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International
Business Conference
May 28-June 6, 2008
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The International Business Conference (IBC) is a
ten-day exploration of the international political economy. Participants
will visit leading international institutions in Washington, DC such as
the World Bank, the IMF, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the
leading Congressional Committees on trade and international economics.
They will address issues in international economics such as the role of
the US dollar, trade disputes, the rise of China and India, and the
persistence of poverty in a globalized world. A special feature of the
IBC 2008 will include a one-day “mini-conference” on oil and the prospects
for alternative energy sources in the 21st Century.
Daily schedule and speakers -TBA
Housing
IBC
2008 housing will be arranged with the
Homewood Suites by Hilton in Downtown Washington, DC. The Homewood
Suites is located two blocks from SAIS, six blocks from the White House,
in the vicinity of the famed Embassy Row, the World Bank and the IMF where
ICB participants will be studying international political economy.
Accommodations feature suites with separate living and sleeping quarters,
a full kitchen, two televisions, and high-speed internet access. The hotel
also provides a complimentary hot breakfast complete with sausage, eggs,
and other traditional breakfast favorites, as well as dinner Monday
through Thursday, featuring hot entrees.
Homewood Suites
by Hilton
1475 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 1-202-265-8000
International Business Conference 2008
Schedule
Wednesday, May 28
7:00
PM Reception, with several International
Economic Specialists
Thursday, May 29
10:00 AM
Shelly Williams,
The Osgood Center, "The International Political Economy and the 2008
election"
11:00
AM David Rothkopf, Carnegie Endowment, "The
Rise of the Super Class"
12:00 PM
Lunch break
2:00 PM
Ambassador Terry
Miller, Heritage Foundation,
Director,
Center for International Trade and Economics (CITE)
Friday, May 30
10:00 AM
Robert Cresanti,
former Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology, Managing Director
of Ocean Tomo, "American Competitiveness in Global Technology".
11:00
AM Ambassador Joseph Huggins, CEO, The Huggins
Group, "Investing in Africa"
12:00 PM
Lunch break
2:00
PM Lisa Curtis,
Senior Research Fellow,
Asian Studies Center,
The Heritage Foundation "US India relations"
Saturday, May 31
10:30 AM
Patrick Mendis,
Vice President of the Osgood Center, Author of Glocalization,
“Where Global Economics and the Local Economy Intersect”
Monday, June 2
10:00
AM Jim Loi, Visiting Fellow, Center for
Strategic and International Studies, "China's Economy and the World"
11:30 AM
Lunch break
1:45 PM
Visit the InterAmerican Development Bank, "Is
Latin America the Forgotten Region?"
TBA
Sheldon Ray, Morgan Stanley," International Financial Transactions"
Tuesday, June 3
8:45 AM
Chris Hall, Program Coordinator for
Harmonization, Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank,
"How the Bank Does and Does Not Operate"
10:00
AM IMF Visit
11:30 AM
Lunch break
3:00
PM Charlotte Lane, Commissioner,
International Trade Commission, "How the Commission Works"
Wednesday, June 4
10:00 AM
Robert Ebel, CSIS Senior Fellow, "Can We Reduce Oil
Dependency?".
11:00 AM
Gary Hufbauer, Institute for International
Economics, "Are There Options to Globalization?"
Thursday, June 5
10:00 AM
Visit the Chinese Embassy
2:00 PM
Visit the Indian Embassy
Friday, June 6
10:00
AM Student Feedback and Discussion
International
Business Conference Fees and Cost Sheet (2008)
Housing $675 (optional)
Application fee
$125
Program $525
Total
$1,325
POLICIES REGARDING FEES:
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Application fee - due with application (not refundable)
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Program fee - May 15, 2008 (not refundable after the due date)
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Housing fee (optional) - May 15, 2008 (not refundable after the
due date)
WAIVER: Each
student must provide his or her own medical insurance, and each student is
responsible for observing the laws of Washington, D.C. and the rules and
procedures of the hotel. Students must sign waivers upon arrival to the
Osgood Center.
Registration for
the IBC will remain open until May 15, 2008. However, enrollment at a
later date is not guaranteed due to limited space.
For more information, please write:
The International
Business Conference
The Osgood Center
for International Studies
1740 Massachusetts Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
gmanukyan@osgoodcenter.org
or call: (202) 663-5872
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