International Business Center

International Business Forum
2007-05-01 00:00 (America/Detroit) | 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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/).

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.

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?

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2007-02-13 00:00 | 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.”

24th Annual Pow-Wow of Love
2007-02-10 00:00 - 2007-02-11 00:00 | Jenison Field House at MSU, 223 Kalamazoo St, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The pow-wow has attracted 4,000 people from the Michigan State community, the greater Lansing Area, and all over the U.S., and is also the largest student organized event on campus. The pow-wow is an opportunity for Native American students to share their heritage and invite others to learn about and experience a culture than many people do not have the opportunity to experience. This year’s pow-wow is the 24th annual event.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-02-07 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Robert Fish and Mary Roszel, Franchise Co-owner’s of BEANER’S Coffee will speak.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-01-23 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Mike Bishop, State Senator and Michigan senate Majority Leader will speak.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2006-11-21 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Chris Holman, Publisher, The Greater Lansing Business Monthly
Host, “Business Today with Chris Holman,” WILX TV
Host, “The Chris Holman Morning Show,” WILS Radio
(www.lansingbusinessmonthly.com)

Michigan and the World Coalition - China: Closer Than You Think
2006-11-17 00:00 | Henry Ford Community College, 5101 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, 48128, United States
Join us for expert analysis of issues and trends regarding the inter-relationship between Michigan and China while exploring such topics as: trade and labor, energy and environment, foreign relations, and intellectual property rights.

International Trade Symposium
2006-10-24 00:00 | Hannah Community Center, East Lansing, MI, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The Michigan Challenge: Despite a slowdown in the automotive sector (and in some ways because of it) Michigan is now poised to capitalize on key emerging trends in international trade. At the state, regional, and corporate levels, we can and must now serve as our own global trade mission. The October 24, 2006 event of the The Greater Lansing Chapter United Nations Association-USA, sponsored by several local organizations (including MSU-CIBER) is intended address these challenges for Michigan.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2006-10-24 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
“CrossCom National: Starting an Overseas Company” presented by Bruce R. Leech, Philanthropist
Former Founder & Chairman, CrossCom National, Inc.
(www.crosscomnational.com)

4th Annual Greater China Supply Chain Forum
2006-10-20 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The Greater China Supply Chain Forum is a core project of the Broad International Business Forum (BIBF), held each fall at Michigan State University. Each year over 300 students, faculty and professionals converge to hear top managers speak about their experiences in China. These managers travel to East Lansing from around the globe to represent such multinational corporations as Dell, Whirlpool, UPS, GM, A.T. Kearney, and many more. Three panels of speakers are joined by guest moderators to provide a full day of presentations and Q&A on focused topics in current, international business

Trends in Occupational Studies
2006-10-12 00:00 - 2006-10-13 00:00 | Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, 49503, United States
A conference for Michigan community college educators

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2006-09-26 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Global Leadership and International Business – Presented by Nancy Bennett, Director of Global Learning & Performance, College of Leadership, General Motors University (www.gm.com)

Onsite Workshops 2006-2007
2006-09-01 00:00 - 2007-08-31 00:00 | Host Institution
Onsite workshops bring members of CLEAR’s professional development staff to K-13+ institutions across the country. Workshop topics include both methodology and technology-related areas, and are tailored to the host institution”s specific needs and requests. More information can be found by checking out the link.

Academy of International Business Annual Meeting
2006-06-23 00:00 - 2006-06-26 00:00 | Peking University and the Beijing International Conference Center, Beijing, China
The conference will focus on the theme entitled “From the Silk Road to Global Networks.”

HBCU-CIBER Initiative: Faculty Study Abroad to South Africa
2006-06-02 00:00 - 2006-06-17 00:00 | South Africa, South Africa
The study abroad tour will include extensive industry and academic oriented visits in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. The program will provide an opportunity for participants to interact with business faculty at various leading South African institutions (University of Cape Town, University of Western Cape, Stellenbosch University, University of the Witwatersrand), financial and business leaders, labor leaders, and medium and small scale South African entrepreneurs. In addition, there will be numerous site visits to a diversity of business enterprises from large shipping ports, mines, and modern factories to wine producers and microenterprises in urban townships. Special attention will be given to the post-apartheid commitment to Black Empowerment and to South Africa’s growing economic involvement and influence throughout Africa.

Annual Meeting of the CIMaR and other International Business Scholars
2006-05-26 00:00 - 2006-05-30 00:00 | Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey
Academic sessions will be concentrated in the morning; afternoons and evenings will be devoted to explore the rich commercial, cultural, historical, and scenic heritage of Istanbul. There will be opportunities to network among the participants and meet with local business and academic constituents.

Securing a Future: Globalization and the North American Auto Industry
2006-05-11 00:00 - 2006-05-12 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Join us in exploring how Canada, the United States and Mexico can collaborate through industry, government, universities and independent research institutes to secure a healthy North American auto industry in an ever-evolving global economy. Experts from academia, government, industry, finance, labor unions, and research institutes are the targeted audience for this conference. Discussions led by international experts will focus on identifying policy options and seeking consensus on future steps to strengthen the North American auto industry.

Expanding the Borders of Business: International Opportunities and Strategies
2006-05-10 00:00 | Chicago, Il, Chicago, United States
The Forum is open to all Michigan State University alumni and friends in the Chicago business community. Chicago alumni are taking the Broad Business Alumni Network of Metro Chicago to the next level with their inaugural Broad Executive Forum. The keynote speaker will be Greg Josefowicz (BA Marketing ’74), chairman, president and CEO of the Borders Group.

World Languages Day 2006
2006-04-22 00:00 | Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Rd, 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 World Languages Day. Free to all participants, this event will focus on the experiences that languages offer, and highlight the opportunities available for language study at MSU.

The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2006-04-19 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
Presented by James C. Epolito, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
