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MAIB News Bulletin Items of Interest to the International Business Community
February 6, 2006MAIB Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In This Issue
-- Feb. 8, Wed.--EU Connections--The Challenges of Managing Transatlantic Corporations, 6pm, Boston
-- Feb. 9, Thurs.--Former Ambassador to Austria, Swanee Hunt, Presented by Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 7:45am, Boston
-- Feb. 15, Wed.--Meet China Biz, 4-7:00pm, Worcester
-- Feb. 16, Thurs.--Forecasting Outcomes of 2006 Latin American Elections, 8am, Boston
-- Feb. 16, Thurs.--UN Undersecretary General Shashi Tharoor, noon, Boston
-- NOTE TO OUR READERS
Although this is a short month, there are many international business events to pique your interest! Check out programs on topics as varied as the EU, Latin America, and China business. Or hear from a former Ambassador to Austria, or the UN Undersecretary General. Enjoy! |
Feb. 8, Wed.--EU Connections--The Challenges of Managing Transatlantic Corporations, 6pm, Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the British-American and German-American Business Councils, and Netherland American Business Group at this panel event. Moderated by John Quelch, Professor at Harvard Business School and Chairman of Massport. Panelists include Katherine Williams, President of Helmsley Fraser Group; James Geraghty, Sr. Vice President, Genzyme; Stefan Butz, President and CEO of TUV America; and Maarteen Nijhoff Asser, Manager, Tropmenaars Hampden-Turner. Event to be held from 6-8:30pm at French Library, 53 Marlborough St., Boston. Cost $35 Members, $50 non-members. Call 617-247-1366, fax 617-247-1367, or email contact@faccne.org for further details.
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Feb. 9, Thurs.--Former Ambassador to Austria, Swanee Hunt, Presented by Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 7:45am, Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women's Network Breakfast presents Swanee Hunt, director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Ambassador to Austria from 1993- 97. Ms. Hunt is an international authority on foreign affairs, a syndicated columnist, and the author of numerous articles. She is a specialist on the role of women in post-Communist Europe. Event location is Boston Harbor Hotel; 7:45am Registration and Networking, 8:10- 9am Program. Cost is $40 Chamber members, $80 non- members. Call 617-227-4500 for further information, or click below to register.
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Feb. 15, Wed.--Meet China Biz, 4-7:00pm, Worcester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meet others interested or involved in doing business in China. Network, expand your contacts, and share tips about China business. Become better informed and better equipped. Event features Welcome by Ken McGuire, Director of Manufacturing Services, Manufacturing Advancement Center; and featured speaker Steven Anderson, GDS Consulting, on "Risks, Benefits and Opportunities in Making the China Connection for your Manufacturing Company." Registration and Networking at 4pm, speaker at 5pm, Discussion at 6pm. Location is Worcester State College, Fallon Room, Student Center. Cost $20 in advance, $30 at door. Call Kathie Mahoney at 508- 831-7020 or email kathiem@massmep.org.
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Feb. 16, Thurs.--Forecasting Outcomes of 2006 Latin American Elections, 8am, Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With seven Latin American countries yet to elect presidents in 2006, and 3 countries recently completing elections, change is in the air. Join a panel of experts examining the expected policy and economic changes from upcoming elections in Mexico and Brazil, and the meaning of recent elections in Bolivia and Chile. Panelists are: Aldo Musacchio, Asst. Professor, Harvard Business School and a Brazil business expert; Alejandro Poire, Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies, JFKennedy School of Govt., Harvard University, and Professor and Department Chair, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), Mexico City; and Daniel Gingerich, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Government, Harvard University and Graduate Student Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Registration 8am, program 8:30am-10am, at Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, 2nd Floor, Boston. Cost $20 for members, $50 for non-members. To register, call 617-434- 0928 or email info@nelabc.org.
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Feb. 16, Thurs.--UN Undersecretary General Shashi Tharoor, noon, Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The UN Association of Greater Boston presents Shashi Tharoor, UN Undersecretary-General for Communications and Public Information. An acclaimed author with a wealth of knowledge and 30 years of service at the UN, Shashi Tharoor will discuss the progress made since the 2005 World Summit, the challenges, and the future outlook. Luncheon from noon-2:00pm at the Downtown Harvard Club, One Federal Street, 38th Floor, Boston. Cost $35 for Members, $45 for Non- members. For further information, contact Erica Sanger at 617-482-4587 or erica.sanger@unagb.org.
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NOTE TO OUR READERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Your notices of events and suggestions for topics are always welcome.
Massachusetts Alliance for International Business (MAIB) is grateful to the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) for their financial support. |
Massachusetts Alliance for International Business (MAIB); Kristen Rupert, Executive Director ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: krupert@aimnet.org
phone: 617-262-1180
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