The Globalizing Business Schools (GBS) project is designed to infuse understanding and the importance of international and interdisciplinary business education by equipping faculty with the pedagogical tools, knowledge, and experiences to incorporate international content into existing business courses and/or develop new courses. A integral component of the program is the one-on-one assistance provided by the sponsoring CIBERs to their respective HBCU in facilitating the implementation of international business education programs and in acquiring federal grant funds to support these efforts.

Presented by Dr. Alex Housen, University of Brussels, Belgium

Instruction has always been a key component of the language learning experience of most L2 learners but its role in the acquisition of a second or foreign language (L2) has been controversial ever since antiquity. Language teachers are often puzzled about the apparent discrepancy between what their students are taught, what they learn and (seem to) know, and what they can actually do in their L2.  But whatever their allegiance to a particular language teaching method, all language teachers will probably agree that some kind of instruction is necessary for successful L2 learning.

The theme of the 2012 conference is "Building bridges from business languages to business communities." The conference will challenge participating scholars and instructors (from universities, colleges, K-12, businesses and governmental organizations) to inspire new lines of research, rethink teaching techniques, and create links between language classrooms and real businesses. Special plenary sessions will consider how applied professional language instruction and research is advancing, discuss perspectives from academia and industry, as well as showcase exciting examples and best practices of experiential learning. 

Proposals are due by November 1, 2011; please see the conference website for additional details.

Post-conference workshops will be available (additional $45). See the online Agenda for details.

Presented by Dr. Janette Klingner

In this talk, the presenter will discuss common challenges faced by educators as they implement RTI in culturally and linguistically diverse schools with English language learners, and offer suggestions for addressing these challenges. She will show actual examples of literacy instruction for English language learners from a school implementing an RTI model for the first time. Finally, she will offer a culturally and linguistically responsive RTI model and suggest how to implement RTI in feasible, effective ways.

Leading experts from around the globe will present their latest research on pressing issues in world energy policy. This conference is sponsored by the Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center (PPRC) in the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration, in partnership with PURC.

The conference brings together trade practitioners, university faculty and staff, trade service providers, & government professionals for multiple days of training workshops, break-out sessions, networking opportunities, and special events.

Annual NASBITE International Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 18-20, 2012.

In collaboration with GSU-CIBER, the National Chengchi University College of Commerce will host the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR) in Taipei, Taiwan, in May 2012. CIMaR aims to provide a platform for scholars to share and discuss their research and offers a chance to junior researchers for future research developments by exchanging ideas with those experienced experts. This year's conference theme is "Marketing Innovation in and from Emerging Markets: Theoretical and Empirical Directions for Future Research."

This program is for international business and entrepreneurship faculty to develop a course in international entrepreneurship, globalize their entrepreneurship course, teach the international business course from an entrepreneurial perspective or conduct research in international entrepreneurship, and for directors of entrepreneurship centers who wish to internationalize their programs, hosted by UC Denver CIBER and co-sponsered by BYU and Indiana University CIBERs.

The Globalization Seminars are designed to help business faculty bring international context into the classroom and to expand teaching and research skills. Each globalization seminar is built around a compreensive coursepack to support and demonstrate the globalization of business. These course materials will be available to seminar participants: course outlines, case studies, powerpoint slides, reference materials, and experiential exercises.

The Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communication is designed primarily for secondary and post-secondary language educators. This program includes an overview of basic business fundamentals, combined with discussion of current issues in language-teaching methodology and curriculum design. Participants work on group projects in which they design curriculum modules that apply the concepts addressed during the program.  Participants who are Pennsylvania or New Jersey public school teachers are eligible to receive continuing-education credit.

The 24rd annual FDIB seminar series conducted by the University of South Carolina to internationalize business school faculty, preparing them to teach international business courses. Each participant chooses one of six concurrent seminars (Survey of International Business, International Management, International Marketing, International Accounting, International Finanacial Management, Sustainable Enterprises and Development, or Global Operations and Supply-Chain Management) and spends a week with some of the top faculty in the international business field developing both professional knowledge about the particular topic and the pedagogical skills that will enhance teaching of the subject. The University of South Carolina CIBER provides limited scholarships to help defray the cost of attendance.

Organized by RCB's Herman Russell, Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship and led by Prof. Ben Oviatt, this successful professional development program has been offered by GSU in collaboration with GT-CIBER. It represents the only professional development opportunity for doctoral students who intend to pursue research and teaching in international entrepreneurship. Participants have the opportunity to design a research project under the guidance of faculty leaders prior to leaving the event.