983, Carolina, United States
Technological advances in our global economy and free trade have created unparalleled opportunities for U.S. companies looking to expand products and services into the international marketplace. They have also created the need for a well-trained, globally focused and educated workforce capable of supporting American business interests abroad.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, in partnership with the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Administration, and other federal and regional strategic partners, has organized this event to highlight the range of trade opportunities for U.S. businesses. Seminar participants will engage senior government representatives and leading experts from the private sector and academia on key issues related to the U.S. economy and its relationship to the global marketplace.
The program includes keynote speakers, panel discussions, one-on-one meetings, and valuable networking opportunities with representatives from government, industry, academia, regional international trade associations and economic development organizations in Puerto Rico.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: The Banking Industry
2009-04-22 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade. The luncheons are open to the general public. Typically, about 100 business executives, public policy makers, and academics attend each luncheon.

6th Annual Latin American and Caribbean Studies Undergraduate Research Conference
2009-04-22 00:00 - 2009-04-24 00:00 | MSU International Center, 427 N Shaw Ln, East Lansing, 48824, United States
This interdisciplinary conference provides undergraduate students the opportunity to gain valuable experience organizing and communicating their ideas and original research to others in a public forum.

Global Initiatives
2009-05-01 00:00
The Broad School’s Global Initiatives, with the leadership of CIBER Director Tomas Hult and MSU-CIBER as a central component, are integrated on a new website, Global Initiatives. The website is part of the Michigan State University Broad School’s Global Initiatives that include increasing the international competitiveness of U.S. organizations and leveraging the unique global brand of the Broad School.

World Trade Week 2009 - West Michigan
2009-05-04 00:00 - 2009-05-08 00:00 | Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids, United States
Celebrating 24 years of serving the West Michigan business community interested in international trade.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Regional Forum
2009-05-07 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Regional Forum: Lansing, East Lansing, Meridian, Delta, Delhi & Lansing Townships.

Coface North America Country Risk Meeting 2009
2009-05-14 00:00 | New York, NY, New York, United States
Join Coface North America for our sixth annual country risk meeting. Our panel of economists and business leaders will address the short-term economic outlook for the second half of 2009, with a special focus on how the credit crisis has affected North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Colloquium on Internationalizing Business Education
2009-05-27 00:00 | Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, United States
Elvin C. Lashbrooke, Jr., Interim Dean of the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University will
share insights into the opportunities and challenges
faced by colleges of business as they internationalize
and the impact of internationalization on business education and the wider campus.

Eighth Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty
2009-06-07 00:00 - 2009-06-11 00:00 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The 8th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty is a unique professional development program designed specifically for community and technical college faculty. The aim of the Institute is to provide participants with the knowledge, experience and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses at the two-year college level.

CIMaR 2009 Conference
2009-06-08 00:00 - 2009-06-11 00:00 | Beijing, China, Beijing, China
The theme of the 2009 conference will be:
International Marketing in or by Firms from Emerging Market Economies: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions

Academy of International Business (AIB) 2009 Annual Conference
2009-06-27 00:00 - 2009-06-30 00:00 | San Diego, CA, San Diego, United States
The 2009 meeting will be held in San Diego, California, USA, 27-30 June 2009. The host school is San Diego State University. More information will be posted as details are finalized. We invite all of our members to join us in 2009 in sunny San Diego! For more details visit: http://aib.msu.edu/events/2009/.

Michigan Export Growth Program
2009-09-01 00:00 - 2010-05-31 00:00
In the spirit of Michigan State University’s “world-grant” initiative, MSU’s International Business Center in the Eli Broad College of Business is implementing Pro Bono Services for businesses in the Greater Lansing Region (Michigan, USA) which are striving to engage in the global marketplace. The Michigan Export Growth Program was started with a seed grant from the Ford College Community Challenge, which funds projects that meet community leads, create student leaders while building sustainable communities and fostering community partnerships.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: George Biltz
2009-09-10 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
George Biltz, is Business Group President, Specialty Plastics & Elastomers for The Dow Chemical Company.

