"globalEDGE is a highly accessible and first-rate resource that helps keep our membership informed about relevant global business issues facing Michigan's manufacturers."
The Academy of International Business annual meeting had record attendance as we hosted almost 1200 AIB Members in Milan, Italy! Program Chair John Cantwell (Rutgers University) put together an innovative and intellectually challenging program for the meeting with the help of his track chairs (see conference program committee) and his assistant, Feng Zhang. This is the first time AIB has ever met in Italy and the AIB members got a glimpse of Milan, renowned as one of the world capitals of design and fashion and the business capital of Italy.
This year’s program, the largest in the history of the Academy by a considerable margin, was titled “Knowledge Development and Exchange in International Business Networks”. The program had 1,115 submissions from 44 countries, requiring over 1,500 reviewers to assist in making this record-breaking event possible. The program was comprised of 4 plenary sessions, 36 panels, 117 competitive paper sessions, and 43 interactive paper sessions, a total of 200 sessions over three days.
This year was the 50th Anniversary of AIB, which was celebrated with a “Then and Now” exhibit room and corridor dedicated to the evolution of AIB and changes in the world in the last 50 years. The exhibit room featured a multimedia presentation including music ads, movie trailers from 1959 and world maps, from 1959 and 2008 comparing changes in world geography. Additional “Then and Now” posters included top 50 companies, world population, top 10 cities by population, exports, imports, GDP, currencies, and cities. The exhibit room also featured international business books from 1959 (and 2008), including books from our first AIB president, John Fayerweather and our second president, Roland Kramer. The corridor featured a timeline of important AIB moments and world business events over the last 50 years and posters for each decade from the 1950s to 2000s with photos documenting the evolution of technology, fashion, sports and cars over the years. Last, but certainly not least, the corridor included posters documenting AIB from 1959-2008 with founding members, board members, member counts, and conference locations.
Oct 2, 2008
2008 National Forum on Trade Policy
The event is called the National Forum on Trade Policy and will be held October 2-3 in San Diego. This annual event serves to facilitate discussion about current and pending free trade policies among business leaders, federal and state policy makers, and leading and higher-education experts. This year's event is sponsored by the thirty-one CIBERs throughout the country and is hosted this year by the CIBERs at SDSU and University of Washington. The conference features renowned national and regional authorities who speak on topical issues of international trade in order to give policy makers the tools they need.
This year's Forum will focus on Understanding U.S. Trade Policy: Past, Present and Future, a timely theme with profound significance for our regional and national economy.
Who should attend: This unique executive forum is designed for business decision makers, strategic business planners, national and state international trade officers, corporate government affairs counselors, consultants, academics, and other professionals wishing to stay on top of the most current information regarding U.S. trade policy.
Oct 9, 2008
Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
Speaker: Daniel J. Loepp, President & CEO, BlueCross BlueShield
Oct 22, 2008
Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
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.
Nov 7, 2008
Applied Economics Seminar: Pedro Vicente
Economist Pedro Vicente will present research involving vote-buying and violence in Nigeria. A draft paper is available at
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~econ0192/violence.pdf.
Nov 11, 2008
3rd International Trade Symposium: Promoting Environmental Sustainability
In recognition of the urgent need for greater international cooperation on environmental and health issues, a consortium of organizations in the State of Michigan has organized a program designed to promote the development of a new level of cooperation between Michigan and China.
The program will introduce representatives of national and provincial governments, environmentally concerned businesses and universities from China to the broad range of "green" business, research and government sponsored programs which have potential for helping China manage its environmental challenges.
The State of Michigan, under the leadership of Governor Jennifer Granholm, has launched a broad policy initiative to help Michigan industry and universities become global leaders in providing answers to the challenges of climate change. Michigan's century old world class manufacturing expertise is being redesigned to promote the "green economy." Developing mutually beneficial economic relationships with China is a key component of achieving this goal.
Nov 12, 2008
Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
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.
Nov 19, 2008
Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Dr. David Cole
Speaker: Dr. David Cole, Chairman, Center for Automotive Research
The Center for International Business Education and Research in The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER) was designated in 1990 as a National Resource Center in international business by the U.S. Department of Education. In this capacity, the mission of MSU-CIBER is to leverage our leading-edge competencies to provide superior education, research, and assistance to businesses, public policy makers, academics, and students on issues of importance to international trade and global competitiveness using our guiding principles as the foundation. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list.