International Business Center

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2007-02-13 00:00 (America/Detroit) | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Tim Daman, Vice President, Economic Development Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents “Greater Lansing Region: Attracting International Business Investment.”

Economy, Politics, Islam, EU, and everything about Turkey
2007-02-27 00:00 | MSU International Center, 427 N Shaw Ln, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Would you like to know more about: The land of Hittites, Seljuks and Ottomans? A bridge between West & East? A secular Muslim country?

NAFTA Webinar
2007-02-28 00:00
The North America Free Trade Agreement, (NAFTA), removes most barriers to trade and investment among the United States, Canada and Mexico. Many tariffs have been eliminated completely and others are being phased out in the coming years. In order to enjoy pricing advantages, proper documentation is needed. In this webinar, we’ll show you how to take advantage of NAFTA.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2007-03-14 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
George J. Biltz, Global Vice President of Purchasing
The Dow Chemical Company
(http://www.dow.com/).

India Information Technology Forum
2007-03-16 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
This forum is meant to highlight the ever-growing information technology field in India, especially to those in the business field. With the rapidly growing economy of India as well as their escalating presence in the field of information technology, we feel that it is imperative to conduct an informational conference to educate others about the prevalence of India in IT. Our goals of the forum are to promote awareness about innovation and IT, services management, and job opportunities in the United States and India. Representatives from companies worldwide are attending this forum in order to network and gain insight for their companies. This forum is open to students, faculty, and professionals from a wide variety of career fields. The Michigan State University India Information Technology Forum will take place on Friday March 16th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Kellogg Center.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-03-20 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club is dedicated to promoting and stimulating economic growth through timely and insightful community forums presented for personal and professional development. The Economic Club provides a forum where local business and community leaders can hear presentations on a broad range of business-related topics. Past presentations have ranged from how global economic trends affect the national and local economy, to hearing how leaders from different walks of life have achieved their success and view of the future. Jim Zook, General Manager of U.S. BioEnergy, will present at the March luncheon. The title of his talk is “Ethanol Basics.”

Fourth Annual Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Undergraduate Student Conference
2007-03-28 00:00 - 2007-03-30 00:00 | MSU International Center, 427 N Shaw Ln, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Douglas Estry, Acting Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education will open the conference with a welcome, followed by a keynote panel of Latin American scholars in room 303 International Center. A reception will follow the keynote presentations at 5:00-6:00 in room 302 International Center.
Undergraduate student panel presentations will take place Thursday and Friday, third floor, International Center. This year, students from a wide range of departments and colleges will give presentations including: the College of Arts and Letters, James Madison College, College of Social Science and College of Education.

NASBITE Conference (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
2007-04-01 00:00 | Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, Canada
NASBITE’s national conference, the first hosted outside the United States.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2007-04-13 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
April’s speaker is Congressman Mike Rogers from Michigan’s Eighth District. The title of his talk is, “The Global Economy from a Federal Perspective.”
The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. In this role, the GB Club is dedicated to supporting global business growth of the State of Michigan and its diverse manufacturing and service organizations. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-04-17 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club is dedicated to promoting and stimulating economic growth through timely and insightful community forums presented for personal and professional development. The Economic Club provides a forum where local business and community leaders can hear presentations on a broad range of business-related topics. Past presentations have ranged from how global economic trends affect the national and local economy, to hearing how leaders from different walks of life have achieved their success and view of the future.
The Honorable David W. McKeague, 6th Circuit Judge, U.S. District Court, will speak.

World Languages Day 2007
2007-04-21 00:00 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, United States
MSU will invite hundreds of high school students, teachers, administrators, and parents to campus to explore a world of languages during the third annual World Languages Day on April 21, 2007. Free to all participants, this annual event focuses on the experiences that languages offer, and highlights the opportunities available for language study at MSU. Participants choose from dozens of sessions ranging from “Bollywood dreams: Discover India through Hindi Cinema” and “Banane! How to speak French using food vocabulary” to “The sword and Zen: An introduction to Iajutsu”. Sponsored by over 15 different campus departments and units, this event draws students, teachers, and parents from all over Michigan.

International Business Forum
2007-05-01 00:00 | East Lansing, MI Marriott & Conference Center, 300 M. A. C. Ave, East Lansing, 48823, United States
Learn strategies and secrets from regional company leaders that have been there and done it – and have done it successfully! You will get fundamental advice on what to avoid, what to embrace, how to make the right contacts, gain knowledge and insight from professionals on getting paid for your exports, establishing the right foreign relationships, developing contracts and much more! Hear from experts straight out of China, Japan, Canada, India, Sweden, the UK, and more! Representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce will be on hand to help you connect with over 200 trade representatives all around the world.

Summer 2007 Study Abroad
2007-05-01 00:00 - 2007-08-31 00:00
MSU-CIBER started and manages all business study abroad programs for the College of Business. The summer 2007 offerings include nineteen programs on four continents, including the Stuttgart, Germany, program that places students in internships with such companies as DaimlerChrysler and IBM. Students may choose from faculty-led and traditional study abroad programs. MSU-CIBER awards study abroad scholarships each spring for summer programs.

