International Trade Symposium: The Michigan Challenge II
2007-10-25 00:00 (America/Detroit) | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
The State of Michigan is in the midst of a decades long transition from a predominantly manufacturing economy, largely geared to a North American market, to becoming a successful participant in an increasingly complex, globalized world.
Optimal use of existing and new resources will be a key factor in achieving a common goal: A more diversified Michigan economy and broadly educated workforce which not only benefits the people of Michigan but contributes to a better life for the world’s citizens.
The goal of this second International Trade Symposium is to make a timely, practical educational contribution to this complex process.
The program has been planned as an overview/update for leaders involved in a variety of roles in strengthening Michigan’s economy:
– international business entrepreneurs
– economic development professionals,
– government officials and employees concerned with economic development,
– agricultural export entrepreneurs & leaders,
– academic faculty and students interested in international trade issues,
– non-profit leaders with international interests.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-10-31 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. Juliette Okotie-Eboh, Vice President of Community Affairs at the MGM Grand Detroit, will speak at the October luncheon.

Celebrating Rumi in the 21st Century
2007-11-03 00:00 | MSU Union, 49 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
This conference examines the poetry & philosophy of Rumi, the 13th-century Muslim poet, philosopher, & mystic, & its relevance to contemporary understandings of Islamic culture. It also deals with renewed interests in Rumi’s writings in recent years throughout the Middle East, Europe, & the United States. The starting point of the conference is Rumi’s well-known verse “come, come again, whoever you are, come!” Rumi’s eloquent & humanistic poetry, written sometimes with a sense of humor, creates a window on Islamic beliefs, values, & wisdom that is far removed from images of violence & terrorism. Bringing well-known scholars of Islamic mysticism, Rumi, & the Middle East together, we explore Rumi’s writings, their place in Islamic literature & society, & their resurgence as bestsellers in the West. The universality of Rumi’s poetry fosters an understanding of the human experience that transcends the boundaries of nations, religions, & languages.

MSU Greater China Supply Chain Forum
2007-11-16 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. An informal luncheon in the middle of the day brings speakers and attendees together for a chance to interact on a more personal level, and sets the scene for the announcement of the annual BIBF scholarship recipient. This award is given to an outstanding international student and made possible by the generous donations of the forum’s sponsors.

Global Festival 2007
2007-11-18 00:00 | MSU Union, 49 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
At this 22nd annual festival, MSU international student organizations and area nationality groups will share their cultures with exhibits, performances of ethnic dances and music; fashion shows; and demonstrations of native games and crafts. The World Gift shop offers a variety of international art works, jewelry, glassware, clothing, stamps, and a multitude of gift items (proceeds support scholarship fund for spouses of international students to attend MSU classes). The Global Cafe serves ethnic cuisine.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-11-28 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. Denise Illitch, President of Illitch Enterprises will speak at the November luncheon.

Global Business Club Luncheon
2007-11-28 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.
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.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-12-12 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. Samuel Kahan, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve, Bank of Chicago-Detroit Branch, will speak at the December luncheon.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-01-23 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Joe Reid, Chairman and CEO, Capitol Bancorp

International Communications
2008-02-02 00:00 - 2008-02-07 00:00 | Mumbai, India, Mumbai, India
2nd Annual Conference on International Media and Communications

Teaching Workshop for International Business Faculty
2008-02-08 00:00 | University of Toledo, Toledo, United States
Dr. S. Tamer Cavusgil will present an interactive session to the University of Toledo business faculty. This session will focus on new content and new pedagogical approaches to the teaching of international business. The presenter will share experience and teaching tools that have been especially developed for IB educators. The intent is also to engage participants in an interactive discussion designed to search for excellence in the teaching of international business.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan Luncheon
2008-02-13 00:00, 2008-03-20 00:00, 2008-04-16 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-02-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Tim O’Donovan, Chairman and CEO, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

Export Finance and Payments
2008-02-22 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The workshop is aimed at enhancing Michigan companies knowledge of exporting and how to target top export markets for their products.
Dennis Lynch, Food Export Helpline® Counselor for Food Export Association of the Midwest, will present information on a wide range of exporting issues. Jan Blaho of the Export-Import Bank of the United States will discuss financing for export shipments. Topics for the seminar will include the following:
* The elements of an export transaction;
* Trade finance and reducing your international risks;
* Protection against non-payment as you enter into new foreign markets;
* Buyer financing through U.S. Export-Import Bank;
* International terms of sale and how they are integrated into pricing, quoting, and shipping process; and
* Resources available to assist Michigan companies.
Additionally, a speaker from the Michigan State University International Business Center will discuss the center’s knowledge web-portal, globalEDGE.

NASBITE International Annual Conference
2008-03-06 00:00 - 2008-03-08 00:00 | Arlington, VA (WA, DC), Arlington, United States
NASBITE International will hold its annual conference March 6-8, 2008, at the Double Tree Hotel, Crystal City-National Airport in Arlington, Virginia (just outside Washington, DC). For more information and to register for the conference, please see the NASBITE website, http://www.nasbite.org.

