Tuesday, 29 May 2007
- 4:00-6:00pm
- Registration
- Conference Desk, Kellogg Center
- 6:00pm
- Reception and Barbecue
- East Patio
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
- Ongoing Registration
- Room 108, Kellogg Center
- 7:00-7:45am
- Continental Breakfast
- Red Cedar B
- 8:00-8:30am
- Welcoming Remarks
- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Michigan State University
- Tomas Hult, Michigan State University
- Bill Motz, Lansing Community College
- Lincoln Room
- 8:30-9:45am
- Concepts and Resources for Teaching Globalization
- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 9:45-10:00am
- Refreshment Break
- Outside Lincoln Room
- 10:00-10:45am
- Status of Management and Business Education in Japan: How to Internationalize in Your Own Environment
- Toshikata Amino, Cross Cultural Management Institute
- Lincoln Room
- 10:45-Noon
- Overview of International Business
- Ben Kedia, University of Memphis
- Lincoln Room
- 12:15-1:15pm
- Lunch
- Welcome, Dean Robert Duncan
- Red Cedar B
- 1:30-2:30pm
- Doing Business in Mexico
- Manuel Chavez, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 2:30-2:45pm
- Break
- Fountain Court
- 2:45-3:45pm
- Panel on the Status of IB in Community Colleges
- Bill Motz, Lansing Community College
- Mac McGuire, Alpena Community College
- Gretchen Carroll, Owen Community College
- Lincoln Room
- 3:45-5:00pm
- Small Group Session I
Building an International Business Survey Course - Mac McGuire
- Lincoln Room
- Developing IB Small Business Training - Jeanette Benson
- Room 110
- Infusion of IB into General Business - Gretchen Carroll
- Willy Room
- Lincoln Room
- Networking Dinner on your own (suggestions will be provided)
Thursday, 31 May 2007
- 7:00-8:00am
- Continental Breakfast
- Red Cedar B
- 8:15-9:15am
- Teaching International Marketing
- David Griffith, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 9:15-10:00am
- Doing Business in the Middle East
- Ahmet Kirca, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 10:00-10:15am
- Break
- Outside Lincoln Room
- 10:15-11:00am
- Trends in International Human Resource Management
- Peter Dowling, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Lincoln Room
- 11:00-11:45am
- Dynamics of Business, and the State of Business Education in China
- Peter Dowling, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Lincoln Room
- 12:00-1:00pm
- Lunch
- Red Cedar B
- 1:15-2:15pm
- International Business Logistics (file 1) (file 2)
- JoAnn Eaton, DHL Global Forwarding
- Lincoln Room
- 2:15-2:30pm
- Break
- Fountain Court
- 2:30-3:30pm
- Panel on Classroom Strategies for Internationalizing Courses
Mac McGuire, Alpena Communitcy College
Gretchen Carroll, Owen Communitcy College - Lincoln Room
- 3:30-4:45pm
- Small Group Session II
Building an International Business Survey Course - Mac McGuire
- Lincoln Room
- International Business Curriculum - Bill Motz
- Room 110
- Infusion of IB into Any Business Course - Gretchen Carroll
- Willy Room
- Lincoln Room
- Networking Dinner on your own (suggestions will be provided)
Friday, 1 June 2007
- 7:00-8:00am
- Continental Breakfast
- Red Cedar A & B
- 8:15-9:15am
- Briefing on Japan and Asia/Pacific Rim
- Toshikata Amino, Cross Cultural Management Institute
- Lincoln Room
- 9:15-10:15am
- International Accounting
- Sue Haka, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 10:15-10:30am
- Break
- Outside Lincoln Room
- 10:30-11:45am
- International Strategy and Management
- Chris White, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 12:00-1:00pm
- Lunch
- Red Cedar A & B
- 1:15-2:15pm
- Understanding the Ideal & Actual Plant Culture: Developing a Decision Support Tool
- Elizabeth Briody, General Motors Corporation
- Lincoln Room
- 2:15-2:30pm
- Break
- Fountain Court
- 2:30-3:30pm
- globalEDGE Knowledge Resource and Course Modules
- Tomas Hult, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 3:30-4:00pm
- Moving the Classroom Online
- Mac McGuire, Alpena Community College
- Lincoln Room
- Networking Dinner on your own (suggestions will be provided)
Saturday, 2 June 2007
- 7:00-8:00am
- Continental Breakfast
- Red Cedar B
- 8:15-9:15am
- Partnerships - NASBITE, AIB, CIBERs, and Trends in MI Community Colleges
- Tomas Hult, Michigan State University (AIB, CIBERs)
- Bill Motz, Lansing Community College (Trends)
- Jeanette Benson, Merced College Center for International Trade Development (NASBITE)
- Lincoln Room
- 9:15-10:15am
- Doing Business in Russia
- Susan Linz, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 10:15-10:30am
- Break
- Outside Lincoln Room
- 10:30-11:15am
- Doing Business in India
- A.J. Singh, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 11:15-Noon
- Effects of Globalization on the U.S. Economy
- Carl Liedholm, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 12:15-1:15pm
- Lunch
- Red Cedar B
- 1:30-2:15pm
- Doing Business in Africa
- John Metzler, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 2:15-3:00pm
- Doing Business in Brazil
- Alex Rodrigues, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 3:00-3:15pm
- Break
- Outside Lincoln Room
- 3:15-4:00pm
- International Finance
- Kirt Butler, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 6:15pm
- Group Photo
- East Patio
- 6:30pm
- Dinner and Keynote Address
- Sten Sjoberg, CEO and President of Gestamp U.S. HardTech
- Red Cedar A & B
Sunday, 3 June 2007
- 7:00-8:00am
- Continental Breakfast
- Red Cedar A & B
- 8:15-9:15am
- Applying for a Business and International Education Grant from the U.S. Department of Education
- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Michigan State University
- Lincoln Room
- 9:15-9:30am
- Break
- Outside Lincoln Room
- 9:30-11:00am
- Grant Preparation Workshop
- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Michigan State University
- Carol Sanchez, Grand Valley State University
- Lincoln Room
- 11:00-11:30am
- Feedback and Evaluation Session
- 11:30-12:30pm
- Lunch and Adjournment
- Red Cedar A & B