Global Technology Distribution Council Conference
2007-05-09 00:00 | Williams Club, New York City, 30 W 44th St, New York, 10036, United States
The GTDC’s Investor Relations Conference is a targeted, intimate gathering of buy- and sell-side financial analysts from the nation’s top investment firms that focus on IT distribution and the channel.
The conference will include panels and breakout sessions. The panels will be comprised by the leaders of the top IT distributor companies in the world. You will hear from the industry’s top wholesale distributors about their own individual performance, as well as the strength and viability of the IT channel as a whole, and specific product segments in particular.
During the conference investors and analysts will have the opportunity to register for breakout meetings with the presidents and CEOs of the GTDC member companies. The GTDC Investor Relations Conference is an invitation-only event and will be closed to the press.

Coface Country Risk Meeting
2007-05-09 00:00 | New York, NY, New York, United States
World Country Risk Trends Meeting 2007.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-05-10 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club is dedicated to promoting and stimulating economic growth through timely and insightful community forums presented for personal and professional development. The Economic Club provides a forum where local business and community leaders can hear presentations on a broad range of business-related topics. Past presentations have ranged from how global economic trends affect the national and local economy, to hearing how leaders from different walks of life have achieved their success and view of the future. Karen Healey of the Delphi Corporation will speak at the May luncheon.

CIMaR 2007 Annual Conference
2007-05-17 00:00 - 2007-05-20 00:00 | Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom
CIMaR Annual Conference. The conference will be held in Manchester, England.

7th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty
2007-05-29 00:00 - 2007-06-03 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The 7th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty is a unique professional development program designed specifically for community and technical college faculty. The Institute is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, experience and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses. More information will be available at a later date.

Summer Workshops
2007-06-01 00:00 - 2007-08-24 00:00 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Every summer since 1997, CLEAR has offered professional development workshops. Teachers of all levels, especially K-12, from all over the country (and internationally) have come to MSU’s campus for these practical, informative and timely courses. The range of workshop topics includes both skills-based workshops and sessions on how to incorporate technology into the language classroom. The summer 2007 offerings have not yet been determined, but updated information will be published soon.

The Fourth Facing East/Facing West Conference: A Multidisciplinary Conference on North America's Relations with China and South Asian Countries
2007-06-15 00:00 - 2007-06-16 00:00 | Kalamazoo, MI, Kalamazoo, United States
Hosted by Western Michigan University, this conference will provide a forum to discuss business, social, legal, economic, and political issues concerning North America’s relations with China and South Asian countries. The forum welcomes multidisciplinary and multicultural presentations and discussions. The conference is co-sponsored by Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business and the Haenicke Institute of Global Education, and partially supported by Project SACEP.

NASBITE International CGBP credential
2007-06-16 00:00
The NASBITE CGBP provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce. The CGBP designation demonstrates an individual’s ability to conduct global business including Global Business Management, Global Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Trade Finance. For candidates experienced in international trade, the certification confirms that knowledge. For candidates just beginning, it establishes a professional development goal to ensure a full understanding of the profession. For companies, it assures that employees are able to practice global business at the professional level required in today’s competitive environment.

Global Management Accounting Research Symposium (GMARS)
2007-06-16 00:00 - 2007-06-17 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
A Research Symposium that Rotates Annually Around the World: Copenhagen Business School, Michigan State University, and University of New South Wales. GMARS aims to promote a “global village” of management accounting research by bringing together a diverse set of the highest-quality research papers, plenary speakers, and researchers from around the world. GMARS will provide a broader appreciation and understanding of the many theoretical perspectives and research methods that are used to study management-accounting practices.

Academy of International Business (AIB) 2007 Annual Conference
2007-06-25 00:00 - 2007-06-28 00:00 | Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis, United States
The 2007 meeting will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, June 25-28, 2007. The host school is the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. For more details visit: http://aib.msu.edu/events/2007/.

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-07-12 00:00 | Lansing, MI, Lansing, United States
ITA-CSC Trade Promotion workshops are aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses in Michigan, as well as the agencies that serve them (e.g., chambers of commerce, economic development corporations, small business development groups). The initial series of workshops will consist of four, day-long in-services designed to provide attendees with a broad understanding of U.S. and Canadian trading protocols and procedures. Attendees will be invited to help plan a follow-up series of workshops by completing an end-of-session survey on their specific interests and priorities.

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-07-26 00:00 | Traverse City, MI, Traverse City, United States

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-08-09 00:00 | Detroit, MI, Detroit, United States

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-08-23 00:00 | Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids, United States

Women as Economic and Business Leaders
2007-08-24 00:00
This session, for Arabic women representing Saudi Arabia, Yeman, Iraq, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Oman, and Tunisia, will focus on Women in Business and Economics. The participants are sponsored by the state department on a Middle East program involving Women in Business and Economics. After a morning of programming arranged by CIBER, they will meet with MSU President Lou Anna Simon and then move to the State Department in the afternoon.
The MSU-CIBER session will begin with a welcome by the Dean and a presentation on globalEDGE, as requested by the group. They will then hear presentations from female executives at two major American corporations before concluding the session.

Global Business Club Luncheon
2007-09-25 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. In this role, the GB Club is dedicated to supporting global business growth of the State of Michigan and its diverse manufacturing and service organizations. The main activity of the GB Club is the luncheon speaker series.
This month’s speaker will be Bill Sepic, President and CEO of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. He will speak on the topic of “Lansing Chamber Adopts a Global Mission.”

A Dialogue on Fair Trade
2007-10-04 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Oscar Santillan, from Otavalo Ecuador, will present a program on Fair Trade. Sr. Santillan will bring a slide show showing operations in Otavalo, Ecuador.
