Inside International Washington
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Seminar on International Business and Public Policy, Washington, D.C., 6-8 Dec 2006; Registration Deadline 17 Nov
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From: Lisa Barnard <LBarnard@rhsmith.umd.edu>
Inside International Washington
Washington, D.C.
December 6-8, 2006
You are invited to participate in a unique seminar on international business and public policy this December. Here’s the background.
Washington, D.C. is the quintessentially international city, with a variety of government, business, academic, multilateral, and non-profit institutions and think tanks addressing key business issues and policies that reverberate around the nation and the world. And we at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and University of Maryland have the vantage that comes with a very long association with many of these institutions, involvement in business and policy issues at various levels, and proximity.
The Inside International Washington seminar draws on our perspectives on business and public policies as well as on Washington’s international resources. It’s being held on December 6-8 at the Ronald Reagan Building in the heart of Washington, and includes visits to several of these organizations and institutions. The seminar will provide new insights into:
- How the Congress and the President shape United States’ trade relations abroad
- Implications of the Mid-Term elections for America’s foreign policy
- Role of religion in America’s foreign policy, with discussion of its place in business policy
- How reporting by foreign journalists shapes images of America overseas and what it means for American business
- What the acquisition of American companies by foreigners (remember Dubai Ports?) means for U.S. national security
- United States’ business relationships with emerging markets through the eyes and voices of diplomats from those countries
- Recent developments related to intellectual property protection in emerging markets such as China and India
Seminar presenters are senior scholars and thought leaders from the University of Maryland and organizations and institutions such as the American Enterprise Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, Institute for International Economics, International Monetary Fund, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Commerce, Morrison & Foerster (an international law firm), Philips Electronics, and foreign embassies.
The number of participants is limited to 25 due to limitations imposed by host organizations in Washington. If you are planning to attend the seminar, please reserve your space early; the room block at the seminar hotel expires on November 17.
There’s a significant reduction in registration fee for faculty and students, subsidized by our Center for International Business Education and Research.
For more information and to register, please visit the seminar Website or contact me.
Lisa Barnard, MBA, MS
Assistant Director, Center for International Business Education Research
Robert H. Smith School of Business
2416H Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1815
+1 301.405.9575 TEL
+1 410.510.1830 FAX
lbarnard@rhsmith.umd.edu