Broad Study Abroad & Student Organization Fair
2009-09-17 00:00 | Eli Broad College of Business, 645 N Shaw Ln, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The Broad Study Abroad & Student Organization Fair showcases study abroad programs available to students in the Eli Broad College of Business.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Doug Barry
2009-09-22 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Doug Barry, Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, will present “Basic Guide to Exporting”

Michigan Food & Agri-Business Symposium
2009-09-29 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Michigan agriculture, while dynamic, holds tremendous potential for the future. We just need to tap the innovative spirit, abundant resources and unbridled work ethic of our industries to capture new markets, create new products and expand aggressively to meet the needs of consumers and industry. The Michigan Food & Agri-Business Symposium includes panel discussions on retail trends, industry opportunities and challenges, and the financial forecast. Matthew Tripodi of Euromonitor International will offer the keynote address.

Symposium on Multicultural Psychology - Conducting Multinational Research Projects in Organizational Psychology: Challenges and Opportunities
2009-10-11 00:00 - 2009-10-12 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
This is a conference that is part of the biennial Symposium on Multicultural Psychology at Michigan State University. The goal of the symposium is to identify the best practices and methodological lessons learned from conducting large scale multinational projects and will feature renowned researchers as invited speakers, breakout and discussion groups for interchange on one’s own cross-cultural research, and a poster session.

Michigan Export Growth Program Kick-Off
2009-10-13 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Local companies are invited to a breakfast meeting to learn more about the Michigan Export Growth Program (MEGP), and how they can benefit from this innovative new program.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Robert Selig
2009-10-20 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Robert Selig, Executive Director of the Capital Regional International Airport, presents “Lansing’s International Port of Entry and Foreign Trade Zone”

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Peter Pratt
2009-10-21 00:00
Peter Pratt is Senior Vice President, Health & Human Services at Public Sector Consultants.

Second Language Research Forum
2009-10-29 00:00 - 2009-11-01 00:00
With this year’s theme, we turn our attention to the variety of approaches employed in studying the processes and contexts of SLA. Researchers draw on theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology, cognitive science, psychology, educational science, and other disciplines. They gather and analyze data through laboratory research, classroom observations, case studies, ethnographies, and language corpora. They quantify and they interpret. At times it appears that these researchers are looking at completely different subject areas, but all identify themselves as working within the field of SLA.
SLRF 2009 asks how these varied methodologies and approaches compose a single “field of SLA”. We solicit papers, posters, and colloquia that address this question and that add to our understanding of SLA.

US-China Trade Relations
2009-11-06 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Michigan State University welcomes Consul General Huang Ping, Head of the Chinese Consulate in Chicago, to give a presentation about the trade relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Presented by the Chinese Undergraduate Student Association and the Broad China Business Society with support from Bank of America and CIBER.
Location: North Business College Complex, Michigan State University N100 (directions: http://www.bus.msu.edu/information/about/maps/nbusiness.cfm).
Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Claes Fornell
2009-11-11 00:00
Claes Fornell is Chairman of CFI Group.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Andrew Mangan
2009-11-17 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Andrew Mangan, Executive Director of the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development, presents “Taking Your Business Global Through Foreign Partners.”

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Richard DeKaser
2009-12-10 00:00
Richard DeKaser is an economist at National City, now a part of PNC.

International Business Institute
2010-01-02 00:00 - 2010-01-03 00:00

Capital Area Manufacturing Council January Meeting
2010-01-19 00:00 | LCC West – Auditorium, 500 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, 48933, United States
There is a growing recognition of the need for a greater manufacturing share of the economy in order to sustain a high standard of living in the U.S. One way to increase the share of the manufacturing sector is through exports. Many programs and tools exist in the Capital Area to help you start the export process or expand what you are already doing. Michigan State University, including the Broad School of Business and the International Business Center, the Capital Region International Airport, the US Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and other resources in the region are all in play. Learn how these and other resources such as http://globaledge.msu.edu/ may help you now and help your company’s future growth plans.