25th Annual Pow-Wow of Love
2008-03-15 00:00 - 2008-03-16 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 25th annual event.
Additional sponsors include:
Grand Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa & Chipewa Indians, Department of Police and Public Safety (DPPS), College of Ag and Natural Resources and Pluralism, Office of Supportive Services (OSS), School of Social Work, Lilian M. Dodge, Bay Mills Indian Community, Dean Armstrong (CARN), MSU Student Life

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-03-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Hester Wheeler, Executive Director of Detroit NAACP

Trade & Transportation: Michigan's Road to Prosperity
2008-03-20 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Speaker The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, together with the MSU International Business Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have partnered to bring you this informative session that features the following:
– Faces of trade & transportation
– The future of international trade for Michigan
– Delivering products and going global

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-04-02 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Gerard van Grinsven, President & CEO, West Bloomfield Hospital

Detroit Economic Club: Tough Talk - Straight Answers: How Michigan's Economy Affects You
2008-04-03 00:00 | Detroit Marriott, 400 Renaissance Dr W, Detroit, 48243, United States
Michigan’s turbulent economy dominates water cooler conversations in Metro Detroit and around the state. The economic anxiety today has a dramatic impact on our businesses and personal finances.
Join News/Talk 760 WJR’s Paul W. Smith as he moderates our panel of experts who will discuss our economy and how it affects your business and personal investment decisions.

World Languages Day
2008-04-12 00:00 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, United States
World Languages Day is a free, all-day conference for high school students, teachers, and parents. Participants can choose from a wide variety of sessions on language, culture, globalization, and general information about Michigan State University.

Detroit Economic Club: Fortune Favors the Brave: The Net Gain of Security in a Risk-Based World
2008-04-14 00:00 | Detroit Marriott, 400 Renaissance Dr W, Detroit, 48243, United States
The Honorable Tom Ridge.
The inextricable link between security and prosperity in a progressively interdependent world has generated enormous political and economic benefits but also consequent challenges. As the interdependence grows, so grows the vulnerability. Terrorism, natural disasters, criminal acts, vendor issues, accidents and geopolitical influences can have debilitating effects on economies and thus have put issues such as supply chain security, cross-border collaborations and security investment at the forefront of every proactive business and government agenda.
Secretary Ridge, the nation’s first secretary of Homeland Security and former governor Pennsylvania, will share his views of today’s risk-centric environment and how to minimize those risks in favor of greater resiliency and security across the globe.

Re-imagining Nation, Rethinking Citizenship: Indigenous and Popular Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean
2008-04-16 00:00 - 2008-04-17 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Students from all disciplines are encouraged to submit 1-page abstracts of presentations on topics related to Latin America and the Caribbean and our conference theme. Papers on other topics related to Latin America and the Caribbean are also welcome.

Does International Diversification Matter?
2008-04-18 00:00 | Oakland University, Aubern Hills, United States
Dr. Tamer Cavusgil will give a seminar on the preliminary findings for a meta analysis of multinationality and firm performance. Much scholarly work has been devoted to studying the performance implications of multinationality (also referred to as international diversification). This presentation will report on a meta-analysis designed to reveal empirical generalizations from this vast body of evidence. While multinationality is found to be positively associated with overall firm performance, contextual analysis reveals even more interesting findings. Multinationality-performance relationship is found to be stronger for multinationals from European and Japanese multinationals. Firms in manufacturing industries benefit more from internationalization than firms in service industries. Bivariate results also indicate that multinationality-performance relationship is stronger for the period preceding 1980. Finally, the results indicate that multinationality positively affects performance during both the early and late stages of internationalization. Positive effects of multinationality are strongest for firms with moderate levels of internationalization.

Detroit Economic Club: The 2008 Detroit Tigers
2008-04-23 00:00 | Cobo Center, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, 48226, United States
Jim Leyland, Manager of the Detroit Tigers, and David Dombrowski, President, CEO, and General Manager of the Tigers, will speak.

Symposium on International Marketing and Innovation: An Invitation-Only Event
2008-05-07 00:00 - 2008-05-09 00:00
This is an invitation-only event that will bring together MSU doctoral alumni of the past two decades who have built their careers in international business/marketing or innovation. We expect an attendance of approximately 25 doctoral alumni and selected MSU marketing faculty.

Detroit Economic Club: DEC Presents Baroness Caroline Cox
2008-05-08 00:00 | Marriott at Centerpoint, 300 M. A. C. Ave, East Lansing, 48823, United States
Baroness Caroline Cox Baroness (Caroline) Cox was created a Life Peer in 1982 and has been a deputy speaker of the House of Lords since 1985. She was Founder Chancellor of Bournemouth University 1991-2001 and is a Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing. She is heavily involved with international humanitarian work and is Chief Executive of HART [Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust]. She also serves as a non-executive director the Siberian Medical University; and has been a Trustee of MERLIN [Medical Emergency Relief International].

Detroit Economic Club: DEC Presents The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
2008-05-12 00:00 | Dearborn Inn Marriott, 20301 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, 48124, United States
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Born in Gladwin, Michigan on April 29, 1950, Senator Stabenow grew up in the small town of Clare, Michigan. She attended Michigan State University, where she received her Bachelor’s (1972) and Masters (1975) degrees. She worked with youth in the public schools before running for public office.
Elected to Congress in 1996 representing Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, she won election to the U.S. Senate four years later.Elected to a new term in 2006, she has been appointed to the Senate Finance Committee which is responsible for our nation’s taxation, health care, pension and trade policies. She will continue serving on the Senate Budget and Agriculture committees and is chairing the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit.
