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Sponsors
| TEXAS
A&M UNIVERSITY |
| The Texas
A&M University
Center for International
Business Education and Research (TAMU CIBER) is the lead organizer
and sponsor for the conference. The
TAMU CIBER is housed in the Mays
Business School
Center for International
Business Studies (CIBS). Mays is one of the nations largest and most
highly ranked business schools and Texas A&M--with more than 46,000
students--is one of the largest and most prestigious universities. Both are highly regarded for the breadth and
quality of their educational programs. |
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| U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CIBERS |
| The TAMU CIBER is one of 31 federally-funded Centers
selected by a competitive review process and administered by the U.S.
Department of Education. CIBERs serve as
national resources in international business education, research,
and outreach. Sponsoring and organizing educational forums
on issues on vital public policy and business significance is an important
part of the CIBER mandate, and CIBERs frequently
combine their resources to collaborate in such efforts.
Eleven other CIBERs have joined the
TAMU CIBER as conference sponsors--the CIBERs
at: Brigham Young University, Michigan State University, Purdue University,
University of Colorado-Denver, University
of Maryland,
University of Memphis, University of Michigan,
University
of Pennsylvania, University of Texas-Austin,
University
of Washington, and University of Wisconsin. |
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| DALHOUSIE
UNIVERSITY |
| The
Centre for International Business Studies at Dalhousie University seeks to enrich the student
experience at Dalhousie
University by
facilitating exchanges and internships, arranging classes with an
international component, offering scholarships and organizing conferences
and symposiums. The Centre,
established in 1975, is a vital part of the Faculty of Management.
The Centre also supports the research of faculty professors in fields
ranging from international marketing and marine transportation to
technology and trade. |
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| EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
CANADA |
| Export
Development Canada is a Crown Corporation that provides financing
and risk management services to Canadian exporters and investors in
up to 200 markets worldwide. The
EDC mandate is to support and develop Canada's export trade and Canadian
capacity to engage in that trade and to respond to international business
opportunities. To fulfill this mandate, EDC provides trade finance
and risk mitigation services to Canadian companies involved in export
trade. EDC's public role is to provide the support exporters need
to succeed in their chosen markets, complementing the programs and
services of commercial banks. EDC's commercial
role is to operate like a business, collecting interest on loans and
premiums for our insurance. This allows EDC to be financially self-sufficient,
in contrast to other ECAs that rely on government subsidies. |
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| UNIVERSITY
OF WINDSOR |
| Located
in Canada's
fourth most diverse city and at the busiest border crossing between
Canada and the
United States,
The University of Windsor offers more than 140 undergraduate and graduate
programs across nine facilities for 16,000 full and part-time students. The University has the highest proportion of
international students of all Ontario
universities, and has a very active international student exchange
program that offers UW students extensive study abroad opportunities. Its pinnacle research strengths are in the areas
of the environment, social justice, and the automotive industry (reflecting
an economic priority of its region). |
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